2000 Cleveland Rockers season

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2000 Cleveland Rockers season
Coach Dan Hughes
Arena Gund Arena
Attendance8,596 per game
Results
Record1715 (.531)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost 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.

Contents

Transactions

Portland Fire expansion draft

The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Jamila Wideman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Stanford
Alisa Burras Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisiana Tech

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
11 Ann Wauters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Valenciennes (France)
217 Helen Darling Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Penn State
333Monique MorehouseFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New England Blizzard
449 Sophie Von Saldern Flag of Germany.svg West Germany BTV Wuppertal (Germany)

Transactions

DateTransaction
October 19, 1999Hired Dan Hughes as Head Coach [1]
December 15, 1999Lost Jamila Wideman and Alisa Burras to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
April 25, 2000Drafted Ann Wauters, Helen Darling, Monique Morehouse and Sophie Von Saldern in the 2000 WNBA Draft [1]
May 4, 2000Signed Beverly Williams, Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and Vicki Hall [1]
May 23, 2000Waived Beverly Williams [1]
June 11, 2000Traded Michelle Edwards to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Nina Bjedov [1]
July 7, 2000Signed Adia Barnes to a 7-day contract [1]

Roster

2000 Cleveland Rockers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 23 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Andrade, Mery 6' 0" (1.83m)169 lb (77kg)1975-12-31 Old Dominion 1
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Bader Binford, Tricia5' 4" (1.63m)125 lb (57kg)1973-02-26 Boise State 2
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Barnes, Adia 5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1977-02-03 Arizona 2
F 34 Flag of the United States.svg Brown, Rushia 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1972-05-05 Furman 3
G 30 Flag of the United States.svg Darling, Helen 5' 6" (1.68m)164 lb (74kg)1978-08-29 Penn State R
G 44 Flag of the United States.svg Edwards, Michelle 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1966-03-06 Iowa 3
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Hall, Vicki 6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)1969-10-03 Texas R
C 41 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Johns Kimbrough, Pollyanna 6' 3" (1.91m)165 lb (75kg)1975-11-06 Michigan 1
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Jones, Merlakia 5' 10" (1.78m)147 lb (67kg)1973-06-21 Florida 3
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg McConnell-Serio, Suzie 1966-07-29 Penn State 2
F/C 28 Flag of the United States.svg Melvin, Chasity 6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)1976-05-03 NC State 1
F 6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Němcová, Eva 6' 3" (1.91m)178 lb (81kg)1972-12-033
C 12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wauters, Ann 6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1980-10-12R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Boyer

