1999 Los Angeles Sparks season
WNBA team season
1999 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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Coach | Orlando Woolridge |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Attendance | 7,625 per game |
Results | |
Record | 20–12 (.625) |
Place | 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to Houston Comets |
The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but they fell in the Conference Finals to eventual champion Houston Comets.
Transactions
Minnesota Lynx expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Minnesota Lynx expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Octavia Blue | ![]() | Miami (FL) |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 4 | DeLisha Milton-Jones | ![]() | Portland Power |
2 | 16 | Clarisse Machanguana | ![]() | San Jose Lasers |
3 | 28 | Ukari Figgs | ![]() | Purdue |
4 | 40 | La'Keshia Frett | ![]() | Philadelphia Rage |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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April 6, 1999 | Lost Octavia Blue to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
May 4, 1999 | Drafted DeLisha Milton-Jones, Clarisse Machanguana, Ukari Figgs and La'Keshia Frett in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1] | |
May 6, 1999 | Waived Michelle Reed[1] | |
May 15, 1999 | Signed Gordana Grubin and Nina Bjedov[1] | |
June 21, 1999 | Traded Jamila Wideman to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for Jennifer Howard[1] | |
June 22, 1999 | Waived Sandra Van Embricqs[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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First round vs. Sacramento Monarchs Won Series: 1–0
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Conference Finals vs. Houston Comets Lost Series: 1–2
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1999 playoff schedule |
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Houston Comets x | 26 | 6 | .813 | 16–4 | – |
Los Angeles Sparks x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12–8 | 6.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 9–11 | 7.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 7–13 | 11.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8–12 | 11.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8–12 | 11.0 |
Statistics
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GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mwadi Mabika | 32 | 28 | 29.3 | .372 | .281 | .718 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
Lisa Leslie | 32 | 32 | 29.1 | .467 | .423 | .731 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 15.6 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 32 | 32 | 26.1 | .530 | .000 | .791 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.9 |
Gordana Grubin | 32 | 18 | 22.1 | .405 | .430 | .765 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
La'Keshia Frett | 31 | 18 | 21.2 | .478 | N/A | .791 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
Tamecka Dixon | 32 | 14 | 17.6 | .378 | .313 | .738 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
Nina Bjedov | 27 | 0 | 16.0 | .520 | .421 | .500 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
Ukari Figgs | 22 | 10 | 15.0 | .366 | .298 | .875 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
Penny Toler | 30 | 4 | 14.2 | .340 | .154 | .867 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
Allison Feaster | 32 | 4 | 12.8 | .495 | .368 | .684 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
Clarisse Machanguana | 28 | 0 | 8.8 | .490 | N/A | .722 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
- ^ a b c d e f "1999 Los Angeles Sparks Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
External links
- Sparks on Basketball Reference
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Los Angeles Sparks
- Founded in 1997
- Based in Los Angeles, California
- Owner: Guggenheim Partners
- General Manager: Vacant
- TV: Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles)
- Announcers: Jim Watson, Mary Murphy