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2000 New York Liberty season
The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the New York Liberty. The team reached the WNBA Finals for the third time, but they were swept by the Houston Comets.
Transactions
Portland Fire expansion draft
The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Coquese Washington | Notre Dame |
Seattle Storm expansion draft
The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Sonja Henning | Stanford |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Olga Firsova | Kansas State | |
| 2 | 29 | Desiree Francis | Antigua and Barbuda | Iowa State |
| 3 | 45 | Jessica Bibby | Dandenong Rangers (Australia) | |
| 4 | 61 | Natalie Porter | Dandenong Rangers (Australia) |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | Lost Coquese Washington to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft |
| Lost Sonja Henning to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft | |
| April 25, 2000 | Drafted Olga Firsova, Desiree Francis, Jessica Bibby and Natalie Porter in the [2000 WNBA draft](2000-wnba-draft) |
| May 2, 2000 | Signed Alessandra Santos de Oliveira, Marina Ferragut and Shea Mahoney |
| May 15, 2000 | Waived Natalie Porter |
| May 28, 2000 | Traded Carolyn Jones-Young to the Portland Fire in exchange for Tari Phillips |
| Waived Alessandra Santos de Oliveira and Desiree Francis | |
| June 2, 2000 | Waived Venus Lacy |
| September 18, 2000 | Traded a [2001](2001-wnba-draft) 1st Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Grace Daley |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 29 | @ Houston | L 68-84 | Tamika Whitmore (15) | Sue Wicks (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (13) | Compaq Center
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| May 31 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 48-51 |
| Vickie Johnson (14) |
| Mahoney |
| Wicks (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 0–2 |
| - |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 3 |
| Utah |
| W 87-76 |
| Becky Hammon (23) |
| Tari Phillips (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon(7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 4 |
| @ Washington |
| L 67-79 |
| Vickie Johnson (12) |
| Vickie Johnson (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 1–3 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 7 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 73-69 |
| Vickie Johnson (22) |
| Vickie Johnson (12) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 9 |
| Sacramento |
| L 56-77 |
| Tari Phillips (25) |
| Sue Wicks (12) |
| Hammon |
| Weatherspoon (3) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–4 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 10 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 70-62 |
| Crystal Robinson (19) |
| Vickie Johnson (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 3–4 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 13 |
| Washington |
| L 56-57 |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (14) |
| Tari Phillips (12) |
| Vickie Johnson (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 3–5 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 18 |
| Miami |
| W 58-52 |
| Crystal Robinson (18) |
| Tari Phillips (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 4–5 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 21 |
| Detroit |
| L 63-67 |
| Tamika Whitmore (14) |
| Tari Phillips (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 4–6 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 23 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 69-60 |
| Becky Hammon (16) |
| Sue Wicks (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 5–6 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 25 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 67-72 |
| Becky Hammon (18) |
| Tari Phillips (11) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 5–7 |
| - |
| 13 |
| June 28 |
| Phoenix |
| W 82-69 |
| Tari Phillips (22) |
| Tari Phillips (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 6–7 |
| - |
| 14 |
| June 30 |
| Indiana |
| W 72-70 |
| Tari Phillips (30) |
| Tari Phillips (12) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (12) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 7–7 |
| - |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 1 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 57-69 |
| Tari Phillips (21) |
| Tari Phillips (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 7–8 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 3 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 65-66 (OT) |
| Tamika Whitmore (17) |
| Tari Phillips (8) |
| Vickie Johnson (6) |
| Gund Arena |
| 7–9 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 5 |
| Portland |
| W 62-45 |
| Hammon |
| Johnson (15) |
| Tari Phillips (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 8–9 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 7 |
| @ Minnesota |
| W 76-70 |
| Tari Phillips (26) |
| Tari Phillips (12) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Target Center |
| 9–9 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 8 |
| Miami |
| W 63-51 |
| Tamika Whitmore (17) |