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2000 game log
Total: 17–15 (Home: 13–3; Road: 4–12)
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 31@ Minnesota L 62-73 Eva Němcová (20)Rushia Brown (5)Bader Binford
McConnell-Serio (5)
Target Center 0–1
July: 8–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
14July 1@ Los Angeles L 67-75 Chasity Melvin (18) Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) Great Western Forum 7–7
15July 3 New York W 66-65 (OT) Vicki Hall (17) Andrade
Hall
Jones (7)
McConnell-Serio
Melvin (4)
Gund Arena 8–7
16July 7@ Miami L 46-49 Mery Andrade (10)Brown
Wauters (6)
Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) American Airlines Arena 8–8
17July 8@ Charlotte W 80-59 Rushia Brown (24) Merlakia Jones (6) Helen Darling (7) Charlotte Coliseum 9–8
18July 10 Charlotte W 72-65 Chasity Melvin (21) Chasity Melvin (6) Mery Andrade (6) Gund Arena 10–8
19July 12 Orlando W 74-72 (OT) Mery Andrade (17) Ann Wauters (6) Darling
Jones
McConnell-Serio (4)
Gund Arena 11–8
20July 15 Indiana W 79-55 Merlakia Jones (13) Ann Wauters (8) Andrade
Brown
Melvin (4)
Gund Arena 12–8
21July 20 Houston L 56-74 Chasity Melvin (15) Chasity Melvin (9)Rushia Brown (4) Gund Arena 12–9
22July 22 Miami W 76-47 Mery Andrade (13) Merlakia Jones (8) Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) Gund Arena 13–9
23July 24@ Phoenix L 57-67 Ann Wauters (14) Ann Wauters (8) Suzie McConnell-Serio (3) America West Arena 13–10
24July 26@ Utah L 77-84 Merlakia Jones (18) Andrade
Melvin (7)
Chasity Melvin (5) Delta Center 13–11
25July 28 Washington W 80-60 Vicki Hall (19) Ann Wauters (9)Rushia Brown (5) Gund Arena 14–11
26July 29@ New York L 67-81 Chasity Melvin (16)Rushia Brown (10) Suzie McConnell-Serio (4) Madison Square Garden 14–12
27July 31@ Detroit W 76-65 Helen Darling (17) Chasity Melvin (10) Andrade
McConnell-Serio (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15–12
August: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
28August 3 Utah W 74-71 Merlakia Jones (19) Melvin
Wauters (8)
Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) Gund Arena 16–12
29August 4@ Indiana L 75-87 Mery Andrade (18) Merlakia Jones (7) Suzie McConnell-Serio (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 16–13
30August 6 Washington W 77-60 Rushia Brown (16) Chasity Melvin (9) Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) Gund Arena 17–13
31August 8@ New York L 44-57 Merlakia Jones (21) Mery Andrade (7) Mery Andrade (4) Madison Square Garden 17–14
32August 9@ Washington L 48-60 Brown
McConnell-Serio (12)
Merlakia Jones (7) Chasity Melvin (3) MCI Center 17–15

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log
First round vs. Orlando Miracle
Won Series: 2–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1August 11@ Orlando L 55–62 Merlakia Jones (18)Brown
Jones (6)
Rushia Brown (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 0–1
2August 13 Orlando W 63–54 Darling
Jones (15)
Chasity Melvin (10) Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) Gund Arena 1–1
3August 15 Orlando W 72–43 Ann Wauters (12) Hall
Jones (7)
Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) Gund Arena 2–1
Conference Finals vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1August 17 New York W 56–43 Rushia Brown (18) Chasity Melvin (9) Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) Gund Arena 1–0
2August 20@ New York L 45–51 Merlakia Jones (18) Merlakia Jones (12) Helen Darling (3) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3August 21@ New York L 67–81 Jones
McConnell-Serio (13)
Chasity Melvin (9) Helen Darling (4) Madison Square Garden 1–2
2000 playoff schedule

Season standings

Eastern Conference WLPCTConf.GB
New York Liberty x2012.62514–7
Cleveland Rockers x1715.53113–83.0
Orlando Miracle x1616.50013–84.0
Washington Mystics x1418.43813–86.0
Detroit Shock o1418.43810–116.0
Miami Sol o1319.4069–127.0
Indiana Fever o923.2817–1411.0
Charlotte Sting o824.2505–1612.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Eva Němcová 141431.6.409.408,9172.91.61.10.613.2
Merlakia Jones 323229.6.474.311.6814.32.00.90.111.0
Chasity Melvin 323228.3.471.143.7305.41.90.90.611.7
Mery Andrade 321824.9.456.360.7503.02.31.30.38.3
Rushia Brown302222.6.497.500.8464.11.51.30.48.4
Suzie McConnell-Serio 323222.0.414.392.7601.63.70.50.05.4
Ann Wauters 32018.7.523.000.7414.01.20.70.86.2
Vicki Hall 321018.0.373.238.6472.90.80.50.34.7
Helen Darling 32017.4.313.342.7382.02.01.20.24.8
Tricia Bader Binsford2508.0.354.333.8330.40.80.70.01.9
Michelle Edwards 305.7.400.000N/A0.70.30.00.02.7
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough 1204.8.500N/A.5831.20.20.00.11.4
Adia Barnes 503.6.600.000.5000.40.80.00.01.6


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2000 Cleveland Rockers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.