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2000 Sacramento Monarchs season
The 2000 WNBA season was the 4th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team made the WNBA Playoffs for the second consecutive season, but they were shortly swept by eventual champion Houston Comets in the first round.
Transactions
Miami Sol expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Starbird | Stanford |
Portland Fire expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Molly Goodenbour | Portland Power |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Katy Steding | Portland Power | |
| 2 | 30 | Stacy Clinesmith | UC Santa Barbara | |
| 3 | 46 | Rhonda Smith | Washington | |
| 4 | 62 | Jessica Zinobile | St. Francis (NY) |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | title=2000 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/SAC/2000_transactions.html | access-date=2024-08-12 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| Lost Molly Goodenbour to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft | |||||
| April 25, 2000 | Drafted Katy Steding, Stacy Clinesmith, Rhonda Smith and Jessica Zinobile in the [2000 WNBA draft](2000-wnba-draft) | ||||
| May 15, 2000 | Waived Tara Williams | ||||
| May 23, 2000 | Waived Heather Burge and Jessica Zinobile | ||||
| July 10, 2000 | Waived Rhonda Smith | ||||
| October 11, 2000 | Traded Latasha Byears to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for La'Keshia Frett |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 31 | Seattle | W 76-60 | Latasha Byears (17) | Latasha Byears (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | ARCO Arena
| 1–0 |
|---|
| - |
| 2 |
| June 3 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 74-77 |
| Yolanda Griffith (24) |
| Yolanda Griffith (8) |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 5 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 68-75 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (21) |
| Tangela Smith (12) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (6) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 6 |
| @ Houston |
| L 70-78 |
| Yolanda Griffith (22) |
| Yolanda Griffith (10) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (9) |
| Compaq Center |
| 1–3 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 9 |
| @ New York |
| W 77-56 |
| Yolanda Griffith (24) |
| Yolanda Griffith (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (9) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 11 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 75-68 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (23) |
| Yolanda Griffith (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (7) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 3–3 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 15 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 54-50 |
| Griffith |
| Holland-Corn (13) |
| Yolanda Griffith (10) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (5) |
| KeyArena |
| 4–3 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 17 |
| Charlotte |
| W 74-63 |
| Tangela Smith (19) |
| Tangela Smith (9) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (10) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 5–3 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 19 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 70-81 |
| Tangela Smith (19) |
| Latasha Byears (7) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (11) |
| Gund Arena |
| 5–4 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 21 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 70-58 |
| Tangela Smith (19) |
| Yolanda Griffith (16) |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (7) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 6–4 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 23 |
| @ Washington |
| W 84-69 |
| Tangela Smith (22) |
| Griffith |
| Smith (7) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (12) |
| MCI Center |
| 7–4 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 25 |
| Portland |
| W 92-76 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (20) |
| Yolanda Griffith (5) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (10) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 8–4 |
| - |
| 13 |
| June 26 |
| @ Utah |
| L 80-89 |
| Ruthie Bolton (25) |
| Yolanda Griffith (10) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (13) |
| Delta Center |
| 8–5 |
| - |
| 14 |
| June 28 |
| Minnesota |
| W 82-74 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (17) |
| Yolanda Griffith (9) |
| Stacy Clinesmith (8) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 9–5 |
| - |
| 15 |
| June 30 |
| Utah |
| W 85-62 |
| Ruthie Bolton (19) |
| Byears |
| Griffith (8) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (9) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 10–5 |
| - |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 1 |
| Detroit |
| W 108-96 |
| Holland-Corn |
| T. Smith (19) |
| Yolanda Griffith (11) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (14) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 11–5 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 5 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 61-76 |
| Yolanda Griffith (19) |
