1999 Charlotte Sting season

August 2023 March 2026 Charlotte Sting 1999 15 17 Eastern 3rd Marynell Meadors (fired Jul. 11, 5–7 record) Dan Hughes (10–10 record) Charlotte Coliseum Lost in Conference Finals The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting won their first playoff series by defeating the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the Eastern Conference Finals they would fall to the New York Liberty in three games. Transactions Orlando Miracle expansion draft The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Charlotte Sting: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Andrea Congreaves Mercer WNBA draft 1999 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 9 Dawn Staley Philadelphia Rage 2 21 Stephanie McCarty Purdue333Charlotte SmithSan Jose Lasers445Angie BrazielTexas Tech Transactions DateTransaction April 6, 1999 Lost Andrea Congreaves to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft1999 Charlotte Sting Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/CHA/1999_transactions.html 2024-05-29 Basketball-Reference.com en May 4, 1999 Drafted Dawn Staley, Stephanie MCarty, Charlotte Smith and Angie Braziel in the 1999 WNBA draftMay 29, 1999Signed Nevriye YilmazWaived Tora SuberJune 8, 1999Waived Sonia Chase and Tia PaschalJune 30, 1999Waived Christy SmithSigned Sonia ChaseJuly 11, 1999Fired Marynell Meadors as Head CoachHired Dan Hughes as Head Coach Roster Charlotte Sting 1999 WNBA white #00778B white #280071 34 Cass Bauer-Bilodeau C 6 4 180 1972-06-27 R Montana State USA 45 Angie Braziel F 6 2 169 1976-09-18 R Texas Tech USA 23 Vicky Bullett F 6 3 185 1967-10-04 2 Maryland USA 33 Sonia Chase 1 G 5 9 150 1976-03-09 1 Maryland USA 24 Niesa Johnson G 5 9 146 1973-02-07 R Alabama USA 50 Sharon Manning F/C 6 3 186 1969-03-20 2 NC State USA 51 Rhonda Mapp C 6 2 190 1969-10-13 2 NC State USA 6 Stephanie McCarty Stephanie White G/F 5 9 1977-06-20 R Purdue USA 0 Tracy Reid G/F 5 11 150 1976-11-01 1 North Carolina USA 10 Christy Smith basketball G 5 7 141 1975-08-14 1 Arkansas USA 44 Charlotte Smith basketball F 6 0 148 1973-08-23 R North Carolina USA 5 Dawn Staley G 5 6 134 1970-05-04 R Virginia USA 32 Andrea Stinson G 5 10 158 1967-11-25 2 NC State USA USA Dan Hughes basketball Muskingum USA Kim Moseley 1 USA T. 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Dunn Schedule Regular season Charlotte Sting #00778B; color:white 1999 Total: 15–17 (Home: 8–8; Road: 7–9) Charlotte Sting #280071; color:white June yes 1 3 2 2 |- | 1 | June 10 | @ Washington | W 83–73 | Dawn Staley (23) | Tracy Reid (8) | Dawn Staley (7) | MCI Center | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 12 | New York | L 57–68 | Andrea Stinson (15) | Vicky Bullett (9) | Staley Stinson (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 19 | Los Angeles | L 69–73 | Stephanie McCarty (18) | Andrea Stinson (8) | Dawn Staley (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–2 |- | 4 | June 22 | @ Detroit | L 69–75 | Bullett Staley (13) | Rhonda Mapp (10) | Dawn Staley (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 1–3 |- | 5 | June 24 | Phoenix | W 88–72 | Andrea Stinson (23) | Bullett Manning (7) | Dawn Staley (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–3 |- | 6 | June 25 | @ Cleveland | W 59–57 | Vicky Bullett (18) | Vicky Bullett (9) | Dawn Staley (5) | Gund Arena | 3–3 |- | 7 | June 27 | @ New York | L 58–72 | Andrea Stinson (15) | Sharon Manning (10) | Johnson McCarty Stinson (3) | Madison Square Garden | 3–4 |- | 8 | June 30 | Washington | L 63–68 | Dawn Staley (22) | Vicky Bullett (9) | Dawn Staley (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 3–5 Charlotte Sting #280071; color:white July 5 3 5 2 |- | 9 | July 3 | @ Orlando | W 75–58 | Vicky Bullett (24) | Bullett Smith (11) | Andrea Stinson (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 4–5 |- | 10 | July 7 | Cleveland | W 75–62 | Dawn Staley (22) | Vicky Bullett (8) | Dawn Staley (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 5–5 |- | 11 | July 9 | Orlando | L 61–66 | Charlotte Smith (12) | Sharon Manning (7) | Dawn Staley (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 5–6 |- | 12 | July 10 | @ Cleveland | L 56–82 | Andrea Stinson (17) | Bullett Mapp (6) | Charlotte Smith (4) | Gund Arena | 5–7 |- | 13 | July 12 | @ Washington | L 71–74 | Bullett Stinson (19) | Rhonda Mapp (8) | McCarty Staley Stinson (5) | MCI Center | 5–8 |- | 14 | July 16 | @ Orlando | W 56–50 | Dawn Staley (23) | Andrea Stinson (8) | Andrea Stinson (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 6–8 |- | 15 | July 17 | Washington | W 63–56 | Andrea