2000 Indiana Fever season

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2000 Indiana Fever season
Coach Anne Donovan
Arena Conseco Fieldhouse
Attendance11,267 per game
Results
Record923 (.281)
Place7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2000 Indiana Fever season was their 1st season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Contents

Offseason

Expansion draft

PickPlayerNationalityWNBA TeamCollege/HS/Club Team
1 Gordana Grubin (G)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Indiana Fever (from Los Angeles Sparks) Yugoslavia
8 Stephanie McCarthy (G)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Indiana Fever (from Charlotte Sting) Purdue
9 Nyree Roberts (C)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Old Dominion
16 Rita Williams (G)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Connecticut
17 Kara Wolters (C)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Indiana Fever (from Houston Comets) Connecticut
24 Chantel Tremitiere (G)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Indiana Fever (from Utah Starzz) Auburn

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WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityClub
226 Jurgita Streimikyte (F)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Pool Comense
342Usha Gilmore (G/F)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rutgers
450Latina Davis (G)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tennessee
458Renee Robinson (G)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Virginia

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Trades

DateTrade
December 15, 1999To Indiana Fever To Washington Mystics
Monica Maxwell and the 50th pick in the 2000 WNBA draft for Indiana selecting Nyree Roberts in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft
December 15, 1999To Indiana Fever To Miami Sol
Stephanie McCarty Sandy Brondello and the 10th pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft
April 25, 2000To Indiana Fever To Houston Comets
Latavia ColemanLatina Davis and Renee Robinson

Regular season

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

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
June 1@ Miami 57-54Win1-0
June 3 Orlando 82-88Loss1-1
June 5 Miami 80-59Win2-1
June 9@ Detroit 76-80Loss2-2
June 10 New York 62-70Loss2-3
June 12 Cleveland 70-83Loss2-4
June 17@ Orlando 79-54Win3-4
June 18@ Detroit 74-111Loss3-5
June 21 Sacramento 58-70Loss3-6
June 23 New York 60-69Loss3-7
June 24@ Houston 67-93Loss3-8
June 28 Los Angeles 73-82Loss3-9
June 30@ New York 70-72Loss3-10
July 1 Miami 52-54Loss3-11
July 3 Portland 64-68Loss3-12
July 6@ Orlando 60-72Loss3-13
July 8 Phoenix 65-66Loss3-14
July 12@ Washington 81-54Win4-14
July 14 Seattle 64-45Win5-14
July 15@ Cleveland 55-79Loss5-15
July 20@ Washington 74-85Loss5-16
July 22 Charlotte 80-59Win6-16
July 24@ Charlotte 78-82Loss6-17
July 26@ Phoenix 65-79Loss6-18
July 28@ Portland 73-58Win7-18
July 29@ Utah 71-79Loss7-19
August 1@ Seattle 60-66Loss7-20
August 3 Washington 71-75Loss7-21
August 4 Cleveland 87-75Win8-21
August 6@ Minnesota 75-80Loss8-22
August 7 Detroit 63-74Loss8-23
August 9 Charlotte 67-51Win9-23

Player stats

PlayerMinutesField GoalsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksPoints
Kara Wolters
Rita Williams
Monica Maxwell
Alicia Thompson
Gordana Grubin
Stephanie McCarty
Danielle McCulley
Jurgita Streimikyte
Chantel Tremitiere
Texlin Quinney
Donna Harrington
Katryna Gaither
Alessandra Santos de Oliveira
Usha Gilmore
Beverly Williams1300000

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References

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  2. "Indiana Fever Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  3. "2000 Indiana Fever Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.