The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their third consectutive WNBA Championship.
Transactions
Orlando Miracle expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Houston Comets:
WNBA draft
Transactions
Roster
| 1999 Houston Comets roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| G | 9 |  | Arcain, Janeth | 5' 11" (1.8m) | 147 lb (67kg) | 1969-04-11 | | 2 | | G | 14 |  | Cooper, Cynthia | 5' 10" (1.78m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1963-04-14 | USC | 2 | | G | | | Henning, Sonja | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 143 lb (65kg) | 1969-10-04 | Stanford | R | | F/C | 23 | | Jackson, Tammy | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 190 lb (86kg) | 1962-12-03 | Florida | 2 | | C | 40 | | Lamb, Monica | 6' 5" (1.96m) | 206 lb (93kg) | 1964-10-11 | USC | 1 | | F | 24 | .svg.png) | Nikolich, Mila | 6' 3" (1.91m) | 185 lb (84kg) | 1971-04-07 | Abilene Christian | R | | G | 21 | | Rizzotti, Jennifer | 5' 6" (1.68m) | 146 lb (66kg) | 1974-05-15 | Connecticut | R | | C | 0 | | Roberts, Nyree | 6' 3" (1.91m) | 209 lb (95kg) | 1976-03-10 | Old Dominion | 1 | | G/F | 22 | | Swoopes, Sheryl | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 145 lb (66kg) | 1971-03-25 | Texas Tech | 2 | | F | 7 | | Thompson, Tina | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 178 lb (81kg) | 1975-02-10 | USC | 2 | | C | 15 | .svg.png) | Tzekova, Polina | 6' 4" (1.93m) | 189 lb (86kg) | 1968-04-30 | | R | | F | 13 | .svg.png) | Valdemoro, Amaya | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | 1976-08-18 | | 1 | | C | 52 | | Wolters, Kara | 6' 7" (2.01m) | 227 lb (103kg) | 1975-08-15 | Connecticut | R |
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- Head coach
- Van Chancellor (Mississippi State)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
1999 game log
Total: 26–6 (Home: 15–1; Road: 11–5)
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June: 8–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–0)
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July
: 11–3 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–3)
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August
: 7–2 (Home: 6–0; Road: 1–2)
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| 1999 season schedule
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Playoffs
Led by what was already known as the Big Three, (Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson), the Comets survived a highlight film last second, court to court game winning shot by the Liberty's Teresa Weatherspoon in Game 2 of the finals to beat the Liberty in three games and win their third straight title, this one after the death of teammate Kim Perrot, who died of cancer.
| 1999 playoff game log
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Conference Finals vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Won Series: 2–1
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Championship vs. New York Liberty
Won Series: 2–1
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| 1999 playoff schedule
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Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
- Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Best WNBA Player ESPY Award
- Cynthia Cooper, Guard, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team[2]
- Van Chancellor, WNBA Coach of the Year Award
- Sheryl Swoopes, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team[2]
- Tina Thompson, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA Second Team[2]
References
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