2000 Phoenix Mercury season

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2000 Phoenix Mercury season
Coach Cheryl Miller
Arena America West Arena
Attendance10,130 per game
Results
Record2012 (.625)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost 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.

Contents

Transactions

Seattle Storm expansion draft

The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Edna Campbell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas
Toni Foster Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
221 Adrian Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States USC
337Tauja CatchingsFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Illinois
453Shantia OwensFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Kentucky

Transactions

DateTransaction
December 15, 1999Lost Edna Campbell and Toni Foster to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
February 21, 2000Traded a 2000 1st Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Brandy Reed [1]
April 25, 2000Drafted 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, 2000Waived Adia Barnes [1]
June 19, 2000Signed Dena Head [1]
Waived Mactabene Amachree [1]
July 30, 2000Signed Nicole Kubik [1]

Roster

2000 Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brogan, Michelle 6' 1" (1.85m)177 lb (80kg)1973-02-081
G 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cleary, Michelle 5' 6" (1.68m)1974-07-16R
G 13 Flag of the United States.svg Edwards, Tonya 5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1968-03-13 Tennessee 1
F/C 22 Flag of the United States.svg Gillom, Jennifer 6' 3" (1.91m)180 lb (82kg)1964-06-13 Mississippi 3
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison, Lisa 6' 1" (1.85m)164 lb (74kg)1971-01-02 Tennessee 1
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Head, Dena 5' 10" (1.78m)175 lb (79kg)1970-08-16 Tennessee 2
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Kubik, Nicole 5' 9" (1.75m)145 lb (66kg)1978-03-01 Nebraska R
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Pettis, Bridget 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1971-01-01 Florida 3
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Reed, Brandy 6' 1" (1.85m)168 lb (76kg)1977-02-17 Southern Miss 2
C 11 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Šarenac, Rankica 6' 6" (1.98m)222 lb (101kg)1974-06-27R
C 8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Stepanova, Maria 6' 8" (2.03m)187 lb (85kg)1979-01-232
G 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Timms, Michele 5' 7" (1.7m)132 lb (60kg)1965-06-283
F/C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Adrian 6' 5" (1.96m)170 lb (77kg)1977-02-15 USC R
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Wilson, Amanda5' 11" (1.8m)176 lb (80kg)1977-02-06 Louisiana Tech 1
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Cheryl Miller (USC)

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

Schedule

Regular season

2000 game log
Total: 20–12 (Home: 11–5; Road: 9–7)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 31 New York W 51-48 Brandy Reed (22) Brandy Reed (7) Michelle Cleary (3) America West Arena 1–0
August: 3–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
28August 1 Orlando W 84-77 Jennifer Gillom (28) Jennifer Gillom (7) Michelle Brogan (4) America West Arena 18–10
29August 3 Seattle W 85-63 Edwards
Harrison (15)
Adrian Williams (10) Tonya Edwards (4) America West Arena 19–10
30August 5 Los Angeles L 63-77 Brandy Reed (25) Brandy Reed (7) Brandy Reed (5) America West Arena 19–11
31August 7 Houston L 54-71 Brandy Reed (21) Jennifer Gillom (6) Brogan
Pettis
Reed (3)
America West Arena 19–12
32August 9@ Portland W 68-60 Brandy Reed (18) Harrison
Reed (7)
Lisa Harrison (4) Rose Garden 20–12

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log
First round vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 11 Los Angeles L 71–86 Brandy Reed (17) Lisa Harrison (9) Brandy Reed (6) America West Arena 0–1
2August 13@ Los Angeles L 76–101 Gillom
Harrison (16)
Michelle Brogan (6) Lisa Harrison (5) Great Western Forum 0–2
2000 playoff schedule

Season standings

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Los Angeles Sparks x284.87517–4
Houston Comets x275.84417–41.0
Sacramento Monarchs x2111.65613–87.0
Phoenix Mercury x2012.62511–108.0
Utah Starzz o1814.56313–810.0
Minnesota Lynx o1517.4695–1613.0
Portland Fire o1022.3134–1718.0
Seattle Storm o626.1884–1722.0

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
Brandy Reed 323034.1.507.419.9015.92.72.10.719.0
Tonya Edwards 323228.9.376.307.7822.41.81.10.310.6
Jennifer Gillom 303027.5.440.275.7453.91.50.71.012.5
Michelle Brogan 282325.9.511.320.7974.01.81.10.27.5
Lisa Harrison 312024.2.526.667.8113.91.21.00.16.5
Michele Timms 8822.0.367.2351.0002.02.31.90.33.8
Michelle Cleary 24721.2.311.333.7041.53.21.40.12.5
Bridget Pettis 32618.2.357.267.8031.91.41.00.15.9
Adrian Williams 28212.5.403N/A.5262.50.60.50.12.8
Maria Stepanova 15111.3.444N/A.6003.20.50.30.63.8
Dena Head 1718.8.364.143.6251.10.90.20.01.6
Rankica Šarenac 2007.1.5231.000.6301.50.40.00.13.2
Nicole Kubik 404.8.333.0001.0000.50.50.00.01.5
Amanda Wilson303.0.000N/A.5000.30.30.00.00.7


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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2000 Phoenix Mercury Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.