1999 Sacramento Monarchs season

The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd season for the Sacramento Monarchs.^[1] The Monarchs made their first postseason appearance but lost to the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round.

1999 Sacramento Monarchs season
Coach	Sonny Allen
Arena	ARCO Arena
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	19–13 (.594)
Place	3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost First Round (1-0) to Los Angeles Sparks
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Transactions

Minnesota Lynx expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Minnesota Lynx expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:

Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
Adia Barnes	United States	Arizona

WNBA draft

See also: 1999 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	2	Yolanda Griffith	United States	Chicago Condors
2	14	Kedra Holland-Corn	United States	San Jose Lasers
3	26	Kate Starbird	United States	Seattle Reign
4	38	Amy Herrig	United States	Iowa

Transactions

Date	Transaction
October 1, 1998	Fired Heidi VanDerveer as Head Coach[2]
February 8, 1999	Fired Sonny Allen as Head Coach[2]
April 6, 1999	Lost Adia Barnes to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draft[2]
May 3, 1999	Waived Bridgette Gordon, Franthea Price, Nadine Domond and Pauline Jordan[2]
May 4, 1999	Drafted Yolanda Griffith, Kedra Holland-Corn, Kate Starbird and Amy Herrig in the 1999 WNBA Draft[2]
May 24, 1999	Traded Quacy Barnes to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for Cindy Blodgett[2]
June 7, 1999	Waived Amy Herrig[2]

Roster

1999 Sacramento Monarchs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 5 Blodgett, Cindy 5' 9" (1.75m) 130 lb (59kg) 1975-12-13 Maine 1 G 6 Bolton, Ruthie 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1967-05-27 Auburn 2 C 31 Burge, Heather 6' 5" (1.96m) 195 lb (88kg) 1971-11-12 Virginia R F 42 Burgess, Linda 6' 1" (1.85m) 173 lb (78kg) 1969-07-27 Alabama 2 G/F 51 Byears, Latasha 5' 11" (1.8m) 206 lb (93kg) 1973-08-12 DePaul 2 F/C 33 Griffith, Yolanda 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 1970-03-01 Florida Atlantic R F 27 Hardmon, Lady 5' 10" (1.78m) 160 lb (73kg) 1970-09-12 Georgia 2 F 25 Holland-Corn, Kedra 5' 8" (1.73m) 129 lb (59kg) 1974-11-02 Georgia R G 21 Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m) 146 lb (66kg) 1974-09-18 Old Dominion 1 C 50 Smith, Tangela 6' 3" (1.91m) 158 lb (72kg) 1977-04-01 Iowa 1 G/F 30 Starbird, Kate 6' 1" (1.85m) 153 lb (69kg) 1975-07-30 Stanford R	Head coach Sonny Allen (Marshall) Assistant coaches Maura McHugh Linda Burgess Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1999 game log Total: 19–13 (Home: 11–5; Road: 8–8)
June: 6–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 10 @ Los Angeles L 78–100 Latasha Byears (19) Ticha Penicheiro (10) Ticha Penicheiro (6) Great Western Forum 0–1 2 June 12 Phoenix W 96–85 Yolanda Griffith (31) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena 1–1 3 June 14 @ Phoenix W 74–64 Bolton Holland-Corn (10) Yolanda Griffith (18) Ticha Penicheiro (7) America West Arena 2–1 4 June 17 Cleveland W 70–50 Kedra Holland-Corn (16) Yolanda Griffith (19) Ticha Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena 3–1 5 June 19 @ Utah L 75–85 Yolanda Griffith (28) Yolanda Griffith (19) Ticha Penicheiro (6) Delta Center 3–2 6 June 22 Minnesota W 79–62 Kedra Holland-Corn (15) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (14) ARCO Arena 4–2 7 June 24 Utah W 107–69 Ruthie Bolton (27) Yolanda Griffith (14) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 5–2 8 June 26 Los Angeles L 73–76 Yolanda Griffith (25) Yolanda Griffith (15) Ticha Penicheiro (9) ARCO Arena 5–3 9 June 29 @ Minnesota W 86–72 Yolanda Griffith (30) Yolanda Griffith (13) Ticha Penicheiro (13) Target Center 6–3
July: 8–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 July 2 @ Washington W 79–74 Ruthie Bolton (34) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ruthie Bolton (7) MCI Center 7–3 11 July 4 @ Detroit W 92–78 Yolanda Griffith (21) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 8–3 12 July 5 @ New York L 63–76 Yolanda Griffith (23) Byears Griffith (8) Ticha Penicheiro (7) Madison Square Garden 8–4 13 July 8 Houston W 74–63 Ruthie Bolton (20) Yolanda Griffith (13) Ticha Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena 9–4 14 July 9 @ Los Angeles W 77–72 Yolanda Griffith (24) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (8) Great Western Forum 10–4 15 July 11 @ Houston L 63–68 Ruthie Bolton (20) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (4) Compaq Center 10–5 16 July 16 @ Cleveland W 85–71 Yolanda Griffith (22) Yolanda Griffith (13) Ticha Penicheiro (9) Gund Arena 11–5 17 July 17 @ Orlando W 76–70 Yolanda Griffith (20) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 12–5 18 July 19 @ Minnesota L 69–76 Yolanda Griffith (22) Yolanda Griffith (6) Bolton Penicheiro (4) ARCO Arena 12–6 19 July 22 New York W 71–55 Yolanda Griffith (29) Yolanda Griffith (19) Ticha Penicheiro (5) ARCO Arena 13–6 20 July 24 Orlando L 64–73 Yolanda Griffith (18) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (9) ARCO Arena 13–7 21 July 27 Minnesota L 59–61 Ticha Penicheiro (27) Yolanda Griffith (7) Ticha Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena 13–8 22 July 29 Washington W 70–54 Yolanda Griffith (19) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (5) ARCO Arena 14–8 23 July 31 @ Utah L 59–63 Yolanda Griffith (20) Yolanda Griffith (13) Ticha Penicheiro (4) Delta Center 14–9
August: 5–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 24 August 2 @ Houston L 70–75 Ruthie Bolton (16) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (13) Compaq Center 14–10 25 August 4 @ Charlotte W 68–62 Yolanda Griffith (21) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (4) Charlotte Coliseum 15–10 26 August 6 Detroit W 71–58 Holland-Corn Penicheiro (15) Griffith Penicheiro (9) Ticha Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena 16–10 27 August 7 Phoenix W 71–60 Kedra Holland-Corn (21) Yolanda Griffith (13) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 17–10 28 August 10 Los Angeles W 82–80 Yolanda Griffith (23) Yolanda Griffith (5) Lady Hardmon (4) ARCO Arena 18–10 29 August 13 Charlotte W 78–64 Ruthie Bolton (25) Bolton Byears Smith (7) Ticha Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena 19–10 30 August 14 Utah L 89–97 Tangela Smith (28) Tangela Smith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 19–11 31 August 17 @ Phoenix L 59–71 Tangela Smith (20) Bolton Smith (8) Ticha Penicheiro (6) America West Arena 19–12 32 August 21 Houston L 65–74 Ruthie Bolton (16) Tangela Smith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena 19–13
1999 season schedule

