1999 - 00 WNBA (WNBA) Season Review

1999 - 00 WNBA Season Review

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Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league located in the United States. Starting play in 1997 it currently consists of 12 teams, all located in the United States, The league plays a 34 game schedule from May to August with the finals occurring in October. The WNBA playoffs currently begin in late September, with four teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs.

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1999 - 00 WNBA Regular Season Standings

Eastern Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
New York Liberty	20	12	0.625	-	67.1	63.6
Cleveland Rockers	17	15	0.531	3	68.3	66.3
Orlando Miracle	16	16	0.500	4	69.0	69.8
Washington Mystics	14	18	0.438	6	68.0	69.4
Detroit Shock	14	18	0.438	6	72.8	75.8
Miami Sol	13	19	0.406	7	57.2	62.5
Indiana Fever	9	23	0.281	11	69.2	71.6
Charlotte Sting	8	24	0.250	12	68.3	75.9

Western Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Los Angeles Sparks	28	4	0.875	-	75.5	67.8
Houston Comets	27	5	0.844	1	77.3	64.6
Sacramento Monarchs	21	11	0.656	7	73.2	68.0
Phoenix Mercury	20	12	0.625	8	70.1	65.7
Utah Starzz	18	14	0.563	10	75.4	75.2
Minnesota Lynx	15	17	0.469	13	68.5	68.4
Portland Fire	10	22	0.313	18	67.3	72.0
Seattle Storm	6	26	0.188	22	56.9	67.8

1999 - 00 WNBA Playoffs

Finals Houston Comets over New York Liberty (2-0) Thu, August 24 - Houston Comets 59 @ New York Liberty 52 Sat, August 26 - New York Liberty 73 @ Houston Comets 79
Eastern Conference Finals New York Liberty over Cleveland Rockers (2-1) Thu, August 17 - New York Liberty 43 @ Cleveland Rockers 56 Sun, August 20 - Cleveland Rockers 45 @ New York Liberty 51 Mon, August 21 - Cleveland Rockers 67 @ New York Liberty 81	Western Conference Finals Houston Comets over Los Angeles Sparks (2-0) Thu, August 17 - Los Angeles Sparks 56 @ Houston Comets 77 Sun, August 20 - Houston Comets 74 @ Los Angeles Sparks 69
Eastern Conference Semifinals Cleveland Rockers over Orlando Miracle (2-1) Fri, August 11 - Cleveland Rockers 55 @ Orlando Miracle 62 Sun, August 13 - Orlando Miracle 54 @ Cleveland Rockers 63 Tue, August 15 - Orlando Miracle 43 @ Cleveland Rockers 72	Western Conference Semifinals Houston Comets over Sacramento Monarchs (2-0) Sat, August 12 - Houston Comets 72 @ Sacramento Monarchs 64 Mon, August 14 - Sacramento Monarchs 70 @ Houston Comets 75
Eastern Conference Semifinals New York Liberty over Washington Mystics (2-0) Sat, August 12 - New York Liberty 72 @ Washington Mystics 63 Mon, August 14 - Washington Mystics 57 @ New York Liberty 78	Western Conference Semifinals Los Angeles Sparks over Phoenix Mercury (2-0) Fri, August 11 - Los Angeles Sparks 86 @ Phoenix Mercury 71 Sun, August 13 - Phoenix Mercury 76 @ Los Angeles Sparks 101

WNBA - 1999 - 00 Awards

Player	Team	Award
Suzie McConnell Serio	Cleveland Rockers	Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
Betty Lennox	Minnesota Lynx	Rookie of the Year
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Tari Phillips	New York Liberty	Most Improved Player of the Year
Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	Finals Most Valuable Player
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	Defensive Player of the Year
Michael Cooper	Los Angeles Sparks	Coach of the Year
Natalie Williams	Utah Starzz	All Star Team
Teresa Weatherspoon	New York Liberty	All Star Team
Tina Thompson	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Katie Smith	Minnesota Lynx	All Star Team
Betty Lennox	Minnesota Lynx	All Star Team
Shannon Johnson	Orlando Miracle	All Star Team
Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	All Star Team
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Ticha Penicheiro	Sacramento Monarchs	All Star Team
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	All Star Team
Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Tina Thompson	Houston Comets	All Star Most Valuable Player

WNBA - 1999 - 00 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player

Conference

Team

Minutes

Points

Rebounds

Assists

WNBA - 1999 - 00 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Katie Smith	1999-2000	Minnesota Lynx	646
Sheryl Swoopes	1999-2000	Houston Comets	643
Brandy Reed	1999-2000	Phoenix Mercury	608
Lisa Leslie	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	570
Andrea Stinson	1999-2000	Charlotte Sting	565
Chamique Holdsclaw	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	561
Cynthia Cooper	1999-2000	Houston Comets	550
Natalie Williams	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	543
Betty Lennox	1999-2000	Minnesota Lynx	541
Tina Thompson	1999-2000	Houston Comets	540
Sophia Witherspoon	1999-2000	Portland Fire	538

WNBA - 1999 - 00 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Ticha Penicheiro	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	236
Teresa Weatherspoon	1999-2000	New York Liberty	204
Dawn Staley	1999-2000	Charlotte Sting	190
Shannon Johnson	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	169
Cynthia Cooper	1999-2000	Houston Comets	156
Ukari Figgs	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	127
Andrea Stinson	1999-2000	Charlotte Sting	121
Suzie McConnell Serio	1999-2000	Cleveland Rockers	119
Sheryl Swoopes	1999-2000	Houston Comets	119
Andrea Nagy	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	118
Rita Williams	1999-2000	Indiana Fever	101

1999 - 00 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Lisa Leslie	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	134
DeLisha Milton-Jones	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	124
Natalie Williams	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	124
Mwadi Mabika	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	117
Margo Dydek	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	114
Chasity Melvin	1999-2000	Cleveland Rockers	113
Betty Lennox	1999-2000	Minnesota Lynx	112
Rhonda Mapp	1999-2000	Charlotte Sting	112
Wendy Palmer	1999-2000	Detroit Shock	112
Cintia dos Santos	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	111
Yolanda Griffith	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	110

1999 - 00 Field Goal Percentage (>200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Murriel Page	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	222	131	0.590
Kara Wolters	1999-2000	Indiana Fever	264	148	0.561
Yolanda Griffith	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	361	193	0.535
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	330	173	0.524
Alicia Thompson	1999-2000	Indiana Fever	255	131	0.514
DeLisha Milton-Jones	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	293	150	0.512
Brandy Reed	1999-2000	Phoenix Mercury	456	231	0.507
Elena Tornikidou	1999-2000	Detroit Shock	241	122	0.506
Sheryl Swoopes	1999-2000	Houston Comets	484	245	0.506
Natalie Williams	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	365	179	0.490
Vicky Bullett	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	294	143	0.486

1999 - 00 Three Point Field Goals Made (> 50 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Katie Smith	1999-2000	Minnesota Lynx	232	88	0.379
Monica Maxwell	1999-2000	Indiana Fever	156	62	0.397
Mwadi Mabika	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	159	61	0.384
Sophia Witherspoon	1999-2000	Portland Fire	163	60	0.368
Tina Thompson	1999-2000	Houston Comets	132	55	0.417
Betty Lennox	1999-2000	Minnesota Lynx	139	55	0.396
Adrienne Johnson	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	148	52	0.351
Becky Hammon	1999-2000	New York Liberty	141	52	0.369
Ruthie Bolton	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	160	50	0.313
Nikki McCray	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	151	50	0.331
Rita Williams	1999-2000	Indiana Fever	131	49	0.374

1999 - 00 Offensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Off Reb
Yolanda Griffith	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	148
Natalie Williams	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	132
Marlies Askamp	1999-2000	Miami Sol	96
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	90
Tari Phillips	1999-2000	New York Liberty	86
Murriel Page	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	79
Lisa Leslie	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	75
Adrienne Goodson	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	69
Chasity Melvin	1999-2000	Cleveland Rockers	69
Tina Thompson	1999-2000	Houston Comets	68
Wendy Palmer	1999-2000	Detroit Shock	67

1999 - 00 Defensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Lisa Leslie	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	231
Natalie Williams	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	204
Yolanda Griffith	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	183
Chamique Holdsclaw	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	183
Tina Thompson	1999-2000	Houston Comets	177
Tari Phillips	1999-2000	New York Liberty	161
Sheryl Swoopes	1999-2000	Houston Comets	155
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	154
Wendy Palmer	1999-2000	Detroit Shock	152
Margo Dydek	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	146
Rhonda Mapp	1999-2000	Charlotte Sting	145

WNBA - 1999 - 00 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Natalie Williams	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	336
Yolanda Griffith	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	331
Lisa Leslie	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	306
Tari Phillips	1999-2000	New York Liberty	247
Tina Thompson	1999-2000	Houston Comets	245
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	244
Chamique Holdsclaw	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	240
Marlies Askamp	1999-2000	Miami Sol	231
Wendy Palmer	1999-2000	Detroit Shock	219
Murriel Page	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	208
Rhonda Mapp	1999-2000	Charlotte Sting	205

WNBA - 1999 - 00 Steals Leader

Player	Season	Team	Steals
Sheryl Swoopes	1999-2000	Houston Comets	87
Yolanda Griffith	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	83
Rita Williams	1999-2000	Indiana Fever	76
Ticha Penicheiro	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	70
Brandy Reed	1999-2000	Phoenix Mercury	66
Teresa Weatherspoon	1999-2000	New York Liberty	65
Vicky Bullett	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	64
Sonja Henning	1999-2000	Seattle Storm	61
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	59
Tari Phillips	1999-2000	New York Liberty	59
Debbie Black	1999-2000	Miami Sol	58

WNBA - 1999 - 00 Blocks Leader

Player	Season	Team	Blocks
Margo Dydek	1999-2000	Utah Starzz	96
Lisa Leslie	1999-2000	Los Angeles Sparks	74
Tangela Smith	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	64
Cintia dos Santos	1999-2000	Orlando Miracle	63
Yolanda Griffith	1999-2000	Sacramento Monarchs	61
Kara Wolters	1999-2000	Indiana Fever	49
Vicky Bullett	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	47
Sue Wicks	1999-2000	New York Liberty	39
Quacy Barnes	1999-2000	Seattle Storm	33
Sheryl Swoopes	1999-2000	Houston Comets	33
Murriel Page	1999-2000	Washington Mystics	32