The 1999 WNBA season was the Orlando Miracle's inaugural season. The Miracle tied for second place in the conference with the Detroit Shock and the Charlotte Sting. However, both Detroit and Charlotte beat Orlando in two of their three meetings during the regular season. Therefore, the Miracle were in fourth place and out of playoff contention. [edit] Offseason [edit] Expansion Draft [edit] WNBA Draft [1] [edit] Roster | | | Players | Coaches | | Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | From | | 3.5 F | 3 | UK  | Congreaves, Andrea | 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Mercer | | 1.5 G | 5 | USA  | Ford, Kisha | 70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 153 lb (69 kg) | Georgia Tech | | 1.5 G | 31 | USA | Johnson, Adrienne | 70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | Ohio State | | 1.5 G | 14 | USA | Johnson, Shannon | 67 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | 152 lb (69 kg) | South Carolina | | 3.5 F | 10 | USA | McGhee, Carla | 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | Tennessee | | 4.5 F/C | 11 | USA | McWilliams, Taj | 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | St. Edward's College | | 3.5 F | 33 | USA | Moore, Yolanda | 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mississippi | | 3.5 F | 24 | USA | Phillips, Tari | 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | University of Central Florida | | 1.5 G | 50 | USA | Powell, Elaine | 68 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | LSU | | 2.5 G/F | 42 | USA | Sales, Nykesha | 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Connecticut | | 2.5 G/F | 55 | USA | Sam, Sheri | 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Vanderbilt | | 1.5 G | 7 | USA | Suber, Tora | 67 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | 137 lb (62 kg) | Virginia | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
 Injured | [edit] Season standings [edit] Season schedule [edit] Preseason [edit] Regular season | 1999 Game Log: Regular Season | | | | | | | [edit] Player stats | = Denotes team leader(s) in that statistic. | | Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | | Congreaves, Andrea Andrea Congreaves | 32 | 32 | 25.4 | .500 (75-150) | .366 (15-41) | .830 (44-53) | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 6.5 | | Ford, Kisha Kisha Ford | 8 | 0 | 5.6 | .200 (1-5) | .000 (0-1) | 1.000 (2-2) | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.5 | | Johnson, Adrienne Adrienne Johnson | 29 | 0 | 7.7 | .403 (25-62) | .125 (1-8) | .667 (6-9) | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 2.0 | | Johnson, Shannon Shannon Johnson | 32 | 32 | 35.8 | .447 (151-338) | .364 (40-110) | .686 (105-153) | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.70 | 0.40 | 14.0 | | McGhee, Carla Carla McGhee | 30 | 0 | 7.8 | .319 (15-47) | .000 (0-0) | .833 (15-18) | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 1.5 | | McWilliams, Taj Taj McWilliams | 32 | 32 | 32.6 | .480 (153-319) | .444 (20-45) | .667 (94-141) | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 13.1 | | Moore, Yolanda Yolanda Moore | 23 | 0 | 5.0 | .476 (10-21) | .000 (0-1) | .500 (6-12) | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.1 | | Phillips, Tari Tari Phillips | 32 | 0 | 5.0 | .406 (52-128) | .000 (0-3) | .481 (26-54) | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 4.1 | | Powell, Elaine Elaine Powell | 18 | 0 | 14.2 | .515 (17-33) | .111 (1-9) | .545 (12-22) | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 2.6 | | Sales, Nykesha Nykesha Sales | 32 | 32 | 32.5 | .385 (153-397) | .330 (95-118) | .805 (44-91) | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.20 | 0.30 | 13.7 | | Sam, Sheri Sheri Sam | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | .388 (134-345) | .328 (41-125) | .805 (55-80) | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.30 | 0.30 | 11.4 | | Suber, Tora Tora Suber | 25 | 0 | 4.6 | .292 (7-24) | .111 (1-9) | .500 (5-10) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.8 | [2] - Shannon Johnson was tied for tenth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goals with 40
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin ranked third in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Percentage, .444
- Nykesha Sales ranked eighth in the WNBA in Field Goal Attempts with 397
- Sheri Sam ranked sixth in the WNBA in Minutes Played with 1088
- Sheri Sam was tied for eighth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goals with 41
- Sheri Sam ranked ninth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Attempts with 125[3]
[edit] Awards and honors - Shannon Johnson, Guard, Orlando Miracle, All-WNBA Second Team[4]
- Shannon Johnson led the WNBA in Minutes Played with 1147[3]
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