2000 New York Liberty season

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2000 New York Liberty season
Coach Richie Adubato
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance14,498 per game
Results
Record2012 (.625)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Houston Comets

The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the New York Liberty. The team reached the WNBA Finals for the third time, but they were swept by the Houston Comets.

Contents

Transactions

Portland Fire expansion draft

The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the New York Liberty:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Coquese Washington Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame

Seattle Storm expansion draft

The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the New York Liberty:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Sonja Henning Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Stanford

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
113 Olga Firsova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Kansas State
229 Desiree Francis Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua Iowa State
345 Jessica Bibby Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dandenong Rangers (Australia)
461 Natalie Porter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dandenong Rangers (Australia)

Transactions

DateTransaction
December 15, 1999Lost Coquese Washington to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
Lost Sonja Henning to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
April 25, 2000Drafted Olga Firsova, Desiree Francis, Jessica Bibby and Natalie Porter in the 2000 WNBA Draft [1]
May 2, 2000Signed Alessandra Santos de Oliveira, Marina Ferragut and Shea Mahoney [1]
May 15, 2000Waived Natalie Porter [1]
May 28, 2000Traded Carolyn Jones-Young to the Portland Fire in exchange for Tari Phillips [1]
Waived Alessandra Santos de Oliveira and Desiree Francis [1]
June 2, 2000Waived Venus Lacy [1]
September 18, 2000Traded a 2001 1st Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Grace Daley [1]

Roster

2000 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bibby, Jessica 5' 7" (1.7m)139 lb (63kg)1979-08-23R
F 13 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Ferragut, Marina 6' 3" (1.91m)190 lb (86kg)1972-02-11R
C 0 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Firsova, Olga 6' 8" (2.03m)215 lb (98kg)1976-04-23 Kansas State R
F 42 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Francis, Desiree 5' 10" (1.78m)193 lb (88kg)1975-08-24 Iowa State R
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Hammon, Becky 5' 6" (1.68m)136 lb (62kg)1977-03-11 Colorado State 1
G/F 55 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Vickie 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1972-04-15 Louisiana Tech 3
C 5 Flag of the United States.svg Lacy, Venus 6' 3" (1.91m)234 lb (106kg)1967-02-09 Louisiana Tech 1
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Mahoney, Shea 6' 4" (1.93m)1977-07-03 Western Kentucky R
F/C 24 Flag of the United States.svg Phillips, Tari 6' 2" (1.88m)200 lb (91kg)1970-03-06 Central Florida 1
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Robinson, Crystal 5' 11" (1.8m)155 lb (70kg)1974-01-22 SE Oklahoma State 1
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Weatherspoon, Teresa 5' 8" (1.73m)161 lb (73kg)1965-12-08 Louisiana Tech 3
F 44 Flag of the United States.svg Whitmore, Tamika 6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg)1977-06-05 Memphis 1
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Wicks, Sue 6' 3" (1.91m)174 lb (79kg)1966-11-26 Rutgers 3
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Richie Adubato (William Paterson)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa White
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff House
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Coyle




