1999 WNBA draft

General information
Sport| Basketball
Date(s)| May 4, 1999
Overview
League| WNBA
First selection| Chamique Holdsclaw
Washington Mystics

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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.

## Contents

* 1 Key
* 2 Initial expansion player allocation
* 3 Expansion draft
* 4 Post-expansion draft player allocation
* 5 College draft
* 5.1 Round 1
* 5.2 Round 2
* 5.3 Round 3
* 5.4 Round 4
* 6 References

## Key[edit]

G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center

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^  | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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

## Initial expansion player allocation[edit]

Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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1  | Kristin Folkl | F  |  United States | Minnesota Lynx | Stanford
2  | Nykesha Sales + | G/F  |  United States | Orlando Miracle | Connecticut

## Expansion draft[edit]

Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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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[edit]

Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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1  | Katie Smith + | G/F  |  United States | Minnesota Lynx | Ohio State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
2  | Shannon Johnson + | G  |  United States | Orlando Miracle | South Carolina (from Columbus Quest, ABL)

## College draft[edit]

### Round 1[edit]

Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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1  | Chamique Holdsclaw ^ + | G/F  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Tennessee
2  | Yolanda Griffith + | F/C  |  United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Florida Atlantic (from Chicago Condors, ABL)
3  | Natalie Williams + | C  |  United States | Utah Starzz | UCLA (from Portland Power, ABL)
4  | DeLisha Milton + | F  |  United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Florida (from Portland Power, ABL)
5  | Jennifer Azzi | G  |  United States | Detroit Shock | Stanford (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
6  | Crystal Robinson | F  |  United States | New York Liberty | Southeastern Oklahoma State (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
7  | Tonya Edwards + | G  |  United States | Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
8  | Tari Phillips + | F  |  United States | Orlando Miracle | Central Florida (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
9  | Dawn Staley ^ + | G  |  United States | Charlotte Sting | Virginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
10  | Edna Campbell | G  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury | Texas (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
11  | Chasity Melvin + | C  |  United States | Cleveland Rockers | North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
12  | Natalia Zassoulskaia | F  |  Russia | Houston Comets | Dynamo Moscow, Russia

### Round 2[edit]

Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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13  | Shalonda Enis | F  |  United States | Washington Mystics | Alabama (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
14  | Kedra Holland-Corn | G  |  United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Georgia (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
15  | Debbie Black | G  |  United States | Utah Starzz | St. Joseph's (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
16  | Clarisse Machanguana | C  |  Mozambique | Los Angeles Sparks | Old Dominion (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
17  | Val Whiting | C  |  United States | Detroit Shock | Stanford (from Seattle Reign, 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 | Vanderbilt (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
21  | Stephanie White-McCarty | G/F  |  United States | Charlotte Sting | Purdue
22  | Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil | F  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury | Texas (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
23  | Mery Andrade | F  |  Portugal | Cleveland Rockers | Old Dominion
24  | Sonja Henning | G  |  United States | Houston Comets | Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL)

### Round 3[edit]

Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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25  | Andrea Nagy | G  |  Hungary | Washington Mystics | Florida International (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
26  | Kate Starbird | G  |  United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
27  | Adrienne Goodson + | F  |  United States | Utah Starzz | Old Dominion (from Chicago Condors, 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 | Texas (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
32  | Taj McWilliams-Franklin + [a] | C  |  United States | Orlando Miracle | St. Edward's (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
33  | Charlotte Smith | F  |  United States | Charlotte Sting | North Carolina (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
34  | Lisa Harrison | F  |  United States | Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
35  | Tracy Henderson | C  |  United States | Cleveland Rockers | Georgia (from Nashville Noise, ABL)
36  | Kara Wolters | C  |  United States | Houston Comets | Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL)

Notes:

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

### Round 4[edit]

Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School / club team

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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 | Georgia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
41  | Astou Ndiaye | F/C  |  Senegal | Detroit Shock | Southern Nazarene (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
42  | Carolyn Jones-Young | G  |  United States | New York Liberty | Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
43  | Sonja Tate | G  |  United States | Minnesota Lynx | Arkansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
44  | Carla McGhee | F  |  United States | Orlando Miracle | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, 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 | Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
49  | Angie Potthoff | F  |  United States | Minnesota Lynx | Penn State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
50  | Elaine Powell | G  |  United States | Orlando Miracle | LSU (from Portland Power, ABL)

## References[edit]

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

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1999 WNBA draft

First round|

* Chamique Holdsclaw
* Yolanda Griffith
* Natalie Williams
* DeLisha Milton-Jones
* Jennifer Azzi
* Crystal Robinson
* Tonya Edwards
* Tari Phillips
* Dawn Staley
* Edna Campbell
* Chasity Melvin
* Natalya Zasulskaya

Second round|

* Shalonda Enis
* Kedra Holland-Corn
* Debbie Black
* Clarisse Machanguana
* Val Whiting
* Michele Van Gorp
* Trisha Fallon
* Sheri Sam
* Stephanie White-McCarty
* Clarissa Davis
* Mery Andrade
* Sonja Henning

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1999 WNBA season by team

* Draft
* All-Star Game
* Championship
* Playoffs

Eastern|

* Charlotte Sting
* Cleveland Rockers
* Detroit Shock
* New York Liberty
* Orlando Miracle
* Washington Mystics

Western|

* Houston Comets
* Los Angeles Sparks
* Minnesota Lynx
* Phoenix Mercury
* Sacramento Monarchs
* Utah Starzz

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