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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.
Offseason [ ]
Expansion Draft [ ]
WNBA Draft [ ]
[1]
Roster [ ]
Orlando Miracle roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
3
Congreaves, Andrea
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Mercer
G
5
Ford, Kisha
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
153 lb (69 kg)
Georgia Tech
G
31
Johnson, Adrienne
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
154 lb (70 kg)
Ohio State
G
14
Johnson, Shannon
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
152 lb (69 kg)
South Carolina
F
10
McGhee, Carla
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
Tennessee
F/C
11
McWilliams, Taj
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
St. Edward's College
F
33
Moore, Yolanda
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Mississippi
F
24
Phillips, Tari
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
University of Central Florida
G
50
Powell, Elaine
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
LSU
G/F
42
Sales, Nykesha
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Connecticut
G/F
55
Sam, Sheri
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Vanderbilt
G
7
Suber, Tora
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
137 lb (62 kg)
Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Season standings [ ]
Season schedule [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Record
1
June 4
@ Minnesota
W 80-76
N/A
N/A
N/A
Midwest Wireless Civic Center
1-0
2
June 6
Minnesota
W 81-71
N/A
N/A
N/A
Amway Arena
2-0
Regular season [ ]
1999 Game Log: Regular Season
Depth [ ]
Player stats [ ]
= Denotes team leader(s) in that statistic.
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
Awards and honors [ ]
Shannon Johnson, Guard, Orlando Miracle, All-WNBA Second Team[4]
Shannon Johnson led the WNBA in Minutes Played with 1147[3]
References [ ]
Franchise Arenas Head coaches Administration All-Stars Seasons Playoff appearances Conference titles Rivals Media
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