1999 WNBA season

1999 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationJune 10 - September 5, 1999
Games32
Teams12
Total attendance1,959,733
Average attendance10,207
TV partner(s)ESPN, NBC, Lifetime
Draft
Top draft pick Chamique Holdsclaw
Picked byWashington Mystics
Regular season
Season MVP Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento)
Top scorer Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston)
Playoffs
Finals championsHouston Comets
  Runners-upNew York Liberty
Finals MVP Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston)

The 1999 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season. The 1999 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle. The 1999 WNBA expansion draft took place on April 6, 1999. The schedule was increased from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship.