1999 WNBA All-Star Game

1999 WNBA All-Star Game

1 2 Total West 43 36 79 East 29 32 61
Date	July 14, 1999
Arena	Madison Square Garden
City	New York City
MVP	Lisa Leslie
Attendance	18,649
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The 1999 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 14, 1999, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Even though the WNBA began in 1997, this was the inaugural All-Star Game.

The All-Star Game

Rosters

Western Conference All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Selection #
Starters
G	Michelle Timms	Phoenix Mercury	1st
G	Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets	1st
F	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	1st
F	Tina Thompson	Houston Comets	1st
C	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	1st
Reserves
G	Tonya Edwards	Minnesota Lynx	1st
G	Ticha Penicheiro	Sacramento Monarchs	1st
F	Ruthie Bolton-Holifield	Sacramento Monarchs	1st
F	Jennifer Gillom	Phoenix Mercury	1st
F	Natalie Williams	Utah Starzz	1st
C	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	1st

Eastern Conference All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Selection #
Starters
G	Teresa Weatherspoon	New York Liberty	1st
G	Nikki McCray	Washington Mystics	1st
F	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics	1st
F	Vicky Bullett	Charlotte Sting	1st
C	Kym Hampton	New York Liberty	1st
Reserves
G	Shannon Johnson	Orlando Miracle	1st
G	Sandy Brondello	Detroit Shock	1st
G	Merlakia Jones	Cleveland Rockers	1st
G	Nykesha Sales	Orlando Miracle	1st
F	Vickie Johnson 2	New York Liberty	1st
F	Taj McWilliams	Orlando Miracle	1st
C	Rebecca Lobo 1	New York Liberty	1st

• ¹ Injured
• ² Injury Replacement

ESPN

July 14 7:00 p.m.

Western Conference 79, Eastern Conference 61
Pts: Natalie Williams 14 Rebs: Swoopes, Williams 8 Asts: Cooper, Timms 4		Pts: Brondello, S. Johnson, McWilliams 8 Rebs: Taj McWilliams 7 Asts: Teresa Weatherspoon 4

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Attendance: 18,649 Referees: Sally Bell, Patty Broderick, June Corteau

Coaches

The coach for the Western Conference was Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Cleveland Rockers coach Linda Hill-MacDonald.