2000 Cleveland Rockers season

August 2023 March 2026 Cleveland Rockers 2000 17 15 Eastern 2nd Dan Hughes Gund Arena Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to New York Liberty The 2000 WNBA season was the 4th season for the Cleveland Rockers. Transactions Portland Fire expansion draft The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Jamila Wideman StanfordAlisa BurrasLouisiana Tech WNBA draft 2000 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 1 Ann Wauters Belgium Valenciennes (France) 2 17 Helen Darling Penn State333Monique MorehouseNew England Blizzard449Sophie Von SaldernWest GermanyBTV Wuppertal (Germany) Transactions DateTransactionOctober 19, 1999Hired Dan Hughes as Head Coach December 15, 1999 Lost Jamila Wideman and Alisa Burras to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft2000 Cleveland Rockers Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/CLE/2000_transactions.html 2024-07-11 Basketball-Reference.com en April 25, 2000 Drafted Ann Wauters, Helen Darling, Monique Morehouse and Sophie Von Saldern in the 2000 WNBA draftMay 4, 2000Signed Beverly Williams, Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and Vicki HallMay 23, 2000Waived Beverly WilliamsJune 11, 2000Traded Michelle Edwards to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Nina BjedovJuly 7, 2000Signed Adia Barnes to a 7-day contract Roster Cleveland Rockers 2000 WNBA 23 Mery Andrade F 6 0 169 1975-12-31 1 Old Dominion POR 11 Tricia Bader Binford 1 G 5 4 125 1973-02-26 2 Boise State USA 32 Adia Barnes F 5 11 165 1977-02-03 2 Arizona USA 34 Rushia Brown F 6 2 175 1972-05-05 3 Furman USA 30 Helen Darling G 5 6 164 1978-08-29 R Penn State USA 44 Michelle Edwards basketball G 5 9 150 1966-03-06 3 Iowa USA 42 Vicki Hall F 6 1 180 1969-10-03 R Texas USA 41 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough C 6 3 165 1975-11-06 1 Michigan BAH 25 Merlakia Jones G 5 10 147 1973-06-21 3 Florida USA 4 Suzie McConnell-Serio G 1966-07-29 2 Penn State USA 28 Chasity Melvin C/F 6 3 185 1976-05-03 1 NC State USA 6 Eva Němcová F 6 3 178 1972-12-03 3 Czechoslovakia 12 Ann Wauters C 6 4 193 1980-10-12 R Belgium USA Dan Hughes basketball Muskingum USA Lisa Boyer Schedule Regular season background:#4682b4; color:#d3d3d3 2000 game logTotal: 17–15 (Home: 13–3; Road: 4–12) y background:black; color:#ff4500 May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 1 | May 31 | @ Minnesota | L 62-73 | Eva Němcová (20) | Rushia Brown (5) | Bader Binford McConnell-Serio (5) | Target Center | 0–1 |- y background:black; color:#ff4500 June: 7–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 2 | June 3 | Washington | W 72-49 | Chasity Melvin (19) | Chasity Melvin (7) | Darling Němcová (3) | Gund Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 5 | @ Charlotte | W 69-53 | Eva Němcová (16) | Rushia Brown (9) | Melvin McConnell-Serio (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 7 | Orlando | W 83-79 (OT) | Eva Němcová (23) | Chasity Melvin (7) | Helen Darling (7) | Gund Arena | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 10 | Seattle | W 61-49 | Ann Wauters (12) | Hall Melvin (5) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) | Gund Arena | 4–1 |- | 6 | June 12 | @ Indiana | W 83-70 | Merlakia Jones (15) | Chasity Melvin (8) | Mery Andrade (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 5–1 |- | 7 | June 16 | Detroit | L 81-93 | Chasity Melvin (28) | Ann Wauters (5) | Chasity Melvin (7) | Gund Arena | 5–2 |- | 8 | June 17 | @ Miami | L 48-55 | Chasity Melvin (11) | Chasity Melvin (7) | McConnell-Serio Melvin (4) | American Airlines Arena | 5–3 |- | 9 | June 19 | Sacramento | W 81-70 | Eva Němcová (21) | Andrade Brown (4) | Merlakia Jones (6) | Gund Arena | 6–3 |- | 10 | June 22 | @ Orlando | L 64-77 | Helen Darling (15) | Darling Melvin (5) | Darling McConnell-Serio (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 6–4 |- | 11 | June 24 | Minnesota | L 57-60 | Eva Němcová (15) | Merlakia Jones (6) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (4) | Gund Arena | 6–5 |- | 12 | June 25 | Phoenix | W 64-61 | Brown Melvin Němcová (13) | Rushia Brown (9) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) | Gund Arena | 7–5 |- | 13 | June 28 | @ Portland | L 69-80 | Merlakia Jones (16) | Chasity Melvin (10) | Andrade McConnell-Serio (9) | Rose Garden | 7–6 |- y background:black; color:#ff4500 July: 8–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 14 | July 1 | @ Los Angeles | L 67-75 | Chasity Melvin (18) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) | Great Western Forum | 7–7 |- | 15 | July 3 | New York | W 66-65 (OT) | Vicki Hall (17) | Andrade Hall Jones (7) | McConnell-Serio Melvin (4) | Gund Arena | 8–7 |- | 16 | July 7 | @ Miami | L 46-49 | Mery Andrade (10) | Brown Wauters (6) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) | American Airlines Arena | 8–8 |- | 17 | July 8 | @ Charlotte | W 80-59 | Rushia Brown (24) | Merlakia Jones (6) | Helen Darling (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 9–8 |- | 18 | July 10 | Charlotte | W 72-65 | Chasity Melvin (21) | Chasity Melvin (6) | Mery Andrade (6) | Gund Arena | 10–8 |- | 19 | July 12 | Orlando | W 74-72 (OT) | Mery Andrade (17) | Ann Wauters (6) | Darling Jones McConnell-Serio (4) | Gund Arena | 11–8 |- | 20 | July 15 | Indiana | W 79-55 | Merlakia Jones (13) | Ann Wauters (8) | Andrade Brown Melvin (4) | Gund Arena | 12–8 |- | 21 | July 20 | Houston | L 56-74 | Chasity Melvin (15) | Chasity Melvin (9) | Rushia Brown (4) | Gund Arena | 12–9 |- | 22 | July 22 | Miami | W 76-47 | Mery Andrade (13) | Merlakia Jones (8) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) | Gund Arena | 13–9 |- | 23 | July 24 | @ Phoenix | L 57-67 | Ann Wauters (14) | Ann Wauters (8) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (3) | America West Arena | 13–10 |- | 24 | July 26 | @ Utah | L 77-84 | Merlakia Jones (18) | Andrade Melvin (7) | Chasity Melvin (5) | Delta Center | 13–11 |- | 25 | July 28 | Washington | W 80-60 | Vicki Hall (19) | Ann Wauters (9) | Rushia Brown (5) | Gund Arena | 14–11 |- | 26 | July 29 | @ New York | L 67-81 | Chasity Melvin (16) | Rushia Brown (10) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (4) | Madison Square Garden | 14–12 |- | 27 | July 31 | @ Detroit | W 76-65 | Helen Darling (17) | Chasity Melvin (10) | Andrade McConnell-Serio (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 15–12 |- y background:black; color:#ff4500 August: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 28 | August 3 | Utah | W 74-71 | Merlakia Jones (19) | Melvin Wauters (8) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) | Gund Arena | 16–12 |- | 29 | August 4 | @ Indiana | L 75-87 | Mery Andrade (18) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 16–13 |- | 30 | August 6 | Washington | W 77-60 | Rushia Brown (16) | Chasity Melvin (9) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) | Gund Arena | 17–13 |- | 31 | August 8 | @ New York | L 44-57 | Merlakia Jones (21) | Mery Andrade (7) | Mery Andrade (4) | Madison Square Garden | 17–14 |- | 32 | August 9 | @ Washington | L 48-60 | Brown McConnell-Serio (12) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Chasity Melvin (3) | MCI Center | 17–15 |- Playoffs Cleveland Rockers yes 2000 Cleveland Rockers First round vs. Orlando MiracleWon Series: 2–1 yes yes no |- | 1 | August 11 | @ Orlando | L 55–62 | Merlakia Jones (18) | Brown Jones (6) | Rushia Brown (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 13 | Orlando | W 63–54 | Darling Jones (15) | Chasity Melvin (10) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (6) | Gund Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 15 | Orlando | W 72–43 | Ann Wauters (12) | Hall Jones (7) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (7) | Gund Arena | 2–1 Cleveland Rockers Conference Finals vs. New York LibertyLost Series: 1–2 yes no |- | 1 | August 17 | New York | W 56–43 | Rushia Brown (18) | Chasity Melvin (9) | Suzie McConnell-Serio (5) | Gund Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 20 | @ New York | L 45–51 | Merlakia Jones (18) | Merlakia Jones (12) | Helen Darling (3) | Madison Square Garden | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 21 | @ New York | L 67–81 | Jones McConnell-Serio (13) | Chasity Melvin (9) | Helen Darling (4) | Madison Square Garden | 1–2 CLE yes 2000 Season standings CLE Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Eva Němcová 14 14 31.6 .409 .408 ,917 2.9 1.6 1.1 0.6 13.2 Merlakia Jones 32 32 29.6 .474 .311 .681 4.3 2.0 0.9 0.1 11.0 Chasity Melvin 32 32 28.3 .471 .143 .730 5.4 1.9 0.9 0.6 11.7 Mery Andrade 32 18 24.9 .456 .360 .750 3.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 8.3 Rushia Brown 30 22 22.6 .497 .500 .846 4.1 1.5 1.3 0.4 8.4 Suzie McConnell-Serio 32 32 22.0 .414 .392 .760 1.6 3.7 0.5 0.0 5.4 Ann Wauters 32 0 18.7 .523 .000 .741 4.0 1.2 0.7 0.8 6.2 Vicki Hall 32 10 18.0 .373 .238 .647 2.9 0.8 0.5 0.3 4.7 Helen Darling 32 0 17.4 .313 .342 .738 2.0 2.0 1.2 0.2 4.8 Tricia Bader Binsford 25 0 8.0 .354 .333 .833 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.0 1.9 Michelle Edwards 3 0 5.7 .400 .000 N/A 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough 12 0 4.8 .500 N/A .583 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.4Adia Barnes503.6 .600.000.5000.40.80.00.01.6 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season References Category:Cleveland Rockers seasons Cleveland Cleveland Rockers