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2000 Washington Mystics season 
Summary
The 2000 WNBA season was the third season for the Washington Mystics. The team clinched their first WNBA Playoff berth, eventually losing in a sweep to the New York Liberty.
| 2000 Washington Mystics season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Nancy Darsch Darrell Walker (interim) |
| Arena | MCI Center |
| Attendance | 15,258 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–18 (.438) |
| Place | 4th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to New York Liberty |
Offseason edit
Nyree Roberts and Rita Williams were both tabbed by the Indiana Fever in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.
WNBA draft edit
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 2 | Tausha Mills (C) |  United States |
Alabama (from Chicago Condors, ABL) |
| 2 | 18 | Tonya Washington (G/F) | United States |
Florida |
Trades edit
| Date | Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | To Washington Mystics | To Indiana Fever |
| for Indiana selecting Nyree Roberts in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft | Monica Maxwell and the 50th pick in the 2000 WNBA draft | |
| January 19, 2000 | To Washington Mystics | To Charlotte Sting |
| Vicky Bullett | Shalonda Enis and the 34th pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft | |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
| 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 edit
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 31 | Orlando | 92-66 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 3 | @ Cleveland | 49-72 | Loss | 1-1 |
| June 4 | New York | 79-67 | Win | 2-1 |
| June 7 | Houston | 54-81 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 8 | @ Miami | 73-51 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 13 | @ New York | 57-56 | Win | 4-2 |
| June 17 | @ Utah | 67-70 | Loss | 4-3 |
| June 19 | Detroit | 80-55 | Win | 5-3 |
| June 21 | Miami | 55-57 | Loss | 5-4 |
| June 23 | Sacramento | 69-84 | Loss | 5-5 |
| June 24 | @ Detroit | 76-70 | Win | 6-5 |
| June 26 | Los Angeles | 72-74 | Loss | 6-6 |
| June 30 | Phoenix | 57-66 | Loss | 6-7 |
| July 1 | @ Charlotte | 78-74 | Win | 7-7 |
| July 3 | @ Seattle | 60-55 | Win | 8-7 |
| July 6 | @ Los Angeles | 70-79 | Loss | 8-8 |
| July 8 | @ Sacramento | 56-78 | Loss | 8-9 |
| July 9 | @ Portland | 58-75 | Loss | 8-10 |
| July 12 | Indiana | 58-81 | Loss | 8-11 |
| July 13 | @ Miami | 60-48 | Win | 9-11 |
| July 15 | Charlotte | 73-76 | Loss | 9-12 |
| July 20 | Indiana | 85-74 | Win | 10-12 |
| July 21 | Orlando | 61-59 | Win | 11-12 |
| July 24 | New York | 64-78 | Loss | 11-13 |
| July 26 | @ Charlotte | 80-87 | Loss | 11-14 |
| July 29 | Minnesota | 85-87 | Loss | 11-15 |
| August 1 | @ Houston | 60-68 | Loss | 11-16 |
| August 3 | @ Indiana | 75-71 | Win | 12-16 |
| August 4 | Detroit | 96-72 | Win | 13-16 |
| August 6 | @ Cleveland | 60-77 | Loss | 13-17 |
| August 7 | @ Orlando | 57-65 | Loss | 13-18 |
| August 9 | Cleveland | 60-48 | Win | 14-18 |
Playoffs edit
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 12 | New York | 63-72 | Loss | 0-1 |
| 2 | August 14 | @ New York | 57-78 | Loss | 0-2 |
Player stats edit
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Chamique Holdsclaw | 32 | 240 | 80 | 47 | 18 | 561 |
| Nikki McCray | 32 | 56 | 85 | 45 | 5 | 497 |
| Vicky Bullett | 32 | 183 | 42 | 64 | 47 | 342 |
| Murriel Page | 32 | 208 | 64 | 23 | 32 | 314 |
| Tausha Mills | 31 | 80 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 130 |
| Andrea Nagy | 23 | 63 | 118 | 17 | 8 | 97 |
| Keisha Anderson | 30 | 46 | 75 | 25 | 3 | 75 |
| Markita Aldridge | 29 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 63 |
| Beth Cunningham | 21 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Tonya Washington | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Michelle Campbell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Renee Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Heather Owen | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References edit
- ^ "2000 Washington Mystics Stats".