2000 Cleveland Rockers season

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

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 1 Ann Wauters Valenciennes (France) 2 17 Helen Darling Penn State333Monique MorehouseNew England Blizzard449Sophie Von SaldernBTV 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 draft 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

Schedule

Regular season

| 1 | May 31 | @ Minnesota | L 62-73 | Eva Němcová (20) | Rushia Brown (5) | Bader Binford McConnell-Serio (5) | Target Center | 0–1

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

Season standings

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

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