1999 Charlotte Sting season

The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting won their first playoff series by defeating the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the Eastern Conference Finals they would fall to the New York Liberty in three games.

1999 Charlotte Sting season
CoachDan Hughes
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendanceper game
Results
Record15–17 (.469)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals

Transactions

Orlando Miracle expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Charlotte Sting:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Andrea Congreaves  United KingdomMercer

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
19Dawn Staley  United StatesPhiladelphia Rage
221Stephanie White-McCarty  United StatesPurdue
333Charlotte Smith  United StatesSan Jose Lasers
445Angie Braziel  United StatesTexas Tech

Transactions

DateTransaction
April 6, 1999Lost Andrea Congreaves to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
May 4, 1999Drafted Dawn Staley, Stephanie White, Charlotte Smith and Angie Braziel in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1]
May 29, 1999Signed Nevriye Yilmaz[1]
Waived Tora Suber[1]
June 8, 1999Waived Sonia Chase and Tia Paschal[1]
June 30, 1999Waived Christy Smith[1]
Signed Sonia Chase[1]
July 11, 1999Fired Marynell Meadors as Head Coach[1]
Hired Dan Hughes as Head Coach[1]

Roster

1999 Charlotte Sting roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C34 Bauer-Bilodeau, Cass6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1972-06-27Montana StateR
F45 Braziel, Angie6' 2" (1.88m)169 lb (77kg)1976-09-18Texas TechR
F23 Bullett, Vicky6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)1967-10-04Maryland2
G33 Chase, Sonia5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1976-03-09Maryland1
G24 Johnson, Niesa5' 9" (1.75m)146 lb (66kg)1973-02-07AlabamaR
F/C50 Manning, Sharon6' 3" (1.91m)186 lb (84kg)1969-03-20NC State2
C51 Mapp, Rhonda6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1969-10-13NC State2
G/F6 White-McCarty, Stephanie5' 9" (1.75m)1977-06-20PurdueR
G/F0 Reid, Tracy5' 11" (1.8m)150 lb (68kg)1976-11-01North Carolina1
G10 Smith, Christy5' 7" (1.7m)141 lb (64kg)1975-08-14Arkansas1
F44 Smith, Charlotte6' 0" (1.83m)148 lb (67kg)1973-08-23North CarolinaR
G5 Staley, Dawn5' 6" (1.68m)134 lb (61kg)1970-05-04VirginiaR
G32 Stinson, Andrea5' 10" (1.78m)158 lb (72kg)1967-11-25NC State2
Head coach
Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
Assistant coaches
Kim Moseley
T.R. Dunn




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1999 game log
Total: 15–17 (Home: 8–8; Road: 7–9)
July: 10–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
9July 3@ OrlandoW 75–58Vicky Bullett (24)Bullett
Smith (11)
Andrea Stinson (5)TD Waterhouse Centre4–5
10July 7ClevelandW 75–62Dawn Staley (22)Vicky Bullett (8)Dawn Staley (5)Charlotte Coliseum5–5
11July 9OrlandoL 61–66Charlotte Smith (12)Sharon Manning (7)Dawn Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum5–6
12July 10@ ClevelandL 56–82Andrea Stinson (17)Bullett
Mapp (6)
Charlotte Smith (4)Gund Arena5–7
13July 12@ WashingtonL 71–74Bullett
Stinson (19)
Rhonda Mapp (8)Staley
Stinson
White (5)
MCI Center5–8
14July 16@ OrlandoW 56–50Dawn Staley (23)Andrea Stinson (8)Andrea Stinson (5)TD Waterhouse Centre6–8
15July 17WashingtonW 63–56Andrea Stinson (17)Rhonda Mapp (7)Dawn Staley (5)Charlotte Coliseum7–8
16July 19UtahW 73–66Andrea Stinson (16)Sharon Manning (7)Dawn Staley (9)Charlotte Coliseum8–8
17July 21MinnesotaL 67–76Tracy Reid (20)Tracy Reid (7)Sharon Manning (4)Charlotte Coliseum8–9
18July 23HoustonL 62–75Andrea Stinson (18)Vicky Bullett (7)Dawn Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum8–10
19July 25@ DetroitW 78–66Vicky Bullett (20)Dawn Staley (9)Dawn Staley (10)The Palace of Auburn Hills9–10
20July 26@ New YorkW 75–69Rhonda Mapp (18)Rhonda Mapp (18)Dawn Staley (8)Madison Square Garden10–10
21July 28DetroitW 84–65Andrea Stinson (27)Bullett
Manning
Mapp
Smith (6)
Dawn Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum11–10
22July 30New YorkW 62–58Rhonda Mapp (14)Rhonda Mapp (10)Dawn Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum12–10
23July 31@ MinnesotaW 56–52Andrea Stinson (17)Bullett
Mapp (11)
Dawn Staley (5)Target Center13–10
1999 season schedule

Playoffs

1999 playoff game log
First round vs. Detroit Shock
Won Series: 1–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 24@ DetroitW 60–54Mapp
Stinson (16)
Andrea Stinson (14)Dawn Staley (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills1–0
Semifinal vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 27New YorkW 78–67Mapp
Staley
Stinson (16)
Vicky Bullett (11)Dawn Staley (9)Charlotte Coliseum1–0
2August 29@ New YorkL 70–74Andrea Stinson (27)Mapp
Smith
Stinson (6)
Andrea Stinson (4)Madison Square Garden1–1
3August 30@ New YorkL 54–69Andrea Stinson (24)Rhonda Mapp (6)Dawn Staley (6)Madison Square Garden1–2
1999 playoff schedule

Season standings

Eastern ConferenceWLPCTConf.GB
New York Liberty x1814.56312–8
Detroit Shock x1517.46912–83.0
Charlotte Sting x1517.46912–83.0
Orlando Miracle o1517.4699–113.0
Washington Mystics o1220.37510–106.0
Cleveland Rockers o725.2195–1511.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game
 APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage TO Turnovers per game
 PF Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Dawn Staley323233.3.415.317.9342.35.51.20.111.5
Andrea Stinson323232.5.460.309.7393.52.91.00.613.6
Vicky Bullett323231.5.486.370.7736.81.61.91.411.5
Rhonda Mapp302626.3.500.111.7216.41.90.80.49.5
Charlotte Smith322423.3.330.143.7073.61.80.30.25.4
Stephanie White30518.8.408.354.9091.61.70.60.15.3
Sharon Manning32616.3.5041.000.5223.60.50.90.14.3
Tracy Reid10315.4.429.000.4292.30.90.10.24.8
Niesa Johnson3109.5.300.261.9170.61.40.30.11.5
Angie Braziel705.9.500N/A.8331.60.40.30.03.4
Cass Bauer-Bilodeau2504.9.382.000.8750.80.20.00.01.3
Christy Smith404.8.750.667.8330.30.30.30.03.3
Sonia Chase1304.5.188.2731.0000.40.40.30.00.8


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

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