1999 Cleveland Rockers season
1999 Cleveland Rockers season | |
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Coach | Linda Hill-MacDonald |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Attendance | 9,350 per game |
Results | |
Record | 7–25 (.219) |
Place | 6th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Eva Nemcova (11.1) |
Rebounds | Janice Braxton (4.3) |
Assists | Suzie McConnell Serio (4.2) |
The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers played their worst season in franchise history, finishing dead last in the league.
Offseason[]
WNBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 11 | Chasity Melvin (C) | ![]() |
North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL |
2 | 23 | Mery Andrade (F) | ![]() |
Old Dominion |
3 | 35 | Tracy Henderson (C) | ![]() |
Georgia |
4 | 47 | Kellie Jolly (G) | ![]() |
Tennessee |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
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 |
Season schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
June 10 | @ New York | 60-87 | Loss | 0-1 |
June 12 | Los Angeles | 59-75 | Loss | 0-2 |
June 14 | Detroit | 71-73 | Loss | 0-3 |
June 17 | @ Sacramento | 50-70 | Loss | 0-4 |
June 19 | @ Phoenix | 67-76 | Loss | 0-5 |
June 22 | Orlando | 62-71 | Loss | 0-6 |
June 25 | Charlotte | 57-59 | Loss | 0-7 |
June 26 | Washington | 76-65 | Win | 1-7 |
June 28 | Phoenix | 60-46 | Win | 2-7 |
July 1 | @ Houston | 64-76 | Loss | 2-8 |
July 2 | @ Utah | 68-83 | Loss | 2-9 |
July 5 | @ Los Angeles | 72-74 | Loss | 2-10 |
July 7 | @ Charlotte | 62-75 | Loss | 2-11 |
July 8 | New York | 49-84 | Loss | 2-12 |
July 10 | Charlotte | 82-56 | Win | 3-12 |
July 12 | Minnesota | 67-55 | Win | 4-12 |
July 16 | Sacramento | 71-85 | Loss | 4-13 |
July 17 | @ Detroit | 61-77 | Loss | 4-14 |
July 21 | @ Washington | 85-68 | Win | 5-14 |
July 23 | Detroit | 60-69 | Loss | 5-15 |
July 24 | Utah | 70-76 | Loss | 5-16 |
July 29 | Houston | 65-71 | Loss | 5-17 |
July 31 | @ Detroit | 55-53 | Win | 6-17 |
August 2 | @ Charlotte | 56-62 | Loss | 6-18 |
August 4 | @ Orlando | 62-70 | Loss | 6-19 |
August 7 | Washington | 62-63 | Loss | 6-20 |
August 8 | @ Washington | 45-80 | Loss | 6-21 |
August 12 | @ Orlando | 54-55 | Loss | 6-22 |
August 14 | Orlando | 61-73 | Loss | 6-23 |
August 16 | @ Minnesota | 50-57 | Loss | 6-24 |
August 19 | @ New York | 55-72 | Loss | 6-25 |
August 21 | New York | 66-56 | Win | 7-25 |
Player stats[]
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Merlakia Jones | 32 | 122 | 51 | 41 | 5 | 347 |
Eva Nemcova | 31 | 114 | 50 | 31 | 22 | 344 |
Chasity Melvin | 32 | 127 | 38 | 20 | 22 | 259 |
Michelle Edwards | 31 | 72 | 82 | 26 | 8 | 236 |
Alisa Burras | 31 | 124 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 232 |
Janice Braxton | 26 | 111 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 151 |
Rushia Brown | 30 | 87 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 131 |
Suzie McConnell Serio | 18 | 43 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 108 |
Mery Andrade | 32 | 50 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 71 |
Tracy Henderson | 27 | 79 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 71 |
Jamila Wideman | 26 | 34 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 56 |
Tricia Bader Binford | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Vanessa Nygaard | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Jennifer Howard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kellie Jolly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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