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2000 Washington Mystics season
Darrell Walker (interim, 5–7 record)
The 2000 WNBA season was the third season for the Washington Mystics. The team clinched their first WNBA Playoff berth, eventually losing in a sweep to the New York Liberty.
Transactions
Indiana Fever expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Washington Mystics:
| Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Nyree Roberts | Old Dominion | |
| Rita Williams | UConn |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Tausha Mills | Chicago Condors | |
| 2 | 18 | Tonya Washington | Florida |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 1999 | title=2000 Washington Mystics Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/WAS/2000_transactions.html | access-date=2024-08-14 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| January 19, 2000 | Traded Shalonda Enis and a [2000](2000-wnba-draft) 3rd Round Pick to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Vicky Bullett | ||||
| April 25, 2000 | Drafted Tausha Mills and Tonya Washington in the [2000 WNBA draft](2000-wnba-draft) | ||||
| May 2, 2000 | Signed Beth Cunningham, Denique Graves, Itoro Coleman, Keisha Anderson, Kellie Harper, Michelle Campbell and Nakia Sanford | ||||
| May 11, 2000 | Waived Denique Graves and Itoro Coleman | ||||
| May 12, 2000 | Waived Penny Moore | ||||
| May 25, 2000 | Signed Itoro Coleman and Nyree Roberts | ||||
| May 28, 2000 | Waived Itoro Coleman and Nyree Roberts | ||||
| July 14, 2000 | Fired Head Coach Nancy Darsch | ||||
| Hired Darrell Walker as Interim Head Coach | |||||
| July 27, 2000 | Signed Renee Robinson |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 31 | Orlando | W 92-66 | Chamique Holdsclaw (29) | Chamique Holdsclaw (12) | Andrea Nagy (10) | MCI Center
| 1–0 |
|---|
| - |
| 2 |
| June 3 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 49-72 |
| Nikki McCray (24) |
| Vicky Bullett (5) |
| Andrea Nagy (7) |
| Gund Arena |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 4 |
| New York |
| W 79-67 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (22) |
| Vicky Bullett (6) |
| Andrea Nagy (7) |
| MCI Center |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 7 |
| Houston |
| L 54-81 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (16) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (7) |
| Andrea Nagy (3) |
| MCI Center |
| 2–2 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 8 |
| @ Miami |
| W 73-51 |
| Nikki McCray (21) |
| Murriel Page (10) |
| Andrea Nagy (7) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 3–2 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 13 |
| @ New York |
| W 57-56 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (23) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (12) |
| Andrea Nagy (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 4–2 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 17 |
| @ Utah |
| L 67-70 |
| Nikki McCray (20) |
| Murriel Page (8) |
| Andrea Nagy (7) |
| Delta Center |
| 4–3 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 19 |
| Detroit |
| W 80-55 |
| Vicky Bullett (22) |
| Murriel Page (11) |
| Andrea Nagy (7) |
| MCI Center |
| 5–3 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 21 |
| Miami |
| L 55-57 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (20) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (8) |
| Andrea Nagy (4) |
| MCI Center |
| 5–4 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 23 |
| Sacramento |
| L 69-84 |
| Nikki McCray (19) |
| Mills |
| Page (4) |
| Andrea Nagy (10) |
| MCI Center |
| 5–5 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 24 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 76-70 |
| Vicky Bullett (21) |
| Vicky Bullett (11) |
| Andrea Nagy (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 6–5 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 26 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 72-74 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (25) |
| Vicky Bullett (10) |
| Andrea Nagy (5) |
| MCI Center |
| 6–6 |
| - |
| 13 |
| June 30 |
| Phoenix |
| L 57-66 |
| Nikki McCray (19) |
| Bullett |
| Holdsclaw (7) |
| Andrea Nagy (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 6–7 |
| - |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 1 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 78-74 |
| Nikki McCray (18) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (11) |
| Anderson |
| Holdsclaw (4) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 7–7 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 3 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 60-55 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (21) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (10) |
| Murriel Page (7) |
| KeyArena |
| 8–7 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 6 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 70-79 |
| Nikki McCray (20) |
| Murriel Page (9) |
| Andrea Nagy (7) |
| Great Western Forum |
| 8–8 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 8 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 56-78 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (16) |
| Tausha Mills (12) |
| Nikki McCray (3) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 8–9 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 9 |
