2000 Los Angeles Sparks season

August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Sparks 2000 28 4 Western 1st Michael Cooper Great Western Forum Lost Conference Finals (2-0) to Houston Comets The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The team set a 28–4 record, the best in league history, but they were unable to go for the WNBA Finals, losing in the conference finals in a sweep to the Houston Comets. Transactions Indiana Fever expansion draft The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Gordana Grubin SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MiZo Pécs (Hungary) Seattle Storm expansion draft The following player was selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Nina Bjedov SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Basket Bees Treviglio (Italy) WNBA draft 2000 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 15 Nicole Kubik Nebraska231Paige SauerUConn347Marte AlexanderArizona463Nicky McCrimmonUSC Transactions DateTransactionSeptember 30, 1999Head Coach Orlando Woolridge retires from coachingOctober 14, 1999Hired Michael Cooper as Head CoachDecember 15, 1999Lost Nina Bjedov to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft2000 Los Angeles Sparks Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/LAS/2000_transactions.html 2024-08-14 Basketball-Reference.com enLost Gordana Grubin to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draftApril 25, 2000 Drafted Nicole Kubik, Paige Sauer, Marte Alexander and Nicky McCrimmon in the 2000 WNBA draftMay 30, 2000Waived Nicole KubikOctober 11, 2000Traded La'Keshia Frett to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Latasha ByearsTraded Allison Feaster and Clarisse Machanguana to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Rhonda Mapp and E.C. Hill Roster Los Angeles Sparks 2000 WNBA 21 Tamecka Dixon G 5 9 148 1975-12-14 3 Kansas USA 5 Allison Feaster F 5 11 168 1976-02-11 2 Harvard USA 15 Ukari Figgs G 5 9 142 1977-03-31 1 Purdue USA 0 La'Keshia Frett F 6 3 170 1975-06-12 1 Georgia USA 17 Vedrana Grgin-Fonseca G 6 1 160 1975-01-13 R SFR Yugoslavia 9 Lisa Leslie C 6 5 170 1972-07-07 3 USC USA 4 Mwadi Mabika G 5 11 165 1976-07-27 3 Zaire 33 Clarisse Machanguana C/F 6 5 180 1976-10-04 1 Old Dominion PR Mozambique 10 Nicky McCrimmon G 5 8 125 1972-03-22 R USC USA 8 DeLisha Milton-Jones F 6 1 175 1974-09-11 1 Florida USA 31 Paige Sauer C 6 5 200 1977-12-08 R UConn USA USA Michael Cooper New Mexico USA Marianne Stanley Schedule Regular season background:#552583; color:white 2000 game logTotal: 28–4 (Home: 15–1; Road: 13–3) y background:#FDB927; color:black May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 1 | May 31 | Utah | W 69-62 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Leslie Mabika (4) | Great Western Forum | 1–0 |- y background:#FDB927; color:black June: 10–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 2 | June 3 | @ Minnesota | W 82-75 | Lisa Leslie (21) | Lisa Leslie (11) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (5) | Target Center | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 6 | Portland | W 70-57 | Lisa Leslie (19) | Allison Feaster (7) | Dixon Figgs Mabika (3) | Great Western Forum | 3–0 |- | 4 | June 10 | Phoenix | W 76-57 | DeLisha Milton-Jones (17) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Dixon Mabika (5) | Great Western Forum | 4–0 |- | 5 | June 11 | @ Sacramento | L 68-75 | Lisa Leslie (19) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | ARCO Arena | 4–1 |- | 6 | June 13 | @ Seattle | L 59-69 (OT) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (13) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (9) | Ukari Figgs (4) | KeyArena | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 17 | @ Portland | W 94-81 | Mwadi Mabika (26) | Mwadi Mabika (10) | Dixon Figgs (4) | Rose Garden | 5–2 |- | 8 | June 18 | Charlotte | W 70-62 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Allison Feaster (6) | Ukari Figgs (5) | Great Western Forum | 6–2 |- | 9 | June 20 | Houston | W 90-84 | Leslie Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Ukari Figgs (8) | Great Western Forum | 7–2 |- | 10 | June 23 | @ Miami | W 68-54 | Lisa Leslie (17) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Tamecka Dixon (4) | American Airlines Arena | 8–2 |- | 11 | June 25 | @ New York | W 72-67 | Lisa Leslie (22) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (11) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | Madison Square Garden | 9–2 |- | 12 | June 26 | @ Washington | W 74-72 | Tamecka Dixon (13) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Figgs Mabika McCrimmon (4) | MCI Center | 10–2 |- | 13 | June 28 | @ Indiana | W 82-73 | Mwadi Mabika (19) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Ukari Figgs (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 11–2 |- y background:#FDB927; color:black July: 14–1 (Home: 10–1; Road: 4–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 