1999 Phoenix Mercury season

The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury failed to qualify for the postseason after advancing to the WNBA Finals during the previous year.

1999 Phoenix Mercury season
Coach	Cheryl Miller
Arena	America West Arena
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	15–17 (.469)
Place	4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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Transactions

Minnesota Lynx expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Minnesota Lynx expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury:

Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
Brandy Reed	United States	Southern Miss

WNBA draft

See also: 1999 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	10	Edna Campbell	United States	Colorado Xplosion
2	22	Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil	United States	San Jose Lasers
3	34	Lisa Harrison	United States	Columbus Quest
4	46	Amanda Wilson	United States	Louisiana Tech

Transactions

Date	Transaction
April 6, 1999	Lost Brandy Reed to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draft.[1]
May 4, 1999	Drafted Edna Campbell, Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil, Lisa Harrison and Amanda Wilson in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1]
May 14, 1999	Signed MerleLynn Lange-Harris[1]
May 25, 1999	Signed Trisha Stafford-Odom[1]
June 2, 1999	Waived Trisha Stafford-Odom[1]
June 8, 1999	Waived Umeki Webb[1]
June 9, 1999	Waived Toni Foster[1]
June 17, 1999	Waived Andrea Kuklová and Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil[1]
June 20, 1999	Waived MerleLynn Lange-Harris[1]
July 19, 1999	Signed Angela Aycock and Toni Foster[1]
October 27, 1999	Traded Marlies Askamp, Kristi Harrower and Angela Aycock to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Adia Barnes, Tonya Edwards and Trisha Fallon[1]

