2000 Sacramento Monarchs season
WNBA team season
2000 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
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Coach | Sonny Allen |
Arena | ARCO Arena |
Attendance | 7,928 per game |
Results | |
Record | 21–11 (.656) |
Place | 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Houston Comets |
← 1999 season 2001 season → |
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.
Transactions
Miami Sol expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Kate Starbird | ![]() | Stanford |
Portland Fire expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Molly Goodenbour | ![]() | Portland Power |
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 14 | Katy Steding | ![]() | Portland Power |
2 | 30 | Stacy Clinesmith | ![]() | UC Santa Barbara |
3 | 46 | Rhonda Smith | ![]() | Washington |
4 | 62 | Jessica Zinobile | ![]() | St. Francis (NY) |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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December 15, 1999 | Lost 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, 2000 | Drafted Katy Steding, Stacy Clinesmith, Rhonda Smith and Jessica Zinobile in the 2000 WNBA Draft[1] | |
May 15, 2000 | Waived Tara Williams[1] | |
May 23, 2000 | Waived Heather Burge and Jessica Zinobile[1] | |
July 10, 2000 | Waived Rhonda Smith[1] | |
October 11, 2000 | Traded Latasha Byears to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for La'Keshia Frett[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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First round vs. Houston Comets Lost Series: 0–2
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2000 playoff schedule |
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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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 |
Statistics
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GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Yolanda Griffith | 32 | 32 | 32.1 | .535 | N/A | .706 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 16.3 |
Ticha Penichiero | 30 | 30 | 31.2 | .368 | .200 | .579 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
Ruthie Bolton | 29 | 29 | 29.9 | .361 | .313 | .762 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 13.1 |
Kedra Holland-Corn | 32 | 32 | 29.2 | .439 | .361 | .697 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
Tangela Smith | 32 | 32 | 28.9 | .474 | N/A | .783 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 12.1 |
Latasha Byears | 32 | 0 | 16.3 | .524 | .500 | .612 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
Lady Hardmon | 30 | 3 | 13.4 | .443 | .000 | .754 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
Stacy Clinesmith | 26 | 2 | 11.0 | .351 | .293 | .824 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
Katy Steding | 29 | 0 | 10.7 | .379 | .321 | .286 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
Linda Burgess | 5 | 0 | 8.2 | .200 | N/A | .667 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Cindy Blodgett | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | .400 | .286 | .667 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Rhonda Smith | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | .286 | .000 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "2000 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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Sacramento Monarchs
- Founded in 1997
- Folded in 2009
- Based in Sacramento, California