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The 1999 Minnesota Lynx season was the inaugural season of the franchise.
WNBA expansion draft
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WNBA allocation draft
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Date
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Transaction
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November 17, 1998
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Hired Brian Agler as Head Coach[1]
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April 6, 1999
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Drafted Brandy Reed, Kim Williams, Octavia Blue and Adia Barnes in the 1999 WNBA expansion Draft[1]
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May 3, 1999
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Drafted Kristin Folkl and Katie Smith in the 1999 WNBA Allocation Draft[1]
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May 4, 1999
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Drafted Tonya Edwards, Trisha Fallon, Andrea Lloyd-Curry, Sonja Tate and Angie Potthoff in the 1999 WNBA Draft[1]
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May 14, 1999
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Signed Charmin Smith, DeMya Walker, Itoro Umoh-Coleman and Jamie Redd[1]
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May 17, 1999
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Waived Jamie Redd[1]
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June 8, 1999
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Waived DeMya Walker and Itoro Umoh-Coleman[1]
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May 21, 1999
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Waived Octavia Blue[1]
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May 26, 1999
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Signed Annie La Fleur[1]
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June 8, 1999
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Waived Kim Williams[1]
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October 27, 1999
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Traded Adia Barnes, Tonya Edwards and Trisha Fallon to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Marlies Askamp, Kristi Harrower and Angela Aycock[1]
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1999 Minnesota Lynx 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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F
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32
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Barnes, Adia
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5' 11" (1.8m)
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165 lb (75kg)
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1977-02-03
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Arizona
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1
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G
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13
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Edwards, Tonya
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5' 10" (1.78m)
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160 lb (73kg)
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1968-03-13
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Tennessee
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R
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G/F
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9
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Fallon, Trisha
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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1972-07-23
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R
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F
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24
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Folkl, Kristin
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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190 lb (86kg)
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1975-12-19
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Stanford
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R
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G
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35
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La Fleur, Annie
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5' 7" (1.7m)
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141 lb (64kg)
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1969-03-10
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R
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F
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5
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Lloyd-Curry, Andrea
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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1965-09-25
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Texas
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R
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F
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44
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Potthoff, Angie
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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191 lb (87kg)
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1974-06-12
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Penn State
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R
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F
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3
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Reed, Brandy
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6' 1" (1.85m)
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168 lb (76kg)
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1977-02-17
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Southern Miss
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1
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G
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21
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Smith, Charmin
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5' 10" (1.78m)
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145 lb (66kg)
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1975-05-02
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Stanford
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R
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G
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14
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Smith, Katie
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5' 11" (1.8m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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1974-06-04
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Ohio State
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R
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G
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19
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Tate, Sonja
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5' 7" (1.7m)
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157 lb (71kg)
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1971-09-07
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Arkansas State
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R
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- Head coach
Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
- Assistant coaches
Kelly Kramer
Heidi VanDerveer
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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1999 game log Total: 15–17 (Home: 8–8; Road: 7–9)
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June: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)
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July
: 7–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–3)
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August
: 4–7 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–5)
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1999 season schedule
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Player
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GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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Katie Smith
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30
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29
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32.4
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.387
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.382
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.766
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2.9
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2.0
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0.6
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0.3
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11.7
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Tonya Edwards
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32
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32
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32.2
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.357
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.344
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.806
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3.5
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2.6
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0.8
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0.4
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14.8
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Brandy Reed
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25
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24
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30.3
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.459
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.342
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.757
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6.0
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2.6
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1.2
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0.7
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16.1
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Andrea Lloyd-Curry
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32
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31
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28.1
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.375
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.333
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.756
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4.3
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2.8
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0.9
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0.4
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6.7
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Sonja Tate
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32
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18
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25.9
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.354
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.239
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.767
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4.0
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3.1
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1.1
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0.1
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4.5
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Angie Potthoff
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32
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25
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22.2
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.379
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.167
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.545
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2.7
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1.2
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0.8
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0.2
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4.0
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Kristin Folkl
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32
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1
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16.2
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.479
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.143
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.538
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3.6
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0.7
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0.4
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0.4
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4.9
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Annie La Fleur
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25
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0
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13.3
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.343
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.440
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.250
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1.5
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1.4
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0.3
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0.0
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2.4
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Trisha Fallon
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26
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0
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10.8
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.300
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.353
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.742
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0.8
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0.8
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0.4
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0.2
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3.0
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Adia Barnes
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19
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0
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4.8
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.304
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.333
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.500
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1.1
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0.3
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0.3
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0.0
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1.1
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Charmin Smith
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13
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0
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4.3
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.111
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.000
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.800
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0.7
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0.2
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0.1
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0.0
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0.8
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Tonya Edwards ranked second in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goals with 66
- Katie Smith ranked sixth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goals, 52
- Katie Smith ranked eighth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Attempts with, 136
- Katie Smith ranked ninth in the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Percentage, (.382) [2]
- Tonya Edwards led the WNBA in Three Point Field Goal Attempts with 192[2]
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