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1999 New York Liberty season
The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty hosted the first WNBA All-Star Game.
Transactions
Orlando Miracle expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Kisha Ford | Georgia Tech |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Crystal Robinson | Colorado Xplosion | |
| 2 | 18 | Michele Van Gorp | Duke | |
| 3 | 30 | Tamika Whitmore | Memphis | |
| 4 | 42 | Carolyn Young | New England Blizzard |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 1998 | Fired Nancy Darsch as Head Coach | ||||
| December 9, 1998 | Hired Richie Adubato as Head Coach | ||||
| April 6, 1999 | title=1999 New York Liberty Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/NYL/1999_transactions.html | access-date=2024-07-06 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| May 4, 1999 | Drafted Crystal Robinson, Michele Van Gorp, Tamika Whitmore and Carolyn Young in the [1999 WNBA draft](1999-wnba-draft) | ||||
| May 24, 1999 | Waived Bridgette Gordon and Vanessa Nygaard | ||||
| June 1, 1999 | Signed Venus Lacy | ||||
| June 7, 1999 | Waived Alicia Thompson | ||||
| June 19, 1999 | Signed Becky Hammon |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 10 | Cleveland | W 87–60 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Kym Hampton (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden
| 1–0 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 12 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 68–57 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (17) |
| Vickie Johnson (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 2–0 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 14 |
| Washington |
| L 63–81 |
| Tamika Whitmore (13) |
| Hampton |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (5) |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 18 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 84–72 |
| Vickie Johnson (26) |
| Kym Hampton (9) |
| Crystal Robinson (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 3–1 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 20 |
| Detroit |
| W 69–62 |
| Tamika Whitmore (16) |
| Hampton |
| Johnson |
| Whitmore |
| Wicks (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 4–1 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 27 |
| Charlotte |
| W 72–58 |
| Vickie Johnson (14) |
| Kym Hampton |
| Wicks (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (11) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 5–1 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 28 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 71–91 |
| Vickie Johnson (18) |
| Sue Wicks (12) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–2 |
| - |
| 8 |
| July 1 |
| Phoenix |
| W 83–67 |
| Vickie Johnson (22) |
| Hampton |
| Whitmore (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 6–2 |
| - |
| 9 |
| July 3 |
| @ Houston |
| L 50–65 |
| Vickie Johnson (20) |
| Kym Hampton (12) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| Compaq Center |
| 6–3 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 5 |
| Sacramento |
| W 76–63 |
| Vickie Johnson (20) |
| Hampton |
| Wicks (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (9) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 7–3 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 6 |
| @ Washington |
| L 63–71 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (14) |
| Hampton |
| Lobo (6) |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 7–4 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 8 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 84–49 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (22) |
| Vickie Johnson (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Gund Arena |
| 8–4 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 11 |
| Minnesota |
| L 56–58 |
| Crystal Robinson (13) |
| Sue Wicks (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 8–5 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 17 |
| @ Minnesota |
| L 58–60 |
| Vickie Johnson (17) |
| Sue Wicks (7) |
| Johnson |
| Wicks (4) |
| Target Center |
| 8–6 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 18 |
| Utah |
| W 88–82 (OT) |
| Kym Hampton (20) |
| Kym Hampton (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 9–6 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 20 |
| Orlando |
| W 61–56 |
| Crystal Robinson (15) |
| Sue Wicks (10) |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 10–6 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 22 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 55–71 |
| Vickie Johnson (17) |
| Sue Wicks (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 10–7 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 24 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 72–75 (OT) |
| Crystal Robinson (23) |
| Sue Wicks (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (12) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 10–8 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 26 |
| Charlotte |
| L 69–75 (OT) |
| Crystal Robinson (23) |
| Sue Wicks (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 10–9 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 29 |
| @ Orlando |
| W 73–65 (OT) |
| Hampton |
| Witherspoon (21) |
| Kym Hampton (11) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 11–9 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 30 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 58–62 |
| Tamika Whitmore (13) |
| Kym Hampton (7) |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (7) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 11–10 |
| - |
| 22 |
| August 1 |
| Orlando |
| W 74–61 |
| Vickie Johnson (18) |
| Kym Hampton (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (11) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 12–10 |
| - |
| 23 |
| August 3 |
| @ Utah |
| W 61–59 |
| Vickie Johnson (16) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Delta Center |
| 13–10 |
| - |
| 24 |
| August 6 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 55–68 |
| Crystal Robinson (27) |
| Crystal Robinson (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| America West Arena |
| 13–11 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 8 |
| Houston |
| W 74–71 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (22) |
| Sue Wicks (9) |
| Vickie Johnson (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 14–11 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 9 |
| @ Orlando |
| W 80–75 |
| Crystal Robinson (18) |
| Sue Wicks (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 15–11 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 11 |
| @ Washington |
| L 56–59 (OT) |
| Crystal Robinson (16) |
| Sue Wicks (16) |
| Vickie Johnson (3) |
| MCI Center |
| 15–12 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 13 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 60–56 |
| Hampton |
| Robinson |
| Wicks (12) |
| Sue Wicks (10) |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 16–12 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 15 |
| Detroit |
| L 57–63 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (14) |
| Sue Wicks (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 16–13 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 19 |
| Washington |
| W 66–54 |
| Tamika Whitmore (20) |
| Vickie Johnson (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 17–13 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 19 |
| Cleveland |
| W 72–55 |
| Becky Hammon (16) |
| Sue Wicks (9) |
| Crystal Robinson (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 18–13 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 21 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 56–66 |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (15) |
| Sue Wicks (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Gund Arena |
| 18–14 |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 27 | @ Charlotte | L 67–78 | Crystal Robinson (17) | Robinson Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Charlotte Coliseum
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| August 29 |
| Charlotte |
| W 74–70 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (19) |
| Kym Hampton (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (9) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| August 30 |
| Charlotte |
| W 69–54 |
| Crystal Robinson (18) |
| Kym Hampton (11) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (11) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 1 |
| September 2 |
| Houston |
| L 60–73 |
| Sophia Witherspoon (18) |
| Sue Wicks (11) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 0–1 |
| - |
| 2 |
| September 4 |
| @ Houston |
| W 68–67 |
| Crystal Robinson (21) |
| Kym Hampton (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Compaq Center |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| September 5 |
| @ Houston |
| L 47–59 |
| Sue Wicks (11) |
| Sue Wicks (9) |
| Crystal Robinson (3) |
| Compaq Center |
| 1–2 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 32 | 32 | 33.9 | .421 | .378 | .679 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| Vickie Johnson | 32 | 32 | 33.8 | .419 | .352 | .837 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 13.3 |
| Sue Wicks | 32 | 30 | 29.3 | .403 | .133 | .615 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| Crystal Robinson | 32 | 9 | 28.2 | .439 | .437 | .845 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| Kym Hampton | 32 | 32 | 26.8 | .431 | .500 | .747 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| Tamika Whitmore | 27 | 1 | 21.2 | .435 | .125 | .679 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| Sophia Witherspoon | 32 | 23 | 18.2 | .396 | .359 | .710 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| Becky Hammon | 30 | 0 | 6.7 | .422 | .289 | .882 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Venus Lacy | 17 | 0 | 6.5 | .417 | N/A | .800 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Michele Van Gorp | 21 | 0 | 5.6 | .333 | N/A | .800 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Coquese Washington | 19 | 0 | 4.1 | .278 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Rebecca Lobo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
- Teresa Weatherspoon, Guard, New York Liberty, All-WNBA Second Team
References
References
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