| @ Portland |
| L 58-75 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (15) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (12) |
| Andrea Nagy (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 8–10 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 12 |
| Indiana |
| L 58-81 |
| Vicky Bullett (15) |
| Murriel Page (12) |
| Nikki McCray (4) |
| MCI Center |
| 8–11 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 13 |
| @ Miami |
| W 60-48 |
| Nikki McCray (16) |
| Vicky Bullett (12) |
| McCray |
| Nagy (3) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 9–11 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 15 |
| Charlotte |
| L 73-76 |
| Vicky Bullett (22) |
| Bullett |
| Holdsclaw (8) |
| Anderson |
| Nagy (5) |
| MCI Center |
| 9–12 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 20 |
| Indiana |
| W 85-74 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (30) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (9) |
| Anderson |
| Nagy |
| Page (4) |
| MCI Center |
| 10–12 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 21 |
| Orlando |
| W 61-59 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (16) |
| Murriel Page (7) |
| Anderson |
| Holdsclaw |
| McCray (3) |
| MCI Center |
| 11–12 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 24 |
| New York |
| L 64-78 |
| Murriel Page (18) |
| Murriel Page (11) |
| Keisha Anderson (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 11–13 |
| - |
| 25 |
| July 26 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 80-87 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (21) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (9) |
| Keisha Anderson (11) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 11–14 |
| - |
| 26 |
| July 29 |
| Minnesota |
| L 85-87 |
| Nikki McCray (24) |
| Murriel Page (12) |
| Nikki McCray (7) |
| MCI Center |
| 11–15 |
| - |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 1 |
| @ Houston |
| L 60-68 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (18) |
| Murriel Page (8) |
| Keisha Anderson (6) |
| Compaq Center |
| 11–16 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 3 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 75-71 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (22) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (11) |
| Nikki McCray (7) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 12–16 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 4 |
| Detroit |
| W 96-72 |
| Murriel Page (20) |
| Murriel Page (9) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 13–16 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 6 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 60-77 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (22) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (6) |
| Keisha Anderson (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 13–17 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 7 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 57-76 |
| Bullett |
| Holdsclaw (14) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (12) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (6) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 13–18 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 9 |
| Cleveland |
| W 60-48 |
| Nikki McCray (20) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw (10) |
| Keisha Anderson (7) |
| MCI Center |
| 14–18 |
| - |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 12 | New York | L 63–72 | Vicky Bullett (22) | Bullett Holdsclaw (8) | Nikki McCray (11) | MCI Center
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| August 14 |
| @ New York |
| L 57–78 |
| Aldridge |
| Holdsclaw (12) |
| Markita Aldridge (4) |
| Markita Aldridge (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 0–2 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamique Holdsclaw | 32 | 32 | 35.3 | .465 | .256 | .680 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 17.5 |
| Vicky Bullett | 32 | 32 | 34.2 | .486 | .324 | .714 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| Nikki McCray | 32 | 32 | 32.7 | .434 | .331 | .769 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.5 |
| Murriel Page | 32 | 32 | 32.7 | .590 | N/A | .565 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| Andrea Nagy | 23 | 23 | 30.2 | .392 | .359 | .808 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Keisha Anderson | 30 | 9 | 14.5 | .426 | .375 | .778 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Tausha Mills | 31 | 0 | 9.5 | .438 | N/A | .745 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Markita Aldridge | 29 | 0 | 9.4 | .463 | .500 | .318 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Beth Cunningham | 21 | 0 | 9.4 | .250 | .243 | .842 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Heather Owen | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | .250 | N/A | N/A | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Tonya Washington | 19 | 0 | 5.4 | .276 | .429 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Michelle Campbell | 5 | 0 | 4.4 | .400 | N/A | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Renee Robinson | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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