2000 Miami Sol season | |
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Coach | Ron Rothstein |
Arena | AmericanAirlines Arena |
Attendance | 7,983 per game |
Results | |
Record | 13–19 (.406) |
Place | 6th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2000 WNBA season was the 1st season for the Miami Sol.
Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
3 | Kate Starbird (G) | United States | Miami Sol (from Sacramento Monarchs) | Stanford |
6 | Sandy Brondello (G) | United States | Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) | Australia |
11 | Debbie Black (G) | United States | Miami Sol (from Utah Starzz) | St. Joseph's |
14 | Sharon Manning (F) | United States | Miami Sol (from Charlotte Sting) | North Carolina State |
19 | Lesley Brown (F) | United States | Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) | Virginia |
22 | Yolando Moore (F) | United States | Miami Sol (from Orlando Miracle) | Mississippi |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
2 | 19 | Jameka Jones (G) | United States | Charlotte |
3 | 40 | Milena Flores (G) | United States | Stanford |
Date | Trade | |
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December 15, 1999 | To Miami Sol | To Utah Starzz |
Elena Baranova and the 19th pick in the 2000 WNBA draft | Kate Starbird and the 8th pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft | |
December 15, 1999 | To Miami Sol | To Indiana Fever |
Sandy Brondello and the 10th pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft | Stephanie McCarty | |
April 14, 2000 | To Miami Sol | To Minnesota Lynx |
Marlies Askamp | 10th (via Indiana), 24th and 56th picks in the 2000 WNBA Draft | |
April 25, 2000 | To Miami Sol | To Phoenix Mercury |
Shantia Owens | Fourth-round pick in 2001 WNBA draft |
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 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
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June 1 | Indiana | 54-57 | Loss | 0-1 |
June 3 | @ Charlotte | 74-63 | Win | 1-1 |
June 5 | @ Indiana | 59-80 | Loss | 1-2 |
June 8 | Washington | 51-73 | Loss | 1-3 |
June 10 | Minnesota | 55-66 | Loss | 1-4 |
June 13 | Detroit | 74-61 | Win | 2-4 |
June 15 | @ Houston | 53-77 | Loss | 2-5 |
June 17 | Cleveland | 55-48 | Win | 3-5 |
June 18 | @ New York | 52-58 | Loss | 3-6 |
June 21 | @ Washington | 57-55 | Win | 4-6 |
June 23 | Los Angeles | 54-68 | Loss | 4-7 |
June 24 | Phoenix | 44-67 | Loss | 4-8 |
June 28 | @ Orlando | 53-61 | Loss | 4-9 |
June 30 | Orlando | 63-66 | Loss | 4-10 |
July 1 | @ Indiana | 54-52 | Win | 5-10 |
July 5 | @ Charlotte | 70-76 | Loss | 5-11 |
July 7 | Cleveland | 49-46 | Win | 6-11 |
July 8 | @ New York | 51-63 | Loss | 6-12 |
July 10 | Seattle | 59-42 | Win | 7-12 |
July 13 | Washington | 48-60 | Loss | 7-13 |
July 14 | @ Detroit | 50-80 | Loss | 7-14 |
July 19 | Portland | 69-62 | Win | 8-14 |
July 21 | Utah | 76-65 | Win | 9-14 |
July 22 | @ Cleveland | 47-76 | Loss | 9-15 |
July 26 | @ Detroit | 52-68 | Loss | 9-16 |
July 28 | @ Minnesota | 44-68 | Loss | 9-17 |
July 30 | @ Seattle | 64-51 | Win | 10-17 |
August 1 | @ Portland | 50-54 | Loss | 10-18 |
August 2 | @ Sacramento | 55-73 | Loss | 10-19 |
August 4 | Charlotte | 60-50 | Win | 11-19 |
August 6 | New York | 57-41 | Win | 12-19 |
August 9 | Orlando | 68-64 | Win | 13-19 |
Player | Minutes | Field Goals | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheri Sam | 904 | 147 | 132 | 66 | 35 | 5 | 396 |
Katrina Colleton | 873 | 103 | 62 | 50 | 27 | 7 | 264 |
Marlies Askamp | 869 | 85 | 231 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 251 |
Debbie Black | 820 | 57 | 92 | 98 | 58 | 1 | 152 |
Shantia Owens | 605 | 51 | 97 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 131 |
Kristen Rasmussen | 454 | 35 | 96 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 126 |
Milena Flores | 474 | 34 | 23 | 49 | 23 | 3 | 112 |
Kisha Ford | 424 | 33 | 62 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 104 |
Sharon Manning | 403 | 44 | 100 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 103 |
Jamie Cassidy | 175 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 73 |
Jameka Jones | 233 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 68 |
Umeki Webb | 195 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 43 |
Tanja Kostic | 46 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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