1999 Washington Mystics season
WNBA team season
1999 Washington Mystics season | |
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Coach | Nancy Darsch |
Arena | MCI Center |
Attendance | 15,306 per game |
Results | |
Record | 12–20 (.375) |
Place | 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Washington Mystics. In the 1999 WNBA draft, Chamique Holdsclaw was selected by the Washington Mystics 1st overall. In her first season, she was named the Rookie of the Year and was a starter in the inaugural WNBA All-Star Game. She averaged 16.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in her first season.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 1 | Chamique Holdsclaw | ![]() | Tennessee |
2 | 13 | Shalonda Enis | ![]() | Seattle Reign |
3 | 25 | Andrea Nagy | ![]() | Philadelphia Rage |
4 | 37 | Jenny Whittle | ![]() | Perth Breakers (Australia) |
Transactions
Date | Transaction |
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February 18, 1999 | Hired Nancy Darsch as Head Coach[1] |
May 4, 1999 | Drafted Chamique Holdsclaw, Shalonda Enis, Andrea Nagy and Jenny Whittle in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1] |
May 6, 1999 | Waived Adrienne Shuler, Keri Chaconas and Margo Graham[1] |
July 1, 1999 | Waived Jenny Whittle[1] |
Signed Valerie Still[1] | |
July 11, 1999 | Traded Alessandra Santos de Oliveira to the Houston Comets in exchange for Nyree Roberts[1] |
December 15, 1999 | Traded Monica Maxwell and a 2000 4th Round Pick to the Indiana Fever in exchange for agreement to select Nyree Roberts in the WNBA expansion draft[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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New York Liberty x | 18 | 14 | .563 | 12–8 | – |
Detroit Shock x | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12–8 | 3.0 |
Charlotte Sting x | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12–8 | 3.0 |
Orlando Miracle o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9–11 | 3.0 |
Washington Mystics o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 10–10 | 6.0 |
Cleveland Rockers o | 7 | 25 | .219 | 5–15 | 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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Chamique Holdsclaw | 31 | 30 | 34.2 | .437 | .172 | .773 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 16.9 |
Nikki McCray | 32 | 32 | 32.6 | .424 | .301 | .806 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 17.5 |
Andrea Nagy | 32 | 32 | 29.6 | .409 | .273 | .763 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
Shalonda Enis | 29 | 26 | 29.1 | .364 | .275 | .684 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
Murriel Page | 32 | 26 | 28.6 | .574 | N/A | .683 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
Alessandro Santos de Oliveira | 13 | 6 | 16.6 | .564 | N/A | .318 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
Heather Owen | 17 | 0 | 13.8 | .400 | N/A | .696 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Valerie Still | 23 | 6 | 12.3 | .245 | .000 | .368 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Markita Aldridge | 31 | 2 | 12.2 | .309 | .150 | .606 | 1,2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
Rita Williams | 31 | 0 | 10.1 | .500 | .559 | .639 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
Nyree Roberts | 8 | 0 | 7.7 | .600 | N/A | .571 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Monica Maxwell | 20 | 0 | 7.1 | .220 | .212 | .556 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
Jenny Whittle | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Penny Moore | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .333 | N/A | N/A | 0.73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Chamique Holdsclaw ranked sixth in the WNBA in Free Throws, 116
- Nikki McCray, ranked fifth in the WNBA in Free Throws, 129 [2]
Awards and honors
- Chamique Holdsclaw, WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
- Chamique Holdsclaw, Forward, All-WNBA Second Team[3]
- Murriel Page, WNBA Peak Performer
References
External links
- Washington Mystics on Basketball Reference
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1999 WNBA season by team
- Charlotte Sting
- Cleveland Rockers
- Detroit Shock
- New York Liberty
- Orlando Miracle
- Washington Mystics