2000 Phoenix Mercury season
Introduction 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.
Offseason Edna Campbell and Toni Foster were both picked up by the Seattle Storm in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.===WNBA draft=== Round  Pick  Player  Nationality  College/School/Team 2  21  Adrian Williams (F/C)    USC 3  37  Tauja Catchings (F)    Illinois 4  53  Shantia Owens (C)    Kentucky===Trades===DateTradeOctober 27, 1999'''To Phoenix Mercury''''''To Minnesota Lynx''' Adia Barnes, Tonya Edwards and Trish Fallon  Marlies Askamp, Kristi Harrower and Angela AycockFebruary 21, 2000'''To Phoenix Mercury''''''To Minnesota Lynx''' Brandy Reed 5th pick in the 2000 WNBA draftApril 25, 2000'''To Phoenix Mercury''''''To Miami Sol''' Fourth-round pick in 2001 WNBA draft Shantia Owens
Regular season ===Season standings======Season schedule=== Date  Opponent  Score  Result  Record May 31  New York  51-48  Win  1-0 June 3  @ Houston  80-62  Win  2-0 June 6  @ Utah  61-76  Loss  2-1 June 7  Seattle  82-49  Win  3-1 June 10  @ Los Angeles  57-76  Loss  3-2 June 13  @ Portland  75-69  Win  4-2 June 14  Portland  81-80  Win  5-2 June 17  Minnesota  62-69  Loss  5-3 June 20  @ Minnesota  74-55  Win  6-3 June 22  @ Charlotte  90-57  Win  7-3 June 24  @ Miami  67-44  Win  8-3 June 25  @ Cleveland  61-64  Loss  8-4 June 28  @ New York  69-82  Loss  8-5 June 30  @ Washington  66-57  Win  9-5 July 2  @ Houston  58-69  Loss  9-6 July 6  Detroit  81-69  Win  10-6 July 8  @ Indiana  66-65  Win  11-6 July 11  Minnesota  64-54  Win  12-6 July 13  Sacramento  72-64  Win  13-6 July 14  @ Utah  84-87  Loss  13-7 July 19  Utah  86-76  Win  14-7 July 21  Los Angeles  68-74  Loss  14-8 July 22  @ Sacramento  60-61  Loss  14-9 July 24  Cleveland  67-57  Win  15-9 July 26  Indiana  79-65  Win  16-9 July 28  @ Seattle  65-55  Win  17-9 July 30  Sacramento  63-70  Loss  17-10 August 1  Orlando  84-77  Win  18-10 August 3  Seattle  85-63  Win  19-10 August 5  Los Angeles  63-77  Loss  19-11 August 7  Houston  54-71  Loss  19-12 August 9  @ Portland  68-60  Win  20-12
Playoffs  Game  Date  Opponent  Score  Result  Record '''Western Conference Semifinals''' 1  August 11  Los Angeles  71-86  Loss  0-1 2  August 13  @ Los Angeles  76-101  Loss  0-1
Player stats  Player  GP  REB  AST  STL  BLK  PTS Brandy Reed  32  187  86  66  21  608 Jennifer Gillom  30  116  45  21  29  376 Tonya Edwards  32  76  58  36  9  338 Michelle Brogan  28  111  49  30  6  211 Lisa Harrison  31  121  36  30  4  200 Bridget Pettis  32  60  46  31  4  189 Adrian Williams-Strong  28  71  16  14  4  78 Rankica Sarenac  20  30  8  0  1  64 Michelle Cleary  24  37  77  34  2  57 Maria Stepanova  15  48  8  4  9  57 Michele Timms  8  16  18  15  2  30 Dena Head  17  18  15  4  0  27 Nicole Kubik  4  2  2  0  0  6 Amanda Wilson  3  1  1  0  0  2
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