Stinson (17) | Rhonda Mapp (7) | Dawn Staley (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–8 |- | 16 | July 19 | Utah | W 73–66 | Andrea Stinson (16) | Sharon Manning (7) | Dawn Staley (9) | Charlotte Coliseum | 8–8 |- | 17 | July 21 | Minnesota | L 67–76 | Tracy Reid (20) | Tracy Reid (7) | Sharon Manning (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 8–9 |- | 18 | July 23 | Houston | L 62–75 | Andrea Stinson (18) | Vicky Bullett (7) | Dawn Staley (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 8–10 |- | 19 | July 25 | @ Detroit | W 78–66 | Vicky Bullett (20) | Dawn Staley (9) | Dawn Staley (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 9–10 |- | 20 | July 26 | @ New York | W 75–69 | Rhonda Mapp (18) | Rhonda Mapp (18) | Dawn Staley (8) | Madison Square Garden | 10–10 |- | 21 | July 28 | Detroit | W 84–65 | Andrea Stinson (27) | Bullett Manning Mapp Smith (6) | Dawn Staley (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 11–10 |- | 22 | July 30 | New York | W 62–58 | Rhonda Mapp (14) | Rhonda Mapp (10) | Dawn Staley (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 12–10 |- | 23 | July 31 | @ Minnesota | W 56–52 | Andrea Stinson (17) | Bullett Mapp (11) | Dawn Staley (5) | Target Center | 13–10 Charlotte Sting #280071; color:white August 2 2 0 5 |- | 24 | August 2 | Cleveland | W 62–56 | Andrea Stinson (18) | Bullett Mapp Manning (7) | Dawn Staley (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 14–10 |- | 25 | August 4 | Sacramento | L 62–68 | Dawn Staley (12) | Rhonda Mapp (9) | Dawn Staley (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 14–11 |- | 26 | August 6 | @ Houston | L 51–81 | Vicky Bullett (10) | Braziel Bullett (4) Stinson | Charlotte Smith (4) | Compaq Center | 14–12 |- | 27 | August 7 | Orlando | W 64–60 | Staley Stinson (12) | Vicky Bullett (8) | McCarty Staley (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 15–12 |- | 28 | August 9 | @ Utah | L 65–67 | Rhonda Mapp (15) | Vicky Bullett (11) | Dawn Staley (6) | Delta Center | 15–13 |- | 29 | August 13 | @ Sacramento | L 64–78 | Rhonda Mapp (14) | Rhonda Mapp (14) | Mapp Staley (5) | ARCO Arena | 15–14 |- | 30 | August 15 | @ Phoenix | L 54–65 | Dawn Staley (16) | Vicky Bullett (9) | Mapp Stinson (3) | America West Arena | 15–15 |- | 31 | August 16 | @ Los Angeles | L 65–76 | Mapp Stinson (15) | Bullett Manning Mapp (7) | Dawn Staley (5) | Great Western Forum | 15–16 |- | 32 | August 20 | Detroit | L 57–58 | Vicky Bullett (14) | Vicky Bullett (6) | Staley Stinson (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 15–17 cha 1999 Playoffs Charlotte Sting #00778B; color:white 1999 yes Charlotte Sting #280071; color:white First round vs. Detroit ShockWon Series: 1–0 yes |- | 1 | August 24 | @ Detroit | W 60–54 | Mapp Stinson (16) | Andrea Stinson (14) | Dawn Staley (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 1–0 Charlotte Sting #280071; color:white Conference Finals vs. New York LibertyLost Series: 1–2 no |- | 1 | August 27 | New York | W 78–67 | Mapp Staley Stinson (16) | Vicky Bullett (11) | Dawn Staley (9) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 29 | @ New York | L 70–74 | Andrea Stinson (27) | Mapp Smith Stinson (6) | Andrea Stinson (4) | Madison Square Garden | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 30 | @ New York | L 54–69 | Andrea Stinson (24) | Rhonda Mapp (6) | Dawn Staley (6) | Madison Square Garden | 1–2 cha 1999 yes Season standings CHA Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Dawn Staley 32 32 33.3 .415 .317 .934 2.3 5.5 1.2 0.1 11.5 Andrea Stinson 32 32 32.5 .460 .309 .739 3.5 2.9 1.0 0.6 13.6 Vicky Bullett 32 32 31.5 .486 .370 .773 6.8 1.6 1.9 1.4 11.5 Rhonda Mapp 30 26 26.3 .500 .111 .721 6.4 1.9 0.8 0.4 9.5 Charlotte Smith 32 24 23.3 .330 .143 .707 3.6 1.8 0.3 0.2 5.4 Stephanie McCarty 30 5 18.8 .408 .354 .909 1.6 1.7 0.6 0.1 5.3 Sharon Manning 32 6 16.3 .504 1.000 .522 3.6 0.5 0.9 0.1 4.3 Tracy Reid 10 3 15.4 .429 .000 .429 2.3 0.9 0.1 0.2 4.8 Niesa Johnson 31 0 9.5 .300 .261 .917 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.1 1.5 Angie Braziel 7 0 5.9 .500 N/A .833 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 3.4Cass Bauer-Bilodeau2504.9.382.000.8750.80.20.00.01.3 Christy Smith 4 0 4.8 .750 .667 .833 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 3.3 Sonia Chase 13 0 4.5 .188 .273 1.000 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.8 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season References External links Rockers on Basketball Reference Category:Charlotte Sting seasons Chicago Charlotte Sting Category:1990s in Charlotte, North Carolina