1999 Cleveland Rockers season

1999 Cleveland Rockers season
Head Coach Linda Hill-MacDonald
Arena Gund Arena
Attendance 9,350 per game
Results
Record 725
(.219)
Place 6th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish Did Not Qualify
Team Leaders
Points Eva Nemcova (11.1)
Rebounds Janice Braxton (4.3)
Assists Suzie McConnell Serio (4.2)
Cleveland Rockers seasons
< 1998 2000 >

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.

Offseason

WNBA Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
1 11 Chasity Melvin (C)  United States North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL
2 23 Mery Andrade (F)  United States Old Dominion
3 35 Tracy Henderson (C)  United States Georgia
4 47 Kellie Jolly (G)  United States Tennessee

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
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

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
June 10 @ New York 60-87 Loss 0-1
June 12 Los Angeles 59-75 Loss 0-2
June 14 Detroit 71-73 Loss 0-3
June 17 @ Sacramento 50-70 Loss 0-4
June 19 @ Phoenix 67-76 Loss 0-5
June 22 Orlando 62-71 Loss 0-6
June 25 Charlotte 57-59 Loss 0-7
June 26 Washington 76-65 Win 1-7
June 28 Phoenix 60-46 Win 2-7
July 1 @ Houston 64-76 Loss 2-8
July 2 @ Utah 68-83 Loss 2-9
July 5 @ Los Angeles 72-74 Loss 2-10
July 7 @ Charlotte 62-75 Loss 2-11
July 8 New York 49-84 Loss 2-12
July 10 Charlotte 82-56 Win 3-12
July 12 Minnesota 67-55 Win 4-12
July 16 Sacramento 71-85 Loss 4-13
July 17 @ Detroit 61-77 Loss 4-14
July 21 @ Washington 85-68 Win 5-14
July 23 Detroit 60-69 Loss 5-15
July 24 Utah 70-76 Loss 5-16
July 29 Houston 65-71 Loss 5-17
July 31 @ Detroit 55-53 Win 6-17
August 2 @ Charlotte 56-62 Loss 6-18
August 4 @ Orlando 62-70 Loss 6-19
August 7 Washington 62-63 Loss 6-20
August 8 @ Washington 45-80 Loss 6-21
August 12 @ Orlando 54-55 Loss 6-22
August 14 Orlando 61-73 Loss 6-23
August 16 @ Minnesota 50-57 Loss 6-24
August 19 @ New York 55-72 Loss 6-25
August 21 New York 66-56 Win 7-25

Player stats

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Merlakia Jones 32 122 51 41 5 347
Eva Nemcova 31 114 50 31 22 344
Chasity Melvin 32 127 38 20 22 259
Michelle Edwards 31 72 82 26 8 236
Alisa Burras 31 124 17 17 10 232
Janice Braxton 26 111 33 19 13 151
Rushia Brown 30 87 20 19 10 131
Suzie McConnell Serio 18 43 76 10 2 108
Mery Andrade 32 50 49 18 4 71
Tracy Henderson 27 79 9 9 20 71
Jamila Wideman 26 34 51 20 0 56
Tricia Bader Binford 9 11 11 3 0 5
Vanessa Nygaard 4 3 1 2 0 3
Jennifer Howard 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kellie Jolly 1 0 1 0 0 0

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