1999 Charlotte Sting season

The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting won their first playoff series by defeating the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the Eastern Conference Finals they would fall to the New York Liberty in three games.

1999 Charlotte Sting season
CoachDan Hughes
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendanceper game
Results
Record1517 (.469)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals

Offseason

WNBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Club Team
19Dawn Staley United StatesVirginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
221Stephanie White-McCarty United StatesPurdue
333Charlotte Smith United StatesNorth Carolina (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
447Angie Braziel United StatesTexas Tech

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty x1814.56312–8
Detroit Shock x1517.46912–83.0
Charlotte Sting x1517.46912–83.0
Orlando Miracle o1517.4699–113.0
Washington Mystics o1220.37510–106.0
Cleveland Rockers o725.2195–1511.0

Season schedule

1999 Game Log: Regular Season

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1August 24@ Detroit60-54Win1-0
Eastern Conference Finals
1August 27New York78-67Win2-0
2August 29@ New York70-74Loss2-1
3August 30@ New York54-69Loss2-2

References

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