2000 Orlando Miracle season
WNBA team season
2000 Orlando Miracle season | |
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Coach | Carolyn Peck |
Arena | TD Waterhouse Centre |
Attendance | 7,363 per game |
Results | |
Record | 16–16 (.500) |
Place | 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in Eastern Conference Semifinals |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Taj McWilliams (13.7) |
Rebounds | Taj McWilliams (7.6) |
Assists | Shannon Johnson (5.3) |
← 1999 season 2001 season → |
The 2000 WNBA season was their second in the league. The Miracle made to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, only to lose to the Cleveland Rockers in three games.
Offseason
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 4 | Cintia dos Santos | Brazil | Brazil |
2 | 20 | Jannon Roland | United States | New England Blizzard (ABL) |
3 | 36 | Shawnetta Stewart | United States | Rutgers |
4 | 52 | Romana Hamzova | Czech Republic | Czech Republic |
Roster
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Season standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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New York Liberty x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | – |
Cleveland Rockers x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 13–8 | 3.0 |
Orlando Miracle x | 16 | 16 | .500 | 13–8 | 4.0 |
Washington Mystics x | 14 | 18 | .438 | 13–8 | 6.0 |
Detroit Shock o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 10–11 | 6.0 |
Miami Sol o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 7.0 |
Indiana Fever o | 9 | 23 | .281 | 7–14 | 11.0 |
Charlotte Sting o | 8 | 24 | .250 | 5–16 | 12.0 |
Schedule
Preseason
2000 Game Log: Preseason
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Regular season
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Playoffs
In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Miracle had to face the Cleveland Rockers. Since the Rockers had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Orlando, game 2 at Cleveland, and game 3 (if needed) at Cleveland. The Miracle won the first game, but the Rockers won the next two and took the series.
- For the first time in franchise history, the Miracle advanced to the postseason.
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Eastern Conference Semifinals
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Player stats
- http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2000/
Awards and honors
- Shannon Johnson, Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
- Shannon Johnson was named to the All-WNBA Second Team for the second time in her career.
References
- ^ WNBA.com: 2000 WNBA Draft Board[permanent dead link]
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Connecticut Sun
- Formerly the Orlando Miracle
- Founded in 1999
- Based in Uncasville, Connecticut
- Owner: RDV Sports, Inc.
- Mohegan Sun
General Manager: Carolyn Peck - Dee Brown
- Chris Sienko
- Curt Miller
- Darius Taylor
- Alex Bentley
- Kelsey Bone
- DeWanna Bonner
- Tina Charles
- Katie Douglas
- Margo Dydek
- Allison Hightower
- Shannon Johnson
- Asjha Jones
- Brionna Jones
- Jonquel Jones
- Taj McWilliams
- Renee Montgomery
- Chiney Ogwumike
- Nykesha Sales
- Alyssa Thomas
- Jasmine Thomas
- Lindsay Whalen
- TV: CPTV Sports (CPTV-S)
- Announcers: Bob Heussler
- Rebecca Lobo
- Jennifer Rizzotti
- Kara Wolters