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1999 Phoenix Mercury season
The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury failed to qualify for the postseason after advancing to the WNBA Finals during the previous year.
Transactions
Minnesota Lynx expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Minnesota Lynx expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Brandy Reed | Southern Miss |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Edna Campbell | Colorado Xplosion | |
| 2 | 22 | Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil | San Jose Lasers | |
| 3 | 34 | Lisa Harrison | Columbus Quest | |
| 4 | 46 | Amanda Wilson | Louisiana Tech |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| April 6, 1999 | Lost Brandy Reed to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draft. |
| May 4, 1999 | Drafted Edna Campbell, Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil, Lisa Harrison and Amanda Wilson in the [1999 WNBA draft](1999-wnba-draft) |
| May 14, 1999 | Signed MerleLynn Lange-Harris |
| May 25, 1999 | Signed Trisha Stafford-Odom |
| June 2, 1999 | Waived Trisha Stafford-Odom |
| June 8, 1999 | Waived Umeki Webb |
| June 9, 1999 | Waived Toni Foster |
| June 17, 1999 | Waived Andrea Kuklová and Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil |
| June 20, 1999 | Waived MerleLynn Lange-Harris |
| July 19, 1999 | Signed Angela Aycock and Toni Foster |
| October 27, 1999 | Traded Marlies Askamp, Kristi Harrower and Angela Aycock to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Adia Barnes, Tonya Edwards and Trisha Fallon |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 12 | @ Sacramento | L 85–96 | Jennifer Gillom (23) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Michele Timms (10) | ARCO Arena
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 14 |
| Sacramento |
| L 64–74 |
| Jennifer Gillom (29) |
| Jennifer Gillom (15) |
| Gillom |
| Timms (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 0–2 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 19 |
| Cleveland |
| W 76–67 |
| Edna Campbell (21) |
| Marlies Askamp (15) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 21 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 76–80 |
| Jennifer Gillom (25) |
| Marlies Askamp (12) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 1–3 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 22 |
| @ Washington |
| W 79–76 |
| Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (23) |
| Harrison |
| Stepanova (5) |
| Michele Timms (4) |
| MCI Center |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 24 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 72–88 |
| Jennifer Gillom (20) |
| Marlies Askamp (10) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 2–4 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 26 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 66–60 |
| Jennifer Gillom (17) |
| Jennifer Gillom (13) |
| Harrower |
| Timms (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 3–4 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 28 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 51–70 |
| Bridget Pettis (13) |
| Marlies Askamp (6) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| Gund Arena |
| 3–5 |
| - |
| 9 |
| July 1 |
| @ New York |
| L 67–83 |
| Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (20) |
| Marlies Askamp (10) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 3–6 |
| - |
| 10 |
| July 3 |
| @ Minnesota |
| L 47–56 |
| Jennifer Gillom (18) |
| Marlies Askamp (12) |
| Michele Timms (3) |
| Target Center |
| 3–7 |
| - |
| 11 |
| July 7 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 61–67 |
| Jennifer Gillom (17) |
| Askamp |
| Gillom (7) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 3–8 |
| - |
| 12 |
| July 9 |
| Houston |
| L 70–71 |
| Michele Timms (22) |
| Marlies Askamp (6) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 3–9 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 11 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 58–67 |
| Edna Campbell (17) |
| Jennifer Gillom (8) |
| Kristi Harrower (3) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 3–10 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 12 |
| @ Utah |
| W 80–66 |
| Marlies Askamp (23) |
| Askamp |
| Davis-Wrightsil (6) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 4–10 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 17 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 84–76 |
| Gillom |
| Harrower (20) |
| Marlies Askamp (11) |
| Kristi Harrower (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 5–10 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 19 |
| Houston |
| W 60–48 |
| Jennifer Gillom (18) |
| Marlies Askamp (12) |