14 | July 1 | Cleveland | W 75-67 | Lisa Leslie (22) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (12) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | Great Western Forum | 12–2 |- | 15 | July 2 | Detroit | W 85-63 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (12) | Tamecka Dixon (8) | Great Western Forum | 13–2 |- | 16 | July 5 | @ Sacramento | W 76-61 | Mwadi Mabika (23) | Lisa Leslie (9) | Figgs Mabika (5) | ARCO Arena | 14–2 |- | 17 | July 6 | Washington | W 79-70 | Lisa Leslie (21) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Nicky McCrimmon (6) | Great Western Forum | 15–2 |- | 18 | July 9 | Utah | W 92-72 | Lisa Leslie (22) | Leslie Machanguana (5) | Ukari Figgs (7) | Great Western Forum | 16–2 |- | 19 | July 11 | Portland | L 77-80 | Mwadi Mabika (22) | Lisa Leslie (7) | Figgs Milton-Jones (4) | Great Western Forum | 16–3 |- | 20 | July 14 | Houston | W 63-58 | Mwadi Mabika (15) | Leslie Mabika (8) | Ukari Figgs (5) | Great Western Forum | 17–3 |- | 21 | July 15 | Minnesota | W 58-57 | Lisa Leslie (24) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Dixon Figgs (3) | Great Western Forum | 18–3 |- | 22 | July 20 | New York | W 82-66 | Lisa Leslie (21) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Ukari Figgs (9) | Great Western Forum | 19–3 |- | 23 | July 21 | @ Phoenix | W 74-68 | Lisa Leslie (30) | Lisa Leslie (16) | Figgs McCrimmon (5) | America West Arena | 20–3 |- | 24 | July 23 | Sacramento | W 73-68 | Lisa Leslie (20) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (11) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | Great Western Forum | 21–3 |- | 25 | July 25 | Orlando | W 78-63 | Lisa Leslie (17) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Ukari Figgs (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 22–3 |- | 26 | July 27 | Seattle | W 76-63 | Lisa Leslie (18) | Lisa Leslie (7) | Ukari Figgs (5) | Great Western Forum | 23–3 |- | 27 | July 29 | @ Houston | W 84-74 | Tamecka Dixon (19) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | Compaq Center | 24–3 |- | 28 | July 31 | @ Minnesota | W 73-66 | DeLisha Milton-Jones (18) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (14) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (6) | Target Center | 25–3 |- y background:#FDB927; color:black August: 3–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 29 | August 2 | @ Detroit | W 84-81 | Lisa Leslie (27) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (6) | Dixon Leslie Milton-Jones (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 26–3 |- | 30 | August 5 | @ Phoenix | W 77-63 | Lisa Leslie (22) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | America West Arena | 27–3 |- | 31 | August 8 | @ Seattle | W 60-52 (OT) | Tamecka Dixon (17) | Mwadi Mabika (12) | Mwadi Mabika (3) | KeyArena | 28–3 |- | 32 | August 9 | @ Utah | L 77-89 | Lisa Leslie (18) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Dixon Leslie McCrimmon (3) | Delta Center | 28–4 |- Playoffs Los Angeles Sparks yes 2000 Los Angeles Sparks First round vs. Phoenix MercuryWon Series: 2–0 yes yes no |- | 1 | August 11 | @ Phoenix | W 86–71 | Lisa Leslie (20) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Tamecka Dixon (5) | America West Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 13 | Phoenix | W 101–76 | Lisa Leslie (29) | Leslie Mabika (8) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | Great Western Forum | 2–0 Los Angeles Sparks Conference Finals vs. Houston CometsLost Series: 0–2 yes no |- | 1 | August 17 | @ Houston | L 56–77 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (8) | Figgs Milton-Jones (4) | Compaq Center | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 20 | Houston | L 69–74 | Mwadi Mabika (19) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Leslie Figgs (5) | Great Western Forum | 0–2 LAS yes 2000 Season standings LAS Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Lisa Leslie 32 32 32.1 .458 .219 .824 9.6 1.9 1.0 2.3 17.8 DeLisha Milton-Jones 32 32 30.7 .512 .250 .745 6.1 2.1 1.4 0.9 11.8 Mwadi Mabika 32 32 29.4 .388 .384 .820 5.6 3.1 1.8 0.6 12.3 Tamecka Dixon 31 31 28.5 .454 .353 .805 3.4 3.1 1.3 0.3 10.9 Ukari Figgs 32 32 25.1 .431 .354 .831 1.7 4.0 0.7 0.1 6.7 Nicky McCrimmon 32 0 15.3 .506 .485 .500 1.0 2.0 0.9 0.3 3.2 Allison Feaster 32 0 14.7 .359 .259 .833 2.7 1.0 0.7 0.1 6.3 Clarisse Machanguana 31 1 13.6 .578 .000 .560 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 3.5 Vedrana Grgin-Fonseca 18 0 10.2 .274 .059 .609 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 2.7 La'Keshia Frett 25 0 7.5 .275 .000 .750 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.6 Paige Sauer 12 0 5.5 .571 N/A .800 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.7 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season References Category:Los Angeles Sparks seasons Los Angeles Los Angeles Sparks Category:Basketball competitions in Inglewood, California