1999 New York Liberty season

1999 New York Liberty season
CoachRichie Adubato
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendance14,047 per game
Results
Record18–14 (.563)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals

The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty hosted the first WNBA All-Star Game.

Logo for the inaugural WNBA All-Star Game, held in 1999

Transactions

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Orlando Miracle expansion draft

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The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the New York Liberty:

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Kisha Ford  United States Georgia Tech

WNBA draft

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See also: 1999 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Crystal Robinson  United States Colorado Xplosion
2 18 Michele Van Gorp  United States Duke
3 30 Tamika Whitmore  United States Memphis
4 42 Carolyn Young  United States New England Blizzard

Transactions

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Date Transaction
September 11, 1998 Fired Nancy Darsch as Head Coach[1]
December 9, 1998 Hired Richie Adubato as Head Coach[1]
April 6, 1999 Lost Kisha Ford to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
May 4, 1999 Drafted Crystal Robinson, Michele Van Gorp, Tamika Whitmore and Carolyn Young in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1]
May 24, 1999 Waived Bridgette Gordon and Vanessa Nygaard[1]
June 1, 1999 Signed Venus Lacy[1]
June 7, 1999 Waived Alicia Thompson[1]
June 19, 1999 Signed Becky Hammon[1]

Roster

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1999 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G25United StatesHammon, Becky5' 6" (1.68m)136 lb (62kg)1977-03-11Colorado StateR
C34United StatesHampton, Kym6' 2" (1.88m)210 lb (95kg)1962-11-03Arizona State2
G/F55United StatesJohnson, Vickie5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1972-04-15Louisiana Tech2
C5United StatesLacy, Venus6' 3" (1.91m)234 lb (106kg)1967-02-09Louisiana TechR
C50United StatesLobo, Rebecca6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1973-10-06Connecticut2
F3United StatesRobinson, Crystal5' 11" (1.8m)155 lb (70kg)1974-01-22SE Oklahoma StateR
C31United StatesVan Gorp, Michele6' 6" (1.98m)187 lb (85kg)1977-05-10DukeR
G4United StatesWashington, Coquese5' 6" (1.68m)138 lb (63kg)1971-01-17Notre Dame1
G11United StatesWeatherspoon, Teresa5' 8" (1.73m)161 lb (73kg)1965-12-08Louisiana Tech2
F44United StatesWhitmore, Tamika6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg)1977-06-05MemphisR
F23United StatesWicks, Sue6' 3" (1.91m)174 lb (79kg)1966-11-26Rutgers2
G/F13United StatesWitherspoon, Sophia5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)1969-07-06Florida2
Head coach
United States Richie Adubato (William Paterson)
Assistant coaches
United States Lisa White
United States Melissa McFerrin
United States Jeff House
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

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Regular season

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1999 game log
Total: 18–14 (Home: 12–4; Road: 6–10)
June: 5–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
July : 6–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
August : 7–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
1999 season schedule

Playoffs

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1999 playoff game log
Conference Finals vs. Charlotte Sting
Won Series: 2–1
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
Championship vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 1–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
1999 playoff schedule

Season standings

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Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
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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Legend
  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

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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 0.6
Rebecca Lobo 1 1 1.0 N/A N/A N/A 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

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  • Teresa Weatherspoon, Guard, New York Liberty, All-WNBA Second Team

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "1999 New York Liberty Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
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