1999 New York Liberty season
1999 New York Liberty season | |
---|---|
Coach | Richie Adubato |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 14,047 per game |
Results | |
Record | 18–14 (.563) |
Place | 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Finals |
The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty hosted the first WNBA All-Star Game.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association_All-Star_Game.png)
Logo for the inaugural WNBA All-Star Game, held in 1999
Offseason[]
WNBA Draft[]
Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
---|---|---|---|
6 | Crystal Robinson (F) | ![]() |
Southeastern Oklahoma State (from Colorado Xplosion, 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 10 | Cleveland | 87-60 | Win | 1-0 |
June 12 | @ Charlotte | 68-57 | Win | 2-0 |
June 14 | Washington | 61-83 | Loss | 2-1 |
June 18 | Los Angeles | 84-72 | Win | 3-1 |
June 20 | Detroit | 69-62 | Win | 4-1 |
June 27 | Charlotte | 72-58 | Win | 5-1 |
June 28 | @ Detroit | 71-91 | Loss | 5-2 |
July 1 | Phoenix | 83-67 | Win | 6-2 |
July 3 | @ Houston | 50-65 | Loss | 6-3 |
July 5 | Sacramento | 76-63 | Win | 7-3 |
July 6 | @ Washington | 63-71 | Loss | 7-4 |
July 8 | @ Cleveland | 84-49 | Win | 8-4 |
July 11 | Minnesota | 56-58 | Loss | 8-5 |
July 17 | @ Minnesota | 58-60 | Loss | 8-6 |
July 18 | Utah | 88-82 | Win | 9-6 |
July 20 | Orlando | 61-56 | Win | 10-6 |
July 22 | @ Sacramento | 55-71 | Loss | 10-7 |
July 24 | @ Los Angeles | 72-75 | Loss | 10-8 |
July 26 | Charlotte | 69-75 | Loss | 10-9 |
July 29 | @ Orlando | 73-65 | Win | 11-9 |
July 30 | @ Charlotte | 58-62 | Loss | 11-10 |
August 1 | Orlando | 74-61 | Win | 12-10 |
August 3 | @ Utah | 61-59 | Win | 13-10 |
August 6 | @ Phoenix | 55-68 | Loss | 13-11 |
August 8 | Houston | 74-71 | Win | 14-11 |
August 9 | @ Orlando | 80-75 | Win | 15-11 |
August 11 | @ Washington | 56-59 | Loss | 15-12 |
August 13 | @ Detroit | 60-56 | Win | 16-12 |
August 15 | Detroit | 57-63 | Loss | 16-13 |
August 17 | Washington | 66-54 | Win | 17-13 |
August 19 | Cleveland | 72-55 | Win | 18-13 |
August 21 | @ Cleveland | 56-66 | Loss | 18-14 |
August 27 East Finals, G1 |
@ Charlotte | 67-78 | Loss | 0-1 |
August 29 East Finals, G2 |
Charlotte | 74-70 | Win | 1-1 |
August 30 East Finals, G3 |
Charlotte | 69-54 | Win | 2-1 |
September 2 WNBA Finals, G1 |
Houston | 60-73 | Loss | 2-2 |
September 4 WNBA Finals, G2 |
@ Houston | 68-67 | Win | 3-2 |
September 5 WNBA Finals, G3 |
@ Houston | 47-59 | Loss | 3-3 |
Player stats[]
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vickie Johnson | 32 | 142 | 106 | 44 | 1 | 427 | 13.3 |
Crystal Robinson | 32 | 89 | 49 | 44 | 11 | 375 | 11.7 |
Kym Hampton | 32 | 179 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 293 | 9.2 |
Sophia Witherspoon | 32 | 47 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 271 | 8.5 |
Tamika Whitmore | 27 | 96 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 214 | 7.9 |
Teresa Weatherspoon | 32 | 104 | 205 | 78 | 3 | 229 | 7.2 |
Sue Wicks | 32 | 223 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 216 | 6.8 |
Becky Hammon | 30 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 2.7 |
Venus Lacy | 17 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 1.9 |
Michele VanGorp | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1.0 |
Coquese Washington | 19 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0.6 |
Rebecca Lobo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Playoffs[]
Round | Winner | Loser |
---|---|---|
Eastern Conference Finals | New York 2 | Charlotte 1 |
WNBA Finals | Houston 2 | New York 1 |
Awards and honors[]
- Teresa Weatherspoon, Guard, New York Liberty, All-WNBA Second Team
References[]
Categories:
- New York Liberty seasons
- 1999 WNBA season
- 1999 in sports in New York City
- Eastern Conference (WNBA) championship seasons