- This article related to Basketball is short. PLEASE do expand it!
| File:1999 WNBA All Star logo.jpeg | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Event information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | July 14, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden | ||||||||||||||||
| City |  New York City, New York
| ||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Lisa Leslie | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,649 | ||||||||||||||||
| Next | 2000 -> | ||||||||||||||||
The 1999 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 14, 1999, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Even though the WNBA began in 1997, this was the inaugural All-Star Game.
The All-Star Game[]
Rosters[]
| 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 | Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall 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 | |
| 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
| July 14 7:00 p.m. |
Western Conference 79, Eastern Conference 61 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Attendance: 18,649 Referees: Sally Bell, Patty Broderick, June Corteau |
ESPN | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
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.