1999 WNBA season
The 1999 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season. The 1999 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle. The schedule was increased from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship.
| 1999 WNBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | May - September, 1999 |
| Number of games | 32 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Total attendance | 1,959,733 |
| Average attendance | 10,207 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN, NBC, Lifetime |
| 1999 WNBA Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Chamique Holdsclaw |
| Picked by | Washington Mystics |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | New York Liberty |
| Eastern runners-up | Charlotte Sting |
| Western champions | Houston Comets |
| Western runners-up | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Houston Comets |
| Runners-up | New York Liberty |
| Finals MVP | Cynthia Cooper (Houston) |
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