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.
The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Charlotte Sting:
See also: 1999 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Dawn Staley | Philadelphia Rage | ||
| 2 | 21 | Stephanie McCarty | Purdue | ||
| 3 | 33 | Charlotte Smith | San Jose Lasers | ||
| 4 | 45 | Angie Braziel | Texas Tech |
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 1999 | Lost Andrea Congreaves to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
| May 4, 1999 | Drafted Dawn Staley, Stephanie MCarty, Charlotte Smith and Angie Braziel in the 1999 WNBA Draft | |
| May 29, 1999 | Signed Nevriye Yilmaz | |
| Waived Tora Suber | ||
| June 8, 1999 | Waived Sonia Chase and Tia Paschal | |
| June 30, 1999 | Waived Christy Smith | |
| Signed Sonia Chase | ||
| July 11, 1999 | Fired Marynell Meadors as Head Coach | |
| Hired Dan Hughes as Head Coach | ||
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 1| June 10| @ Washington| W 83–73| Dawn Staley (23)| Tracy Reid (8)| Dawn Staley (7)| MCI Center| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| June 12| New York| L 57–68| Andrea Stinson (15)| Vicky Bullett (9)| Staley
Stinson (4)| Charlotte Coliseum| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| June 19| Los Angeles| L 69–73| Stephanie McCarty (18)| Andrea Stinson (8)| Dawn Staley (7)| Charlotte Coliseum| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| June 22| @ Detroit| L 69–75| Bullett
Staley (13)| Rhonda Mapp (10)| Dawn Staley (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 1–3|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 5| June 24| Phoenix| W 88–72| Andrea Stinson (23)| Bullett
Manning (7)| Dawn Staley (8)| Charlotte Coliseum| 2–3|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 6| June 25| @ Cleveland| W 59–57| Vicky Bullett (18)| Vicky Bullett (9)| Dawn Staley (5)| Gund Arena| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| June 27| @ New York| L 58–72| Andrea Stinson (15)| Sharon Manning (10)| Johnson
McCarty
Stinson (3)| Madison Square Garden| 3–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| June 30| Washington| L 63–68| Dawn Staley (22)| Vicky Bullett (9)| Dawn Staley (6)| Charlotte Coliseum| 3–5|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 9| July 3| @ Orlando| W 75–58| Vicky Bullett (24)| Bullett
Smith (11)| Andrea Stinson (5)| TD Waterhouse Centre| 4–5|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 10| July 7| Cleveland| W 75–62| Dawn Staley (22)| Vicky Bullett (8)| Dawn Staley (5)| Charlotte Coliseum| 5–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| July 9| Orlando| L 61–66| Charlotte Smith (12)| Sharon Manning (7)| Dawn Staley (7)| Charlotte Coliseum| 5–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| July 10| @ Cleveland| L 56–82| Andrea Stinson (17)| Bullett
Mapp (6)| Charlotte Smith (4)| Gund Arena| 5–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| July 12| @ Washington| L 71–74| Bullett
Stinson (19)| Rhonda Mapp (8)| McCarty
Staley
Stinson (5)| MCI Center| 5–8|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 14| July 16| @ Orlando| W 56–50| Dawn Staley (23)| Andrea Stinson (8)| Andrea Stinson (5)| TD Waterhouse Centre| 6–8|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 15| July 17| Washington| W 63–56| Andrea Stinson (17)| Rhonda Mapp (7)| Dawn Staley (5)| Charlotte Coliseum| 7–8|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 16| July 19| Utah| W 73–66| Andrea Stinson (16)| Sharon Manning (7)| Dawn Staley (9)| Charlotte Coliseum| 8–8 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| July 21| Minnesota| L 67–76| Tracy Reid (20)| Tracy Reid (7)| Sharon Manning (4)| Charlotte Coliseum| 8–9 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| July 23| Houston| L 62–75| Andrea Stinson (18)| Vicky Bullett (7)| Dawn Staley (7)| Charlotte Coliseum| 8–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 19| July 25| @ Detroit| W 78–66| Vicky Bullett (20)| Dawn Staley (9)| Dawn Staley (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 9–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 20| July 26| @ New York| W 75–69| Rhonda Mapp (18)| Rhonda Mapp (18)| Dawn Staley (8)| Madison Square Garden| 10–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 21| July 28| Detroit| W 84–65| Andrea Stinson (27)| Bullett
