2000 Charlotte Sting season
CoachT.R. Dunn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance5,685 per game
Results
Record8–24 (.250)
Place8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsAndrea Stinson (17.7)
ReboundsRhonda Mapp (6.8)
AssistsDawn Staley (5.9)

The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Charlotte Sting. The team missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They posted the worst record in the East and in franchise history, where that would remain until the 2005 season.

Offseason

Expansion draft

The following players were selected in the draft:

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
1 11 Summer Erb (C)  United States North Carolina State
2 27 Tiffany Travis (G/F)  United States Florida
3 34 Jill Morton (G)  United States Louisville
3 43 Peppi Browne (G/F)  United States Duke
4 59 Shaka Massey (C)  United States Louisiana Tech

Trades

Date Trade
January 19, 2000 To Charlotte Sting To Washington Mystics
Shalonda Enis and the 34th pick in the 2000 WNBA draft Vicky Bullett

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty x 20 12 .625 14–7 –
Cleveland Rockers x 17 15 .531 13–8 3.0
Orlando Miracle x 16 16 .500 13–8 4.0
Washington Mystics x 14 18 .438 13–8 6.0
Detroit Shock o 14 18 .438 10–11 6.0
Miami Sol o 13 19 .406 9–12 7.0
Indiana Fever o 9 23 .281 7–14 11.0
Charlotte Sting o 8 24 .250 5–16 12.0

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
June 1 @ Orlando 79-82 Loss 0-1
June 3 Miami 63-74 Loss 0-2
June 5 Cleveland 53-69 Loss 0-3
June 9 Seattle 62-67 Loss 0-4
June 10 Orlando 71-74 Loss 0-5
June 12 @ Detroit 78-67 Win 1-5
June 15 @ Utah 68-96 Loss 1-6
June 17 @ Sacramento 63-74 Loss 1-7
June 18 @ Los Angeles 62-70 Loss 1-8
June 20 @ Portland 87-85 Win 2-8
June 22 Phoenix 57-90 Loss 2-9
June 24 @ Orlando 68-69 Loss 2-10
June 25 Detroit 81-84 Loss 2-11
June 28 Houston 66-76 Loss 2-12
July 1 Washington 74-78 Loss 2-13
July 5 Miami 76-70 Win 3-13
July 7 @ Houston 71-86 Loss 3-14
July 8 Cleveland 59-80 Loss 3-15
July 10 @ Cleveland 65-72 Loss 3-16
July 12 @ New York 70-84 Loss 3-17
July 15 @ Washington 76-73 Win 4-17
July 21 Portland 73-64 Win 5-17
July 22 @ Indiana 59-80 Loss 5-18
July 24 Indiana 82-78 Win 6-18
July 26 Washington 87-80 Win 7-18
July 28 New York 56-66 Loss 7-19
July 29 @ Detroit 72-75 Loss 7-20
July 31 @ New York 56-81 Loss 7-21
August 4 @ Miami 50-60 Loss 7-22
August 5 Utah 84-82 Win 8-22
August 8 Minnesota 67-76 Loss 8-23
August 9 @ Indiana 51-67 Loss 8-24

Player stats

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Andrea Stinson 32 136 121 55 23 565
Rhonda Mapp 30 205 64 30 24 357
Dawn Staley 32 77 190 37 1 282
Tracy Reid 29 100 29 14 9 211
Tiffany Travis 32 81 26 31 4 173
Charlotte Smith 30 106 55 15 17 156
Shalonda Enis 12 45 10 10 1 139
Summer Erb 29 63 10 8 6 92
Cass Bauer 29 56 14 8 3 76
Angie Braziel 22 34 5 5 0 51
E.C. Hill 26 23 14 5 1 39
Niesa Johnson 6 4 11 4 0 26
Larecha Jones 9 5 2 0 1 19

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References

  1. ^ "2000 Charlotte Sting Stats".
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