1999 WNBA Draft
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1999 WNBA Draft - 6 April 1999
- 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.
Contents
Initial Expansion Player Allocation
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristin Folkl (F) | Minnesota Lynx | Stanford | |
| 2 | Nykesha Sales (G/F) | Orlando Miracle | Connecticut |
Expansion Draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandy Reed (F) | Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix Mercury) | Southern Mississippi | |
| 2 | Andrea Congreaves (F) | Orlando Miracle (from Charlotte Sting) | Mercer | |
| 3 | Kim Williams (G) | Minnesota Lynx (from Utah Starzz) | DePaul | |
| 4 | Kisha Ford (G) | Orlando Miracle (from New York Liberty) | Georgia Tech | |
| 5 | Octavia Blue (G) | Minnesota Lynx (from Los Angeles Sparks) | Miami (FL) | |
| 6 | Yolanda Moore (F) | Orlando Miracle (from Houston Comets) | Mississippi | |
| 7 | Adia Barnes (F) | Minnesota Lynx (from Sacramento Monarchs) | Arizona | |
| 8 | Adrienne Johnson (G) | Orlando Miracle (from Cleveland Rockers) | Ohio State |
Post Expansion Draft Player Allocation
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Smith (F) | Minnesota Lynx | Ohio State (from Columbus Quest, ABL) | |
| 2 | Shannon Johnson (G/F) | Orlando Miracle | South Carolina (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
WNBA Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamique Holdsclaw (G/F) | Washington Mystics | Tennessee | |
| 2 | Yolanda Griffith (F/C) | Sacramento Monarchs | Florida Atlantic (from Chicago Condors, ABL) | |
| 3 | Natalie Williams (C) | Utah Starzz | UCLA (from Portland Power, ABL) | |
| 4 | DeLisha Milton (F) | Los Angeles Sparks | Florida (from Portland Power, ABL) | |
| 5 | Jennifer Azzi (G) | Detroit Shock | Stanford (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) | |
| 6 | Crystal Robinson (F) | New York Liberty | Southeastern Oklahoma State (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) | |
| 7 | Tonya Edwards (G) | Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) | |
| 8 | Tari Phillips (F) | Orlando Miracle | Central Florida (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) | |
| 9 | Dawn Staley (G) | Charlotte Sting | Virginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) | |
| 10 | Edna Campbell (G) | Phoenix Mercury | Texas (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) | |
| 11 | Chasity Melvin (C) | Cleveland Rockers | North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) | |
| 12 | Natalia Zassoulskaia (F) | Houston Comets | Russia |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Shalonda Enis (F) | Washington Mystics | Alabama (from Seattle Reign, ABL) | |
| 14 | Kedra Holland-Corn (G) | Sacramento Monarchs | Georgia (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) | |
| 15 | Debbie Black (G) | Utah Starzz | St. Joseph's (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) | |
| 16 | Clarisse Machanguana (C) | Los Angeles Sparks | Old Dominion (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) | |
| 17 | Val Whiting (C) | Detroit Shock | Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL) | |
| 18 | Michele Van Gorp (C) | New York Liberty | Duke | |
| 19 | Trisha Fallon (G/F) | Minnesota Lynx | Australia | |
| 20 | Sheri Sam (F/G) | Orlando Miracle | Vanderbilt (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) | |
| 21 | Stephanie White-McCarty (G/F) | Charlotte Sting | Purdue | |
| 22 | Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (F) | Phoenix Mercury | Texas (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) | |
| 23 | Mery Andrade (F) | Cleveland Rockers | Old Dominion | |
| 24 | Sonja Henning (G) | Houston Comets | Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL) |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Andrea Nagy (G) | Washington Mystics | Florida International (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) | |
| 26 | Kate Starbird (G) | Sacramento Monarchs | Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL) | |
| 27 | Adrienne Goodson (F) | Utah Starzz | Old Dominion (from Chicago Condors, ABL) | |
| 28 | Ukari Figgs (G) | Los Angeles Sparks | Purdue | |
| 29 | Dominique Canty (G/F) | Detroit Shock | Alabama | |
| 30 | Tamika Whitmore (C) | New York Liberty | Memphis | |
| 31 | Andrea Lloyd (F) | Minnesota Lynx | Texas (from Columbus Quest, ABL) | |
| 32 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (C) | Orlando Miracle | St. Edward's (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) | |
| 33 | Charlotte Smith (F) | Charlotte Sting | North Carolina (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) | |
| 34 | Lisa Harrison (F) | Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) | |
| 35 | Tracy Henderson (C) | Cleveland Rockers | Georgia (from Nashville Noise, ABL) | |
| 36 | Kara Wolters (C) | Houston Comets | Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL) |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Jennifer Whittle (C) | Washington Mystics | Australia | |
| 38 | Amy Herrig (C) | Sacramento Monarchs | Iowa | |
| 39 | Dalma Ivanyi (G) | Utah Starzz | Florida International | |
| 40 | La'Keshia Frett (F) | Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) | |
| 41 | Astou Ndiaye (F/C) | Detroit Shock | Southern Nazarene (from Seattle Reign, ABL) | |
| 42 | Carolyn Jones-Young (G) | New York Liberty | Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL) | |
| 43 | Sonja Tate (G) | Minnesota Lynx | Arkansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL) | |
| 44 | Carla McGhee (F) | Orlando Miracle | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) | |
| 45 | Angie Braziel (F) | Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech | |
| 46 | Amanda Wilson (F) | Phoenix Mercury | Louisiana Tech | |
| 47 | Kellie Jolly (G) | Cleveland Rockers | Tennessee | |
| 48 | Jennifer Rizzotti (G) | Houston Comets | Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL) | |
| 49 | Angie Potthoff (F) | Minnesota Lynx | Penn State (from Columbus Quest, ABL) | |
| 50 | Elaine Powell (G) | Orlando Miracle | LSU (from Portland Power, ABL) |
| Preceded by: 1998 WNBA Draft | WNBA Draft | Followed by: 2000 WNBA Draft |
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