# 1999 WNBA draft

1999 WNBA draft
* On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned prior to the expansion draft.
* On April 6, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place.
* On May 3, 1999, another round of player allocation took place.
* On May 4, 1999, the regular WNBA draft took place.
* On December 15, 1999, an additional expansion draft took place for the 2000 WNBA season. See 2000 WNBA draft for more details.

## Initial expansion player allocation

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | Kristin Folkl | F | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Stanford |
| 2 | Nykesha Sales $^*$ | G/F | United States | Orlando Miracle | Connecticut |

## Expansion draft

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | Brandy Reed | F | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from Phoenix Mercury) | Southern Mississippi |
| 2 | Andrea Congreaves | F | United Kingdom | Orlando Miracle (from Charlotte Sting) | Mercer |
| 3 | Kim Williams | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from Utah Starzz) | DePaul |
| 4 | Kisha Ford | G | United States | Orlando Miracle (from New York Liberty) | Georgia Tech |
| 5 | Octavia Blue | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from Los Angeles Sparks) | Miami (FL) |
| 6 | Yolanda Moore | F | United States | Orlando Miracle (from Houston Comets) | Mississippi |
| 7 | Adia Barnes | F | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from Sacramento Monarchs) | Arizona |
| 8 | Adrienne Johnson | G | United States | Orlando Miracle (from Cleveland Rockers) | Ohio State |

## Post-expansion draft player allocation

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | Katie Smith $^*$ | G/F | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Ohio State (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 2 | Shannon Johnson $^*$ | G | United States | Orlando Miracle | South Carolina (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |

## College Draft

| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team |
| $^+$ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |

### Round 1

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | Chamique Holdsclaw $^{^*}$ | G/F | United States | Washington Mystics | Tennessee |
| 2 | Yolanda Griffith $^*$ | F/C | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Florida Atlantic (from Chicago Condors, ABL) |
| 3 | Natalie Williams $^*$ | C | United States | Utah Starzz | UCLA (from Portland Power, ABL) |
| 4 | DeLisha Milton $^+$ | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Florida (from Portland Power, ABL) |
| 5 | Jennifer Azzi | G | United States | Detroit Shock | Stanford (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
| 6 | Crystal Robinson | F | United States | New York Liberty | Southeastern Oklahoma State (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
| 7 | Tonya Edwards $^+$ | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 8 | Tari Phillips $^*$ | F | United States | Orlando Miracle | Central Florida (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
| 9 | Dawn Staley $^{^+}$ | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Virginia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
| 10 | Edna Campbell | G | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Texas (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
| 11 | Chasity Melvin $^+$ | C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | North Carolina State (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
| 12 | Natalia Zassoulskaia | F | Russia | Houston Comets | Dynamo Moscow, Russia |

### Round 2

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 13 | Shalonda Enis | F | United States | Washington Mystics | Alabama (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
| 14 | Kedra Holland-Corn | G | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Georgia (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
| 15 | Debbie Black | G | United States | Utah Starzz | St. Joseph's (from Colorado Xplosion, ABL) |
| 16 | Clarisse Machanguana | C | Mozambique | Los Angeles Sparks | Old Dominion (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
| 17 | Val Whiting | C | United States | Detroit Shock | Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
| 18 | Michele Van Gorp | C | United States | New York Liberty | Duke |
| 19 | Trisha Fallon | G/F | Australia | Minnesota Lynx | Sydney Flames, Australia |
| 20 | Sheri Sam $^+$ | F/G | United States | Orlando Miracle | Vanderbilt (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
| 21 | Stephanie White-McCarty | G/F | United States | Charlotte Sting | Purdue |
| 22 | Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Texas (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
| 23 | Mery Andrade | F | Portugal | Cleveland Rockers | Old Dominion |
| 24 | Sonja Henning | G | United States | Houston Comets | Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL) |

### Round 3

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 25 | Andrea Nagy | G | Hungary | Washington Mystics | Florida International (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
| 26 | Kate Starbird | G | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Stanford (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
| 27 | Adrienne Goodson $^+$ | F | United States | Utah Starzz | Old Dominion (from Chicago Condors, ABL) |
| 28 | Ukari Figgs | G | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Purdue |
| 29 | Dominique Canty | G/F | United States | Detroit Shock | Alabama |
| 30 | Tamika Whitmore $^+$ | C | United States | New York Liberty | Memphis |
| 31 | Andrea Lloyd | F | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Texas (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 32 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin $^*$ | C | United States | Orlando Miracle | St. Edward's (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
| 33 | Charlotte Smith | F | United States | Charlotte Sting | North Carolina (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
| 34 | Lisa Harrison | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 35 | Tracy Henderson | C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Georgia (from Nashville Noise, ABL) |
| 36 | Kara Wolters | C | United States | Houston Comets | Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL) |
Notes:
* ↑ Taj McWilliams-Franklin is the lowest draft pick to become a WNBA All-Star.

### Round 4

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 37 | Jenny Whittle | C | Australia | Washington Mystics | Perth Breakers, Australia |
| 38 | Amy Herrig | C | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Iowa |
| 39 | Dalma Ivanyi | G | Hungary | Utah Starzz | Florida International |
| 40 | La'Keshia Frett | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Georgia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
| 41 | Astou Ndiaye | F/C | Senegal | Detroit Shock | Southern Nazarene (from Seattle Reign, ABL) |
| 42 | Carolyn Jones-Young | G | United States | New York Liberty | Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL) |
| 43 | Sonja Tate | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Arkansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 44 | Carla McGhee | F | United States | Orlando Miracle | Tennessee (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 45 | Angie Braziel | F | United States | Charlotte Sting | Texas Tech |
| 46 | Amanda Wilson | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Louisiana Tech |
| 47 | Kellie Jolly | G | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Tennessee |
| 48 | Jennifer Rizzotti | G | United States | Houston Comets | Connecticut (from New England Blizzard, ABL) |
| 49 | Angie Potthoff | F | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Penn State (from Columbus Quest, ABL) |
| 50 | Elaine Powell | G | United States | Orlando Miracle | LSU (from Portland Power, ABL) |