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 |
![]() Selected by: Washington Mystics |
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2nd position |
![]() Elected By: Sacramento Monarchs |
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3rd position |
![]() 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) |
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Minnesota Lynx | Stanford University |
2 | Nykesha Sales (G / F) |
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Orlando Miracle | University of Connecticut |
Expansion Draft
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | previous WNBA team |
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1 | Brandy Reed (F) |
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Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury |
2 | Andrea Congreaves (F) |
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Orlando Miracle | Charlotte Sting |
3 | Kim Williams (G) |
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Minnesota Lynx | San Antonio Silver Stars |
4th | Kisha Ford (G) |
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Orlando Miracle | New York Liberty |
5 | Octavia Blue (G) |
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Minnesota Lynx | Los Angeles Sparks |
6th | Yolanda Moore (F) |
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Orlando Miracle | Houston Comets |
7th | Adia Barnes (F) |
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Minnesota Lynx | Sacramento Monarchs |
8th | Adrienne Johnson (G) |
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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) |
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Minnesota Lynx | Columbus Quest , OJ |
2 | Shannon Johnson (G / F) |
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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) |
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Washington Mystics | University of Tennessee |
2 | Yolanda Griffith (F / C) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | Chicago Condors , OJ |
3 | Natalie Williams (C) |
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Utah Starzz | Portland Power , OJ |
4th | DeLisha Milton (F) |
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Los Angeles Sparks | Portland Power , OJ |
5 | Jennifer Azzi (G) |
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Detroit Shock | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
6th | Crystal Robinson (F) |
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New York Liberty | Colorado Xplosion , OJ |
7th | Tonya Edwards (G) |
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Minnesota Lynx | Columbus Quest , OJ |
8th | Tari Phillips (F) |
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Orlando Miracle | Colorado Xplosion , OJ |
9 | Dawn Staley (G) |
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Charlotte Sting | Philadelphia Rage , OJ |
10 | Edna Campbell (G) |
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Phoenix Mercury | Colorado Xplosion , OJ |
11 | Chasity Melvin (C) |
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Cleveland Rockers | Philadelphia Rage , OJ |
12 | Natalia Zassoulskaia (F) |
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Houston Comets |
round 2
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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13 | Shalonda Enis (F) |
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Washington Mystics | Seattle Reign , OJ |
14th | Kedra Holland-Corn (G) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
15th | Debbie Black (G) |
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Utah Starzz | Colorado Xplosion , OJ |
16 | Clarisse Machanguana (C) |
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Los Angeles Sparks | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
17th | Val Whiting (C) |
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Detroit Shock | Seattle Reign , OJ |
18th | Michele Van Gorp (C) |
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New York Liberty | Duke University |
19th | Trisha Fallon (G / F) |
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Minnesota Lynx | |
20th | Sheri Sam (F / G) |
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Orlando Miracle | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
21st | Stephanie White-McCarty (G / F) |
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Charlotte Sting | Purdue University |
22nd | Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (F) |
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Phoenix Mercury | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
23 | Mery Andrade (F) |
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Cleveland Rockers | Old Dominion University |
24 | Sonja Henning (G) |
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Houston Comets | Portland Power , OJ |
Round 3
Pick | Player | nationality | WNBA team | College / Junior / Club team |
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25th | Andrea Nagy (G) |
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Washington Mystics | Philadelphia Rage , OJ |
26th | Kate Starbird (G) |
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Sacramento Monarchs | Seattle Reign , OJ |
27 | Adrienne Goodson (F) |
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Utah Starzz | Chicago Condors , OJ |
28 | Ukari Figgs (G) |
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Los Angeles Sparks | Purdue University |
29 | Dominique Canty (G / F) |
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Detroit Shock | University of Alabama |
30th | Tamika Whitmore (C) |
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New York Liberty | University of Memphis |
31 | Andrea Lloyd (F) |
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Minnesota Lynx | Columbus Quest , OJ |
32 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (C) |
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Orlando Miracle | Philadelphia Rage , OJ |
33 | Charlotte Smith (F) |
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Charlotte Sting | San Jose Lasers , OJ |
34 | Lisa Harrison (F) |
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Phoenix Mercury | Columbus Quest , OJ |
35 | Tracy Henderson (C) |
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Cleveland Rockers | Nashville Noise , OJ |
36 | Kara Wolters (C) |
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Houston Comets | New England Blizzard , OJ |