WNBA Draft 1999

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WNBA Draft 1999
overview
date May 4, 1999
place Secaucus , New Jersey , USA
Round 4th
Selected players 50

1st position United StatesUnited States Chamique Holdsclaw
Selected by: Washington Mystics
2nd position United StatesUnited States Yolanda Griffith
Elected By: Sacramento Monarchs
3rd position United StatesUnited States Natalie Williams
Elected by: Utah Starzz
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
1 Kristin Folkl (F) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Stanford University
2 Nykesha Sales (G / F) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle University of Connecticut

Expansion Draft

Pick Player nationality WNBA team previous WNBA team
1 Brandy Reed (F) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury
2 Andrea Congreaves (F) United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Orlando Miracle Charlotte Sting
3 Kim Williams (G) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx San Antonio Silver Stars
4th Kisha Ford (G) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle New York Liberty
5 Octavia Blue (G) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Los Angeles Sparks
6th Yolanda Moore (F) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle Houston Comets
7th Adia Barnes (F) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Sacramento Monarchs
8th Adrienne Johnson (G) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle Cleveland Rockers

Post Expansion Draft Player Allocation

Pick Player nationality WNBA team College / Junior / Club team
1 Katie Smith (F) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Columbus Quest , OJ
2 Shannon Johnson (G / F) United StatesUnited States 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
1 Chamique Holdsclaw (G / F) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Mystics University of Tennessee
2 Yolanda Griffith (F / C) United StatesUnited States United States Sacramento Monarchs Chicago Condors , OJ
3 Natalie Williams (C) United StatesUnited States United States Utah Starzz Portland Power , OJ
4th DeLisha Milton (F) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Sparks Portland Power , OJ
5 Jennifer Azzi (G) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Shock San Jose Lasers , OJ
6th Crystal Robinson (F) United StatesUnited States United States New York Liberty Colorado Xplosion , OJ
7th Tonya Edwards (G) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Columbus Quest , OJ
8th Tari Phillips (F) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle Colorado Xplosion , OJ
9 Dawn Staley (G) United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Sting Philadelphia Rage , OJ
10 Edna Campbell (G) United StatesUnited States United States Phoenix Mercury Colorado Xplosion , OJ
11 Chasity Melvin (C) United StatesUnited States United States Cleveland Rockers Philadelphia Rage , OJ
12 Natalia Zassoulskaia (F) RussiaRussia Russia Houston Comets

round 2

Pick Player nationality WNBA team College / Junior / Club team
13 Shalonda Enis (F) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Mystics Seattle Reign , OJ
14th Kedra Holland-Corn (G) United StatesUnited States United States Sacramento Monarchs San Jose Lasers , OJ
15th Debbie Black (G) United StatesUnited States United States Utah Starzz Colorado Xplosion , OJ
16 Clarisse Machanguana (C) MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique Los Angeles Sparks San Jose Lasers , OJ
17th Val Whiting (C) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Shock Seattle Reign , OJ
18th Michele Van Gorp (C) United StatesUnited States United States New York Liberty Duke University
19th Trisha Fallon (G / F) AustraliaAustralia Australia Minnesota Lynx
20th Sheri Sam (F / G) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle San Jose Lasers , OJ
21st Stephanie White-McCarty (G / F) United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Sting Purdue University
22nd Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (F) United StatesUnited States United States Phoenix Mercury San Jose Lasers , OJ
23 Mery Andrade (F) PortugalPortugal Portugal Cleveland Rockers Old Dominion University
24 Sonja Henning (G) United StatesUnited States United States Houston Comets Portland Power , OJ

Round 3

Pick Player nationality WNBA team College / Junior / Club team
25th Andrea Nagy (G) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Mystics Philadelphia Rage , OJ
26th Kate Starbird (G) United StatesUnited States United States Sacramento Monarchs Seattle Reign , OJ
27 Adrienne Goodson (F) United StatesUnited States United States Utah Starzz Chicago Condors , OJ
28 Ukari Figgs (G) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Sparks Purdue University
29 Dominique Canty (G / F) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Shock University of Alabama
30th Tamika Whitmore (C) United StatesUnited States United States New York Liberty University of Memphis
31 Andrea Lloyd (F) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Columbus Quest , OJ
32 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (C) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle Philadelphia Rage , OJ
33 Charlotte Smith (F) United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Sting San Jose Lasers , OJ
34 Lisa Harrison (F) United StatesUnited States United States Phoenix Mercury Columbus Quest , OJ
35 Tracy Henderson (C) United StatesUnited States United States Cleveland Rockers Nashville Noise , OJ
36 Kara Wolters (C) United StatesUnited States United States Houston Comets New England Blizzard , OJ

Round 4

Pick Player nationality WNBA team College / Junior / Club team
37 Jennifer Whittle (C) AustraliaAustralia Australia Washington Mystics
38 Amy Herrig (C) United StatesUnited States United States Sacramento Monarchs Iowa
39 Dalma Iványi (G) HungaryHungary Hungary Utah Starzz Florida International University
40 La'Keshia Frett (F) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Sparks Philadelphia Rage , OJ
41 Astou Ndiaye (F / C) SenegalSenegal Senegal Detroit Shock Seattle Reign , OJ
42 Carolyn Jones-Young (G) United StatesUnited States United States New York Liberty New England Blizzard , OJ
43 Sonja Tate (G) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Columbus Quest , OJ
44 Carla McGhee (F) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle Columbus Quest , OJ
45 Angie Braziel (F) United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Sting Texas Tech University
46 Amanda Wilson (F) United StatesUnited States United States Phoenix Mercury Louisiana Tech University
47 Kellie Jolly (G) United StatesUnited States United States Cleveland Rockers University of Tennessee
48 Jennifer Rizzotti (G) United StatesUnited States United States Houston Comets New England Blizzard , OJ
49 Angie Potthoff (F) United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Lynx Columbus Quest , OJ
50 Elaine Powell (G) United StatesUnited States United States Orlando Miracle Portland Power , OJ

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