Orlando Miracle
Conference	Eastern
Leagues	WNBA
Founded	1999
History	Orlando Miracle 1999–2002 Connecticut Sun 2003–present
Arena	TD Waterhouse Centre
Location	Orlando, Florida
Team colors	Electric Blue, White, QuickSilver, Magic Black
Home Away

TheOrlando Miracle were aWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based inOrlando, Florida. It began play in the1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated, in 2003, toUncasville, Connecticut, where the team became theConnecticut Sun. The Miracle was a sister team to theNBA'sOrlando Magic.

The city of Orlando was granted an expansion franchise in 1998, and theOrlando Miracle took the floor for the1999 WNBA season.^[1] The league held their secondexpansion draft for the Miracle and theMinnesota Lynx on April 6, 1999.^[2][3]

The Miracle posted respectable records in their four years of existence (1999–2002). The Miracle made the playoffs once, in 2000,^[4][5] and lost in the first round against theCleveland Rockers.^[6][7] In 2001, the Miracle took a step backwards, but they hosted the2001 WNBA All-Star Game.^[8] In 2002, the Miracle posted a 16-16 record, but missed the playoffs after losing the tiebreaker for the final playoff spot to theIndiana Fever.^[9]

The 2002 season would also prove to be the Miracle's last in Orlando.

After the2002 WNBA season, the NBA sold off all of the WNBA franchises to the operators of the teams.^[10] Magic ownerRich DeVos was not interested in keeping the Miracle, and no local ownership group emerged. In January 2003, the Connecticut-basedMohegan Native American Tribe bought the team.^[11][12][13]

The new owners moved the team toUncasville, Connecticut and changed the nickname to the Sun (in reference to the tribe'sMohegan Sun casino).^[14] The Connecticut Sun's new nickname and logo were reminiscent of another Florida-based WNBA franchise, theMiami Sol, which folded at the same time as the Miracle.^[15]

• 1999–2002: For home games, white with blue on the sides and shoulders and white Miracle logo text on the chest. For away games, blue with white on the sides and white Miracle logo text on the chest. The Miracle logo is on the shorts.

2002Orlando Miracle roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From F 50 Cunningham, Davalyn 6' 0" (1.83m) 187 lb (85kg) Rutgers C 28 dos Santos, Cintia 6' 5" (1.96m) 187 lb (85kg) Brazil G/F 32 Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) Purdue F/C 22 Hicks, Jessie 6' 4" (1.93m) 188 lb (85kg) Maryland G 31 Johnson, Adrienne 5' 10" (1.78m) 154 lb (70kg) Ohio State G 14 Johnson, Shannon 5' 7" (1.7m) 152 lb (69kg) South Carolina C 00 Machanguana, Clarisse 6' 5" (1.96m) 180 lb (82kg) Old Dominion G/F 12 McCain, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 167 lb (76kg) Kentucky F 10 McGhee, Carla 6' 1" (1.85m) 179 lb (81kg) Tennessee F/C 11 McWilliams, Taj (C) 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) St. Edward's College F 3 Palmer-Daniel, Wendy 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) Virginia G/F 42 Sales, Nykesha (C) 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) Connecticut F 21 Wyckoff, Brooke 6' 1" (1.85m) 183 lb (83kg) Florida State	Head coach Dee Brown (Jacksonville) Assistant coaches Vonn Read (Clark Atlanta) Valerie Still (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

• Cintia dos Santos 2000–2002
• Katie Douglas 2001–2002
• Jessie Hicks 2000–2002
• Adrienne Johnson 1999–2002
• Shannon Johnson 1999–2002
• Carla McGhee 1999–2002
• Taj McWilliams-Franklin 1999–2002
• Elaine Powell 1999–2002
• Nykesha Sales 1999–2002
• Brooke Wyckoff 2001–2002
• Monica "Monee" Sheppard

• Carolyn Peck (1999-2002)
• Dee Brown (2002)

• Rick Stukes (1999–2000)
• Charlene Thomas-Swinson (1999–2001)
• Michael Peck (2001)
• Vonn Read (2002)
• Valerie Still (2002)

Current WNBA players are in italics.

• 1999 Expansion Draft: Andrea Congreaves (2), Kisha Ford (4), Yolanda Moore (6), Adrienne Johnson (8)
• 1999 WNBA Draft: Tari Phillips (8),Sheri Sam (20),Taj McWilliams-Franklin (32), Carla McGhee (44),Elaine Powell (50)
• 2000 WNBA Draft: Cintia dos Santos (4), Jannon Roland (20), Shawnetta Stewart (36), Romona Hanzova (52)
• 2001 WNBA Draft:Katie Douglas (10),Brooke Wyckoff (26), Jaclyn Johnson (42), Anne Thorius (58)
• 2002 WNBA Draft: Davalyn Cunningham (23), Saundra Jackson (39), Tomeka Brown (55)

• April 18, 2002: The Miracle acquire Clarisse Machanguana from the Charlotte Sting for the Miracle's first-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft.
• July 8, 2002: The Miracle acquire Wendy Palmer from the Detroit Shock for Elaine Powell.

• 1999: Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Shannon Johnson, Nykesha Sales
• 2000: Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Shannon Johnson, Nykesha Sales
• 2001: Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Nykesha Sales
• 2002: Shannon Johnson, Nykesha Sales

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• A sellout for a basketball game atTD Waterhouse Center is 17,248.

• Orlando Miracle
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