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1999 Cleveland Rockers season
The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers played their worst season in franchise history, finishing dead last in the league.
Transactions
Orlando Miracle expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers:
| Cleveland Rockers}}" width="10%" | Player | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="10%" | Nationality | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="10%" | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Johnson | Ohio State |
WNBA draft
| Cleveland Rockers}}" width="2%" | Round | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="5%" | Pick | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="10%" | Player | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="10%" | Nationality | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="10%" | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Chasity Melvin | Philadelphia Rage | ||||||
| 2 | 23 | Mery Andrade | Old Dominion | ||||||
| 3 | 35 | Tracy Henderson | Nashville Noise | ||||||
| 4 | 47 | Kellie Jolly Harper | Tennessee |
Transactions
| Cleveland Rockers}}" width=125" | Date | Cleveland Rockers}}" colspan="2" | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 1999 | Lost Adrienne Johnson to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft | ||
| May 4, 1999 | Drafted Chasity Melvin, Mery Andrade, Tracy Henderson and Kellie Jolly Harper in the [1999 WNBA draft](1999-wnba-draft) | ||
| May 24, 1999 | Traded Cindy Blodgett to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Quacy Barnes | ||
| June 21, 1999 | Traded Jennifer Howard to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Jamila Wideman | ||
| August 21, 1999 | Fired Linda Hill-MacDonald as Head Coach |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 10 | @ New York | L 60–87 | Merlakia Jones (14) | Merlakia Jones (8) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (4) | Madison Square Garden
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 12 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 59–75 |
| Brown |
| Jones (11) |
| Tracy Henderson (7) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) |
| Gund Arena |
| 0–2 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 14 |
| Detroit |
| L 71–73 |
| Merlakia Jones (24) |
| Chasity Melvin (10) |
| Chasity Melvin (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 0–3 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 17 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 50–70 |
| Brown |
| Melvin (10) |
| Tracy Henderson (8) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 0–4 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 19 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 67–76 |
| Edwards |
| Němcová (14) |
| Alisa Burras (11) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) |
| America West Arena |
| 0–5 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 22 |
| Orlando |
| L 62–71 |
| Chasity Melvin (16) |
| Alisa Burras (8) |
| Edwards |
| Němcová (5) |
| Gund Arena |
| 0–6 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 25 |
| Charlotte |
| L 57–59 |
| Janice Braxton (12) |
| Braxton |
| Melvin (5) |
| Edwards |
| Němcová |
| McConnell-Serio (3) |
| Gund Arena |
| 0–7 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 26 |
| Washington |
| W 76–65 |
| Merlakia Jones (16) |
| Merlakia Jones (7) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) |
| Gund Arena |
| 1–7 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 28 |
| Phoenix |
| W 70–51 |
| Chasity Melvin (15) |
| Brown |
| Andrade (8) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) |
| Gund Arena |
| 2–7 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 1 |
| @ Houston |
| L 64–76 |
| Michelle Edwards (15) |
| Alisa Burras (8) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) |
| Compaq Center |
| 2–8 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 2 |
| @ Utah |
| L 68–83 |
| Eva Němcová (15) |
| Alisa Burras (5) |
| Chasity Melvin (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 2–9 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 5 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 72–74 |
| Eva Němcová (20) |
| Janice Braxton (7) |
| Braxton |
| McConnell-Serio (3) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 2–10 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 7 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 62–75 |
| Eva Němcová (11) |
| Eva Němcová (7) |
| Michelle Edwards (8) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 2–11 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 8 |
| New York |
| L 49–84 |
| Janice Braxton (11) |
| Braxton |
| Jones |
| Melvin (4) |
| Edwards |
| Němcová |
| Wideman (9) |
| Gund Arena |
| 2–12 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 10 |
| Charlotte |
| W 82–56 |
| Alisa Burras (20) |
| Alisa Burras (7) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) |
| Gund Arena |
| 3–12 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 12 |
| Minnesota |
| W 67–55 |
| Merlakia Jones (21) |
| Chasity Melvin (6) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (8) |
| Gund Arena |
| 4–12 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 16 |
| Sacramento |
| L 71–85 |
| Merlakia Jones (17) |
| Chasity Melvin (10) |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio (3) |
| Gund Arena |
| 4–13 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 17 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 61–77 |
