1999 Detroit Shock season
1999 Detroit Shock season | |
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Coach | Nancy Lieberman |
Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Attendance | 8,485 per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–17 (.469) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost First Round (1-0) to Charlotte Sting |
The 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Detroit Shock. The Shock entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Offseason[]
WNBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 5 | Jennifer Azzi (G) | ![]() |
Stanford (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
2 | 17 | Val Whiting (C) | ![]() |
Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
3 | 29 | Dominique Canty (G/F) | ![]() |
Alabama |
4 | 41 | Astou Ndiaye (F/C) | ![]() |
Southern Nazarene (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
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 12 | @ Minnesota | 51-68 | Loss | 0-1 |
June 14 | @ Cleveland | 73-71 | Win | 1-1 |
June 17 | Orlando | 79-74 | Win | 2-1 |
June 18 | @ Washington | 76-69 | Win | 3-1 |
June 20 | @ New York | 62-69 | Loss | 3-2 |
June 22 | Charlotte | 75-69 | Win | 4-2 |
June 24 | Houston | 65-77 | Loss | 4-3 |
June 26 | Phoenix | 60-66 | Loss | 4-4 |
June 30 | New York | 91-71 | Win | 5-4 |
July 2 | Los Angeles | 81-91 | Loss | 5-5 |
July 4 | Sacramento | 78-92 | Loss | 5-6 |
July 6 | @ Utah | 94-104 | Loss | 5-7 |
July 10 | Washington | 78-83 | Loss | 5-8 |
July 12 | @ Orlando | 76-67 | Win | 6-8 |
July 16 | @ Washington | 78-68 | Win | 7-8 |
July 17 | Cleveland | 77-61 | Win | 8-8 |
July 21 | Utah | 86-77 | Win | 9-8 |
July 23 | @ Cleveland | 69-60 | Win | 10-8 |
July 25 | Charlotte | 66-78 | Loss | 10-9 |
July 27 | @ Houston | 46-85 | Loss | 10-10 |
July 28 | @ Charlotte | 65-84 | Loss | 10-11 |
July 31 | Cleveland | 53-55 | Loss | 10-12 |
August 2 | Washington | 70-75 | Loss | 10-13 |
August 4 | Minnesota | 59-56 | Win | 11-13 |
August 6 | @ Sacramento | 58-71 | Loss | 11-14 |
August 9 | @ Los Angeles | 84-59 | Win | 12-14 |
August 11 | @ Phoenix | 57-68 | Loss | 12-15 |
August 13 | New York | 56-60 | Loss | 12-16 |
August 15 | @ New York | 63-57 | Win | 13-16 |
August 18 | @ Orlando | 81-93 | Loss | 13-17 |
August 20 | @ Charlotte | 58-57 | Win | 14-17 |
August 21 | Orlando | 74-68 | Win | 15-17 |
Playoffs[]
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
1 | August 24 | Charlotte | 54-60 | Loss | 0-1 |
Player stats[]
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Sandy Brondello | 32 | 66 | 73 | 25 | 5 | 424 |
Jennifer Azzi | 28 | 61 | 106 | 24 | 4 | 302 |
Dominique Canty | 26 | 80 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 249 |
Val Whiting-Raymond | 31 | 207 | 49 | 40 | 31 | 202 |
Korie Hlede | 21 | 55 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 184 |
Carla Boyd | 32 | 72 | 51 | 24 | 8 | 172 |
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 31 | 99 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 164 |
Cindy Brown | 21 | 113 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 144 |
Wendy Palmer | 11 | 105 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 140 |
Rachael Sporn | 18 | 59 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 106 |
Claudia Neves | 30 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 76 |
Wanda Guyton | 11 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Elena Tornikidou | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
Olympia Scott | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Detroit Shock seasons
- 1999 WNBA season
- 1999 in sports in Michigan