1999 Cleveland Rockers season explained

The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers played their worst season in franchise history, finishing dead last in the league.

Transactions

Orlando Miracle expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers:

WNBA draft

See also: 1999 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
111Chasity MelvinPhiladelphia Rage
223Mery AndradeOld Dominion
335Tracy HendersonNashville Noise
447Kellie Jolly HarperTennessee

Transactions

DateTransaction
April 6, 1999Lost Adrienne Johnson to the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
May 4, 1999Drafted Chasity Melvin, Mery Andrade, Tracy Henderson and Kellie Jolly Harper in the 1999 WNBA Draft
May 24, 1999Traded Cindy Blodgett to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Quacy Barnes
June 21, 1999Traded Jennifer Howard to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Jamila Wideman
August 21, 1999Fired Linda Hill-MacDonald as Head Coach

Schedule

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| June 10| @ New York| L 60–87| Merlakia Jones (14)| Merlakia Jones (8)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (4)| Madison Square Garden| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| June 12| Los Angeles| L 59–75| Brown
Jones (11)| Tracy Henderson (7)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (5)| Gund Arena| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| June 14| Detroit| L 71–73| Merlakia Jones (24)| Chasity Melvin (10)| Chasity Melvin (4)| Gund Arena| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| June 17| @ Sacramento| L 50–70| Brown
Melvin (10)| Tracy Henderson (8)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (6)| ARCO Arena| 0–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| June 19| @ Phoenix| L 67–76| Edwards
Němcová (14)| Alisa Burras (11)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (6)| America West Arena| 0–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| June 22| Orlando| L 62–71| Chasity Melvin (16)| Alisa Burras (8)| Edwards
Němcová (5)| Gund Arena| 0–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| June 25| Charlotte| L 57–59| Janice Braxton (12)| Braxton
Melvin (5)| Edwards
Němcová
McConnell-Serio (3)| Gund Arena| 0–7|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 8| June 26| Washington| W 76–65| Merlakia Jones (16)| Merlakia Jones (7)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (7)| Gund Arena| 1–7|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 9| June 28| Phoenix| W 70–51| Chasity Melvin (15)| Brown
Andrade (8)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (7)| Gund Arena| 2–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| July 1| @ Houston| L 64–76| Michelle Edwards (15)| Alisa Burras (8)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (5)| Compaq Center| 2–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| July 2| @ Utah| L 68–83| Eva Němcová (15)| Alisa Burras (5)| Chasity Melvin (4)| Delta Center| 2–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| July 5| @ Los Angeles| L 72–74| Eva Němcová (20)| Janice Braxton (7)| Braxton
McConnell-Serio (3)| Great Western Forum| 2–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| July 7| @ Charlotte| L 62–75| Eva Němcová (11)| Eva Němcová (7)| Michelle Edwards (8)| Charlotte Coliseum| 2–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| July 8| New York| L 49–84| Janice Braxton (11)| Braxton
Jones
Melvin (4)| Edwards
Němcová
Wideman (9)| Gund Arena| 2–12|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 15| July 10| Charlotte| W 82–56| Alisa Burras (20)| Alisa Burras (7)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (6)| Gund Arena| 3–12|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 16| July 12| Minnesota| W 67–55| Merlakia Jones (21)| Chasity Melvin (6)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (8)| Gund Arena| 4–12 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| July 16| Sacramento| L 71–85| Merlakia Jones (17)| Chasity Melvin (10)| Suzie McConnell-Serio (3)| Gund Arena| 4–13 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| July 17| @ Detroit| L 61–77| Alisa Burras (13)| Eva Němcová (6)| Michelle Edwards (3)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 4–14|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 19| July 21| @ Washington| W 85–68| Eva Němcová (19)| Burras
Edwards
Melvin
Němcová (4)| Michelle Edwards (9)| MCI Center| 5–14 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| July 23| Detroit| L 60–69| Eva Němcová (16)| Merlakia Jones (9)| Michelle Edwards (4)| Gund Arena| 5–15 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| July 24| Utah| L 70–76| Merlakia Jones (27)| Eva Němcová (5)| Jamila Wideman (5)| Gund Arena| 5–16 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| July 29| Houston| L 65–71| Merlakia Jones (15)| Eva Němcová (8)| Eva Němcová (4)| Gund Arena| 5–17|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 23| July 31| @ Detroit| W 55–53| Burras
Melvin (10)| Eva Němcová (8)| Michelle Edwards (3)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 6–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| August 2| @ Charlotte| L 56–62| Chasity Melvin (13)| Janice Braxton (5)| Michelle Edwards (6)| Charlotte Coliseum| 6–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| August 4| @ Orlando| L 62–70| Brown
Němcová (12)| Brown
Burras (6)| Merlakia Jones (5)| TD Waterhouse Centre| 6–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| August 7| Washington| L 62–63| Merlakia Jones (17)| Merlakia Jones (7)| Merlakia Jones (4)| Gund Arena| 6–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| August 8| @ Washington| L 45–80| Edwards
Melvin (8)| Janice Braxton (9)| Chasity Melvin (3)| MCI Center| 6–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| August 12| @ Orlando| L 54–55| Eva Němcová (16)| Němcová
Henderson (7)| Edwards (4)| TD Waterhouse Centre| 6–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| August 14| Orlando| L 61–73| Edwards (17)| Janice Braxton (6)| Edwards (43)| Gund Arena| 6–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| August 16| @ Minnesota| L 50–57| Eva Němcová (17)| Merlakia Jones (7)| Mery Andrade (5)| Target Center| 6–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| August 19| @ New York| L 55–72| Merlakia Jones (14)| Janice Braxton (7)| Jamila Wideman (5)| Madison Square Garden| 6–25|- style="background:#bbffbb;"| 30| August 21| New York| W 66–56| Merlakia Jones (19)| Eva Němcová (7)| Jamila Wideman (6)| Gund Arena| 7–25

Season standings

Statistics

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Eva Němcová312829.8.419.366.9843.71.61.00.711.1
Suzie McConnell-Serio181828.4.367.333.8422.44.20.60.16.0
Merlakia Jones32826.7.434.278.7693.81.61.30.210.8
Michelle Edwards312824.0.359.217.6922.32.60.80.37.6
Chasity Melvin32922.2.4381.000.6944.01.20.60.78.1
Janice Braxton262118.3.460.125.6974.31.30.70.55.8
Alisa Burras312218.2.539N/A.5534.00.50.50.37.5
Jamila Wideman261315.4.273.136.6471.32.00.80.02.2
Rushia Brown301214.5.427.000.6762.90.70.60.34.4
Mery Andrade32111.4.390.292.6921.61.50.60.12.2
Tracy Henderson27011.4.310N/A.5862.90.30.30.72.6
Tricia Bader Binsford90 8.0.154.125N/A1.21.20.30.00.6
Vanessa Nygaard405.0.500.500N/A0.80.50.50.00.8
Kellie Jolly Harper104.0N/AN/AN/A0.01.00.00.00.0
Jennifer Howard403.8.000.000N/A0.00.00.00.00.0

Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999 Cleveland Rockers Transactions . 2024-06-05 . Basketball-Reference.com . en.