The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty hosted the first WNBA All-Star Game.
Transactions
Orlando Miracle expansion draft The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the New York Liberty: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Kisha Ford Georgia Tech
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 6 Crystal Robinson Colorado Xplosion 2 18 Michele Van Gorp Duke330Tamika WhitmoreMemphis442Carolyn YoungNew England Blizzard
Transactions DateTransactionSeptember 11, 1998Fired Nancy Darsch as Head CoachDecember 9, 1998Hired Richie Adubato as Head Coach April 6, 1999 Lost Kisha Ford to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft May 4, 1999 Drafted Crystal Robinson, Michele Van Gorp, Tamika Whitmore and Carolyn Young in the 1999 WNBA draft May 24, 1999 Waived Bridgette Gordon and Vanessa Nygaard June 1, 1999 Signed Venus LacyJune 7, 1999Waived Alicia ThompsonJune 19, 1999Signed Becky Hammon
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 1 | June 10 | Cleveland | W 87–60 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Kym Hampton (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 12 | @ Charlotte | W 68–57 | Sophia Witherspoon (17) | Vickie Johnson (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 14 | Washington | L 63–81 | Tamika Whitmore (13) | Hampton Johnson Weatherspoon (5) | Johnson Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 18 | Los Angeles | W 84–72 | Vickie Johnson (26) | Kym Hampton (9) | Crystal Robinson (5) | Madison Square Garden | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 20 | Detroit | W 69–62 | Tamika Whitmore (16) | Hampton Johnson Whitmore Wicks (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | Madison Square Garden | 4–1 |- | 6 | June 27 | Charlotte | W 72–58 | Vickie Johnson (14) | Kym Hampton Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (11) | Madison Square Garden | 5–1 |- | 7 | June 28 | @ Detroit | L 71–91 | Vickie Johnson (18) | Sue Wicks (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 5–2
| 8 | July 1 | Phoenix | W 83–67 | Vickie Johnson (22) | Hampton Whitmore (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Madison Square Garden | 6–2 |- | 9 | July 3 | @ Houston | L 50–65 | Vickie Johnson (20) | Kym Hampton (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Compaq Center | 6–3 |- | 10 | July 5 | Sacramento | W 76–63 | Vickie Johnson (20) | Hampton Wicks (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | Madison Square Garden | 7–3 |- | 11 | July 6 | @ Washington | L 63–71 | Teresa Weatherspoon (14) | Hampton Lobo (6) | Johnson Weatherspoon (6) | MCI Center | 7–4 |- | 12 | July 8 | @ Cleveland | W 84–49 | Sophia Witherspoon (22) | Vickie Johnson (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Gund Arena | 8–4 |- | 13 | July 11 | Minnesota | L 56–58 | Crystal Robinson (13) | Sue Wicks (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 8–5 |- | 14 | July 17 | @ Minnesota | L 58–60 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Sue Wicks (7) | Johnson Wicks (4) | Target Center | 8–6 |- | 15 | July 18 | Utah | W 88–82 (OT) | Kym Hampton (20) | Kym Hampton (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | Madison Square Garden | 9–6 |- | 16 | July 20 | Orlando | W 61–56 | Crystal Robinson (15) | Sue Wicks (10) | Johnson Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 10–6 |- | 17 | July 22 | @ Sacramento | L 55–71 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Sue Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | ARCO Arena | 10–7 |- | 18 | July 24 | @ Los Angeles | L 72–75 (OT) | Crystal Robinson (23) | Sue Wicks (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (12) | Great Western Forum | 10–8 |- | 19 | July 26 | Charlotte | L 69–75 (OT) | Crystal Robinson (23) | Sue Wicks (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 10–9 |- | 20 | July 29 | @ Orlando | W 73–65 (OT) | Hampton Witherspoon (21) | Kym Hampton (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 11–9 |- | 21 | July 30 | @ Charlotte | L 58–62 | Tamika Whitmore (13) | Kym Hampton (7) | Johnson Weatherspoon (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 11–10
| 22 | August 1 | Orlando | W 74–61 | Vickie Johnson (18) | Kym Hampton (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (11) | Madison Square Garden | 12–10 |- | 23 | August 3 | @ Utah | W 61–59 | Vickie Johnson (16) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Delta Center | 13–10 |- | 24 | August 6 | @ Phoenix | L 55–68 | Crystal Robinson (27) | Crystal Robinson (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | America West Arena | 13–11 |- | 25 | August 8 | Houston | W 74–71 | Sophia Witherspoon (22) | Sue Wicks (9) | Vickie Johnson (6) | Madison Square Garden | 14–11 |- | 26 | August 9 | @ Orlando | W 80–75 | Crystal Robinson (18) | Sue Wicks (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 15–11 |- | 27 | August 11 | @ Washington | L 56–59 (OT) | Crystal Robinson (16) | Sue Wicks (16) | Vickie Johnson (3) | MCI Center | 15–12 |- | 28 | August 13 | @ Detroit | W 60–56 | Hampton Robinson Wicks (12) | Sue Wicks (10) | Johnson Weatherspoon (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 16–12 |- | 29 | August 15 | Detroit | L 57–63 | Teresa Weatherspoon (14) | Sue Wicks (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 16–13 |- | 30 | August 19 | Washington | W 66–54 | Tamika Whitmore (20) | Vickie Johnson (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Madison Square Garden | 17–13 |- | 31 | August 19 | Cleveland | W 72–55 | Becky Hammon (16) | Sue Wicks (9) | Crystal Robinson (5) | Madison Square Garden | 18–13 |- | 32 | August 21 | @ Cleveland | L 56–66 | Johnson Weatherspoon (15) | Sue Wicks (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Gund Arena | 18–14
Playoffs
| 1 | August 27 | @ Charlotte | L 67–78 | Crystal Robinson (17) | Robinson Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 29 | Charlotte | W 74–70 | Teresa Weatherspoon (19) | Kym Hampton (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | Madison Square Garden | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 30 | Charlotte | W 69–54 | Crystal Robinson (18) | Kym Hampton (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (11) | Madison Square Garden | 2–1
| 1 | September 2 | Houston | L 60–73 | Sophia Witherspoon (18) | Sue Wicks (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | Madison Square Garden | 0–1 |- | 2 | September 4 | @ Houston | W 68–67 | Crystal Robinson (21) | Kym Hampton (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Compaq Center | 1–1 |- | 3 | September 5 | @ Houston | L 47–59 | Sue Wicks (11) | Sue Wicks (9) | Crystal Robinson (3) | Compaq Center | 1–2
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Teresa Weatherspoon 32 32 33.9 .421 .378 .679 3.3 6.4 2.4 0.1 7.2 Vickie Johnson 32 32 33.8 .419 .352 .837 4.4 3.3 1.4 0.0 13.3 Sue Wicks 32 30 29.3 .403 .133 .615 7.0 1.4 1.3 1.3 6.8 Crystal Robinson 32 9 28.2 .439 .437 .845 2.8 1.5 1.4 0.3 11.7 Kym Hampton 32 32 26.8 .431 .500 .747 5.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 9.2 Tamika Whitmore 27 1 21.2 .435 .125 .679 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 7.9 Sophia Witherspoon 32 23 18.2 .396 .359 .710 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.1 8.5 Becky Hammon 30 0 6.7 .422 .289 .882 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 2.7 Venus Lacy 17 0 6.5 .417 N/A .800 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.9 Michele Van Gorp 21 0 5.6 .333 N/A .800 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.0 Coquese Washington 19 0 4.1 .278 .000 1.000 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.6Rebecca Lobo111.0N/AN/AN/A1.00.00.00.00.0 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors Teresa Weatherspoon, Guard, New York Liberty, All-WNBA Second Team
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