2000 Sacramento Monarchs season

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2000 Sacramento Monarchs season
Coach Sonny Allen
Arena ARCO Arena
Attendance7,928 per game
Results
Record21–11 (.656)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-0) to Houston Comets

The 2000 WNBA season was the 4th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team made the WNBA Playoffs for the second consecutive season, but they were shortly swept by eventual champion Houston Comets in the first round.

Contents

Transactions

Miami Sol expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:

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

Portland Fire expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Molly Goodenbour Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Power

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
114 Katy Steding Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Power
230 Stacy Clinesmith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UC Santa Barbara
346 Rhonda Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington
462Jessica ZinobileFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States St. Francis (NY)

Transactions

DateTransaction
December 15, 1999Lost Kate Starbird to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
Lost Molly Goodenbour to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft [1]
April 25, 2000Drafted Katy Steding, Stacy Clinesmith, Rhonda Smith and Jessica Zinobile in the 2000 WNBA draft [1]
May 15, 2000Waived Tara Williams [1]
May 23, 2000Waived Heather Burge and Jessica Zinobile [1]
July 10, 2000Waived Rhonda Smith [1]
October 11, 2000Traded Latasha Byears to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for La'Keshia Frett [1]

Roster

2000 Sacramento Monarchs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Blodgett, Cindy 5' 9" (1.75m)130 lb (59kg)1975-12-13 Maine 2
G 6 Flag of the United States.svg Bolton, Ruthie 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1967-05-27 Auburn 3
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Burgess, Linda 6' 1" (1.85m)173 lb (78kg)1969-07-27 Alabama 3
G/F 51 Flag of the United States.svg Byears, Latasha 5' 11" (1.8m)206 lb (93kg)1973-08-12 DePaul 3
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Clinesmith, Stacy 5' 5" (1.65m)125 lb (57kg)1978-04-22 UC Santa Barbara R
F/C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Griffith, Yolanda 6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)1970-03-01 Florida Atlantic 1
F 27 Flag of the United States.svg Hardmon, Lady 5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1970-09-12 Georgia 3
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Holland-Corn, Kedra 5' 8" (1.73m)129 lb (59kg)1974-11-02 Georgia 1
G 21 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m)146 lb (66kg)1974-09-18 Old Dominion 2
C 40 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Rhonda 6' 3" (1.91m)1973-05-01 Washington R
C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Tangela 6' 3" (1.91m)158 lb (72kg)1977-04-01 Iowa 2
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Steding, Katy 6' 0" (1.83m)173 lb (78kg)1967-12-11 Stanford R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Sonny Allen (Marshall)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Maura McHugh
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Les
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Shuman
Flag of the United States.svg Al Biancani
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Jackson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2000 game log
Total: 21–11 (Home: 13–3; Road: 8–8)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 31 Seattle W 76-60 Latasha Byears (17) Latasha Byears (8) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 1–0
June: 9–5 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2June 3@ Detroit L 74-77 Yolanda Griffith (24) Yolanda Griffith (8) Kedra Holland-Corn (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 1–1
3June 5@ Orlando L 68-75 Kedra Holland-Corn (21) Tangela Smith (12) Ticha Penicheiro (6) TD Waterhouse Centre 1–2
4June 6@ Houston L 70-78 Yolanda Griffith (22) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (9) Compaq Center 1–3
5June 9@ New York W 77-56 Yolanda Griffith (24) Yolanda Griffith (8) Ticha Penicheiro (9) Madison Square Garden 2–3
6June 11 Los Angeles W 75-68 Kedra Holland-Corn (23) Yolanda Griffith (8) Ticha Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena 3–3
7June 15@ Seattle W 54-50 Griffith
Holland-Corn (13)		 Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (5) KeyArena 4–3
8June 17 Charlotte W 74-63 Tangela Smith (19) Tangela Smith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 5–3
9June 19@ Cleveland L 70-81 Tangela Smith (19) Latasha Byears (7) Ticha Penicheiro (11) Gund Arena 5–4
10June 21@ Indiana W 70-58 Tangela Smith (19) Yolanda Griffith (16) Kedra Holland-Corn (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 6–4
11June 23@ Washington W 84-69 Tangela Smith (22) Griffith
Smith (7)		 Ticha Penicheiro (12) MCI Center 7–4
12June 25 Portland W 92-76 Kedra Holland-Corn (20) Yolanda Griffith (5) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 8–4
13June 26@ Utah L 80-89 Ruthie Bolton (25) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (13) Delta Center 8–5
14June 28 Minnesota W 82-74 Kedra Holland-Corn (17) Yolanda Griffith (9) Stacy Clinesmith (8) ARCO Arena 9–5
15June 30 Utah W 85-62 Ruthie Bolton (19) Byears
Griffith (8)		 Ticha Penicheiro (9) ARCO Arena 10–5
July: 8–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16July 1 Detroit W 108-96 Holland-Corn
T. Smith (19)		 Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (14) ARCO Arena 11–5
17July 5 Los Angeles L 61-76 Yolanda Griffith (19) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (5) ARCO Arena 11–6
18July 7@ Portland W 63-60 Ruthie Bolton (28) Yolanda Griffith (7) Ticha Penicheiro (6) Rose Garden 12–6
19July 8 Washington W 78-56 Bolton
Griffith (14)		 Yolanda Griffith (13) Ticha Penicheiro (8) ARCO Arena 13–6
20July 12@ Houston L 62-77 Yolanda Griffith (22) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (8) Compaq Center 13–7
21July 13@ Phoenix L 64-72 Kedra Holland-Corn (19) Yolanda Griffith (16) Byears
Griffith
Holland-Corn (3)		 America West Arena 13–8
22July 15 Utah L 69-75 Yolanda Griffith (29) Yolanda Griffith (17) Ticha Penicheiro (11) ARCO Arena 13–9
23July 20 Minnesota W 73-56 Ruthie Bolton (23) Tangela Smith (11) Kedra Holland-Corn (5) ARCO Arena 14–9
24July 22 Phoenix W 61-60 Yolanda Griffith (21) Yolanda Griffith (17) Tangela Smith (4) ARCO Arena 15–9
25July 23@ Los Angeles L 68-73 Yolanda Griffith (19) Ruthie Bolton (7) Kedra Holland-Corn (4) Great Western Forum 15–10
26July 26@ Portland W 73-70 Tangela Smith (20) Yolanda Griffith (14) Ticha Penicheiro (9) Rose Garden 16–10
27July 27 Orlando W 73-66 Ruthie Bolton (24) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (13) ARCO Arena 17–10
28July 30@ Phoenix W 70-63 Yolanda Griffith (16) Yolanda Griffith (14) Ticha Penicheiro (11) America West Arena 18–10
August: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29August 2 Miami W 73-55 Ticha Penicheiro (15) Tangela Smith (8) Stacy Clinesmith (4) ARCO Arena 19–10
30August 4@ Minnesota W 74-68 Yolanda Griffith (24) Yolanda Griffith (17) Ticha Penicheiro (10) Target Center 20–10
31August 6 Houston L 63-78 Yolanda Griffith (30) Yolanda Griffith (19) Ticha Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena 20–11
32August 9 Seattle W 79-46 Ruthie Bolton (17) Yolanda Griffith (12) Ticha Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena 21–11

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log
First round vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1August 12 Houston L 64–72 Ruthie Bolton (16) Yolanda Griffith (14) Kedra Holland-Corn (5) ARCO Arena 0–1
2August 14@ Houston L 70–75 Ruthie Bolton (23) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (10) Compaq Center 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
Yolanda Griffith 323232.1.535N/A.70610.31.52.61.916.3
Ticha Penichiero 303031.2.368.200.5793.07.92.30.26.9
Ruthie Bolton 292929.9.361.313.7623.72.01.20.013.1
Kedra Holland-Corn 323229.2.439.361.6972.22.51.30.29.8
Tangela Smith 323228.9.474N/A.7835.61.30.92.012.1
Latasha Byears 32016.3.524.500.6123.80.70.90.25.7
Lady Hardmon 30313.4.443.000.7541.50.40.30.14.1
Stacy Clinesmith 26211.0.351.293.8241.21.90.50.02.5
Katy Steding 29010.7.379.321.2861.30.50.40.33.1
Linda Burgess 508.2.200N/A.6673.40.40.20.02.4
Cindy Blodgett 2006.7.400.286.6670.50.20.40.12.6
Rhonda Smith 902.3.286.000.5000.30.10.20.00.7


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2000 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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