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2000 Detroit Shock season
The 2000 WNBA season was the third for the Detroit Shock. The Shock were very close of making the playoffs, but they fell to the Washington Mystics in a tiebreaker.
Transactions
Miami Sol expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Detroit Shock:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Lesley Brown | Virginia |
Indiana Fever expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Detroit Shock:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Brondello | BTV Wuppertal (Germany) |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Edwina Brown | United States | Texas |
| 1 | 8 | Tamicha Jackson | United States | Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | 28 | Madinah Slaise | United States | Cincinnati |
| 3 | 44 | Chavonne Hammond | United States | Vanderbilt |
| 4 | 60 | Cal Bouchard | Canada | Boston College |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | Lost Lesley Brown to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft | ||||
| Lost Sandy Brondello to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft | |||||
| April 24, 2000 | Traded Jennifer Azzi and a [2000](2000-wnba-draft) 1st Round Pick to the Utah Starzz in exchange for 2 2000 1st Round Picks | ||||
| April 25, 2000 | Drafted Edwina Brown, Tamicha Jackson, Madinah Slaise, Chavonne Hammond and Cal Bouchard in the [2000 WNBA draft](2000-wnba-draft) | ||||
| May 1, 2000 | title=2000 Detroit Shock Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/DET/2000_transactions.html | access-date=2024-07-13 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| May 21, 2000 | Waived Chavonne Hammond and Wanda Guyton | ||||
| July 24, 2000 | Waived Madinah Slaise |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | June 3 | Sacramento | W 77-74 | Elena Tornikidou (18) | Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12) | Dominique Canty (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills
| 1–0 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 5 |
| @ Minnesota |
| L 68-88 |
| Wendy Palmer (15) |
| Wendy Palmer (6) |
| Dominique Canty (4) |
| Target Center |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 7 |
| New York |
| L 69-73 |
| Dominique Canty (22) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (6) |
| Dominique Canty (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 9 |
| Indiana |
| W 80-76 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (18) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8) |
| Brown |
| Canty |
| Tornikidou (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 2–2 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 12 |
| Charlotte |
| L 67-78 |
| Elena Tornikidou (16) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (7) |
| Edwina Brown (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 13 |
| @ Miami |
| L 61-74 |
| Jackson |
| Tornikidou (14) |
| Oksana Zakaluzhnaya (6) |
| Claudia Neves (3) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 2–4 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 16 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 93-81 |
| Dominique Canty (22) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8) |
| Canty |
| Jackson (7) |
| Gund Arena |
| 3–4 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 18 |
| Indiana |
| W 111-74 |
| Wendy Palmer (22) |
| Olympia Scott-Richardson (6) |
| Tamicha Jackson (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–4 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 19 |
| @ Washington |
| L 55-80 |
| Tamicha Jackson (13) |
| Ndiaye-Diatta |
| Palmer |
| Scott-Richardson (5) |
| Tamicha Jackson (3) |
| MCI Center |
| 4–5 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 21 |
| @ New York |
| W 67-63 |
| Claudia Neves (16) |
| Wendy Palmer (10) |
| Neves |
| Tornikidou (3) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 5–5 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 24 |
| Washington |
| L 70-76 |
| Dominique Canty (14) |
| Wendy Palmer (6) |
| Canty |
| Neves |
| Tornikidou (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–6 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 25 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 84-81 |
| Elena Tornikidou (25) |
| Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) |
| Jackson |
| Tornikidou (5) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 6–6 |
| - |
| 13 |
| June 28 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 82-78 |
| Wendy Palmer (32) |
| Wendy Palmer (12) |
| Dominique Canty (5) |
| KeyArena |
| 7–6 |
| - |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 1 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 96-108 |
| Wendy Palmer (20) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Elena Tornikidou (6) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 7–7 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 2 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 63-85 |
| Wendy Palmer (12) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Brown |
| Jackson (3) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 7–8 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 6 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 69-83 |
| Claudia Neves (12) |
| Holmes Harris (7) |
| Brown |
| Neves (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 7–9 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 7 |
| @ Utah |
| W 73-69 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (18) |
| Wendy Palmer (12) |
| Anna DeForge (7) |
| Delta Center |
| 8–9 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 9 |
| Orlando |
| L 62-68 |
| Wendy Palmer (19) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Anna DeForge (6) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 8–10 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 12 |
| Seattle |
| W 61-56 |
| Dominique Canty (15) |
| Elena Tornikidou (7) |
| Elena Tornikidou (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 9–10 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 14 |
| Miami |
| W 80-50 |
| Wendy Palmer (15) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Canty |
| Palmer |
| Tornikidou (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 10–10 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 19 |
| Orlando |
| L 78-88 |
| Claudia Neves (19) |
| Ndiaye-Diatta |
| Palmer (6) |
| Brown |
| Neves (4) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 10–11 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 21 |
| Houston |
| L 74-76 (OT) |
| Wendy Palmer (22) |
| Wendy Palmer (12) |
| Edwina Brown (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 10–12 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 24 |
| Portland |
| L 57-61 |
| Elena Tornikidou (12) |
| Wendy Palmer (10) |
| Brown |
| Neves (3) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 10–13 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 26 |
| Miami |
| W 78-62 |
| Wendy Palmer (17) |
| Barbara Farris (10) |
| Dominique Canty (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 11–13 |
| - |
| 25 |
| July 28 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 60-80 |
| Wendy Palmer (13) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Edwina Brown (8) |
| Gund Arena |
| 11–14 |
| - |
| 26 |
| July 29 |
| Charlotte |
| W 75-72 |
| Wendy Palmer (21) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (9) |
| Elena Tornikidou (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 12–14 |
| - |
| 27 |
| July 31 |
| Cleveland |
| L 65-76 |
| Wendy Palmer (16) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (11) |
| Dominique Canty (6) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 12–15 |
| - |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 2 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 81-84 |
| Dominique Canty (17) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 12–16 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 4 |
| @ Washington |
| L 72-96 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (19) |
| Ndiaye-Diatta |
| Scott-Richardson (7) |
| Dominique Canty (4) |
| MCI Center |
| 12–17 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 6 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 63-92 |
| Dominique Canty (10) |
| Canty |
| Ndiaye-Diatta (6) |
| Claudia Neves (3) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 12–18 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 8 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 74-63 |
| Ndiaye-Diatta |
| Palmer (18) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8) |
| Palmer |
| DeForge (4) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 13–18 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 9 |
| New York |
| W 66-63 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (19) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8) |
| Dominique Canty (8) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 14–18 |
| - |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Palmer | 32 | 30 | 28.6 | .448 | .250 | .704 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
| Dominique Canty | 28 | 27 | 28.0 | .409 | .000 | .695 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| Elena Tornikidou | 32 | 32 | 27.2 | .506 | .125 | .914 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 10.3 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 32 | 32 | 27.1 | .474 | .167 | .569 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| Claudia Neves | 30 | 20 | 21.2 | .380 | .304 | .833 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Edwina Brown | 32 | 7 | 19.3 | .355 | .250 | .838 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| Anna DeForge | 27 | 10 | 16.0 | .405 | .321 | .781 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Tamicha Jackson | 17 | 0 | 15.7 | .387 | .250 | .743 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
| Olympia Scott-Richardson | 28 | 0 | 13.2 | .416 | .000 | .650 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Oksana Zakaluzhnaya | 23 | 0 | 11.2 | .521 | .429 | .909 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Barbara Farris | 14 | 2 | 9.3 | .500 | .000 | .556 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3,2 |
| Joy Holmes Harris | 29 | 0 | 9.3 | .471 | .364 | .700 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Madinah Slaise | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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