WNBA team season
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.
Seattle Storm expansion draft
[edit] The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury:
2000 Phoenix Mercury roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | | | Height | | Weight | | | DOB | | | From | Yrs | F | 12 | | Brogan, Michelle | | | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | 177 lb (80kg) | | | 1973-02-08 | | | | 1 | G | 4 | | Cleary, Michelle | | | 5' 6" (1.68m) | | – | | | 1974-07-16 | | | | R | G | 13 | | Edwards, Tonya | | | 5' 10" (1.78m) | | 160 lb (73kg) | | | 1968-03-13 | | | Tennessee | 1 | F/C | 22 | | Gillom, Jennifer | | | 6' 3" (1.91m) | | 180 lb (82kg) | | | 1964-06-13 | | | Mississippi | 3 | F | 3 | | Harrison, Lisa | | | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | 164 lb (74kg) | | | 1971-01-02 | | | Tennessee | 1 | G | 5 | | Head, Dena | | | 5' 10" (1.78m) | | 175 lb (79kg) | | | 1970-08-16 | | | Tennessee | 2 | G | 10 | | Kubik, Nicole | | | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | 145 lb (66kg) | | | 1978-03-01 | | | Nebraska | R | G | 32 | | Pettis, Bridget | | | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | 150 lb (68kg) | | | 1971-01-01 | | | Florida | 3 | F | 23 | | Reed, Brandy | | | 6' 1" (1.85m) | | 168 lb (76kg) | | | 1977-02-17 | | | Southern Miss | 2 | C | 11 | | Šarenac, Rankica | | | 6' 6" (1.98m) | | 222 lb (101kg) | | | 1974-06-27 | | | | R | C | 8 | | Stepanova, Maria | | | 6' 8" (2.03m) | | 187 lb (85kg) | | | 1979-01-23 | | | | 2 | G | 7 | | Timms, Michele | | | 5' 7" (1.7m) | | 132 lb (60kg) | | | 1965-06-28 | | | | 3 | F/C | 33 | | Williams, Adrian | | | 6' 5" (1.96m) | | 170 lb (77kg) | | | 1977-02-15 | | | USC | R | F | 30 | | Wilson, Amanda | | | 5' 11" (1.8m) | | 176 lb (80kg) | | | 1977-02-06 | | | Louisiana Tech | 1 | | - Head coach
- Cheryl Miller (USC)
- Assistant coaches
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- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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2000 game log Total: 20–12 (Home: 11–5; Road: 9–7) |
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) |
June: 8–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 6–4) |
July: 8–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–3) |
August: 3–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–0) |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
Brandy Reed | 32 | 30 | 34.1 | .507 | .419 | .901 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 19.0 |
Tonya Edwards | 32 | 32 | 28.9 | .376 | .307 | .782 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 10.6 |
Jennifer Gillom | 30 | 30 | 27.5 | .440 | .275 | .745 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
Michelle Brogan | 28 | 23 | 25.9 | .511 | .320 | .797 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
Lisa Harrison | 31 | 20 | 24.2 | .526 | .667 | .811 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
Michele Timms | 8 | 8 | 22.0 | .367 | .235 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
Michelle Cleary | 24 | 7 | 21.2 | .311 | .333 | .704 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
Bridget Pettis | 32 | 6 | 18.2 | .357 | .267 | .803 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
Adrian Williams | 28 | 2 | 12.5 | .403 | N/A | .526 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
Maria Stepanova | 15 | 1 | 11.3 | .444 | N/A | .600 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
Dena Head | 17 | 1 | 8.8 | .364 | .143 | .625 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Rankica Šarenac | 20 | 0 | 7.1 | .523 | 1.000 | .630 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
Nicole Kubik | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Amanda Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | N/A | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season