1999 WNBA draft

1999 WNBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)May 4, 1999
Overview
LeagueWNBA
First selectionChamique Holdsclaw
Washington Mystics

1999 WNBA draft

  • On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned prior to the expansion draft.
  • On April 6, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
  • On May 3, 1999, another round of player allocation took place.
  • On May 4, 1999, the regular WNBA draft took place.
  • On December 15, 1999, an additional expansion draft took place for the 2000 WNBA season. See 2000 WNBA draft for more details.

Key
GGuard FForward CCenter
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Bold Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year

Initial expansion player allocation
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Kristin Folkl F  United States Minnesota Lynx Stanford
2 Nykesha Sales + G/F  United States Orlando Miracle Connecticut

Expansion draft
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Brandy Reed F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix Mercury) Southern Mississippi
2 Andrea Congreaves F  United Kingdom Orlando Miracle (from Charlotte Sting) Mercer
3 Kim Williams G  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Utah Starzz) DePaul
4 Kisha Ford G  United States Orlando Miracle (from New York Liberty) Georgia Tech
5 Octavia Blue G  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Los Angeles Sparks) Miami (FL)
6 Yolanda Moore F  United States Orlando Miracle (from Houston Comets) Mississippi
7 Adia Barnes F  United States Minnesota Lynx (from Sacramento Monarchs) Arizona
8 Adrienne Johnson G  United States Orlando Miracle (from Cleveland Rockers) Ohio State

Post-expansion draft player allocation
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Katie Smith + G/F  United States Minnesota Lynx Ohio State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
2 Shannon Johnson + G  United States Orlando Miracle South Carolina (from Columbus Quest, ABL)

College draft

Round 1
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
1 Chamique Holdsclaw ^ + G/F  United States Washington Mystics Tennessee
2 Yolanda Griffith + F/C  United States Sacramento Monarchs Florida Atlantic (from Chicago Condors, ABL)
3 Natalie Williams + C  United States Utah Starzz UCLA (from Portland Power, ABL)
4 DeLisha Milton + F  United States Los Angeles Sparks Florida (from Portland Power, ABL)
5 Jennifer Azzi G  United States Detroit Shock Stanford (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
6 Crystal Robinson F  United States New York Liberty Southeastern Oklahoma State (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
7 Tonya Edwards + G  United States Minnesota Lynx Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
8 Tari Phillips + F  United States Orlando Miracle Central Florida (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
9 Dawn Staley + G  United States Charlotte Sting Virginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
10 Edna Campbell G  United States Phoenix Mercury Texas (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
11 Chasity Melvin + C  United States Cleveland Rockers North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
12 Natalia Zassoulskaia F  Russia Houston Comets Dynamo Moscow, Russia

Round 2
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
13 Shalonda Enis F  United States Washington Mystics Alabama (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
14 Kedra Holland-Corn G  United States Sacramento Monarchs Georgia (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
15 Debbie Black G  United States Utah Starzz St. Joseph's (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL)
16 Clarisse Machanguana C  Mozambique Los Angeles Sparks Old Dominion (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
17 Val Whiting C  United States Detroit Shock Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
18 Michele Van Gorp C  United States New York Liberty Duke
19 Trisha Fallon G/F  Australia Minnesota Lynx Sydney Flames, Australia
20 Sheri Sam + F/G  United States Orlando Miracle Vanderbilt (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
21 Stephanie White-McCarty G/F  United States Charlotte Sting Purdue
22 Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil F  United States Phoenix Mercury Texas (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
23 Mery Andrade F  Portugal Cleveland Rockers Old Dominion
24 Sonja Henning G  United States Houston Comets Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL)

Round 3
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
25 Andrea Nagy G  Hungary Washington Mystics Florida International (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
26 Kate Starbird G  United States Sacramento Monarchs Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
27 Adrienne Goodson + F  United States Utah Starzz Old Dominion (from Chicago Condors, ABL)
28 Ukari Figgs G  United States Los Angeles Sparks Purdue
29 Dominique Canty G/F  United States Detroit Shock Alabama
30 Tamika Whitmore + C  United States New York Liberty Memphis
31 Andrea Lloyd F  United States Minnesota Lynx Texas (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
32 Taj McWilliams-Franklin + [lower-alpha 1] C  United States Orlando Miracle St. Edward's (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
33 Charlotte Smith F  United States Charlotte Sting North Carolina (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
34 Lisa Harrison F  United States Phoenix Mercury Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
35 Tracy Henderson C  United States Cleveland Rockers Georgia (from Nashville Noise, ABL)
36 Kara Wolters C  United States Houston Comets Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL)

Notes:

  1. Taj McWilliams-Franklin is the lowest draft pick to become a WNBA All-Star.

Round 4
Pick Player Position Nationality Team School / club team
37 Jenny Whittle C  Australia Washington Mystics Perth Breakers, Australia
38 Amy Herrig C  United States Sacramento Monarchs Iowa
39 Dalma Ivanyi G  Hungary Utah Starzz Florida International
40 La'Keshia Frett F  United States Los Angeles Sparks Georgia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
41 Astou Ndiaye F/C  Senegal Detroit Shock Southern Nazarene (from Seattle Reign, ABL)
42 Carolyn Jones-Young G  United States New York Liberty Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
43 Sonja Tate G  United States Minnesota Lynx Arkansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
44 Carla McGhee F  United States Orlando Miracle Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
45 Angie Braziel F  United States Charlotte Sting Texas Tech
46 Amanda Wilson F  United States Phoenix Mercury Louisiana Tech
47 Kellie Jolly G  United States Cleveland Rockers Tennessee
48 Jennifer Rizzotti G  United States Houston Comets Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL)
49 Angie Potthoff F  United States Minnesota Lynx Penn State (from Columbus Quest, ABL)
50 Elaine Powell G  United States Orlando Miracle LSU (from Portland Power, ABL)

References
    • "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
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