1999 WNBA season
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{{Infobox sports season
| title =1999 WNBA season
| league =Women's National Basketball Association
| sport =Basketball
| logo =
| pixels =75px
| caption =The WNBA logo.
| duration =June 10 - September 5, 1999
| no_of_games =32
| no_of_teams =12
| attendance =1,959,733
| average_attendance=10,207
| draft =1999 WNBA Draft
| draft_link =1999 WNBA Draft
| top_pick = {{flagicon|USA}} Chamique Holdsclaw
| picked_by =Washington Mystics
| season =Regular season
| season_champs =
| MVP = {{flagicon|USA}} Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)
| MVP_link = Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award
| playoffs =Playoffs
| playoffs_link =WNBA Playoffs
| conf1 =Eastern
| conf1_link =Eastern Conference (WNBA)
| conf1_champ =New York Liberty
| conf1_runner-up =Charlotte Sting
| conf2 =Western
| conf2_link =Western Conference (WNBA)
| conf2_champ =Houston Comets
| conf2_runner-up =Los Angeles Sparks
| finals =Finals
| finals_link =WNBA Finals
| finals_champ =Houston Comets
| finals_runner-up =New York Liberty
| finals_MVP ={{flagicon|USA}} Cynthia Cooper (Houston)
| finals_MVP_link =WNBA Finals MVP Award
| seasonslist =List of WNBA seasons
| seasonslistnames =WNBA
| prevseason_link =1998 WNBA season
| prevseason_year =1998
| nextseason_link =2000 WNBA season
| nextseason_year =2000}}
The 1999 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season. The 1999 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle. The schedule was increased from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship.
Regular season standings
Eastern Conference
{{1999 WNBA Eastern Conference standings}}
Western Conference
{{1999 WNBA Western Conference standings}}
Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.
Season award winners
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! width=39%|Award ! width=15%|Winner ! width=19%|Team |
WNBA Finals MVP Award |
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award |
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award |
WNBA Newcomer of the Year Award |
WNBA Peak Performer |
WNBA Peak Performer |
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award |
WNBA Sportsmanship Award |
WNBA Coach of the Year Award |
Playoffs
{{Main|1999 WNBA Playoffs}}
{{Main|1999 WNBA Finals}}
Coaches
=Eastern Conference=
=Western Conference=
External links
- [http://www.wnba.com/history/awards_1999.html 1999 WNBA Awards]
- [http://www.wnba.com/history/history_1999.html 1999 WNBA Playoffs]
{{WNBA seasons}}
{{1999 WNBA season by team}}
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Category:1999 in American women's basketball