WNBA Draft 1999
WNBA Draft 1999 | |||
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date | May 4, 1999 | ||
place | Secaucus , New Jersey , USA | ||
Round | 4th | ||
Selected players | 50 | ||
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1st position |
Chamique Holdsclaw Selected by: Washington Mystics |
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2nd position |
Yolanda Griffith Elected By: Sacramento Monarchs |
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3rd position |
Natalie Williams Elected by: Utah Starzz |
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WNBA Draft
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The third WNBA Draft took place on May 4, 1999 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey , United States . The selection order was determined on the basis of the final table from the previous year.
But before the third WNBA draft was carried out, an Initial Expansion Player Allocation took place on September 15, 1998 , where the two expansion teams Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle were each randomly assigned a player. On April 6, 1999, the expansion draft for the Lynx and Miracle finally took place. On May 3, a post expansion draft player allocation took place for the two expansion teams, where the teams could each choose a player.
American Basketball League
This draft year was marked by players from the American Basketball League (ABL). Since this league was dissolved in 1998 and the level of the league was higher than that of the WNBA of the league, most of the players in this draft are from the ABL.
Expansion Draft
Abbreviations: G = Guard , F = Forward , C = Center , ABL = American Basketball League
Initial Expansion Player Allocation
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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1 | Kristin Folkl (F) | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Stanford University |
2 | Nykesha Sales (G / F) | United States | Orlando Miracle | University of Connecticut |
Expansion Draft
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | previous WNBA team |
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1 | Brandy Reed (F) | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury |
2 | Andrea Congreaves (F) | United Kingdom | Orlando Miracle | Charlotte Sting |
3 | Kim Williams (G) | United States | Minnesota Lynx | San Antonio Silver Stars |
4th | Kisha Ford (G) | United States | Orlando Miracle | New York Liberty |
5 | Octavia Blue (G) | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Los Angeles Sparks |
6th | Yolanda Moore (F) | United States | Orlando Miracle | Houston Comets |
7th | Adia Barnes (F) | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Sacramento Monarchs |
8th | Adrienne Johnson (G) | United States | Orlando Miracle | Cleveland Rockers |
Post Expansion Draft Player Allocation
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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1 | Katie Smith (F) | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Columbus Quest , OJ |
2 | Shannon Johnson (G / F) | United States | Orlando Miracle | Columbus Quest , OJ |
WNBA Draft
Abbreviations: G = Guard , F = Forward , C = Center , ABL = American Basketball League
Round 1
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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1 | Chamique Holdsclaw (G / F) | United States | Washington Mystics | University of Tennessee |
2 | Yolanda Griffith (F / C) | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Chicago Condors , OJ |
3 | Natalie Williams (C) | United States | Utah Starzz | Portland Power , OJ |
4th | DeLisha Milton (F) | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Portland Power , OJ |
5 | Jennifer Azzi (G) | United States | Detroit Shock | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
6th | Crystal Robinson (F) | United States | New York Liberty | Colorado Xplosion , OJ |
7th | Tonya Edwards (G) | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Columbus Quest , OJ |
8th | Tari Phillips (F) | United States | Orlando Miracle | Colorado Xplosion , OJ |
9 | Dawn Staley (G) | United States | Charlotte Sting | Philadelphia Rage , OJ |
10 | Edna Campbell (G) | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Colorado Xplosion , OJ |
11 | Chasity Melvin (C) | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Philadelphia Rage , OJ |
12 | Natalia Zassoulskaia (F) | Russia | Houston Comets |
round 2
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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13 | Shalonda Enis (F) | United States | Washington Mystics | Seattle Reign , OJ |
14th | Kedra Holland-Corn (G) | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
15th | Debbie Black (G) | United States | Utah Starzz | Colorado Xplosion , OJ |
16 | Clarisse Machanguana (C) | Mozambique | Los Angeles Sparks | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
17th | Val Whiting (C) | United States | Detroit Shock | Seattle Reign , OJ |
18th | Michele Van Gorp (C) | United States | New York Liberty | Duke University |
19th | Trisha Fallon (G / F) | Australia | Minnesota Lynx | |
20th | Sheri Sam (F / G) | United States | Orlando Miracle | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
21st | Stephanie White-McCarty (G / F) | United States | Charlotte Sting | Purdue University |
22nd | Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (F) | United States | Phoenix Mercury | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
23 | Mery Andrade (F) | Portugal | Cleveland Rockers | Old Dominion University |
24 | Sonja Henning (G) | United States | Houston Comets | Portland Power , OJ |
Round 3
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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25th | Andrea Nagy (G) | United States | Washington Mystics | Philadelphia Rage , OJ |
26th | Kate Starbird (G) | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Seattle Reign , OJ |
27 | Adrienne Goodson (F) | United States | Utah Starzz | Chicago Condors , OJ |
28 | Ukari Figgs (G) | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Purdue University |
29 | Dominique Canty (G / F) | United States | Detroit Shock | University of Alabama |
30th | Tamika Whitmore (C) | United States | New York Liberty | University of Memphis |
31 | Andrea Lloyd (F) | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Columbus Quest , OJ |
32 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (C) | United States | Orlando Miracle | Philadelphia Rage , OJ |
33 | Charlotte Smith (F) | United States | Charlotte Sting | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
34 | Lisa Harrison (F) | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Columbus Quest , OJ |
35 | Tracy Henderson (C) | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Nashville Noise , OJ |
36 | Kara Wolters (C) | United States | Houston Comets | New England Blizzard , OJ |