1999 Orlando Miracle season | |
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Coach | Carolyn Peck |
Arena | TD Waterhouse Centre |
Attendance | 9,801 per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–17 (.469) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Shannon Johnson (14.0) |
Rebounds | Taj McWilliams (7.5) |
Assists | Shannon Johnson (4.4) |
← 1998 season
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The 1999 WNBA season was the Orlando Miracle's inaugural season. The Miracle tied for second place in the conference with the Detroit Shock and the Charlotte Sting. However, both Detroit and Charlotte beat Orlando in two of their three meetings during the regular season. Therefore, the Miracle were in fourth place and out of playoff contention.
Pick | Player | Nationality | Former Team | School/Team/Country |
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2 | Andrea Congreaves | ![]() |
Charlotte Sting | Mercer |
4 | Kisha Ford | ![]() |
New York Liberty | Georgia Tech |
6 | Yolanda Moore | ![]() |
Houston Comets | Mississippi |
8 | Adrienne Johnson | ![]() |
Cleveland Rockers | Ohio State |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 8 | Tari Phillips | ![]() |
Central Florida (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
2 | 20 | Sheri Sam | ![]() |
Vanderbilt (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
3 | 32 | Taj McWilliams | ![]() |
St. Edward's (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
4 | 44 | Carla McGhee | ![]() |
Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
4 | 50 | Elaine Powell | ![]() |
LSU (from Portland Power, ABL) |
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Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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New York Liberty x | 18 | 14 | .563 | 12–8 | – |
Detroit Shock x | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12–8 | 3.0 |
Charlotte Sting x | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12–8 | 3.0 |
Orlando Miracle o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9–11 | 3.0 |
Washington Mystics o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 10–10 | 6.0 |
Cleveland Rockers o | 7 | 25 | .219 | 5–15 | 11.0 |
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Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Inactive |
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C | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Tari Phillips | ||
PF | Andrea Congreaves | Carla McGhee | ||
SF | Sheri Sam | Yolanda Moore | ||
SG | Nykesha Sales | Adrienne Johnson | Tora Suber | Kisha Ford |
PG | Shannon Johnson | Elaine Powell |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
= Denotes team leader(s) in that statistic. |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Andrea Congreaves | 32 | 32 | 25.4 | .500 (75-150) | .366 (15-41) | .830 (44-53) | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 6.5 |
Kisha Ford | 8 | 0 | 5.6 | .200 (1-5) | .000 (0-1) | 1.000 (2-2) | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.5 |
Adrienne Johnson | 29 | 0 | 7.7 | .403 (25-62) | .125 (1-8) | .667 (6-9) | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 2.0 |
Shannon Johnson | 32 | 32 | 35.8 | .447 (151-338) | .364 (40-110) | .686 (105-153) | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.70 | 0.40 | 14.0 |
Carla McGhee | 30 | 0 | 7.8 | .319 (15-47) | .000 (0-0) | .833 (15-18) | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 1.5 |
Taj McWilliams | 32 | 32 | 32.6 | .480 (153-319) | .444 (20-45) | .667 (94-141) | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 13.1 |
Yolanda Moore | 23 | 0 | 5.0 | .476 (10-21) | .000 (0-1) | .500 (6-12) | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.1 |
Tari Phillips | 32 | 0 | 5.0 | .406 (52-128) | .000 (0-3) | .481 (26-54) | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 4.1 |
Elaine Powell | 18 | 0 | 14.2 | .515 (17-33) | .111 (1-9) | .545 (12-22) | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 2.6 |
Nykesha Sales | 32 | 32 | 32.5 | .385 (153-397) | .330 (95-118) | .805 (44-91) | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.20 | 0.30 | 13.7 |
Sheri Sam | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | .388 (134-345) | .328 (41-125) | .805 (55-80) | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.30 | 0.30 | 11.4 |
Tora Suber | 25 | 0 | 4.6 | .292 (7-24) | .111 (1-9) | .500 (5-10) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.8 |