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2000 Phoenix Mercury season
2000 Phoenix Mercury season
Coach	Cheryl Miller
Arena	America West Arena
Attendance	10,130 per game
Results
Record	20–12 (.625)
Place	4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost First Round (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks
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2000 Phoenix Mercury season

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.

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

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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

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

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

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

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

2000_Phoenix_Mercury_season

2000 Phoenix Mercury season

Offseason

WNBA draft

Trades

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Playoffs

Player stats

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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