| Alisa Burras (13) |
| Eva Němcová (6) |
| Michelle Edwards (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–14 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 21 |
| @ Washington |
| W 85–68 |
| Eva Němcová (19) |
| Burras |
| Edwards |
| Melvin |
| Němcová (4) |
| Michelle Edwards (9) |
| MCI Center |
| 5–14 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 23 |
| Detroit |
| L 60–69 |
| Eva Němcová (16) |
| Merlakia Jones (9) |
| Michelle Edwards (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 5–15 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 24 |
| Utah |
| L 70–76 |
| Merlakia Jones (27) |
| Eva Němcová (5) |
| Jamila Wideman (5) |
| Gund Arena |
| 5–16 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 29 |
| Houston |
| L 65–71 |
| Merlakia Jones (15) |
| Eva Němcová (8) |
| Eva Němcová (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 5–17 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 31 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 55–53 |
| Burras |
| Melvin (10) |
| Eva Němcová (8) |
| Michelle Edwards (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 6–17 |
| - |
| 24 |
| August 2 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 56–62 |
| Chasity Melvin (13) |
| Janice Braxton (5) |
| Michelle Edwards (6) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 6–18 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 4 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 62–70 |
| Brown |
| Němcová (12) |
| Brown |
| Burras (6) |
| Merlakia Jones (5) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 6–19 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 7 |
| Washington |
| L 62–63 |
| Merlakia Jones (17) |
| Merlakia Jones (7) |
| Merlakia Jones (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 6–20 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 8 |
| @ Washington |
| L 45–80 |
| Edwards |
| Melvin (8) |
| Janice Braxton (9) |
| Chasity Melvin (3) |
| MCI Center |
| 6–21 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 12 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 54–55 |
| Eva Němcová (16) |
| Němcová |
| Henderson (7) |
| Edwards (4) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 6–22 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 14 |
| Orlando |
| L 61–73 |
| Edwards (17) |
| Janice Braxton (6) |
| Edwards (43) |
| Gund Arena |
| 6–23 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 16 |
| @ Minnesota |
| L 50–57 |
| Eva Němcová (17) |
| Merlakia Jones (7) |
| Mery Andrade (5) |
| Target Center |
| 6–24 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 19 |
| @ New York |
| L 55–72 |
| Merlakia Jones (14) |
| Janice Braxton (7) |
| Jamila Wideman (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 6–25 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 21 |
| New York |
| W 66–56 |
| Merlakia Jones (19) |
| Eva Němcová (7) |
| Jamila Wideman (6) |
| Gund Arena |
| 7–25 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | Player | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | GP | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | GS | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | MPG | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | FG% | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | 3P% | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | FT% | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | RPG | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="5%" | APG | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | SPG | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | BPG | Cleveland Rockers}}" width="6%" | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Němcová | 31 | 28 | 29.8 | .419 | .366 | .984 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||
| Suzie McConnell-Serio | 18 | 18 | 28.4 | .367 | .333 | .842 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||
| Merlakia Jones | 32 | 8 | 26.7 | .434 | .278 | .769 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||
| Michelle Edwards | 31 | 28 | 24.0 | .359 | .217 | .692 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.6 | ||||||||||||
| Chasity Melvin | 32 | 9 | 22.2 | .438 | 1.000 | .694 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||
| Janice Braxton | 26 | 21 | 18.3 | .460 | .125 | .697 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.8 | ||||||||||||
| Alisa Burras | 31 | 22 | 18.2 | .539 | N/A | .553 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||
| Jamila Wideman | 26 | 13 | 15.4 | .273 | .136 | .647 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| Rushia Brown | 30 | 12 | 14.5 | .427 | .000 | .676 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 | ||||||||||||
| Mery Andrade | 32 | 1 | 11.4 | .390 | .292 | .692 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
| Tracy Henderson | 27 | 0 | 11.4 | .310 | N/A | .586 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||
| Tricia Bader Binsford | 9 | 0 | 8.0 | .154 | .125 | N/A | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||
| Vanessa Nygaard | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .500 | N/A | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||
| Kellie Jolly Harper | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| Jennifer Howard | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .000 | .000 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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