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WNBA team season
The 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Detroit Shock. The Shock entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Date
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Transaction
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May 4, 1999
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Drafted Jennifer Azzi, Val Whiting-Raymond, Dominique Canty and Astou Ndiaye-Diatta in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1]
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May 6, 1999
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Signed Claudia Neves, Oksana Zakaluzhnaya and Laura Baker[1]
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May 7, 1999
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Waived Aneta Kausaite and Lynette Woodard[1]
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May 31, 1999
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Waived Laura Baker[1]
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June 9, 1999
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Waived Gergana Branzova[1]
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July 5, 1999
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Waived Elena Tornikidou[1]
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July 28, 1999
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Signed Wanda Guyton[1]
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July 30, 1999
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Traded Cindy Brown and Korie Hlede to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Wendy Palmer and Olympia Scott-Richardson[1]
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1999 Detroit Shock roster
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
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Height |
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Weight |
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DOB |
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From |
Yrs
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G
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8
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Azzi, Jennifer
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5' 8" (1.73m)
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143 lb (65kg)
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1968-08-31
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Stanford
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R
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F
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11
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Boyd, Carla
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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172 lb (78kg)
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1975-10-31
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1
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G
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6
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Brondello, Sandy
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5' 7" (1.7m)
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136 lb (62kg)
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1968-08-20
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1
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F
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14
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Brown, Cindy
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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183 lb (83kg)
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1965-03-16
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Long Beach State
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1
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G
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Brown, Lesley
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6' 0" (1.83m)
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165 lb (75kg)
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1977-06-03
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|
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Virginia
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R
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G
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10
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Canty, Dominique
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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166 lb (75kg)
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|
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1977-03-02
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|
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Alabama
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R
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C
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4
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Guyton, Wanda
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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178 lb (81kg)
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|
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1968-10-14
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South Florida
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2
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G
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7
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Hlede, Korie
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5' 9" (1.75m)
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155 lb (70kg)
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|
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1975-03-29
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Duquesne
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1
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F
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44
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Ndiaye-Diatta, Astou
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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182 lb (83kg)
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1973-11-05
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Southern Nazarene
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R
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F
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9
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Neves, Claudia
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5' 8" (1.73m)
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136 lb (62kg)
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1975-02-17
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R
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F
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3
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Palmer, Wendy
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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165 lb (75kg)
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1974-08-12
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Virginia
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2
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C
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0
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Scott-Richardson, Olympia
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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1976-05-05
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Stanford
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1
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F
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4
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Sporn, Rachael
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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1968-03-26
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1
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F
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17
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Tornikidou, Elena
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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160 lb (73kg)
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|
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1965-05-27
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R
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F/C
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52
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Whiting-Raymond, Val
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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199 lb (90kg)
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1972-04-09
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Stanford
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R
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- Head coach
Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Old Dominion)
- Assistant coaches
Laura Ramus
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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1999 game log Total: 15–17 (Home: 7–9; Road: 8–8)
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June: 5–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–2)
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July: 5–8 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–3)
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August: 5–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–3)
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1999 season schedule
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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