1999 Washington Mystics season

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1999 Washington Mystics season
Coach Nancy Darsch
Arena MCI Center
Attendance15,306 per game
Results
Record1220 (.375)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Washington Mystics. In the 1999 WNBA draft, Chamique Holdsclaw was selected by the Washington Mystics 1st overall. In her first season, she was named the Rookie of the Year and was a starter in the inaugural WNBA All-Star Game. She averaged 16.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in her first season.

Contents

Offseason

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
11Chamique HoldsclawFlag of the United States.svg  United States Tennessee
213Shalonda EnisFlag of the United States.svg  United States Alabama
325Andrea NagyFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary FIU
437Jennifer WhittleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australia

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Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
June 10 Charlotte 73-83Loss0-1
June 12@ Houston 63-88Loss0-2
June 14@ New York 83-61Win1-2
June 18 Detroit 69-76Loss1-3
June 19@ Orlando 68-73Loss1-4
June 22 Phoenix 76-79Loss1-5
June 25 Houston 69-72Loss1-6
June 26@ Cleveland 65-76Loss1-7
June 30@ Charlotte 68-63Win2-7
July 2 Sacramento 74-79Loss2-8
July 6 New York 71-63Win3-8
July 8 Utah 65-81Loss3-9
July 10@ Detroit 83-78Win4-9
July 12 Charlotte 74-71Win5-9
July 16 Detroit 68-78Loss5-10
July 17@ Charlotte 56-63Loss5-11
July 19 Orlando 52-77Loss5-12
July 21 Cleveland 68-85Loss5-13
July 23@ Minnesota 60-55Win6-13
July 25@ Phoenix 59-72Loss6-14
July 26@ Utah 61-73Loss6-15
July 29@ Sacramento 54-70Loss6-16
July 31@ Los Angeles 64-81Loss6-17
August 2@ Detroit 75-70Win7-17
August 5 Orlando 72-68Win8-17
August 7@ Cleveland 63-62Win9-17
August 8 Cleveland 80-45Win10-17
August 11 New York 59-56Win11-17
August 14 Los Angeles 55-53Win12-17
August 15@ Orlando 54-81Loss12-18
August 17@ New York 54-66Loss12-19
August 21 Minnesota 45-48Loss12-20

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

PlayerGPMINFGREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Nikki McCray3210431938678341561
Chamique Holdsclaw301061202246743727525
Muriel Page
Shalonda Enis
Andrea Nagy

[2]

Awards and honors

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References

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  2. "1999 Washington Mystics Stats".
  3. "1999 WNBA Season Summary".
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