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2000 Minnesota Lynx season
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The 2000 Minnesota Lynx season was the 2nd season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the second season under head coach Brian Agler.
The season tipped-off on May 31, 2000 against the Rockers.
The Lynx matched their 15-17 from 1999, and came close to making the WNBA Playoffs, but they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Transactions
Seattle Storm expansion draft
The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the Minnesota Lynx:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Aycock | Kansas | |
| Charmin Smith | Stanford |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Grace Daley | Tulane | |
| 1 | 6 | Betty Lennox | Louisiana Tech | |
| 1 | 10 | Maylana Martin | UCLA | |
| 2 | 22 | Marla Brumfield | Rice | |
| 2 | 24 | Keitha Dickerson | Texas Tech | |
| 3 | 38 | Phylesha Whaley | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | 54 | Jana Lichnerová | Czechoslovakia | Saint Joseph's |
| 4 | 56 | Shanele Stires | Columbus Quest |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | title=2000 Minnesota Lynx Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/MIN/2000_transactions.html | access-date=2024-08-02 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| February 21, 2000 | Traded Brandy Reed to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a [2000](2000-wnba-draft) 1st Round Pick | ||||
| April 14, 2000 | Traded Marlies Askamp to the Miami Sol in exchange for a [2000](2000-wnba-draft) 1st Round Pick, 2000 2nd Round Pick and 2000 4th Round Pick | ||||
| April 25, 2000 | Drafted Grace Daley, Betty Lennox, Maylana Martin, Marla Brumfield, Keitha Dickerson, Phylesha Whaley, Jana Lichnerová and Shanele Stires in the [2000 WNBA draft](2000-wnba-draft) | ||||
| May 3, 2000 | Signed Kate Paye | ||||
| May 8, 2000 | Waived Jana Lichnerová | ||||
| May 11, 2000 | Waived Phylesha Whaley | ||||
| July 19, 2000 | Signed Angela Aycock | ||||
| September 18, 2000 | Traded Grace Daley to the New York Liberty in exchange for [2001](2001-wnba-draft) 1st Round Pick |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 31 | Cleveland | W 73-62 | Katie Smith (34) | Katie Smith (7) | Dickerson Folkl Lennox (3) | Target Center
| 1–0 |
|---|
| - |
| 2 |
| June 1 |
| @ Utah |
| L 74-83 |
| Kristin Folkl (20) |
| Kristin Folkl (8) |
| Keitha Dickerson (3) |
| Delta Center |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 3 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 75-82 |
| Katie Smith (33) |
| Betty Lennox (10) |
| Dickerson |
| Smith(5) |
| Target Center |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 5 |
| Detroit |
| W 88-68 |
| Kristin Folkl (19) |
| Kristin Folkl (12) |
| Kristin Folkl (5) |
| Target Center |
| 2–2 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 8 |
| @ Orlando |
| W 71-57 |
| Betty Lennox (24) |
| Betty Lennox (7) |
| Lloyd-Curry |
| Smith (3) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 3–2 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 10 |
| @ Miami |
| W 66-55 |
| Katie Smith (28) |
| Dickerson |
| Lennox (8) |
| Dickerson |
| Smith (3) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 4–2 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 15 |
| Orlando |
| W 72-66 |
| Betty Lennox (25) |
| Betty Lennox (6) |
| Andrea Lloyd-Curry (2) |
| Target Center |
| 5–2 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 17 |
| @ Phoenix |
| W 69-62 |
| Katie Smith (26) |
| Kristin Folkl (8) |
| Grace Daley (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 6–2 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 18 |
| @ Houston |
| L 66-78 |
| Katie Smith (18) |
| Betty Lennox (5) |
| Brumfield |
| Lennox (4) |
| Compaq Center |
| 6–3 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 20 |
| Phoenix |
| L 55-74 |
| Betty Lennox (14) |
| Kristin Folkl (6) |
| Kristin Folkl (4) |
| Target Center |
| 6–4 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 22 |
| Utah |
| W 86-64 |
| Katie Smith (21) |
| Dickerson |
| Martin (7) |
| Kate Paye (5) |
| Target Center |
| 7–4 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 24 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 60-57 (OT) |
| Betty Lennox (28) |
| Andrea Lloyd-Curry (6) |
| Katie Smith (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 8–4 |
| - |
| 13 |
| June 28 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 74-82 |
| Katie Smith (22) |
| Kristin Folkl (6) |
| Katie Smith (4) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 8–5 |
| - |
| 14 |
| June 30 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 65-53 |
| Katie Smith (19) |
| Grace Daley (8) |
| Folkl |
| Lloyd-Curry (4) |
| KeyArena |
| 9–5 |
