1999 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May - September
Number of games	32
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	1,959,733
Average attendance	10,207
TV partner/s	ESPN, NBC, Lifetime
1999 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Chamique Holdsclaw
Picked by	Washington Mystics
Regular season
Season MVP	Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)
Top scorer	Cynthia Cooper (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New York Liberty
Eastern runners-up	Charlotte Sting
Western champions	Houston Comets
Western runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals
Finals champions	Houston Comets
Runners-up	New York Liberty
Finals MVP	Cynthia Cooper (Houston)
WNBA seasons
← 1998	2000 →

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 increase from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship.

Contents 1 Regular season standings 2 Season award winners 3 Playoffs 4 External links

[edit] Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
New York Liberty x	18	14	.563	12-8	-
Detroit Shock x	15	17	.469	12-8	3.0
Charlotte Sting x	15	17	.469	12-8	3.0
Orlando Miracle o	15	17	.469	9-11	3.0
Washington Mystics o	12	20	.375	10-10	6.0
Cleveland Rockers o	7	25	.219	5-15	11.0

Western Conference

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Houston Comets x	26	6	.813	16-4	-
Los Angeles Sparks x	20	12	.625	12-8	6.0
Sacramento Monarchs x	19	13	.594	9-11	7.0
Phoenix Mercury o	15	17	.469	7-13	11.0
Minnesota Lynx o	15	17	.469	8-12	11.0
Utah Starzz o	15	17	.469	8-12	11.0

[edit] Season award winners

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Newcomer of the Year Award	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Peak Performer	Murriel Page	Washington Mystics
WNBA Peak Performer	Eva Nemcova	Cleveland Rockers
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
WNBA Sportsmanship Award	Dawn Staley	Charlotte Sting
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Van Chancellor	Houston Comets

[edit] 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.

First Round Best of 1

Conference Finals Best of 3

WNBA Finals Best of 3

E1

New York

2

Eastern Conference

E3

Charlotte

1

E2

Detroit

0

E3

Charlotte

1

E1

New York

1

W1

Houston

2

W1

Houston

2

Western Conference

W2

Los Angeles

1

W2

Los Angeles

1

W3

Sacramento

0

[edit] External links

• 1999 WNBA Awards
• 1999 WNBA Playoffs

Preceded by 1998 WNBA season

WNBA seasons 1999

Succeeded by 2000 WNBA season

v • d • e WNBA Seasons
1990s	1997	1998	1999
2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010s	2010

v • d • e 1999 WNBA season by team
Draft • All-Star Game • Championship
Eastern	Charlotte Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Detroit Shock	New York Liberty	Orlando Miracle	Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	Utah Starzz
←  1998 • WNBA season • 2000  →

v • d • e Women's National Basketball Association (2010)
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Atlanta Dream	Indiana Fever	Los Angeles Sparks	San Antonio Silver Stars
Chicago Sky	New York Liberty	Minnesota Lynx	Seattle Storm
Connecticut Sun	Washington Mystics	Phoenix Mercury	WNBA Tulsa
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