2000 Washington Mystics 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: Player Nationality School/Team/Country Nyree Roberts Old Dominion Rita Williams UConn

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 2 Tausha Mills Chicago Condors218Tonya WashingtonFlorida

Transactions DateTransactionDecember 15, 1999Lost Nyree Roberts and Rita Williams to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draftJanuary 19, 2000Traded Shalonda Enis and a 2000 3rd Round Pick to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Vicky BullettApril 25, 2000 Drafted Tausha Mills and Tonya Washington in the 2000 WNBA draftMay 2, 2000Signed Beth Cunningham, Denique Graves, Itoro Coleman, Keisha Anderson, Kellie Harper, Michelle Campbell and Nakia SanfordMay 11, 2000Waived Denique Graves and Itoro ColemanMay 12, 2000Waived Penny MooreMay 25, 2000Signed Itoro Coleman and Nyree RobertsMay 28, 2000Waived Itoro Coleman and Nyree RobertsJuly 14, 2000Fired Head Coach Nancy DarschHired Darrell Walker as Interim Head CoachJuly 27, 2000Signed Renee Robinson

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

| 1 | May 31 | Orlando | W 92-66 | Chamique Holdsclaw (29) | Chamique Holdsclaw (12) | Andrea Nagy (10) | MCI Center | 1–0

| 2 | June 3 | @ Cleveland | L 49-72 | Nikki McCray (24) | Vicky Bullett (5) | Andrea Nagy (7) | Gund Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 4 | New York | W 79-67 | Chamique Holdsclaw (22) | Vicky Bullett (6) | Andrea Nagy (7) | MCI Center | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 7 | Houston | L 54-81 | Chamique Holdsclaw (16) | Chamique Holdsclaw (7) | Andrea Nagy (3) | MCI Center | 2–2 |- | 5 | June 8 | @ Miami | W 73-51 | Nikki McCray (21) | Murriel Page (10) | Andrea Nagy (7) | American Airlines Arena | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 13 | @ New York | W 57-56 | Chamique Holdsclaw (23) | Chamique Holdsclaw (12) | Andrea Nagy (6) | Madison Square Garden | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 17 | @ Utah | L 67-70 | Nikki McCray (20) | Murriel Page (8) | Andrea Nagy (7) | Delta Center | 4–3 |- | 8 | June 19 | Detroit | W 80-55 | Vicky Bullett (22) | Murriel Page (11) | Andrea Nagy (7) | MCI Center | 5–3 |- | 9 | June 21 | Miami | L 55-57 | Chamique Holdsclaw (20) | Chamique Holdsclaw (8) | Andrea Nagy (4) | MCI Center | 5–4 |- | 10 | June 23 | Sacramento | L 69-84 | Nikki McCray (19) | Mills Page (4) | Andrea Nagy (10) | MCI Center | 5–5 |- | 11 | June 24 | @ Detroit | W 76-70 | Vicky Bullett (21) | Vicky Bullett (11) | Andrea Nagy (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 6–5 |- | 12 | June 26 | Los Angeles | L 72-74 | Chamique Holdsclaw (25) | Vicky Bullett (10) | Andrea Nagy (5) | MCI Center | 6–6 |- | 13 | June 30 | Phoenix | L 57-66 | Nikki McCray (19) | Bullett Holdsclaw (7) | Andrea Nagy (6) | MCI Center | 6–7