Playoffs

1999 playoff game log
First round vs. Los Angeles Sparks Lost Series: 0–1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 August 24 Los Angeles @ L 58–71 Ruthie Bolton (15) Latasha Byears (10) Ruthie Bolton (4) Great Western Forum 0–1
1999 playoff 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
Ticha Penichiero	32	32	35.0	.320	.158	.664	4.8	7.1	2.1	0.2	7.3
Yolanda Griffith	29	29	33.8	.541	.000	.617	11.3	1.6	2.5	1.9	18.8
Kedra Holland-Corn	32	32	32.3	.383	.341	.704	2.1	1.6	1.9	0.3	11.8
Ruthie Bolton	31	30	31.3	.364	.321	.798	4.3	2.4	1.0	0.0	13.6
Latasha Byears	32	32	22.0	.537	.000	.565	5.3	1.0	1.1	0.2	9.2
Tangela Smith	31	3	20.4	.443	.500	.653	3.8	0.5	0.8	1.2	8.3
Lady Hardmon	32	1	14.1	.375	.000	.698	1.7	1.2	0.3	0.1	3.1
Kate Starbird	24	1	9.0	.218	.133	.815	1.0	0.6	0.5	0.2	2.0
Linda Burgess	27	0	8.6	.434	.000	.756	2.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	3.6
Cindy Blodgett	12	0	2.8	.231	.000	.556	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.9
Heather Burge	13	0	2.2	.429	N/A	.200	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.5

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