1999 WNBA season

August 2023 March 2026 1999 WNBA season Women's National Basketball Association Basketball 75px The WNBA logo. June 10 - September 5, 1999 32 12 1,959,733 10,207 ESPN, NBC, Lifetime Draft 1999 WNBA Draft USA Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics Regular season Houston Comets USA Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento) Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award USA Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston) Playoffs Houston Comets New York Liberty USA Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston) WNBA Finals MVP Award List of WNBA seasons WNBA 1998 WNBA season 1998 2000 WNBA season 2000 The 1999 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season. The 1999 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle. The 1999 WNBA expansion draft took place on April 6, 1999.Building The Miracle https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/miracle/news/building_miracle.html WNBA June 18, 2025Aces History: Feeling A Draft (1999) https://aces.wnba.com/news/aces-history-feeling-a-draft-1999 WNBA February 15, 2018 June 18, 2025 The schedule was increased from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship. Regular season Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots. Playoffs 1999 WNBA playoffs 1999 WNBA Championship Bracket Awards Reference:1999 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA https://www.wnba.com/awards1999 2025-05-28 www.wnba.com en Individual Award Winner Team Most Valuable Player (MVP) Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs Finals MVP Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets Defensive Player of the Year Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs Newcomer of the YearYolanda GriffithSacramento Monarchs Shooting ChampionsField goal percentage Murriel Page Washington MysticsFree throw percentage Eva Nemcova Cleveland Rockers Rookie of the Year Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics Sportsmanship Award Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting Entrepreneurial Achievement AwardDawn StaleyCharlotte Sting Coach of the Year Van Chancellor Houston Comets Team Award Player Team All-WNBA First Team Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets Natalie Williams Utah Starzz Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs Cynthia Cooper Houston Comets Ticha Penicheiro Sacramento Monarchs Second Team Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics Tina Thompson Houston Comets Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Teresa Weatherspoon New York Liberty Shannon Johnson Orlando Miracle Player of the Week Week endingPlayerTeamJune 20Cynthia CooperHouston CometsJune 27Yolanda GriffithSacramento MonarchsJuly 4Chamique HoldsclawWashington MysticsJuly 11Natalie WilliamsUtah StarzzJuly 18Sheryl SwoopesHouston CometsJuly 25Yolanda Griffith (2)Sacramento MonarchsAugust 1Sheryl Swoopes (2)Houston CometsAugust 8Chamique Holdsclaw (2)Washington MysticsAugust 15Ruthie BoltonSacramento MonarchsAugust 21Cynthia Cooper (2)Houston Comets Coaches Eastern Conference Charlotte Sting: Dan Hughes Cleveland Rockers: Linda Hill-MacDonald Detroit Shock: Nancy Lieberman New York Liberty: Richie Adubato Orlando Miracle: Carolyn Peck Washington Mystics: Nancy Darsch Western Conference Houston Comets: Van Chancellor Los Angeles Sparks: Orlando Woolridge Minnesota Lynx: Brian Agler Phoenix Mercury: Cheryl Miller Sacramento Monarchs: Sonny Allen Utah Starzz: Fred Williams References 1999 Category:1999 in American women's basketball Category:1998–99 in American basketball by league Category:1999–2000 in American basketball by league