1999 Minnesota Lynx season
1999 Minnesota Lynx season | |
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Coach | Brian Agler |
Arena | Target Center |
Attendance | per game |
Results | |
Record | 15–17 (.469) |
Place | 5th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
2000 season → |
The 1999 Minnesota Lynx season was the inaugural season of the franchise.
Transactions
WNBA expansion draft
Player | Nationality | Former WNBA Team |
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Brandy Reed | United States | Phoenix Mercury |
Kim Williams | United States | Utah Starzz |
Octavia Blue | United States | Los Angeles Sparks |
Adia Barnes | United States | Sacramento Monarchs |
WNBA allocation draft
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Kristin Folkl | United States | Stanford |
Katie Smith | United States | Columbus Quest |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 7 | Tonya Edwards | United States | Columbus Quest |
2 | 19 | Trisha Fallon | Australia | Sydney Flames (Australia) |
3 | 31 | Andrea Lloyd-Curry | United States | Columbus Quest |
4 | 43 | Sonja Tate | United States | Columbus Quest |
4 | 49 | Angie Potthoff | United States | Columbus Quest |
Transactions
Date | Transaction |
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November 17, 1998 | Hired Brian Agler as Head Coach[1] |
April 6, 1999 | Drafted Brandy Reed, Kim Williams, Octavia Blue and Adia Barnes in the 1999 WNBA expansion Draft[1] |
May 3, 1999 | Drafted Kristin Folkl and Katie Smith in the 1999 WNBA Allocation Draft[1] |
May 4, 1999 | Drafted Tonya Edwards, Trisha Fallon, Andrea Lloyd-Curry, Sonja Tate and Angie Potthoff in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1] |
May 14, 1999 | Signed Charmin Smith, DeMya Walker, Itoro Umoh-Coleman and Jamie Redd[1] |
May 17, 1999 | Waived Jamie Redd[1] |
June 8, 1999 | Waived DeMya Walker and Itoro Umoh-Coleman[1] |
May 21, 1999 | Waived Octavia Blue[1] |
May 26, 1999 | Signed Annie La Fleur[1] |
June 8, 1999 | Waived Kim Williams[1] |
October 27, 1999 | Traded Adia Barnes, Tonya Edwards and Trisha Fallon to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Marlies Askamp, Kristi Harrower and Angela Aycock[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Houston Comets x | 26 | 6 | .813 | 16–4 | – |
Los Angeles Sparks x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12–8 | 6.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 9–11 | 7.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 7–13 | 11.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8–12 | 11.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8–12 | 11.0 |
Statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Katie Smith | 30 | 29 | 32.4 | .387 | .382 | .766 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
Tonya Edwards | 32 | 32 | 32.2 | .357 | .344 | .806 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 14.8 |
Brandy Reed | 25 | 24 | 30.3 | .459 | .342 | .757 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
Andrea Lloyd-Curry | 32 | 31 | 28.1 | .375 | .333 | .756 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.7 |
Sonja Tate | 32 | 18 | 25.9 | .354 | .239 | .767 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
Angie Potthoff | 32 | 25 | 22.2 | .379 | .167 | .545 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
Kristin Folkl | 32 | 1 | 16.2 | .479 | .143 | .538 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
Annie La Fleur | 25 | 0 | 13.3 | .343 | .440 | .250 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Trisha Fallon | 26 | 0 | 10.8 | .300 | .353 | .742 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
Adia Barnes | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | .304 | .333 | .500 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Charmin Smith | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | .111 | .000 | .800 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Tonya Edwards ranked second in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goals with 66
- Katie Smith ranked sixth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goals, 52
- Katie Smith ranked eighth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Attempts with, 136
- Katie Smith ranked ninth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Percentage, (.382) [2]
Awards and honors
- Tonya Edwards led the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Attempts with 192[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1999 Minnesota Lynx Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "1999 WNBA Season Summary".
External links
- Lynx on Basketball Reference
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