1999 WNBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1999 WNBA draft Basketball May 4, 1999 WNBA Minnesota LynxOrlando Miracle Chamique HoldsclawWashington Mystics 1998 2000 1999 WNBA draft On September 15, 1998, two players were allocated prior to the expansion draft. On April 6, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place for the Minnesota Lynx and the Orlando Miracle. On May 3, 1999, another round of player allocation took place. On May 4, 1999, the regular WNBA draft took place. In December 1998, the American Basketball League (ABL) folded.Lena Williams Former Team Official Recounts the A.B.L.'s Dizzying Descent https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/02/sports/pro-basketball-former-team-official-recounts-the-abl-s-dizzying-descent.html April 2, 1999 June 19, 2025 The 90 players from the ABL's eight teams (except Kristin Folkl and Nykesha Sales who were allocated to the new WNBA expansion teams by the WNBA) were eligible for this draft.Aces History: Feeling A Draft (1999) https://aces.wnba.com/news/aces-history-feeling-a-draft-1999 WNBA February 15, 2018 June 18, 2025 Draft y y y y y y Round 1 Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team 1Chamique Holdsclaw * ^ ! G/F Washington Mystics Tennessee 2Yolanda Griffith * ^ ! F/C Sacramento Monarchs Florida Atlantic (from Chicago Condors, ABL) 3Natalie Williams * ^ C Utah Starzz UCLA (from Portland Power, ABL) 4DeLisha Milton + ^ F Los Angeles Sparks Florida (from Portland Power, ABL) 5 Jennifer Azzi ^ G Detroit Shock Stanford (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) 6 Crystal Robinson F New York Liberty Southeastern Oklahoma State (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) 7Tonya Edwards + G Minnesota Lynx Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) 8Tari Phillips * F Orlando Miracle Central Florida (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) 9Dawn Staley + ^ ! G Charlotte Sting Virginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) 10 Edna Campbell G Phoenix Mercury Texas (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) 11Chasity Melvin + C Cleveland Rockers North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) 12 Natalia Zasulskaya # F Houston Comets Dynamo Moscow, Russia Round 2 Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team 13 Shalonda Enis F Washington Mystics Alabama (from Seattle Reign, ABL) 14 Kedra Holland-Corn G Sacramento Monarchs Georgia (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) 15 Debbie Black G Utah Starzz St. Joseph's (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) 16 Clarisse Machanguana C Los Angeles Sparks Old Dominion (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) 17 Val Whiting C Detroit Shock Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL) 18 Michele Van Gorp C New York Liberty Duke 19 Trisha Fallon G/F Minnesota Lynx Sydney Flames, Australia 20Sheri Sam + F/G Orlando Miracle Vanderbilt (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) 21 Stephanie White G/F Charlotte Sting Purdue 22 Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil ^ F Phoenix Mercury Texas (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) 23 Mery Andrade F Cleveland Rockers Old Dominion 24 Sonja Henning G Houston Comets Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL) Round 3 Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team 25 Andrea Nagy G Washington Mystics Florida International (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) 26 Kate Starbird G Sacramento Monarchs Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL) 27Adrienne Goodson + F Utah Starzz Old Dominion (from Chicago Condors, ABL) 28 Ukari Figgs G Los Angeles Sparks Purdue 29 Dominique Canty G/F Detroit Shock Alabama 30Tamika Whitmore + C New York Liberty Memphis 31 Andrea Lloyd ^ F Minnesota Lynx Texas (from Columbus Quest, ABL) 32Taj McWilliams-Franklinn Taj McWilliams-Franklin is the lowest draft pick to be named a WNBA All-Star. * ^ C Orlando Miracle St. Edward's (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) 33 Charlotte Smith F Charlotte Sting North Carolina (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) 34 Lisa Harrison F Phoenix Mercury Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) 35 Tracy Henderson C Cleveland Rockers Georgia (from Nashville Noise, ABL) 36 Kara Wolters ^ C Houston Comets Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL) Notes: n Round 4 Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team 37 Jenny Whittle C Washington Mystics Perth Breakers, Australia 38 Amy Herrig C Sacramento Monarchs Iowa 39 Dalma Ivanyi G Utah Starzz Florida International 40 La'Keshia Frett F Los Angeles Sparks Georgia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) 41 Astou Ndiaye F/C Detroit Shock Southern Nazarene (from Seattle Reign, ABL) 42 Carolyn Jones-Young G New York Liberty Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL) 43 Sonja Tate G Minnesota Lynx Arkansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL) 44 Carla McGhee F Orlando Miracle Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) 45 Angie Braziel F Charlotte Sting Texas Tech 46 Amanda Wilson F Phoenix Mercury Louisiana Tech 47 Kellie Jolly G Cleveland Rockers Tennessee 48 Jennifer Rizzotti ^ G Houston Comets Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL) 49 Angie Potthoff F Minnesota Lynx Penn State (from Columbus Quest, ABL) 50 Elaine Powell G Orlando Miracle LSU (from Portland Power, ABL) See also List of first overall WNBA draft picks References http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html All-Time WNBA draft history June 4, 2008 WNBA https://web.archive.org/web/20080509153954/http://www.wnba.com/history/alltime_draft_list.html May 9, 2008 dead Category:WNBA draft Draft