Roster

1999 Phoenix Mercury roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs C 14 Askamp, Marlies 6' 5" (1.96m) 198 lb (90kg) 1970-07-08 2 G 23 Aycock, Angela 6' 2" (1.88m) 161 lb (73kg) 1973-02-28 Kansas R G 12 Campbell, Edna 5' 8" (1.73m) 152 lb (69kg) 1968-11-26 Texas R F 24 Davis-Wrightsil, Clarissa 1967-06-04 Texas R F/C 0 Foster, Toni 6' 1" (1.85m) 175 lb (79kg) 1971-11-16 Iowa 2 F/C 22 Gillom, Jennifer 6' 3" (1.91m) 180 lb (82kg) 1964-06-13 Mississippi 2 F 3 Harrison, Lisa 6' 1" (1.85m) 164 lb (74kg) 1971-01-02 Tennessee R G 4 Harrower, Kristi 5' 4" (1.63m) 139 lb (63kg) 1975-03-04 1 G/F 15 Kuklová, Andrea 6' 0" (1.83m) 150 lb (68kg) 1971-07-16 1 F/C 23 Lange-Harris, MerleLynn 6' 6" (1.98m) 1969-08-28 UNLV R G 32 Pettis, Bridget 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1971-01-01 Florida 2 C 8 Stepanova, Maria 6' 8" (2.03m) 187 lb (85kg) 1979-01-23 1 G 7 Timms, Michele 5' 7" (1.7m) 132 lb (60kg) 1965-06-28 2 F 30 Wilson, Amanda 5' 11" (1.8m) 176 lb (80kg) 1977-02-06 Louisiana Tech R	Head coach Cheryl Miller (USC) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1999 game log Total: 15–17 (Home: 12–4; Road: 3–13)
June: 3–5 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 12 @ Sacramento L 85–96 Jennifer Gillom (23) Jennifer Gillom (9) Michele Timms (10) ARCO Arena 0–1 2 June 14 Sacramento L 64–74 Jennifer Gillom (29) Jennifer Gillom (15) Gillom Timms (4) America West Arena 0–2 3 June 19 Cleveland W 76–67 Edna Campbell (21) Marlies Askamp (15) Michele Timms (7) America West Arena 1–2 4 June 21 @ Orlando L 76–80 Jennifer Gillom (25) Marlies Askamp (12) Michele Timms (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 1–3 5 June 22 @ Washington W 79–76 Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (23) Harrison Stepanova (5) Michele Timms (4) MCI Center 2–3 6 June 24 @ Charlotte L 72–88 Jennifer Gillom (20) Marlies Askamp (10) Michele Timms (7) Charlotte Coliseum 2–4 7 June 26 @ Detroit W 66–60 Jennifer Gillom (17) Jennifer Gillom (13) Harrower Timms (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 3–4 8 June 28 @ Cleveland L 51–70 Bridget Pettis (13) Marlies Askamp (6) Michele Timms (7) Gund Arena 3–5
July: 7–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 July 1 @ New York L 67–83 Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil (20) Marlies Askamp (10) Michele Timms (7) Madison Square Garden 3–6 10 July 3 @ Minnesota L 47–56 Jennifer Gillom (18) Marlies Askamp (12) Michele Timms (3) Target Center 3–7 11 July 7 Los Angeles L 61–67 Jennifer Gillom (17) Askamp Gillom (7) Michele Timms (7) America West Arena 3–8 12 July 9 Houston L 70–71 Michele Timms (22) Marlies Askamp (6) Michele Timms (5) America West Arena 3–9 13 July 11 @ Los Angeles L 58–67 Edna Campbell (17) Jennifer Gillom (8) Kristi Harrower (3) Great Western Forum 3–10 14 July 12 @ Utah W 80–66 Marlies Askamp (23) Askamp Davis-Wrightsil (6) Michele Timms (5) Delta Center 4–10 15 July 17 Los Angeles W 84–76 Gillom Harrower (20) Marlies Askamp (11) Kristi Harrower (5) America West Arena 5–10 16 July 19 Houston W 60–48 Jennifer Gillom (18) Marlies Askamp (12) Kristi Harrower (5) America West Arena 6–10 17 July 21 @ Los Angeles L 63–84 Jennifer Gillom (18) Lisa Harrison (7) Lisa Harrison (3) Great Western Forum 6–11 18 July 23 Orlando W 73–67 Kristi Harrower (16) Askamp Stepanova (8) Kristi Harrower (5) America West Arena 7–11 19 July 25 Washington W 72–59 Jennifer Gillom (16) Marlies Askamp (10) Harrison Timms (4) America West Arena 8–11 20 July 27 Utah W 86–73 Edna Campbell (21) Marlies Askamp (9) Kristi Harrower (7) America West Arena 9–11 21 July 29 Minnesota W 79–46 Jennifer Gillom (22) Maria Stepanova (8) Kristi Harrower (9) America West Arena 10–11 22 July 31 @ Houston L 70–77 Edna Campbell (15) Marlies Askamp (11) Michele Timms (8) Compaq Center 10–12
August: 5–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 August 2 @ Minnesota L 56–73 Marlies Askamp (12) Jennifer Gillom (8) Michele Timms (7) Target Center 10–13 24 August 6 New York W 68–55 Jennifer Gillom (15) Maria Stepanova (10) Kristi Harrower (7) America West Arena 11–13 25 August 7 @ Sacramento L 60–71 Maria Stepanova (19) Maria Stepanova (10) Michele Timms (7) ARCO Arena 11–14 26 August 9 Minnesota W 64–55 Jennifer Gillom (15) Maria Stepanova (13) Harrison Timms (4) America West Arena 12–14 27 August 11 Detroit W 68–57 Maria Stepanova (16) Maria Stepanova (10) Michele Timms (5) America West Arena 13–14 28 August 13 @ Utah L 64–67 Maria Stepanova (17) Marlies Askamp (8) Michele Timms (5) Delta Center 13–15 29 August 15 Charlotte W 65–54 Lisa Harrison (21) Marlies Askamp (8) Michele Timms (3) America West Arena 14–15 30 August 17 Sacramento W 71–59 Jennifer Gillom (28) Harrison Stepanova (9) Michele Timms (10) America West Arena 15–15 31 August 18 @ Houston L 60–70 Jennifer Gillom (14) Maria Stepanova (12) Harrison Harrower Pettis (3) Compaq Center 15–16 32 August 20 Utah L 62–70 Gillom Stepanova (17) Maria Stepanova (11) Gillom Timms (3) America West Arena 15–17
1999 season schedule

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
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

Legend
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
Jennifer Gillom	32	32	34.2	.381	.250	.797	5.8	1.7	1.2	0.2	15.2
Edna Campbell	28	24	26.8	.364	.376	.714	1.9	1.3	0.9	0.4	9.6
Michele Timms	30	29	26.8	.354	.348	.776	2.6	5.0	1.4	0.2	6.8
Marlies Askamp	30	30	26.0	.482	.000	.816	7.2	0.8	0.7	0.6	9.4
Lisa Harrison	32	23	25.9	.474	.100	.682	4.1	1.7	0.7	0.2	6.0
Kristi Harrower	32	3	20.8	.364	.279	.808	2.0	3.0	0.8	0.1	4.5
Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil	14	9	18.5	.433	.303	.667	2.7	1.4	0.9	0.3	9.3
Maria Stepanova	32	2	17.3	.485	.500	.625	5.1	0.8	0.4	1.9	7.8
Bridget Pettis	32	8	16.9	.304	.224	.617	1.8	1.4	0.8	0.1	5.7
Toni Foster	10	0	4.2	.583	N/A	.688	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.1	2.5
Angela Aycock	8	0	3.7	.000	.000	1.000	0.1	0,4	0.3	0.0	0.5
MerleLynn Lange-Harris	1	0	3.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Amanda Wilson	12	0	2.8	.333	.200	1.000	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.0
Andrea Kuklová	5	0	2.6	.000	N/A	N/A	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

^‡Waived/Released during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season