| Yolanda Griffith (9) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (5) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 11–6 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 7 |
| @ Portland |
| W 63-60 |
| Ruthie Bolton (28) |
| Yolanda Griffith (7) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (6) |
| Rose Garden |
| 12–6 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 8 |
| Washington |
| W 78-56 |
| Bolton |
| Griffith (14) |
| Yolanda Griffith (13) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (8) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 13–6 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 12 |
| @ Houston |
| L 62-77 |
| Yolanda Griffith (22) |
| Yolanda Griffith (9) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (8) |
| Compaq Center |
| 13–7 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 13 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 64-72 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (19) |
| Yolanda Griffith (16) |
| Byears |
| Griffith |
| Holland-Corn (3) |
| America West Arena |
| 13–8 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 15 |
| Utah |
| L 69-75 |
| Yolanda Griffith (29) |
| Yolanda Griffith (17) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (11) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 13–9 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 20 |
| Minnesota |
| W 73-56 |
| Ruthie Bolton (23) |
| Tangela Smith (11) |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (5) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 14–9 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 22 |
| Phoenix |
| W 61-60 |
| Yolanda Griffith (21) |
| Yolanda Griffith (17) |
| Tangela Smith (4) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 15–9 |
| - |
| 25 |
| July 23 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 68-73 |
| Yolanda Griffith (19) |
| Ruthie Bolton (7) |
| Kedra Holland-Corn (4) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 15–10 |
| - |
| 26 |
| July 26 |
| @ Portland |
| W 73-70 |
| Tangela Smith (20) |
| Yolanda Griffith (14) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (9) |
| Rose Garden |
| 16–10 |
| - |
| 27 |
| July 27 |
| Orlando |
| W 73-66 |
| Ruthie Bolton (24) |
| Yolanda Griffith (11) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (13) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 17–10 |
| - |
| 28 |
| July 30 |
| @ Phoenix |
| W 70-63 |
| Yolanda Griffith (16) |
| Yolanda Griffith (14) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (11) |
| America West Arena |
| 18–10 |
| - |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 2 |
| Miami |
| W 73-55 |
| Ticha Penicheiro (15) |
| Tangela Smith (8) |
| Stacy Clinesmith (4) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 19–10 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 4 |
| @ Minnesota |
| W 74-68 |
| Yolanda Griffith (24) |
| Yolanda Griffith (17) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (10) |
| Target Center |
| 20–10 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 6 |
| Houston |
| L 63-78 |
| Yolanda Griffith (30) |
| Yolanda Griffith (19) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (7) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 20–11 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 9 |
| Seattle |
| W 79-46 |
| Ruthie Bolton (17) |
| Yolanda Griffith (12) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (6) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 21–11 |
| - |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 12 | Houston | L 64–72 | Ruthie Bolton (16) | Yolanda Griffith (14) | Kedra Holland-Corn (5) | ARCO Arena
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| August 14 |
| @ Houston |
| L 70–75 |
| Ruthie Bolton (23) |
| Yolanda Griffith (10) |
| Ticha Penicheiro (10) |
| Compaq Center |
| 0–2 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | 32 | 32 | 32.1 | .535 | N/A | .706 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 16.3 |
| Ticha Penichiero | 30 | 30 | 31.2 | .368 | .200 | .579 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| Ruthie Bolton | 29 | 29 | 29.9 | .361 | .313 | .762 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 13.1 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | 32 | 32 | 29.2 | .439 | .361 | .697 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
| Tangela Smith | 32 | 32 | 28.9 | .474 | N/A | .783 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 12.1 |
| Latasha Byears | 32 | 0 | 16.3 | .524 | .500 | .612 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Lady Hardmon | 30 | 3 | 13.4 | .443 | .000 | .754 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Stacy Clinesmith | 26 | 2 | 11.0 | .351 | .293 | .824 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Katy Steding | 29 | 0 | 10.7 | .379 | .321 | .286 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Linda Burgess | 5 | 0 | 8.2 | .200 | N/A | .667 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Cindy Blodgett | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | .400 | .286 | .667 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Rhonda Smith | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | .286 | .000 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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