2000 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachCheryl Miller
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Attendance10,130 per game
Results
Record20–12 (.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.

Offseason

Edna Campbell and Toni Foster were both picked up by the Seattle Storm in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
2 21 Adrian Williams (F/C)  United States USC
3 37 Tauja Catchings (F)  United States Illinois
4 53 Shantia Owens (C)  United States Kentucky

Trades

Date Trade
October 27, 1999 To Phoenix Mercury To Minnesota Lynx
Adia Barnes, Tonya Edwards and Trish Fallon Marlies Askamp, Kristi Harrower and Angela Aycock
February 21, 2000 To Phoenix Mercury To Minnesota Lynx
Brandy Reed 5th pick in the 2000 WNBA draft
April 25, 2000 To Phoenix Mercury To Miami Sol
Fourth-round pick in 2001 WNBA draft Shantia Owens

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
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

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 31 New York 51-48 Win 1-0
June 3 @ Houston 80-62 Win 2-0
June 6 @ Utah 61-76 Loss 2-1
June 7 Seattle 82-49 Win 3-1
June 10 @ Los Angeles 57-76 Loss 3-2
June 13 @ Portland 75-69 Win 4-2
June 14 Portland 81-80 Win 5-2
June 17 Minnesota 62-69 Loss 5-3
June 20 @ Minnesota 74-55 Win 6-3
June 22 @ Charlotte 90-57 Win 7-3
June 24 @ Miami 67-44 Win 8-3
June 25 @ Cleveland 61-64 Loss 8-4
June 28 @ New York 69-82 Loss 8-5
June 30 @ Washington 66-57 Win 9-5
July 2 @ Houston 58-69 Loss 9-6
July 6 Detroit 81-69 Win 10-6
July 8 @ Indiana 66-65 Win 11-6
July 11 Minnesota 64-54 Win 12-6
July 13 Sacramento 72-64 Win 13-6
July 14 @ Utah 84-87 Loss 13-7
July 19 Utah 86-76 Win 14-7
July 21 Los Angeles 68-74 Loss 14-8
July 22 @ Sacramento 60-61 Loss 14-9
July 24 Cleveland 67-57 Win 15-9
July 26 Indiana 79-65 Win 16-9
July 28 @ Seattle 65-55 Win 17-9
July 30 Sacramento 63-70 Loss 17-10
August 1 Orlando 84-77 Win 18-10
August 3 Seattle 85-63 Win 19-10
August 5 Los Angeles 63-77 Loss 19-11
August 7 Houston 54-71 Loss 19-12
August 9 @ Portland 68-60 Win 20-12

Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Score Result Record
Western Conference Semifinals
1 August 11 Los Angeles 71-86 Loss 0-1
2 August 13 @ Los Angeles 76-101 Loss 0-1

Player stats

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Brandy Reed 32 187 86 66 21 608
Jennifer Gillom 30 116 45 21 29 376
Tonya Edwards 32 76 58 36 9 338
Michelle Brogan 28 111 49 30 6 211
Lisa Harrison 31 121 36 30 4 200
Bridget Pettis 32 60 46 31 4 189
Adrian Williams-Strong 28 71 16 14 4 78
Rankica Sarenac 20 30 8 0 1 64
Michelle Cleary 24 37 77 34 2 57
Maria Stepanova 15 48 8 4 9 57
Michele Timms 8 16 18 15 2 30
Dena Head 17 18 15 4 0 27
Nicole Kubik 4 2 2 0 0 6
Amanda Wilson 3 1 1 0 0 2

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References

  1. ^ "2000 Phoenix Mercury Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
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