| 2000Minnesota Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Brian Agler |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | 7,290 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 15–17 (.469) |
| Place | 6th(Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The2000 Minnesota Lynx season was the 2nd season for theMinnesota Lynx of theWomen's National Basketball Association, and the second season under head coachBrian Agler.
The season tipped-off on May 31, 2000 against theRockers.
The Lynx matched their 15-17 from 1999, and came close to making theWNBA Playoffs, but they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The following players were selected in theSeattle Stormexpansion draft from the Minnesota Lynx:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Aycock |  United States | Kansas |
| Charmin Smith | United States | Stanford |
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Grace Daley | United States | Tulane |
| 1 | 6 | Betty Lennox | United States | Louisiana Tech |
| 1 | 10 | Maylana Martin | United States | UCLA |
| 2 | 22 | Marla Brumfield | United States | Rice |
| 2 | 24 | Keitha Dickerson | United States | Texas Tech |
| 3 | 38 | Phylesha Whaley | United States | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 54 | Jana Lichnerová |  Czechoslovakia | Saint Joseph's |
| 4 | 56 | Shanele Stires | United States | Columbus Quest |
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | LostAngela Aycock andCharmin Smith to theSeattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
| February 21, 2000 | TradedBrandy Reed to thePhoenix Mercury in exchange for a2000 1st Round Pick[1] | |
| April 14, 2000 | TradedMarlies Askamp to theMiami Sol in exchange for a2000 1st Round Pick, 2000 2nd Round Pick and 2000 4th Round Pick[1] | |
| April 25, 2000 | DraftedGrace Daley,Betty Lennox,Maylana Martin,Marla Brumfield,Keitha Dickerson, Phylesha Whaley,Jana Lichnerová andShanele Stires in the2000 WNBA draft[1] | |
| May 3, 2000 | SignedKate Paye[1] | |
| May 8, 2000 | WaivedJana Lichnerová[1] | |
| May 11, 2000 | Waived Phylesha Whaley[1] | |
| July 19, 2000 | SignedAngela Aycock[1] | |
| September 18, 2000 | TradedGrace Daley to theNew York Liberty in exchange for2001 1st Round Pick[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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Smith | 32 | 32 | 37.3 | .421 | .379 | .869 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 20.2 |
| Betty Lennox | 32 | 31 | 30.8 | .427 | .396 | .800 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 16.9 |
| Kristin Folkl | 32 | 20 | 26.4 | .450 | .211 | .702 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| Keitha Dickerson | 32 | 29 | 24.7 | .380 | .000 | .756 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Andrea Lloyd-Curry | 14 | 2 | 23.8 | .382 | .344 | .706 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Marla Brumfield | 32 | 17 | 19.2 | .465 | .111 | .690 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Grace Daley | 30 | 4 | 19.2 | .388 | .304 | .646 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| Maylana Martin | 30 | 13 | 15.2 | .458 | .263 | .594 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Kate Paye | 28 | 12 | 14.6 | .328 | .293 | .667 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Sonja Tate | 8 | 0 | 11.8 | .455 | .545 | .500 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Shanele Stires | 21 | 0 | 5.6 | .448 | .500 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Angie Potthoff | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | .000 | N/A | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Angela Aycock | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