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2000 game log
Total: 15–17 (Home: 8–8; Road: 7–9)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 29@ Houston L 68-84 Tamika Whitmore (15) Sue Wicks (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (13) Compaq Center 0–1
2May 31@ Phoenix L 48-51 Vickie Johnson (14)Mahoney
Wicks (8)
Teresa Weatherspoon (5) America West Arena 0–2
July: 11–3 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
15July 1@ Orlando L 57-69 Tari Phillips (21) Tari Phillips (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (10) TD Waterhouse Centre 7–8
16July 3@ Cleveland L 65-66 (OT) Tamika Whitmore (17) Tari Phillips (8) Vickie Johnson (6) Gund Arena 7–9
17July 5 Portland W 62-45 Hammon
Johnson (15)
Tari Phillips (10) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 8–9
18July 7@ Minnesota W 76-70 Tari Phillips (26) Tari Phillips (12) Teresa Weatherspoon (8) Target Center 9–9
19July 8 Miami W 63-51 Tamika Whitmore (17) Sue Wicks (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (6) Madison Square Garden 10–9
20July 12 Charlotte W 84-70 Vickie Johnson (19) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 11–9
21July 14@ Orlando W 55-51 Vickie Johnson (15) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 12–9
22July 19@ Seattle W 78-55 Vickie Johnson (18) Tari Phillips (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) KeyArena 13–9
23July 20@ Los Angeles L 66-82 Vickie Johnson (17) Sue Wicks (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Great Western Forum 13–10
24July 23 Houston W 69-64 Hammon
Phillips (17)
Tari Phillips (11) Johnson
Weatherspoon (6)
Madison Square Garden 14–10
25July 24@ Washington W 78-64 Vickie Johnson (22) Tari Phillips (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) MCI Center 15–10
26July 28@ Charlotte W 66-56 Johnson
Phillips (15)
Tari Phillips (11) Weatherspoon
Wicks (4)
Charlotte Coliseum 16–10
27July 29 Cleveland W 81-67 Crystal Robinson (17) Vickie Johnson (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 17–10
28July 31 Charlotte W 81-56 Vickie Johnson (20) Tari Phillips (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Madison Square Garden 18–10
August: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
29August 4 Orlando W 70-57 Tari Phillips (18) Tamika Whitmore (8) Vickie Johnson (8) Madison Square Garden 19–10
30August 6@ Miami L 41-57 Tamika Whitmore (10) Tamika Whitmore (10) Crystal Robinson (4) American Airlines Arena 19–11
31August 8 Cleveland W 57-44 Tari Phillips (14) Tari Phillips (11) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 20–11
32August 9@ Detroit L 63-66 Tari Phillips (14) Tari Phillips (5) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20–12

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log
First round vs. Washington Mystics
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 12@ Washington W 72–63 Johnson
Phillips (20)
Vickie Johnson (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (9) MCI Center 1–0
2August 14 Washington W 78–57 Becky Hammon (19) Tari Phillips (10) Teresa Weatherspoon (10) Madison Square Garden 2–0
Conference Finals vs. Cleveland Rockers
Won Series: 2–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 17@ Cleveland L 43–56 Tari Phillips (11) Tari Phillips (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (3) Gund Arena 0–1
2August 20 Cleveland W 51–45 Becky Hammon (13) Tari Phillips (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3August 21 Cleveland W 81–67 Tamika Whitmore (19) Sue Wicks (7) Vickie Johnson (10) Madison Square Garden 2–1
Championship vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 August 24 Houston L 52–59 Tari Phillips (24) Tari Phillips (15) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Madison Square Garden 0–1
2 August 26 @ Houston L 73–79 Tari Phillips (20) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (8) Compaq Center 1–1
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
Teresa Weatherspoon 323233.7.438.250.7413.46.42.00.26.4
Vickie Johnson 313133.0.441.380.8824.42.50.70.212.3
Tari Phillips 313031.5.467.250.6548.00.91.90.713.8
Crystal Robinson 271426.7.428.353.9092.51.80.90.48.8
Becky Hammon 321626.1.472.369.8842.01.80.90.011.0
Tamika Whitmore 321621.5.431.000.7023.30.60.50.58.7
Sue Wicks 321221.3.385.200.7264.70.70.81.24.9
Shea Mahoney15310.5.289.200.5002.00.30.10.11.8
Venus Lacy 229.0.400N/A.5002.50.00.00.03.0
Marina Ferragut 2346.7.434.300.5000.70.20.00.12.2
Jessica Bibby 1704.1.167.333.8460.30.60.20.01.1
Olga Firsova 902.1.400.000.8000.40.10.00.11.3
Desiree Francis 102.0.000N/AN/A0.00.00.00.00.0


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

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