The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their third WNBA Finals.
1999 Houston Comets season | |
---|---|
Coach | Van Chancellor |
Arena | Compaq Center |
Attendance | 11,906 per game |
Results | |
Record | 26–6 (.813) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
WNBA draft edit
Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
---|---|---|---|
12 | Natalia Zasulskaya | Russia | Russia |
24 | Sonja Henning | United States | Stanford |
36 | Kara Wolters | United States | UConn |
48 | Jennifer Rizzotti | United States | UConn |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York Liberty x | 18 | 14 | .563 | 12–8 | – |
Detroit Shock x | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12–8 | 3.0 |
Charlotte Sting x | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12–8 | 3.0 |
Orlando Miracle o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9–11 | 3.0 |
Washington Mystics o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 10–10 | 6.0 |
Cleveland Rockers o | 7 | 25 | .219 | 5–15 | 11.0 |
Season Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 10 | @ Orlando | 77-63 | Win | 1-0 |
June 12 | Washington | 88-63 | Win | 2-0 |
June 17 | Utah | 93-73 | Win | 3-0 |
June 19 | @ Minnesota | 69-55 | Win | 4-0 |
June 22 | Los Angeles | 84-76 | Win | 5-0 |
June 24 | @ Detroit | 77-65 | Win | 6-0 |
June 25 | @ Washington | 72-69 | Win | 7-0 |
June 28 | Orlando | 66-68 | Loss | 7-1 |
June 30 | @ Utah | 78-68 | Win | 8-1 |
July 1 | Cleveland | 76-64 | Win | 9-1 |
July 3 | New York | 65-50 | Win | 10-1 |
July 6 | Minnesota | 80-54 | Win | 11-1 |
July 8 | @ Sacramento | 63-74 | Loss | 11-2 |
July 9 | @ Phoenix | 71-70 | Win | 12-2 |
July 11 | Sacramento | 68-63 | Win | 13-2 |
July 16 | @ Utah | 88-84 | Win | 14-2 |
July 18 | @ Los Angeles | 65-78 | Loss | 14-3 |
July 19 | @ Phoenix | 48-60 | Loss | 14-4 |
July 23 | @ Charlotte | 75-62 | Win | 15-4 |
July 25 | @ Minnesota | 62-57 | Win | 16-4 |
July 27 | Detroit | 85-46 | Win | 17-4 |
July 29 | @ Cleveland | 71-65 | Win | 18-4 |
July 31 | Phoenix | 77-70 | Win | 19-4 |
August 2 | Sacramento | 75-70 | Win | 20-4 |
August 6 | Charlotte | 81-51 | Win | 21-4 |
August 8 | @ New York | 71-74 | Loss | 21-5 |
August 12 | Los Angeles | 83-61 | Win | 22-5 |
August 14 | Minnesota | 71-53 | Win | 23-5 |
August 16 | Utah | 80-71 | Win | 24-5 |
August 18 | Phoenix | 70-60 | Win | 25-5 |
August 20 | @ Los Angeles | 64-68 | Loss | 25-6 |
August 21 | @ Sacramento | 74-65 | Win | 26-6 |
August 26 (West Finals, G1) | @ Los Angeles | 60-75 | Loss | 0-1 |
August 29 (West Finals, G2) | Los Angeles | 83-55 | Win | 1-1 |
August 30 (West Finals, G3) | Los Angeles | 72-62 | Win | 2-1 |
September 2 (WNBA Finals, G1) | @ New York | 73-60 | Win | 3-1 |
September 4 (WNBA Finals, G2) | New York | 67-68 | Loss | 3-2 |
September 5 (WNBA Finals, G3) | New York | 59-47 | Win | 4-2 |
Playoffs edit
Led by what was already known as the Big Three, (Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson), the Comets survived a highlight film last second, court to court game winning shot by the Liberty's Teresa Weatherspoon in Game 2 of the finals to beat the Liberty in three games and win their third straight title, this one after the death of teammate Kim Perrot, who died of cancer.
- Won WNBA Western Conference Finals (2-0) over Los Angeles Sparks
- Won WNBA Finals (2-1) over New York Liberty
Awards and honors edit
- Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Best WNBA Player ESPY Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Guard, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team[3]
- Van Chancellor, WNBA Coach of the Year Award
- Sheryl Swoopes, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team[3]
- Tina Thompson, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA Second Team[3]
References edit
- ^ "Houston Comets Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "1999 Houston Comets Stats".
- ^ a b c "Postseason Awards: 1999". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
External links edit
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