1999 Houston Comets season
WNBA team season
1999 Houston Comets season | |
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Coach | Van Chancellor |
Arena | Compaq Center |
Attendance | 11,906 per game |
Results | |
Record | 26–6 (.813) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
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The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their third WNBA Finals.
Transactions
Orlando Miracle expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Houston Comets:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Yolanda Moore | ![]() | Ole Miss |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 12 | Natalia Zasulskaya | ![]() | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
2 | 24 | Sonja Henning | ![]() | Portland Power |
3 | 36 | Kara Wolters | ![]() | New England Blizzard |
4 | 48 | Jennifer Rizzotti | ![]() | New England Blizzard |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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April 6, 1999 | Lost Yolanda Moore to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
May 4, 1999 | Drafted Natalia Zasulskaya, Sonja Henning, Kara Wolters and Jennifer Rizzotti in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1] | |
July 11, 1999 | Traded Nyree Roberts to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Alessandra Santos de Oliveira[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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.
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Conference Finals vs. Los Angeles Sparks Won Series: 2–1
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Championship vs. New York Liberty Won Series: 2–1
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1999 playoff schedule |
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Houston Comets x | 26 | 6 | .813 | 16–4 | – |
Los Angeles Sparks x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12–8 | 6.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 9–11 | 7.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 7–13 | 11.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8–12 | 11.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8–12 | 11.0 |
Statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Cynthia Cooper | 31 | 31 | 35.5 | .463 | .335 | .891 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 22.1 |
Sheryl Swoopes | 32 | 32 | 34.4 | .462 | .337 | .820 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 18.3 |
Tina Thompson | 32 | 32 | 33.6 | .419 | .351 | .782 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.2 |
Sonja Henning | 32 | 32 | 24.9 | .444 | .317 | .611 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
Polina Tzekova | 32 | 32 | 24.3 | .429 | .250 | .775 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
Janeth Arcain | 32 | 1 | 23.0 | .433 | .250 | .829 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
Tammy Jackson | 28 | 0 | 13.6 | .414 | 1.000 | .714 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
Monica Lamb | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | .400 | N/A | .833 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
Jennifer Rizzotti | 25 | 0 | 9.7 | .350 | .269 | .583 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Amaya Valdemoro | 17 | 0 | 5.4 | .371 | .400 | .750 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Nyree Roberts | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .000 | N/A | .500 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Mila Nikolich | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .364 | .250 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Kara Wolters | 10 | 0 | 4.1 | .231 | N/A | .833 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
- Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Best WNBA Player ESPY Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Guard, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team[2]
- Van Chancellor, WNBA Coach of the Year Award
- Sheryl Swoopes, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team[2]
- Tina Thompson, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA Second Team[2]
References
- ^ a b c "1999 Houston Comets Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Postseason Awards: 1999". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
External links
- Comets on Basketball Reference
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Houston Comets 1999 WNBA champions
- 7 Tina Thompson
- 9 Janeth Arcain
- 13 Amaya Valdemoro
- 14 Cynthia Cooper (Finals MVP)
- 15 Polina Tzekova
- 21 Jennifer Rizzotti
- 22 Sheryl Swoopes
- 23 Tammy Jackson
- 24 Mila Nikolich
- 34 Sonja Henning
- 52 Kara Wolters
- Head Coach Van Chancellor