1999 Charlotte Sting season

The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting won their first playoff series by defeating the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the Eastern Conference Finals they would fall to the New York Liberty in three games.

1999 Charlotte Sting season
CoachDan Hughes
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendanceper game
Results
Record1517 (.469)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals

Offseason

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
19Dawn Staley United StatesVirginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL)
221Stephanie White-McCarty United StatesPurdue
333Charlotte Smith United StatesNorth Carolina (from San Jose Lasers, ABL)
447Angie Braziel United StatesTexas Tech

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty x1814.56312–8
Detroit Shock x1517.46912–83.0
Charlotte Sting x1517.46912–83.0
Orlando Miracle o1517.4699–113.0
Washington Mystics o1220.37510–106.0
Cleveland Rockers o725.2195–1511.0

Season schedule

1999 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 10@ Washington83-73Staley (23)Reid (6)Staley (7)MCI Center
20,674
1-0
2June 12New York57-68Stinson (15)Bullett (9)Staley, Stinson (4)Charlotte Coliseum
8,150
1-1
3June 19Los Angeles69-73McCarty (18)Stinson (8)Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum
6,116
1-2
4June 22@ Detroit69-75Bullett, Staley (13)Mapp (10)Staley (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
7,212
1-3
5June 24Phoenix88-72Stinson (23)Bullett, Manning (7)Staley (8)Charlotte Coliseum
4,514
2-3
6June 25@ Cleveland59-57Bullett (18)Bullett (9)Staley (5)Gund Arena
7,255
3-3
7June 27@ New York58-72Stinson (15)Manning (10)McCarty, Stinson (3)Madison Square Garden
13,337
3-4
8June 29Washington63-68Staley (22)Bullett (9)Staley (6)Charlotte Coliseum
7,454
3-5
July
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
9July 3@ Orlando75-58Bullett (24)Bullett, Smith (11)Stinson (5)TD Waterhouse Centre
10,005
4-5
10July 7Cleveland75-62Staley (22)Bullett (8)Staley (5)Charlotte Coliseum
4,760
5-5
11July 9Orlando61-66Smith (12)Manning (7)Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum
5,839
5-6
12July 10@ Cleveland56-82Stinson (17)Bullett, Mapp (6)Smith (4)Gund Arena
9,089
5-7
13July 12@ Washington71-74Bullett, Stinson (19)Mapp (8)McCarty, Staley, Stinson (5)MCI Center
12,124
5-8
14July 16@ Orlando56-50Staley (23)Stinson (8)Stinson (5)TD Waterhouse Centre
8,826
6-8
15July 17Washington63-56Stinson (17)Mapp (7)Staley (5)Charlotte Coliseum
7,819
7-8
16July 19Utah73-66Stinson (16)Manning (7)Staley (9)Charlotte Coliseum
4,190
8-8
17July 21Minnesota67-76Mapp (22)Bullett (10)Staley (5)Charlotte Coliseum
4,665
8-9
18July 23Houston62-75Stinson (18)Bullett (7)Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum
8,829
8-10
19July 25@ Detroit78-66Bullett (10)Staley (9)Staley (10)Palace of Auburn Hills
7,215
9-10
20July 26@ New York75-69Mapp (18)Mapp (18)Staley (8)Madison Square Garden
14,778
10-10
21July 28Detroit84-65Stinson (27)4 players (6)Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum
6,588
11-10
22July 30New York62-58Mapp (14)Mapp (10)Staley (7)Charlotte Coliseum
6,537
12-10
23July 31@ Minnesota56-52Stinson (7)Bullett, Mapp (11)Staley (5)Target Center
12,690
13-10
August
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
24August 2Cleveland62-56Stinson (18)Bullett, Manning, Mapp (7)Staley (5)Charlotte Coliseum
5,841
14-10
25August 4Sacramento62-68Charlotte Coliseum
14-11
26August 6@ Houston51-81Compaq Center
14-12
27August 7Orlando64-60Charlotte Coliseum
15-12
28August 9@ Utah65-67Delta Center
15-13
29August 13@ Sacramento64-78ARCO Arena
15-14
30August 15@ Phoenix54-65America West Arena
15-15
31August 16@ Los Angeles65-76Great Western Forum
15-16
32August 20Detroit57-58Charlotte Coliseum
15-17

Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Score Result Record
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1August 24@ Detroit60-54Win1-0
Eastern Conference Finals
1August 27New York78-67Win2-0
2August 29@ New York70-74Loss2-1
3August 30@ New York54-69Loss2-2

References

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