| 2000 Cleveland Rockers season | |
|---|---|
| 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 by the Portland Fire in the draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 1 | Ann Wauters (C) |  Belgium | BC Volgaburmash |
| 2 | 17 | Helen Darling (G) |  United States | Penn State |
| 3 | 33 | Monique Morehouse (C) | United States | Auburn (from New England Blizzard, ABL) |
| 4 | 49 | Sophie Von Saldern (F/C) |  Germany | California |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 31 | @ Minnesota | 62-73 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 3 | Washington | 72-49 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 5 | @ Charlotte | 69-53 | Win | 2-1 |
| June 7 | Orlando | 83-79 | Win | 3-1 |
| June 10 | Seattle | 61-49 | Win | 4-1 |
| June 12 | @ Indiana | 83-70 | Win | 5-1 |
| June 16 | Detroit | 81-93 | Loss | 5-2 |
| June 17 | @ Miami | 48-55 | Loss | 5-3 |
| June 19 | Sacramento | 81-70 | Win | 6-3 |
| June 22 | @ Orlando | 64-77 | Loss | 6-4 |
| June 24 | Minnesota | 57-60 | Loss | 6-5 |
| June 25 | Phoenix | 64-61 | Win | 7-5 |
| June 28 | @ Portland | 69-80 | Loss | 7-6 |
| July 1 | @ Los Angeles | 67-75 | Loss | 7-7 |
| July 3 | New York | 66-65 | Win | 8-7 |
| July 7 | @ Miami | 46-49 | Loss | 8-8 |
| July 8 | @ Charlotte | 80-59 | Win | 9-8 |
| July 10 | Charlotte | 72-65 | Win | 10-8 |
| July 12 | Orlando | 74-72 | Win | 11-8 |
| July 15 | Indiana | 79-55 | Win | 12-8 |
| July 20 | Houston | 56-74 | Loss | 12-9 |
| July 22 | Miami | 76-47 | Win | 13-9 |
| July 24 | @ Phoenix | 57-67 | Loss | 13-10 |
| July 26 | @ Utah | 77-84 | Loss | 13-11 |
| July 28 | Detroit | 80-60 | Win | 14-11 |
| July 29 | @ New York | 67-81 | Loss | 14-12 |
| July 31 | @ Detroit | 76-65 | Win | 15-12 |
| August 3 | Utah | 74-71 | Win | 16-12 |
| August 4 | @ Indiana | 75-87 | Loss | 16-13 |
| August 6 | Washington | 77-60 | Win | 17-13 |
| August 8 | @ New York | 44-57 | Loss | 17-14 |
| August 9 | @ Washington | 48-60 | Loss | 17-15 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 11 | @ Orlando | 55-62 | Loss | 0-1 |
| 2 | August 13 | Orlando | 63-54 | Win | 1-1 |
| 3 | August 15 | Orlando | 72-43 | Win | 2-1 |
| Eastern Conference Finals | |||||
| 1 | August 17 | New York | 56-43 | Win | 3-1 |
| 2 | August 20 | @ New York | 45-51 | Loss | 3-2 |
| 3 | August 21 | @ New York | 67-81 | Loss | 3-3 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Chasity Melvin | 32 | 172 | 61 | 29 | 18 | 373 |
| Merlakia Jones | 32 | 139 | 63 | 29 | 2 | 352 |
| Mery Andrade | 32 | 95 | 75 | 41 | 10 | 265 |
| Rushia Brown | 30 | 124 | 44 | 38 | 13 | 253 |
| Ann Wauters | 32 | 129 | 37 | 21 | 24 | 199 |
| Eva Nemcova | 14 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 185 |
| Suzie McConnell-Serio | 32 | 50 | 119 | 15 | 1 | 173 |
| Helen Darling | 32 | 63 | 65 | 37 | 5 | 155 |
| Vickie Hall | 32 | 92 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 150 |
| Tricia Bader | 25 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 47 |
| Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Adia Barnes | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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