2000 Cleveland Rockers season | |
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Coach | Dan Hughes |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Attendance | 8,596 per game |
Results | |
Record | 17–15 (.531) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to New York Liberty |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Eva Nemcova (13.2) |
Rebounds | Chasity Melvin (5.4) |
Assists | Suzie McConnell Serio (3.7) |
The 2000 WNBA season was the 4th season for the Cleveland Rockers.
The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Jamila Wideman | ![]() | Stanford |
Alisa Burras | ![]() | Louisiana Tech |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 1 | Ann Wauters | ![]() | Valenciennes (France) |
2 | 17 | Helen Darling | ![]() | Penn State |
3 | 33 | Monique Morehouse | ![]() | New England Blizzard |
4 | 49 | Sophie Von Saldern | ![]() | BTV Wuppertal (Germany) |
Date | Transaction | |
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October 19, 1999 | Hired Dan Hughes as Head Coach [1] | |
December 15, 1999 | Lost Jamila Wideman and Alisa Burras to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft [1] | |
April 25, 2000 | Drafted Ann Wauters, Helen Darling, Monique Morehouse and Sophie Von Saldern in the 2000 WNBA Draft [1] | |
May 4, 2000 | Signed Beverly Williams, Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and Vicki Hall [1] | |
May 23, 2000 | Waived Beverly Williams [1] | |
June 11, 2000 | Traded Michelle Edwards to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Nina Bjedov [1] | |
July 7, 2000 | Signed Adia Barnes to a 7-day contract [1] |
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2000 playoff schedule |
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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New York Liberty x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | – |
Cleveland Rockers x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 13–8 | 3.0 |
Orlando Miracle x | 16 | 16 | .500 | 13–8 | 4.0 |
Washington Mystics x | 14 | 18 | .438 | 13–8 | 6.0 |
Detroit Shock o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 10–11 | 6.0 |
Miami Sol o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 7.0 |
Indiana Fever o | 9 | 23 | .281 | 7–14 | 11.0 |
Charlotte Sting o | 8 | 24 | .250 | 5–16 | 12.0 |
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Eva Němcová | 14 | 14 | 31.6 | .409 | .408 | ,917 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 13.2 |
Merlakia Jones | 32 | 32 | 29.6 | .474 | .311 | .681 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
Chasity Melvin | 32 | 32 | 28.3 | .471 | .143 | .730 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 11.7 |
Mery Andrade | 32 | 18 | 24.9 | .456 | .360 | .750 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
Rushia Brown | 30 | 22 | 22.6 | .497 | .500 | .846 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
Suzie McConnell-Serio | 32 | 32 | 22.0 | .414 | .392 | .760 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
Ann Wauters | 32 | 0 | 18.7 | .523 | .000 | .741 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
Vicki Hall | 32 | 10 | 18.0 | .373 | .238 | .647 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
Helen Darling | 32 | 0 | 17.4 | .313 | .342 | .738 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
Tricia Bader Binsford | 25 | 0 | 8.0 | .354 | .333 | .833 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Michelle Edwards | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | .400 | .000 | N/A | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | 12 | 0 | 4.8 | .500 | N/A | .583 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Adia Barnes | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | .600 | .000 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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