2000 Phoenix Mercury season

WNBA team season May 2021 March 2026 Phoenix Mercury 2000 20 12 Western 4th Cheryl Miller America West Arena Lost First Round (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks The 2000 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 the Los Angeles Sparks. It was the last time Phoenix were in the playoffs until the 2007 season. Transactions Seattle Storm expansion draft The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Edna Campbell Texas Toni Foster Iowa WNBA draft 2000 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 2 21 Adrian Williams USC337 Tauja CatchingsIllinois453 Shantia OwensKentucky Transactions DateTransactionDecember 15, 1999Lost Edna Campbell and Toni Foster to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft2000 Phoenix Mercury Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/PHO/2000_transactions.html 2024-08-10 Basketball-Reference.com enFebruary 21, 2000Traded a 2000 1st Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Brandy ReedApril 25, 2000 Drafted Adrian Williams, Tauja Catchings and Shantia Owens in the 2000 WNBA draftTraded Shantia Owens to the Miami Sol in exchange for a 2001 4th Round PickMay 28, 2000Waived Adia BarnesJune 19, 2000Signed Dena HeadWaived Mactabene AmachreeJuly 30, 2000Signed Nicole Kubik Roster Phoenix Mercury 2000 WNBA white #EF3340 #EEDC00 #5F249F 12 Michelle Brogan F 6 1 177 1973-02-08 1 AUS 4 Michelle Cleary G 5 6 1974-07-16 R AUS 13 Tonya Edwards G 5 10 160 1968-03-13 1 Tennessee USA 22 Jennifer Gillom F/C 6 3 180 1964-06-13 3 Ole Miss USA 3 Lisa Harrison F 6 1 164 1971-01-02 1 Tennessee USA 5 Dena Head G 5 10 175 1970-08-16 2 Tennessee USA 10 Nicole Kubik G 5 9 145 1978-03-01 R Nebraska USA 32 Bridget Pettis G 5 9 150 1971-01-01 3 Florida USA 23 Brandy Reed F 6 1 168 1977-02-17 2 Southern Miss USA 11 Rankica Šarenac C 6 6 222 1974-06-27 R SFR Yugoslavia 8 Maria Stepanova C 6 8 187 1979-01-23 2 USSR 7 Michele Timms G 5 7 132 1965-06-28 3 AUS 33 Adrian Williams Adrian Williams-Strong C/F 6 5 170 1977-02-15 R USC USA 30 Amanda Wilson 1 F 5 11 176 1977-02-06 1 Louisiana Tech USA USA Cheryl Miller USC Schedule Regular season background:#EF3340; color:white 2000 game logTotal: 20–12 (Home: 11–5; Road: 9–7) y background:#5F249F; color:#EEDC00 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 | New York | W 51-48 | Brandy Reed (22) | Brandy Reed (7) | Michelle Cleary (3) | America West Arena | 1–0 |- y background:#5F249F; color:#EEDC00 June: 8–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 6–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 2 | June 3 | @ Houston | W 80-62 | Brandy Reed (32) | Brandy Reed (5) | Michelle Cleary (5) | Compaq Center | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 6 | @ Utah | L 61-76 | Edwards Reed (13) | Brandy Reed (8) | Michelle Cleary (3) | Delta Center | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 7 | Seattle | W 82-49 | Brandy Reed (24) | Maria Stepanova (12) | Brogan Cleary Timms (3) | America West Arena | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 10 | @ Los Angeles | L 57-76 | Michele Timms (11) | Bridget Pettis (7) | Tonya Edwards (4) | Great Western Forum | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 13 | @ Portland | W 75-69 | Brandy Reed (23) | Brandy Reed (5) | Michele Timms (6) | Rose Garden | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 14 | Portland | W 81-80 (OT) | Jennifer Gillom (28) | Brogan Gillom (7) | Michele Timms (5) | America West Arena | 5–2 |- | 8 | June 17 | Minnesota | L 62-69 | Brandy Reed (22) | Maria Stepanova (8) | Jennifer Gillom (4) | America West Arena | 5–3 |- | 9 | June 20 | @ Minnesota | W 74-55 | Bridget Pettis (22) | Michelle Brogan (9) | Bridget Pettis (5) | Target Center | 6–3 |- | 10 | June 22 | @ Charlotte | W 90-57 | Brandy Reed (32) | Brandy Reed (13) | Brandy Reed (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–3 |- | 11 | June 24 | @ Miami | W 67-44 | Tonya Edwards (12) | Maria Stepanova (7) | Brandy Reed (4) | American Airlines Arena | 8–3 |- | 12 | June 25 | @ Cleveland | L 61-64 | Brandy Reed (19) | Gillom Reed (6) | Gillom Pettis (4) | Gund Arena | 8–4 |- | 13 | June 28 | @ New York | L 69-82 | Michelle Brogan (17) | Brandy Reed (7) | Michelle Cleary (6) | Madison Square Garden | 8–5 |- | 14 | June 30 | @ Washington | W 66-57 | Brandy Reed (25) | Maria Stepanova (7) | Cleary Pettis (4) | MCI Center | 9–5 |- y background:#5F249F; color:#EEDC00 July: 8–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 15 | July 2 | @ Houston | L 58-69 | Tonya Edwards (14) | Harrison Stepanova (5) | Brandy Reed (3) | Compaq Center | 9–6 |- | 16 | July 6 | Detroit | W 83-69 | Brandy Reed (22) | Brandy Reed (10) | Brandy Reed (8) | America West Arena | 10–6 |- | 17 | July 8 | @ Indiana | W 66-65 | Rankica Šarenac (15) | Brandy Reed (8) | Tonya Edwards (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 11–6 |- | 18 | July 11 | Minnesota | W 64-54 | Lisa Harrison (22) | Lisa Harrison (8) | Cleary Reed (4) | America West Arena | 12–6 |- | 19 | July 13 | Sacramento | W 72-64 | Brandy Reed (25) | Brandy Reed (10) | Brandy Reed (5) | America West Arena | 13–6 |- | 20 | July 14 | @ Utah | L 84-87 | Brandy Reed (25) | Rankica Šarenac (8) | Michelle Cleary (4) | Delta Center | 13–7 |- | 21 | July 19 | Utah | W 86-76 | Brandy Reed (31) | Harrison Reed (5) | Michelle Cleary (12) | America West Arena | 14–7 |- | 22 | July 21 | Los Angeles | L 68-74 | Brandy Reed (21) | Brandy Reed (10) | Michelle Cleary (6) | America West Arena | 14–8 |- | 23 | July 22 | @ Sacramento | L 60-61 | Brandy Reed (22) | Lisa Harrison (8) | Tonya Edwards (4) | ARCO Arena | 14–9 |- | 24 | July 24 | Cleveland | W 67-57 | Brandy Reed (31) | Harrison Reed (8) | Bridget Pettis (3) | America West Arena | 15–9 |- | 25 | July 26 | Indiana | W 79-65 | Brandy Reed (24) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Head Reed (4) | America West Arena | 16–9 |- | 26 | July 28 | @ Seattle | W 65-55 | Brandy Reed (25) | Brandy Reed (9) | Brandy Reed (3) | KeyArena | 17–9 |- | 27 | July 30 | Sacramento | L 63-70 | Jennifer Gillom (23) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Bridget Pettis (5) | America West Arena | 17–10 |- y background:#5F249F; color:#EEDC00 August: 3–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record |- | 28 | August 1 | Orlando | W 84-77 | Jennifer Gillom (28) | Jennifer Gillom (7) | Michelle Brogan (4) | America West Arena | 18–10 |- | 29 | August 3 | Seattle | W 85-63 | Edwards Harrison (15) | Adrian Williams (10) | Tonya Edwards (4) | America West Arena | 19–10 |- | 30 | August 5 | Los Angeles | L 63-77 | Brandy Reed (25) | Brandy Reed (7) | Brandy Reed (5) | America West Arena | 19–11 |- | 31 | August 7 | Houston | L 54-71 | Brandy Reed (21) | Jennifer Gillom (6) | Brogan Pettis Reed (3) | America West Arena | 19–12 |- | 32 | August 9 | @ Portland | W 68-60 | Brandy Reed (18) | Harrison Reed (7) | Lisa Harrison (4) | Rose Garden | 20–12 |- Playoffs Phoenix Mercury #EF3340; color:white 2000 yes Phoenix Mercury #5F249F; color:#EEDC00 First round vs. Los Angeles SparksLost Series: 0–2 yes |- | 1 | August 11 | Los Angeles | L 71–86 | Brandy Reed (17) | Lisa Harrison (9) | Brandy Reed (6) | America West Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 13 | @ Los Angeles | L 76–101 | Gillom Harrison (16) | Michelle Brogan (6) | Lisa Harrison (5) | Great Western Forum | 0–2 phx 2000 yes Season standings PHX Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 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 1.6Rankica Šarenac2007.1.523 1.000.6301.50.40.00.13.2Nicole Kubik404.8.333.000 1.0000.50.50.00.01.5Amanda Wilson303.0.000N/A.5000.30.30.00.00.7 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season References Category:Phoenix Mercury seasons Phoenix Phoenix Mercury