| 2000Portland Fire season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Linda Hargrove |
| Arena | Rose Garden |
| Attendance | 8,317 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–22 (.313) |
| Place | 7th(Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Sophia Witherspoon 16.8 ppg |
| Rebounds | Sylvia Crawley 6.0 rpg |
| Assists | Stacey Thomas 3.2 apg |
The2000 WNBA season was the 1st season for the Portland Fire.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Lynn Pride |  United States | Kansas |
| 2 | 23 | Stacey Thomas | United States | Michigan |
| 3 | 39 | Maxann Reese | United States | Michigan State |
| 4 | 55 | Rhonda Smith | United States | Long Beach State |
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | DraftedAlisa Burras,Sophia Witherspoon,Tari Phillips,Coquese Washington,Molly Goodenbour andJamila Wideman in the WNBA expansion draft[1] |
| January 28, 2000 | TradedCoquese Washington to theHouston Comets in exchange forMila Nikolich[1] |
| April 25, 2000 | DraftedLynn Pride,Stacey Thomas, Maxann Reese and Rhonda Smith in the2000 WNBA Draft[1] |
| May 28, 2000 | TradedTari Phillips to theNew York Liberty in exchange forCarolyn Jones-Young[1] |
| May 30, 2000 | Waived Maxann Reese andNadine Domond[1] |
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| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparksx | 28 | 4 | .875 | 17–4 | – |
| Houston Cometsx | 27 | 5 | .844 | 17–4 | 1.0 |
| Sacramento Monarchsx | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 7.0 |
| Phoenix Mercuryx | 20 | 12 | .625 | 11–10 | 8.0 |
| Utah Starzzo | 18 | 14 | .563 | 13–8 | 10.0 |
| Minnesota Lynxo | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5–16 | 13.0 |
| Portland Fireo | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 18.0 |
| Seattle Stormo | 6 | 26 | .188 | 4–17 | 22.0 |
| Legend | |||||||
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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 | ||||
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Sophia Witherspoon | 32 | 32 | 33.2 | .384 | .368 | .871 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
| Sylvia Crawley | 31 | 30 | 30.0 | .480 | .000 | .696 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| Stacey Thomas | 32 | 31 | 27.0 | .356 | .250 | .595 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Vanessa Nygaard | 32 | 28 | 26.3 | .435 | .333 | .759 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 32 | 32 | 24.9 | .357 | .283 | .778 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Michelle Marciniak | 32 | 0 | 16.8 | .377 | .333 | .573 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| Alisa Burras | 21 | 4 | 15.0 | .587 | N/A | .756 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| Lynn Pride | 32 | 1 | 14.4 | .347 | .333 | .690 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| DeMya Walker | 30 | 1 | 10.4 | .398 | .000 | .468 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Michele Van Gorp | 28 | 1 | 7.1 | .500 | N/A | .543 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Jamila Wideman | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tara Williams | 26 | 0 | 6.7 | .449 | .341 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
