| 2000Phoenix 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 |
The2000 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 theLos Angeles Sparks. It was the last time Phoenix were in the playoffs until the2007 season.
The following players were selected in theSeattle Stormexpansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Edna Campbell |  United States | Texas |
| Toni Foster | United States | Iowa |
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 21 | Adrian Williams | United States | USC |
| 3 | 37 | Tauja Catchings | United States | Illinois |
| 4 | 53 | Shantia Owens | United States | Kentucky |
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | LostEdna Campbell andToni Foster to theSeattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft[1] |
| February 21, 2000 | Traded a2000 1st Round Pick to theMinnesota Lynx in exchange forBrandy Reed[1] |
| April 25, 2000 | DraftedAdrian Williams, Tauja Catchings and Shantia Owens in the2000 WNBA draft[1] |
| Traded Shantia Owens to theMiami Sol in exchange for a2001 4th Round Pick[1] | |
| May 28, 2000 | WaivedAdia Barnes[1] |
| June 19, 2000 | SignedDena Head[1] |
| WaivedMactabene Amachree[1] | |
| July 30, 2000 | SignedNicole Kubik[1] |
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First round vs. Los Angeles Sparks Lost Series: 0–2
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| 2000 playoff schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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| 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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| Brandy Reed | 32 | 30 | 34.1 | .507 | .419 | .901 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 19.0 |
| Tonya Edwards | 32 | 32 | 28.9 | .376 | .307 | .782 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 10.6 |
| Jennifer Gillom | 30 | 30 | 27.5 | .440 | .275 | .745 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| Michelle Brogan | 28 | 23 | 25.9 | .511 | .320 | .797 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| Lisa Harrison | 31 | 20 | 24.2 | .526 | .667 | .811 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Michele Timms | 8 | 8 | 22.0 | .367 | .235 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Michelle Cleary | 24 | 7 | 21.2 | .311 | .333 | .704 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Bridget Pettis | 32 | 6 | 18.2 | .357 | .267 | .803 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| Adrian Williams | 28 | 2 | 12.5 | .403 | N/A | .526 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Maria Stepanova | 15 | 1 | 11.3 | .444 | N/A | .600 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| Dena Head | 17 | 1 | 8.8 | .364 | .143 | .625 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Rankica Šarenac | 20 | 0 | 7.1 | .523 | 1.000 | .630 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Nicole Kubik | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Amanda Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | N/A | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
