WNBA team season
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.
Transactions
Indiana Fever expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Washington Mystics:
WNBA draft
Transactions
| Date
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Transaction
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| December 15, 1999
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Lost Nyree Roberts and Rita Williams to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
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| January 19, 2000
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Traded Shalonda Enis and a 2000 3rd Round Pick to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Vicky Bullett[1]
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| April 25, 2000
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Drafted Tausha Mills and Tonya Washington in the 2000 WNBA Draft[1]
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| May 2, 2000
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Signed Beth Cunningham, Denique Graves, Itoro Coleman, Keisha Anderson, Kellie Harper, Michelle Campbell and Nakia Sanford[1]
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| May 11, 2000
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Waived Denique Graves and Itoro Coleman[1]
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| May 12, 2000
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Waived Penny Moore[1]
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| May 25, 2000
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Signed Itoro Coleman and Nyree Roberts[1]
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| May 28, 2000
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Waived Itoro Coleman and Nyree Roberts[1]
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| July 14, 2000
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Fired Head Coach Nancy Darsch[1]
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| Hired Darrell Walker as Interim Head Coach[1]
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| July 27, 2000
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Signed Renee Robinson[1]
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Roster
| 2000 Washington Mystics roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| G | 32 |  | Aldridge, Markita | 5' 11" (1.8m) | | 1973-09-15 | Charlotte | 1 | | G | 12 | | Anderson, Keisha | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 125 lb (57kg) | 1974-05-08 | Wisconsin | R | | F | 40 | | Bullett, Vicky | 6' 3" (1.91m) | 185 lb (84kg) | 1967-10-04 | Maryland | 3 | | C | 7 | | Campbell, Michelle | 6' 5" (1.96m) | 170 lb (77kg) | 1974-02-20 | USC | 1 | | G | 21 | | Cunningham, Beth | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1975-06-05 | Notre Dame | R | | F | 23 | | Holdsclaw, Chamique | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 172 lb (78kg) | 1977-08-09 | Tennessee | 1 | | G | 15 | | McCray, Nikki | 5' 11" (1.8m) | 158 lb (72kg) | 1971-12-17 | Tennessee | 2 | | C | 5 | | Mills, Tausha | 6' 3" (1.91m) | 232 lb (105kg) | 1976-02-29 | Alabama | R | | G | 11 |  | Nagy, Andrea | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 147 lb (67kg) | 1971-11-16 | FIU | 1 | | F/C | 44 | | Owen, Heather | 6' 5" (1.96m) | 212 lb (96kg) | 1976-05-06 | Stanford | 1 | | F | 10 | | Page, Murriel | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 160 lb (73kg) | 1975-09-18 | Florida | 2 | | G | 24 | | Robinson, Renee | 5' 11" (1.8m) | | 1978-06-15 | Virginia | R | | F | 4 | | Washington, Tonya | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | 1977-12-30 | Florida | R |
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- Head coach
- Darrell Walker (Arkansas)
- Assistant coaches
- Tyrone Beaman
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
2000 game log
Total: 15–17 (Home: 8–8; Road: 7–9)
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May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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June: 6–6 (Home: 3–4; Road: 3–2)
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July: 5–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 3–4)
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August: 3–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–3)
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Playoffs
Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
| Player
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GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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| Chamique Holdsclaw
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32
|
32
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35.3
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.465
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.256
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.680
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7.5
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2.5
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1.5
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0.6
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17.5
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| Vicky Bullett
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32
|
32
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34.2
|
.486
|
.324
|
.714
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5.7
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1.3
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2.0
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1.5
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10.7
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| Nikki McCray
|
32
|
32
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32.7
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.434
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.331
|
.769
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1.8
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2.7
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1.4
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0.2
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15.5
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| Murriel Page
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32
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32
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32.7
|
.590
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N/A
|
.565
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6.5
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2.0
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0.7
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1.0
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9.8
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| Andrea Nagy
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23
|
23
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30.2
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.392
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.359
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.808
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2.7
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5.1
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0.7
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0.3
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4.2
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| Keisha Anderson
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30
|
9
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14.5
|
.426
|
.375
|
.778
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1.5
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2.5
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0.8
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0.1
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2.5
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| Tausha Mills
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31
|
0
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9.5
|
.438
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N/A
|
.745
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2.6
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0.3
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0.3
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0.3
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4.2
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| Markita Aldridge
|
29
|
0
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9.4
|
.463
|
.500
|
.318
|
0.8
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1.0
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0.3
|
0.1
|
2.2
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| Beth Cunningham
|
21
|
0
|
9.4
|
.250
|
.243
|
.842
|
1.0
|
0.6
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0.1
|
0.0
|
2.8
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| Heather Owen
|
11
|
0
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5.5
|
.250
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N/A
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N/A
|
0.8
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0.2
|
0.0
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0.0
|
0.2
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| Tonya Washington
|
19
|
0
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5.4
|
.276
|
.429
|
.667
|
0.7
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0.3
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0.1
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0.0
|
1.4
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| Michelle Campbell
|
5
|
0
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4.4
|
.400
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N/A
|
1.000
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0.4
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0.2
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0.0
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0.2
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1.2
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| Renee Robinson
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2
|
0
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2.5
|
.000
|
.000
|
1.000
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0.0
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0.0
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0.5
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0.0
|
2.0
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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