| Sue Wicks (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 10–9 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 12 |
| Charlotte |
| W 84-70 |
| Vickie Johnson (19) |
| Tari Phillips (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 11–9 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 14 |
| @ Orlando |
| W 55-51 |
| Vickie Johnson (15) |
| Tari Phillips (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 12–9 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 19 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 78-55 |
| Vickie Johnson (18) |
| Tari Phillips (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| KeyArena |
| 13–9 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 20 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 66-82 |
| Vickie Johnson (17) |
| Sue Wicks (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 13–10 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 23 |
| Houston |
| W 69-64 |
| Hammon |
| Phillips (17) |
| Tari Phillips (11) |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 14–10 |
| - |
| 25 |
| July 24 |
| @ Washington |
| W 78-64 |
| Vickie Johnson (22) |
| Tari Phillips (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| MCI Center |
| 15–10 |
| - |
| 26 |
| July 28 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 66-56 |
| Johnson |
| Phillips (15) |
| Tari Phillips (11) |
| Weatherspoon |
| Wicks (4) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 16–10 |
| - |
| 27 |
| July 29 |
| Cleveland |
| W 81-67 |
| Crystal Robinson (17) |
| Vickie Johnson (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 17–10 |
| - |
| 28 |
| July 31 |
| Charlotte |
| W 81-56 |
| Vickie Johnson (20) |
| Tari Phillips (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 18–10 |
| - |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 4 |
| Orlando |
| W 70-57 |
| Tari Phillips (18) |
| Tamika Whitmore (8) |
| Vickie Johnson (8) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 19–10 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 6 |
| @ Miami |
| L 41-57 |
| Tamika Whitmore (10) |
| Tamika Whitmore (10) |
| Crystal Robinson (4) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 19–11 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 8 |
| Cleveland |
| W 57-44 |
| Tari Phillips (14) |
| Tari Phillips (11) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 20–11 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 9 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 63-66 |
| Tari Phillips (14) |
| Tari Phillips (5) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 20–12 |
| - |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 12 | @ Washington | W 72–63 | Johnson Phillips (20) | Vickie Johnson (8) | Teresa Weatherspoon (9) | MCI Center
| 1–0 |
|---|
| 2 |
| August 14 |
| Washington |
| W 78–57 |
| Becky Hammon (19) |
| Tari Phillips (10) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–0 |
| - |
| 1 |
| August 17 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 43–56 |
| Tari Phillips (11) |
| Tari Phillips (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (3) |
| Gund Arena |
| 0–1 |
| - |
| 2 |
| August 20 |
| Cleveland |
| W 51–45 |
| Becky Hammon (13) |
| Tari Phillips (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| August 21 |
| Cleveland |
| W 81–67 |
| Tamika Whitmore (19) |
| Sue Wicks (7) |
| Vickie Johnson (10) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 1 |
| August 24 |
| Houston |
| L 52–59 |
| Tari Phillips (24) |
| Tari Phillips (15) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 0–1 |
| - |
| 2 |
| August 26 |
| @ Houston |
| L 73–79 |
| Tari Phillips (20) |
| Tari Phillips (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Compaq Center |
| 0-2 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 32 | 32 | 33.7 | .438 | .250 | .741 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| Vickie Johnson | 31 | 31 | 33.0 | .441 | .380 | .882 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.3 |
| Tari Phillips | 31 | 30 | 31.5 | .467 | .250 | .654 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 13.8 |
| Crystal Robinson | 27 | 14 | 26.7 | .428 | .353 | .909 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| Becky Hammon | 32 | 16 | 26.1 | .472 | .369 | .884 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| Tamika Whitmore | 32 | 16 | 21.5 | .431 | .000 | .702 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| Sue Wicks | 32 | 12 | 21.3 | .385 | .200 | .726 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
| Shea Mahoney | 15 | 3 | 10.5 | .289 | .200 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Venus Lacy | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | .400 | N/A | .500 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Marina Ferragut | 23 | 4 | 6.7 | .434 | .300 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Jessica Bibby | 17 | 0 | 4.1 | .167 | .333 | .846 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Olga Firsova | 9 | 0 | 2.1 | .400 | .000 | .800 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Desiree Francis | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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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