Manning
Mapp
Smith (6)| Dawn Staley (7)| Charlotte Coliseum| 11–10|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 22| July 30| New York| W 62–58| Rhonda Mapp (14)| Rhonda Mapp (10)| Dawn Staley (7)| Charlotte Coliseum| 12–10|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 23| July 31| @ Minnesota| W 56–52| Andrea Stinson (17)| Bullett
Mapp (11)| Dawn Staley (5)| Target Center| 13–10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 24| August 2| Cleveland| W 62–56| Andrea Stinson (18)| Bullett
Mapp
Manning (7)| Dawn Staley (5)| Charlotte Coliseum| 14–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| August 4| Sacramento| L 62–68| Dawn Staley (12)| Rhonda Mapp (9)| Dawn Staley (6)| Charlotte Coliseum| 14–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| August 6| @ Houston| L 51–81| Vicky Bullett (10)| Braziel
Bullett (4)
Stinson| Charlotte Smith (4)| Compaq Center| 14–12|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 27| August 7| Orlando| W 64–60| Staley
Stinson (12)| Vicky Bullett (8)| McCarty
Staley (4)| Charlotte Coliseum| 15–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| August 9| @ Utah| L 65–67| Rhonda Mapp (15)| Vicky Bullett (11)| Dawn Staley (6)| Delta Center| 15–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| August 13| @ Sacramento| L 64–78| Rhonda Mapp (14)| Rhonda Mapp (14)| Mapp
Staley (5)| ARCO Arena| 15–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| August 15| @ Phoenix| L 54–65| Dawn Staley (16)| Vicky Bullett (9)| Mapp
Stinson (3)| America West Arena| 15–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| August 16| @ Los Angeles| L 65–76| Mapp
Stinson (15)| Bullett
Manning
Mapp (7)| Dawn Staley (5)| Great Western Forum| 15–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32| August 20| Detroit| L 57–58| Vicky Bullett (14)| Vicky Bullett (6)| Staley
Stinson (3)| Charlotte Coliseum| 15–17
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 1| August 24| @ Detroit| W 60–54| Mapp
Stinson (16)| Andrea Stinson (14)| Dawn Staley (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 1–0|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 1| August 27| New York| W 78–67| Mapp
Staley
Stinson (16)| Vicky Bullett (11)| Dawn Staley (9)| Charlotte Coliseum| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| August 29| @ New York| L 70–74| Andrea Stinson (27)| Mapp
Smith
Stinson (6)| Andrea Stinson (4)| Madison Square Garden| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| August 30| @ New York| L 54–69| Andrea Stinson (24)| Rhonda Mapp (6)| Dawn Staley (6)| Madison Square Garden| 1–2
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Staley | 32 | 32 | 33.3 | .415 | .317 | .934 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| Andrea Stinson | 32 | 32 | 32.5 | .460 | .309 | .739 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 13.6 |
| Vicky Bullett | 32 | 32 | 31.5 | .486 | .370 | .773 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| Rhonda Mapp | 30 | 26 | 26.3 | .500 | .111 | .721 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.5 |
| Charlotte Smith | 32 | 24 | 23.3 | .330 | .143 | .707 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Stephanie McCarty | 30 | 5 | 18.8 | .408 | .354 | .909 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Sharon Manning | 32 | 6 | 16.3 | .504 | 1.000 | .522 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Tracy Reid | 10 | 3 | 15.4 | .429 | .000 | .429 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Niesa Johnson | 31 | 0 | 9.5 | .300 | .261 | .917 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Angie Braziel | 7 | 0 | 5.9 | .500 | N/A | .833 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Cass Bauer-Bilodeau | 25 | 0 | 4.9 | .382 | .000 | .875 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Christy Smith | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .750 | .667 | .833 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Sonia Chase | 13 | 0 | 4.5 | .188 | .273 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |