WNBA team season
The 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Detroit Shock. The Shock entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Transactions
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Transaction
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| May 4, 1999
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Drafted Jennifer Azzi, Val Whiting-Raymond, Dominique Canty and Astou Ndiaye-Diatta in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1]
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| May 6, 1999
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Signed Claudia Neves, Oksana Zakaluzhnaya and Laura Baker[1]
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| May 7, 1999
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Waived Aneta Kausaite and Lynette Woodard[1]
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| May 31, 1999
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Waived Laura Baker[1]
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| June 9, 1999
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Waived Gergana Branzova[1]
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| July 5, 1999
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Waived Elena Tornikidou[1]
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| July 28, 1999
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Signed Wanda Guyton[1]
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| July 30, 1999
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Traded Cindy Brown and Korie Hlede to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Wendy Palmer and Olympia Scott-Richardson[1]
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Roster
| 1999 Detroit Shock roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| G | 8 |  | Azzi, Jennifer | 5' 8" (1.73m) | 143 lb (65kg) | 1968-08-31 | Stanford | R | | F | 11 |  | Boyd, Carla | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 172 lb (78kg) | 1975-10-31 | | 1 | | G | 6 | | Brondello, Sandy | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 136 lb (62kg) | 1968-08-20 | | 1 | | F | 14 | | Brown, Cindy | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 183 lb (83kg) | 1965-03-16 | Long Beach State | 1 | | G | | | Brown, Lesley | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 165 lb (75kg) | 1977-06-03 | Virginia | R | | G | 10 | | Canty, Dominique | 5' 9" (1.75m) | 166 lb (75kg) | 1977-03-02 | Alabama | R | | C | 4 | | Guyton, Wanda | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 178 lb (81kg) | 1968-10-14 | South Florida | 2 | | G | 7 |  | Hlede, Korie | 5' 9" (1.75m) | 155 lb (70kg) | 1975-03-29 | Duquesne | 1 | | F | 44 |  | Ndiaye-Diatta, Astou | 6' 3" (1.91m) | 182 lb (83kg) | 1973-11-05 | Southern Nazarene | R | | F | 9 |  | Neves, Claudia | 5' 8" (1.73m) | 136 lb (62kg) | 1975-02-17 | | R | | F | 3 | | Palmer, Wendy | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 165 lb (75kg) | 1974-08-12 | Virginia | 2 | | C | 0 | | Scott-Richardson, Olympia | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 175 lb (79kg) | 1976-05-05 | Stanford | 1 | | F | 4 | | Sporn, Rachael | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 175 lb (79kg) | 1968-03-26 | | 1 | | F | 17 |  | Tornikidou, Elena | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 160 lb (73kg) | 1965-05-27 | | R | | F/C | 52 | | Whiting-Raymond, Val | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 199 lb (90kg) | 1972-04-09 | Stanford | R |
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- Head coach
- Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Old Dominion)
- Assistant coaches
- Laura Ramus
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
1999 game log
Total: 15–17 (Home: 7–9; Road: 8–8)
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June: 5–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–2)
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July: 5–8 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–3)
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August: 5–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–3)
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| 1999 season schedule
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Playoffs
Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
External links
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| Franchise history | |
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| Arenas | |
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| Head coaches | |
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| Administration | |
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| All-Stars | |
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| Seasons | |
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| Playoff Appearances | |
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| Conference Titles | |
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| WNBA Titles | |
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| Rivals | |
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