1999 New York Liberty season

The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty hosted the first WNBA All-Star Game.

Transactions

Orlando Miracle expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the New York Liberty:

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 10 | Cleveland | W 87–60 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Kym Hampton (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Madison Square Garden | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 12 | @ Charlotte | W 68–57 | Sophia Witherspoon (17) | Vickie Johnson (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 14 | Washington | L 63–81 | Tamika Whitmore (13) | Hampton <br> Johnson <br> Weatherspoon (5) | Johnson <br> Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 18 | Los Angeles | W 84–72 | Vickie Johnson (26) | Kym Hampton (9) | Crystal Robinson (5) | Madison Square Garden | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 20 | Detroit | W 69–62 | Tamika Whitmore (16) | Hampton <br> Johnson <br> Whitmore <br> Wicks (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | Madison Square Garden | 4–1 |- | 6 | June 27 | Charlotte | W 72–58 | Vickie Johnson (14) | Kym Hampton <br> Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (11) | Madison Square Garden | 5–1 |- | 7 | June 28 | @ Detroit | L 71–91 | Vickie Johnson (18) | Sue Wicks (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 5–2

|- | 8 | July 1 | Phoenix | W 83–67 | Vickie Johnson (22) | Hampton <br> Whitmore (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Madison Square Garden | 6–2 |- | 9 | July 3 | @ Houston | L 50–65 | Vickie Johnson (20) | Kym Hampton (12) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Compaq Center | 6–3 |- | 10 | July 5 | Sacramento | W 76–63 | Vickie Johnson (20) | Hampton <br> Wicks (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | Madison Square Garden | 7–3 |- | 11 | July 6 | @ Washington | L 63–71 | Teresa Weatherspoon (14) | Hampton <br> Lobo (6) | Johnson <br> Weatherspoon (6) | MCI Center | 7–4 |- | 12 | July 8 | @ Cleveland | W 84–49 | Sophia Witherspoon (22) | Vickie Johnson (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Gund Arena | 8–4 |- | 13 | July 11 | Minnesota | L 56–58 | Crystal Robinson (13) | Sue Wicks (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 8–5 |- | 14 | July 17 | @ Minnesota | L 58–60 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Sue Wicks (7) | Johnson <br> Wicks (4) | Target Center | 8–6 |- | 15 | July 18 | Utah | W 88–82 (OT) | Kym Hampton (20) | Kym Hampton (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | Madison Square Garden | 9–6 |- | 16 | July 20 | Orlando | W 61–56 | Crystal Robinson (15) | Sue Wicks (10) | Johnson <br> Weatherspoon (4) | Madison Square Garden | 10–6 |- | 17 | July 22 | @ Sacramento | L 55–71 | Vickie Johnson (17) | Sue Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | ARCO Arena | 10–7 |- | 18 | July 24 | @ Los Angeles | L 72–75 (OT) | Crystal Robinson (23) | Sue Wicks (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (12) | Great Western Forum | 10–8 |- | 19 | July 26 | Charlotte | L 69–75 (OT) | Crystal Robinson (23) | Sue Wicks (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 10–9 |- | 20 | July 29 | @ Orlando | W 73–65 (OT) | Hampton <br> Witherspoon (21) | Kym Hampton (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 11–9 |- | 21 | July 30 | @ Charlotte | L 58–62 | Tamika Whitmore (13) | Kym Hampton (7) | Johnson <br> Weatherspoon (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 11–10

|- | 22 | August 1 | Orlando | W 74–61 | Vickie Johnson (18) | Kym Hampton (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (11) | Madison Square Garden | 12–10 |- | 23 | August 3 | @ Utah | W 61–59 | Vickie Johnson (16) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Delta Center | 13–10 |- | 24 | August 6 | @ Phoenix | L 55–68 | Crystal Robinson (27) | Crystal Robinson (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (6) | America West Arena | 13–11 |- | 25 | August 8 | Houston | W 74–71 | Sophia Witherspoon (22) | Sue Wicks (9) | Vickie Johnson (6) | Madison Square Garden | 14–11 |- | 26 | August 9 | @ Orlando | W 80–75 | Crystal Robinson (18) | Sue Wicks (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 15–11 |- | 27 | August 11 | @ Washington | L 56–59 (OT) | Crystal Robinson (16) | Sue Wicks (16) | Vickie Johnson (3) | MCI Center | 15–12 |- | 28 | August 13 | @ Detroit | W 60–56 | Hampton <br> Robinson <br> Wicks (12) | Sue Wicks (10) | Johnson <br> Weatherspoon (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 16–12 |- | 29 | August 15 | Detroit | L 57–63 | Teresa Weatherspoon (14) | Sue Wicks (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (7) | Madison Square Garden | 16–13 |- | 30 | August 19 | Washington | W 66–54 | Tamika Whitmore (20) | Vickie Johnson (7) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Madison Square Garden | 17–13 |- | 31 | August 19 | Cleveland | W 72–55 | Becky Hammon (16) | Sue Wicks (9) | Crystal Robinson (5) | Madison Square Garden | 18–13 |- | 32 | August 21 | @ Cleveland | L 56–66 | Johnson <br> Weatherspoon (15) | Sue Wicks (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Gund Arena | 18–14

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 27 | @ Charlotte | L 67–78 | Crystal Robinson (17) | Robinson <br> Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 29 | Charlotte | W 74–70 | Teresa Weatherspoon (19) | Kym Hampton (10) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | Madison Square Garden | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 30 | Charlotte | W 69–54 | Crystal Robinson (18) | Kym Hampton (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (11) | Madison Square Garden | 2–1

|- | 1 | September 2 | Houston | L 60–73 | Sophia Witherspoon (18) | Sue Wicks (11) | Teresa Weatherspoon (10) | Madison Square Garden | 0–1 |- | 2 | September 4 | @ Houston | W 68–67 | Crystal Robinson (21) | Kym Hampton (9) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Compaq Center | 1–1 |- | 3 | September 5 | @ Houston | L 47–59 | Sue Wicks (11) | Sue Wicks (9) | Crystal Robinson (3) | Compaq Center | 1–2

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

Awards and honors

• Teresa Weatherspoon, Guard, New York Liberty, All-WNBA Second Team

References