| - |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 2 |
| Portland |
| W 81-75 |
| Katie Smith (32) |
| Kristin Folkl (7) |
| Betty Lennox (6) |
| Target Center |
| 10–5 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 5 |
| Seattle |
| L 60-67 |
| Dickerson |
| Folkl (15) |
| Keitha Dickerson (7) |
| Kristin Folkl (4) |
| Target Center |
| 10–6 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 7 |
| New York |
| L 70-76 |
| Betty Lennox (20) |
| Betty Lennox (12) |
| Dickerson |
| Smith (5) |
| Target Center |
| 10–7 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 9 |
| Houston |
| L 60-70 |
| Katie Smith (18) |
| Kristin Folkl (9) |
| Kristin Folkl (6) |
| Target Center |
| 10–8 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 11 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 54-64 |
| Katie Smith (24) |
| Daley |
| Dickerson |
| Folkl (5) |
| Grace Daley (6) |
| America West Arena |
| 10–9 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 14 |
| @ Portland |
| L 54-65 |
| Betty Lennox (15) |
| Betty Lennox (12) |
| Kate Paye (4) |
| Rose Garden |
| 10–10 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 15 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 57-58 |
| Betty Lennox (21) |
| Daley |
| Lennox |
| Paye (9) |
| Folkl |
| Smith (3) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 10–11 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 20 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 56-73 |
| Katie Smith (23) |
| Betty Lennox (9) |
| Betty Lennox (7) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 10–12 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 21 |
| @ Seattle |
| L 61-67 |
| Katie Smith (20) |
| Kristin Folkl (12) |
| Katie Smith (5) |
| KeyArena |
| 10–13 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 23 |
| Portland |
| W 80-63 |
| Betty Lennox (26) |
| Betty Lennox (6) |
| Katie Smith (6) |
| Target Center |
| 11–13 |
| - |
| 25 |
| July 28 |
| Miami |
| W 68-44 |
| Katie Smith (25) |
| Kristin Folkl (8) |
| Daley |
| Lennox (4) |
| Target Center |
| 12–13 |
| - |
| 26 |
| July 29 |
| @ Washington |
| W 87-85 |
| Betty Lennox (31) |
| Dickerson |
| Lennox (6) |
| Grace Daley (7) |
| MCI Center |
| 13–13 |
| - |
| 27 |
| July 31 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 66-73 |
| Betty Lennox (20) |
| Kristin Folkl (8) |
| Keitha Dickerson (5) |
| Target Center |
| 13–14 |
| - |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 2 |
| Utah |
| L 62-72 |
| Betty Lennox (21) |
| Dickerson |
| Martin (5) |
| Betty Lennox (3) |
| Target Center |
| 13–15 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 4 |
| Sacramento |
| L 63-74 |
| Katie Smith (24) |
| Keitha Dickerson (5) |
| Dickerson |
| Martin (4) |
| Target Center |
| 13–16 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 6 |
| Indiana |
| W 80-75 |
| Betty Lennox (27) |
| Dickerson |
| Folkl (8) |
| Betty Lennox (8) |
| Target Center |
| 14–16 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 8 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 76-67 |
| Betty Lennox (27) |
| Dickerson |
| Lennox (6) |
| Kristin Folkl (6) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 15–16 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 9 |
| @ Houston |
| L 64-77 |
| Katie Smith (22) |
| Betty Lennox (8) |
| Lennox |
| Smith (6) |
| Compaq Center |
| 15–17 |
| - |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Smith | 32 | 32 | 37.3 | .421 | .379 | .869 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 20.2 |
| Betty Lennox | 32 | 31 | 30.8 | .427 | .396 | .800 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 16.9 |
| Kristin Folkl | 32 | 20 | 26.4 | .450 | .211 | .702 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| Keitha Dickerson | 32 | 29 | 24.7 | .380 | .000 | .756 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Andrea Lloyd-Curry | 14 | 2 | 23.8 | .382 | .344 | .706 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Marla Brumfield | 32 | 17 | 19.2 | .465 | .111 | .690 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Grace Daley | 30 | 4 | 19.2 | .388 | .304 | .646 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| Maylana Martin | 30 | 13 | 15.2 | .458 | .263 | .594 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Kate Paye | 28 | 12 | 14.6 | .328 | .293 | .667 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Sonja Tate | 8 | 0 | 11.8 | .455 | .545 | .500 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Shanele Stires | 21 | 0 | 5.6 | .448 | .500 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Angie Potthoff | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | .000 | N/A | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Angela Aycock | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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