2000 Phoenix Mercury season | |
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Coach | Cheryl Miller |
Arena | America West Arena |
Attendance | 10,130 per game |
Results | |
Record | 20–12 (.625) |
Place | 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks |
The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Phoenix Mercury. They made the playoffs for the first time in two years but were swept in the first round to the Los Angeles Sparks. It was the last time Phoenix were in the playoffs until the 2007 season.
The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Edna Campbell | United States | Texas |
Toni Foster | United States | Iowa |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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2 | 21 | Adrian Williams | United States | USC |
3 | 37 | Tauja Catchings | United States | Illinois |
4 | 53 | Shantia Owens | United States | Kentucky |
Date | Transaction |
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December 15, 1999 | Lost Edna Campbell and Toni Foster to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft [1] |
February 21, 2000 | Traded a 2000 1st Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Brandy Reed [1] |
April 25, 2000 | Drafted Adrian Williams, Tauja Catchings and Shantia Owens in the 2000 WNBA Draft [1] |
Traded Shantia Owens to the Miami Sol in exchange for a 2001 4th Round Pick [1] | |
May 28, 2000 | Waived Adia Barnes [1] |
June 19, 2000 | Signed Dena Head [1] |
Waived Mactabene Amachree [1] | |
July 30, 2000 | Signed Nicole Kubik [1] |
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First round vs. Los Angeles Sparks Lost Series: 0–2
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2000 playoff schedule |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 17–4 | – |
Houston Comets x | 27 | 5 | .844 | 17–4 | 1.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 7.0 |
Phoenix Mercury x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 11–10 | 8.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 18 | 14 | .563 | 13–8 | 10.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5–16 | 13.0 |
Portland Fire o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 18.0 |
Seattle Storm o | 6 | 26 | .188 | 4–17 | 22.0 |
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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Brandy Reed | 32 | 30 | 34.1 | .507 | .419 | .901 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 19.0 |
Tonya Edwards | 32 | 32 | 28.9 | .376 | .307 | .782 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 10.6 |
Jennifer Gillom | 30 | 30 | 27.5 | .440 | .275 | .745 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
Michelle Brogan | 28 | 23 | 25.9 | .511 | .320 | .797 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
Lisa Harrison | 31 | 20 | 24.2 | .526 | .667 | .811 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
Michele Timms | 8 | 8 | 22.0 | .367 | .235 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
Michelle Cleary | 24 | 7 | 21.2 | .311 | .333 | .704 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
Bridget Pettis | 32 | 6 | 18.2 | .357 | .267 | .803 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
Adrian Williams | 28 | 2 | 12.5 | .403 | N/A | .526 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
Maria Stepanova | 15 | 1 | 11.3 | .444 | N/A | .600 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
Dena Head | 17 | 1 | 8.8 | .364 | .143 | .625 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Rankica Šarenac | 20 | 0 | 7.1 | .523 | 1.000 | .630 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
Nicole Kubik | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Amanda Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | N/A | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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