1999 Sacramento Monarchs Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 19-13
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Sparks 1-0
Coach: Sonny Allen (19-13)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 138,009, Avg. 8,626 in 16 home dates
1999 Sacramento Monarchs RosterTeam Record: 19-13
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Sparks 1-0
Coach: Sonny Allen (19-13)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 138,009, Avg. 8,626 in 16 home dates
The Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 1999 season with a record of 19 wins and 13 losses, finishing third in the WNBA's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Monarchs scored 2,392 points and conceded 2,258. Yolanda Griffith scored a team-best 545 points for Sacramento, and Ruthie Bolton averaged 12 or more per game, too. Yolanda Griffith racked up 329 rebounds. Ticha Penicheiro dished out 226 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Yolanda Griffith added 73 thefts and swatted a team-best 54 opponent shot attempts.
Sonny Allen coached the team. The 1999 Sacramento Monarchs lost in the first round of the playoffs.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 29 | 29 | 979 | 370 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 145 | 141 | 188 | 329 | 45 | 73 | 54 | 66 | 91 | 545 |
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 31 | 30 | 970 | 393 | 143 | 187 | 60 | 94 | 75 | 46 | 86 | 132 | 73 | 31 | 0 | 44 | 68 | 421 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | G | 32 | 32 | 1034 | 321 | 123 | 167 | 57 | 108 | 76 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 51 | 63 | 10 | 72 | 100 | 379 |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 32 | 32 | 705 | 242 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 35 | 77 | 94 | 171 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 60 | 101 | 295 |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 31 | 3 | 632 | 235 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 38 | 72 | 256 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 32 | 32 | 1120 | 222 | 71 | 38 | 6 | 131 | 87 | 29 | 126 | 155 | 226 | 67 | 5 | 135 | 87 | 235 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 32 | 1 | 450 | 72 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 44 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 98 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 27 | 0 | 233 | 76 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 97 |
| Kate Starbird | G | 24 | 1 | 215 | 55 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 48 |
| Cindy Blodgett | G | 12 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Heather Burge | C | 13 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals | 295 | 160 | 6400 | 2006 | 849 | 421 | 126 | 847 | 568 | 412 | 700 | 1112 | 500 | 329 | 123 | 498 | 614 | 2392 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 29 | 29 | 33.8 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 61.7 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 18.8 |
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 31 | 30 | 31.3 | 36.4 | 32.1 | 79.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | G | 32 | 32 | 32.3 | 38.3 | 34.1 | 70.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 11.8 |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 32 | 32 | 22.0 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 9.2 |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 31 | 3 | 20.4 | 44.3 | 50.0 | 65.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 32 | 32 | 35.0 | 32.0 | 15.8 | 66.4 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 7.3 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 32 | 1 | 14.1 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 69.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 27 | 0 | 8.6 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 75.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Kate Starbird | G | 24 | 1 | 9.0 | 21.8 | 13.3 | 81.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Cindy Blodgett | G | 12 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Heather Burge | C | 13 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.9 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| Averages | 295 | 160 | 21.7 | 42.3 | 29.9 | 67.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 8.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 1 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Heather Burge | C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cindy Blodgett | G | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | G | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Starbird | G | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 5 | 200 | 66 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 58 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 1 | 1 | 32.0 | 40.0 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 1 | 1 | 38.0 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | |
| Linda Burgess | F | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 42.9 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Heather Burge | C | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Cindy Blodgett | G | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | G | 1 | 1 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Kate Starbird | G | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 1 | 1 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Averages | 295 | 5 | 20.0 | 34.8 | 20.0 | 62.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
