2000 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2000 WNBA season was the second for the Minnesota Lynx franchise. They were close to making the WNBA Playoffs, but came up short for the second consecutive year.
| 2000 Minnesota Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Brian Agler |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | 7,290 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 15–17 (.469) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Offseason
Angela Aycock and Charmin Smith were both picked up by the Seattle Storm in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 5 | Grace Daley (G) |  |
Tulane |
| 1 | 6 | Betty Lennox (G) | |
Louisiana Tech |
| 1 | 10 | Maylana Martin (F) | |
UCLA |
| 2 | 22 | Marla Brumfield (G) | |
Rice |
| 2 | 24 | Keitha Dickerson (F) | |
Texas Tech |
| 3 | 38 | Phylesha Whaley (F) | |
Oklahoma |
| 4 | 54 | Jana Lichnerova (C) | |
St. Joseph's |
| 4 | 56 | Shanele Stires (F) | |
Kansas State (from Columbus Quest, ABL |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 17–4 | – |
| Houston Comets x | 27 | 5 | .844 | 17–4 | 1.0 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 7.0 |
| Phoenix Mercury x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 11–10 | 8.0 |
| Utah Starzz o | 18 | 14 | .563 | 13–8 | 10.0 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5–16 | 13.0 |
| Portland Fire o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 18.0 |
| Seattle Storm o | 6 | 26 | .188 | 4–17 | 22.0 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 31 | Cleveland | 73-62 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 1 | @ Utah | 74-83 | Loss | 1-1 |
| June 3 | Los Angeles | 75-82 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 5 | Detroit | 88-68 | Win | 2-2 |
| June 8 | @ Orlando | 71-57 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 10 | @ Miami | 66-55 | Win | 4-2 |
| June 15 | Orlando | 72-66 | Win | 5-2 |
| June 17 | @ Phoenix | 69-62 | Win | 6-2 |
| June 18 | @ Houston | 66-78 | Loss | 6-3 |
| June 20 | Phoenix | 55-74 | Loss | 6-4 |
| June 22 | Utah | 86-64 | Win | 7-4 |
| June 24 | @ Cleveland | 60-57 | Win | 8-4 |
| June 28 | @ Sacramento | 74-82 | Loss | 8-5 |
| June 30 | @ Seattle | 65-53 | Win | 9-5 |
| July 2 | Portland | 81-75 | Win | 10-5 |
| July 5 | Seattle | 60-67 | Loss | 10-6 |
| July 7 | New York | 70-76 | Loss | 10-7 |
| July 9 | Houston | 60-70 | Loss | 10-8 |
| July 11 | @ Phoenix | 54-64 | Loss | 10-9 |
| July 14 | @ Portland | 54-65 | Loss | 10-10 |
| July 15 | @ Los Angeles | 57-58 | Loss | 10-11 |
| July 20 | @ Sacramento | 56-73 | Loss | 10-12 |
| July 21 | @ Seattle | 61-67 | Loss | 10-13 |
| July 23 | Portland | 80-63 | Win | 11-13 |
| July 28 | Miami | 68-44 | Win | 12-13 |
| July 29 | @ Washington | 87-85 | Win | 13-13 |
| July 31 | Los Angeles | 66-73 | Loss | 13-14 |
| August 2 | Utah | 62-72 | Loss | 13-15 |
| August 4 | Sacramento | 63-74 | Loss | 13-16 |
| August 6 | Indiana | 80-75 | Win | 14-16 |
| August 8 | @ Charlotte | 76-67 | Win | 15-16 |
| August 9 | @ Houston | 64-77 | Loss | 15-17 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Katie Smith | 32 | 93 | 90 | 44 | 7 | 646 |
| Betty Lennox | 32 | 178 | 82 | 53 | 9 | 541 |
| Kristin Folkl | 32 | 154 | 67 | 23 | 22 | 242 |
| Grace Daley | 30 | 72 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 173 |
| Keitha Dickerson | 32 | 141 | 59 | 37 | 2 | 142 |
| Maylana Martin | 30 | 67 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 132 |
| Marla Brumfield | 32 | 60 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 124 |
| Andrea Lloyd Curry | 14 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 75 |
| Kate Paye | 28 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 56 |
| Shanele Stires | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 35 |
| Sonja Tate | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Angie Potthoff | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angela Aycock | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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