1999 WNBA season

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1999 WNBA season
League Women's National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
DurationJune 10 - September 5, 1999
Number of games32
Number of teams12
Total attendance1,959,733
Average attendance10,207
TV partner(s) ESPN, NBC, Lifetime
1999 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick Flag of the United States.svg Chamique Holdsclaw
Picked by Washington Mystics
Regular season
Season MVP Flag of the United States.svg Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)
Playoffs
Eastern champions New York Liberty
  Eastern runners-up Charlotte Sting
Western champions Houston Comets
  Western runners-up Los Angeles Sparks
Finals
Champions Houston Comets
  Runners-up New York Liberty
Finals MVP Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia Cooper (Houston)
WNBA seasons

The 1999 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season. The 1999 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle. The schedule was increased from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship.

Contents

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference WLPCTConf.GB
New York Liberty x1814.56312–8–
Detroit Shock x1517.46912–83.0
Charlotte Sting x1517.46912–83.0
Orlando Miracle o1517.4699–113.0
Washington Mystics o1220.37510–106.0
Cleveland Rockers o725.2195–1511.0

Western Conference

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Houston Comets x266.81316–4–
Los Angeles Sparks x2012.62512–86.0
Sacramento Monarchs x1913.5949–117.0
Phoenix Mercury o1517.4697–1311.0
Minnesota Lynx o1517.4698–1211.0
Utah Starzz o1517.4698–1211.0

Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.

Playoffs

There were 12 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the three teams with the best record in each conference were seeded one to three. The top seeded team in each conference got a bye for the first round.

Conference
semifinals
single game 		Conference
finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Championship
Best-of-3
         
E1 New York 2
Eastern
Conference
E3 Charlotte 1
E2 Detroit 54
E3 Charlotte 60
E1 New York 1
W1 Houston 2
W1 Houston 2
Western
Conference
W2 Los Angeles 1
W2 Los Angeles 71
W3 Sacramento 58

Awards

Reference: [1]

Individual

AwardWinnerTeam
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
Finals MVP Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets
Defensive Player of the Year Yolanda GriffithSacramento Monarchs
Newcomer of the YearYolanda GriffithSacramento Monarchs
Shooting Champions Field goal percentage Murriel Page Washington Mystics
Free throw percentage Eva Nemcova Cleveland Rockers
Rookie of the Year Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
Sportsmanship Award Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting
Entrepreneurial Achievement AwardDawn StaleyCharlotte Sting
Coach of the Year Van Chancellor Houston Comets

Team

AwardPlayerTeam
All-WNBA First Team Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Natalie Williams Utah Starzz
Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets
Ticha Penicheiro Sacramento Monarchs
Second Team Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
Tina Thompson Houston Comets
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
Teresa Weatherspoon New York Liberty
Shannon Johnson Orlando Miracle

Player of the Week

Week endingPlayerTeam
June 20 Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets
June 27 Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
July 4 Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
July 11 Natalie Williams Utah Starzz
July 18 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
July 25Yolanda Griffith (2)Sacramento Monarchs
August 1Sheryl Swoopes (2)Houston Comets
August 8Chamique Holdsclaw (2)Washington Mystics
August 15 Ruthie Bolton Sacramento Monarchs
August 21Cynthia Cooper (2)Houston Comets

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

  1. ↑ "1999 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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