| 14 | July 1 | @ Charlotte | W 78-74 | Nikki McCray (18) | Chamique Holdsclaw (11) | Anderson Holdsclaw (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–7 |- | 15 | July 3 | @ Seattle | W 60-55 | Chamique Holdsclaw (21) | Chamique Holdsclaw (10) | Murriel Page (7) | KeyArena | 8–7 |- | 16 | July 6 | @ Los Angeles | L 70-79 | Nikki McCray (20) | Murriel Page (9) | Andrea Nagy (7) | Great Western Forum | 8–8 |- | 17 | July 8 | @ Sacramento | L 56-78 | Chamique Holdsclaw (16) | Tausha Mills (12) | Nikki McCray (3) | ARCO Arena | 8–9 |- | 18 | July 9 | @ Portland | L 58-75 | Chamique Holdsclaw (15) | Chamique Holdsclaw (12) | Andrea Nagy (4) | Delta Center | 8–10 |- | 19 | July 12 | Indiana | L 58-81 | Vicky Bullett (15) | Murriel Page (12) | Nikki McCray (4) | MCI Center | 8–11 |- | 20 | July 13 | @ Miami | W 60-48 | Nikki McCray (16) | Vicky Bullett (12) | McCray Nagy (3) | American Airlines Arena | 9–11 |- | 21 | July 15 | Charlotte | L 73-76 | Vicky Bullett (22) | Bullett Holdsclaw (8) | Anderson Nagy (5) | MCI Center | 9–12 |- | 22 | July 20 | Indiana | W 85-74 | Chamique Holdsclaw (30) | Chamique Holdsclaw (9) | Anderson Nagy Page (4) | MCI Center | 10–12 |- | 23 | July 21 | Orlando | W 61-59 | Chamique Holdsclaw (16) | Murriel Page (7) | Anderson Holdsclaw McCray (3) | MCI Center | 11–12 |- | 24 | July 24 | New York | L 64-78 | Murriel Page (18) | Murriel Page (11) | Keisha Anderson (6) | MCI Center | 11–13 |- | 25 | July 26 | @ Charlotte | L 80-87 | Chamique Holdsclaw (21) | Chamique Holdsclaw (9) | Keisha Anderson (11) | Charlotte Coliseum | 11–14 |- | 26 | July 29 | Minnesota | L 85-87 | Nikki McCray (24) | Murriel Page (12) | Nikki McCray (7) | MCI Center | 11–15

| 27 | August 1 | @ Houston | L 60-68 | Chamique Holdsclaw (18) | Murriel Page (8) | Keisha Anderson (6) | Compaq Center | 11–16 |- | 28 | August 3 | @ Indiana | W 75-71 | Chamique Holdsclaw (22) | Chamique Holdsclaw (11) | Nikki McCray (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 12–16 |- | 29 | August 4 | Detroit | W 96-72 | Murriel Page (20) | Murriel Page (9) | Chamique Holdsclaw (6) | MCI Center | 13–16 |- | 30 | August 6 | @ Cleveland | L 60-77 | Chamique Holdsclaw (22) | Chamique Holdsclaw (6) | Keisha Anderson (4) | Gund Arena | 13–17 |- | 31 | August 7 | @ Orlando | L 57-76 | Bullett Holdsclaw (14) | Chamique Holdsclaw (12) | Chamique Holdsclaw (6) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 13–18 |- | 32 | August 9 | Cleveland | W 60-48 | Nikki McCray (20) | Chamique Holdsclaw (10) | Keisha Anderson (7) | MCI Center | 14–18

Playoffs

| 1 | August 12 | New York | L 63–72 | Vicky Bullett (22) | Bullett Holdsclaw (8) | Nikki McCray (11) | MCI Center | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 14 | @ New York | L 57–78 | Aldridge Holdsclaw (12) | Markita Aldridge (4) | Markita Aldridge (5) | Madison Square Garden | 0–2

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Chamique Holdsclaw 32 32 35.3 .465 .256 .680 7.5 2.5 1.5 0.6 17.5 Vicky Bullett 32 32 34.2 .486 .324 .714 5.7 1.3 2.0 1.5 10.7 Nikki McCray 32 32 32.7 .434 .331 .769 1.8 2.7 1.4 0.2 15.5 Murriel Page 32 32 32.7 .590 N/A .565 6.5 2.0 0.7 1.0 9.8 Andrea Nagy 23 23 30.2 .392 .359 .808 2.7 5.1 0.7 0.3 4.2 Keisha Anderson 30 9 14.5 .426 .375 .778 1.5 2.5 0.8 0.1 2.5 Tausha Mills 31 0 9.5 .438 N/A .745 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.2 Markita Aldridge 29 0 9.4 .463 .500 .318 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 2.2 Beth Cunningham 21 0 9.4 .250 .243 .842 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 2.8 Heather Owen 11 0 5.5 .250 N/A N/A 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 Tonya Washington 19 0 5.4 .276 .429 .667 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.4Michelle Campbell504.4.400N/A 1.0000.40.20.00.21.2Renee Robinson202.5.000.000 1.0000.00.00.50.02.0 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season

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