| Kristi Harrower (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 6–10 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 21 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 63–84 |
| Jennifer Gillom (18) |
| Lisa Harrison (7) |
| Lisa Harrison (3) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 6–11 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 23 |
| Orlando |
| W 73–67 |
| Kristi Harrower (16) |
| Askamp |
| Stepanova (8) |
| Kristi Harrower (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 7–11 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 25 |
| Washington |
| W 72–59 |
| Jennifer Gillom (16) |
| Marlies Askamp (10) |
| Harrison |
| Timms (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 8–11 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 27 |
| Utah |
| W 86–73 |
| Edna Campbell (21) |
| Marlies Askamp (9) |
| Kristi Harrower (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 9–11 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 29 |
| Minnesota |
| W 79–46 |
| Jennifer Gillom (22) |
| Maria Stepanova (8) |
| Kristi Harrower (9) |
| America West Arena |
| 10–11 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 31 |
| @ Houston |
| L 70–77 |
| Edna Campbell (15) |
| Marlies Askamp (11) |
| Michele Timms (8) |
| Compaq Center |
| 10–12 |
| - |
| 23 |
| August 2 |
| @ Minnesota |
| L 56–73 |
| Marlies Askamp (12) |
| Jennifer Gillom (8) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| Target Center |
| 10–13 |
| - |
| 24 |
| August 6 |
| New York |
| W 68–55 |
| Jennifer Gillom (15) |
| Maria Stepanova (10) |
| Kristi Harrower (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 11–13 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 7 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 60–71 |
| Maria Stepanova (19) |
| Maria Stepanova (10) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 11–14 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 9 |
| Minnesota |
| W 64–55 |
| Jennifer Gillom (15) |
| Maria Stepanova (13) |
| Harrison |
| Timms (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 12–14 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 11 |
| Detroit |
| W 68–57 |
| Maria Stepanova (16) |
| Maria Stepanova (10) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 13–14 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 13 |
| @ Utah |
| L 64–67 |
| Maria Stepanova (17) |
| Marlies Askamp (8) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 13–15 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 15 |
| Charlotte |
| W 65–54 |
| Lisa Harrison (21) |
| Marlies Askamp (8) |
| Michele Timms (3) |
| America West Arena |
| 14–15 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 17 |
| Sacramento |
| W 71–59 |
| Jennifer Gillom (28) |
| Harrison |
| Stepanova (9) |
| Michele Timms (10) |
| America West Arena |
| 15–15 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 18 |
| @ Houston |
| L 60–70 |
| Jennifer Gillom (14) |
| Maria Stepanova (12) |
| Harrison |
| Harrower |
| Pettis (3) |
| Compaq Center |
| 15–16 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 20 |
| Utah |
| L 62–70 |
| Gillom |
| Stepanova (17) |
| Maria Stepanova (11) |
| Gillom |
| Timms (3) |
| America West Arena |
| 15–17 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | 32 | 32 | 34.2 | .381 | .250 | .797 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 15.2 |
| Edna Campbell | 28 | 24 | 26.8 | .364 | .376 | .714 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| Michele Timms | 30 | 29 | 26.8 | .354 | .348 | .776 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| Marlies Askamp | 30 | 30 | 26.0 | .482 | .000 | .816 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| Lisa Harrison | 32 | 23 | 25.9 | .474 | .100 | .682 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| Kristi Harrower | 32 | 3 | 20.8 | .364 | .279 | .808 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil | 14 | 9 | 18.5 | .433 | .303 | .667 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| Maria Stepanova | 32 | 2 | 17.3 | .485 | .500 | .625 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 7.8 |
| Bridget Pettis | 32 | 8 | 16.9 | .304 | .224 | .617 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.7 |
| Toni Foster | 10 | 0 | 4.2 | .583 | N/A | .688 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Angela Aycock | 8 | 0 | 3.7 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 0,4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| MerleLynn Lange-Harris | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Amanda Wilson | 12 | 0 | 2.8 | .333 | .200 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Andrea Kuklová | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | .000 | N/A | 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
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