1999 WNBA draft

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1999 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)May 4, 1999
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selectionChamique Holdsclaw
Washington Mystics
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2000 →

1999 WNBA draft

  • On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned prior to the expansion draft.
  • On April 6, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
  • On May 3, 1999, another round of player allocation took place.
  • On May 4, 1999, the regular WNBA draft took place.
  • On December 15, 1999, an additional expansion draft took place for the 2000 WNBA season. See 2000 WNBA draft for more details.

Initial expansion player allocation

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Kristin Folkl F  United States Minnesota Lynx Stanford
2 Nykesha Sales * G/F  United States Orlando Miracle Connecticut

Expansion draft

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Brandy Reed F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix Mercury) Southern Mississippi
2 Andrea Congreaves F  United Kingdom Orlando Miracle (from Charlotte Sting) Mercer
3 Kim Williams G  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Utah Starzz) DePaul
4 Kisha Ford G  United States Orlando Miracle (from New York Liberty) Georgia Tech
5 Octavia Blue G  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Los Angeles Sparks) Miami (FL)
6 Yolanda Moore F  United States Orlando Miracle (from Houston Comets) Mississippi
7 Adia Barnes F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Sacramento Monarchs) Arizona
8
Adrienne Johnson
 G  United States Orlando Miracle (from Cleveland Rockers) Ohio State

Post-expansion draft player allocation

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Katie Smith * G/F  United States Minnesota Lynx
ABL
)
2 Shannon Johnson * G  United States Orlando Miracle
ABL
)

College Draft

* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Round 1

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Chamique Holdsclaw ^ * G/F  United States Washington Mystics Tennessee
2 Yolanda Griffith * F/C  United States Sacramento Monarchs
ABL
)
3 Natalie Williams * C  United States Utah Starzz
ABL
)
4 DeLisha Milton + F  United States Los Angeles Sparks
ABL
)
5 Jennifer Azzi G  United States Detroit Shock
ABL
)
6 Crystal Robinson F  United States New York Liberty
ABL
)
7 Tonya Edwards + G  United States Minnesota Lynx
ABL
)
8 Tari Phillips * F  United States Orlando Miracle
ABL
)
9 Dawn Staley ^ + G  United States Charlotte Sting
ABL
)
10 Edna Campbell G  United States Phoenix Mercury
ABL
)
11 Chasity Melvin + C  United States Cleveland Rockers
ABL
)
12
Natalia Zassoulskaia
 F  Russia Houston Comets Dynamo Moscow, Russia

Round 2

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
13 Shalonda Enis F  United States Washington Mystics
ABL
)
14 Kedra Holland-Corn G  United States Sacramento Monarchs
ABL
)
15 Debbie Black G  United States Utah Starzz
ABL
)
16 Clarisse Machanguana C  Mozambique Los Angeles Sparks
ABL
)
17 Val Whiting C  United States Detroit Shock
ABL
)
18 Michele Van Gorp C  United States New York Liberty Duke
19 Trisha Fallon G/F  Australia Minnesota Lynx
Sydney Flames, Australia
20 Sheri Sam + F/G  United States Orlando Miracle
ABL
)
21 Stephanie White-McCarty G/F  United States Charlotte Sting Purdue
22
Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil
 F  United States Phoenix Mercury
ABL
)
23 Mery Andrade F  Portugal Cleveland Rockers Old Dominion
24 Sonja Henning G  United States Houston Comets
ABL
)

Round 3

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
25 Andrea Nagy G  Hungary Washington Mystics
ABL
)
26 Kate Starbird G  United States Sacramento Monarchs
ABL
)
27 Adrienne Goodson + F  United States Utah Starzz
ABL
)
28 Ukari Figgs G  United States Los Angeles Sparks Purdue
29 Dominique Canty G/F  United States Detroit Shock Alabama
30 Tamika Whitmore + C  United States New York Liberty Memphis
31 Andrea Lloyd F  United States Minnesota Lynx
ABL
)
32 Taj McWilliams-Franklin * [a] C  United States Orlando Miracle
ABL
)
33 Charlotte Smith F  United States Charlotte Sting
ABL
)
34 Lisa Harrison F  United States Phoenix Mercury
ABL
)
35 Tracy Henderson C  United States Cleveland Rockers
ABL
)
36 Kara Wolters C  United States Houston Comets
ABL
)

Notes:

  1. ^ Taj McWilliams-Franklin is the lowest draft pick to become a WNBA All-Star.

Round 4

Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
37 Jenny Whittle C  Australia Washington Mystics Perth Breakers, Australia
38 Amy Herrig C  United States Sacramento Monarchs Iowa
39
Dalma Ivanyi
 G  Hungary Utah Starzz Florida International
40 La'Keshia Frett F  United States Los Angeles Sparks
ABL
)
41
Astou Ndiaye
 F/C  Senegal Detroit Shock
ABL
)
42 Carolyn Jones-Young G  United States New York Liberty
ABL
)
43 Sonja Tate G  United States Minnesota Lynx
ABL
)
44 Carla McGhee F  United States Orlando Miracle
ABL
)
45 Angie Braziel F  United States Charlotte Sting Texas Tech
46 Amanda Wilson F  United States Phoenix Mercury Louisiana Tech
47
Kellie Jolly
 G  United States Cleveland Rockers Tennessee
48 Jennifer Rizzotti G  United States Houston Comets
ABL
)
49 Angie Potthoff F  United States Minnesota Lynx
ABL
)
50 Elaine Powell G  United States Orlando Miracle
ABL
)

See also

References

  • "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
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