2000 Charlotte Sting season explained

The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Charlotte Sting. The team missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They posted the worst record in the East and in franchise history, where that would remain until the 2005 season.

Transactions

Miami Sol expansion draft

The following players were selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Charlotte Sting:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Sharon ManningNC State
Stephanie White-McCartyPurdue

WNBA draft

See also: 2000 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
111Summer ErbNC State
227Tiffany TravisFlorida
334Jill MortonLouisville
343Peppi BrowneDuke
459Shaka MasseyLouisiana Tech

Transactions

DateTransaction
October 28, 1999Hired T.R. Dunn as Head Coach
December 15, 1999Lost Sharon Manning and Stephanie White-McCarty to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
January 19, 2000Traded Vicky Bullett to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Shalonda Enis and a 2000 3rd Round Pick
April 25, 2000Drafted Summer Erb, Tiffany Travis, Jill Morton, Peppi Browne and Shaka Massey in the 2000 WNBA Draft
May 20, 2000Signed Trisha Stafford-Odom
October 11, 2000Traded Rhonda Mapp and E.C. Hill to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Allison Feaster and Clarisse Machanguana
November 7, 2000Traded Tracy Reid to the Miami Sol in exchange for Shantia Owens

Schedule

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1| June 1| @ Orlando| L 79-82| Andrea Stinson (18)| Angie Braziel (6)| Andrea Stinson (7)| TD Waterhouse Centre| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2| June 3| Miami| L 63-74| Andrea Stinson (22)| Tiffany Travis (5)| Dawn Staley (7)| Charlotte Coliseum| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3| June 5| Cleveland| L 53-69| Rhonda Mapp (17)| Rhonda Mapp (7)| Dawn Staley (7)| Charlotte Coliseum| 0–3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4| June 9| Seattle| L 62-67| Rhonda Mapp (19)| Andrea Stinson (6)| Dawn Staley (8)| Charlotte Coliseum| 0–4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5| June 10| Orlando| L 71-74| Andrea Stinson (18)| Smith
Stinson (6)| Dawn Staley (7)| Charlotte Coliseum| 0–5|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 6| June 12| @ Detroit| W 78-67| Mapp
Stinson (21)| Rhonda Mapp (15)| Rhonda Mapp (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 1–5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7| June 15| @ Utah| L 68-96| Andrea Stinson (18)| Andrea Stinson (7)| Dawn Staley (6)| Delta Center| 1–6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8| June 17| @ Sacramento| L 63-74| Dawn Staley (18)| Rhonda Mapp (10)| Smith
Staley (4)| Charlotte Coliseum| 1–7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9| June 18| @ Los Angeles| L 62-70| Summer Erb (21)| Charlotte Smith (10)| Dawn Staley (6)| Great Western Forum| 1–8|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 10| June 20| @ Portland| W 87-85 (OT)| Andrea Stinson (25)| Enis
Travis (6)| Dawn Staley (8)| Rose Garden| 2–8|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 11| June 22| Phoenix| L 57-90| Andrea Stinson (20)| Erb
Reid (6)| Dawn Staley (6)| Charlotte Coliseum| 2–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 12| June 24| @ Orlando| L 68-69| Reid
Stinson
Travis (13)| Rhonda Mapp (15)| Dawn Staley (8)| Charlotte Coliseum| 2–10|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 13| June 25| Detroit| L 81-84| Shalonda Enis (18)| Summer Erb (8)| Dawn Staley (9)| Charlotte Coliseum| 2–11|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14| June 28| Houston| L 66-76| Mapp
Stinson (14)| Enis
Travis (5)| Dawn Staley (9)| Charlotte Coliseum| 2–12|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15| July 1| Washington| L 74-78| Dawn Staley (19)| Andrea Stinson (7)| Dawn Staley (5)| Charlotte Coliseum| 2–13|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 16| July 5| Miami| W 76-70| Rhonda Mapp (20)| Rhonda Mapp (9)| Dawn Staley (6)| Charlotte Coliseum| 3–13|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17| July 7| @ Houston| L 71-86| Andrea Stinson (19)| Rhonda Mapp (8)| Dawn Staley (7)| Compaq Center| 3–14|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 18| July 8| Cleveland| L 59-80| Andrea Stinson (18)| Rhonda Mapp (8)| Dawn Staley (5)| Charlotte Coliseum| 3–15|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19| July 10| @ Cleveland| L 65-72| Rhonda Mapp (17)| Rhonda Mapp (12)| Dawn Staley (8)| Gund Arena| 3–16|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 20| July 12| @ New York| L 70-84| Andrea Stinson (21)| Mapp
Reid (6)| Charlotte Smith (4)| Madison Square Garden| 3–17|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 21| July 15| @ Washington| W 76-73| Andrea Stinson (24)| Mapp
Stinson (6)| Dawn Staley (7)| MCI Center| 4–17|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22| July 21| Portland| W 73-64| Dawn Staley (18)| Bauer-Bilodeau
Reid
Staley (5)| Andrea Stinson (8)| Charlotte Coliseum| 5–17|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 23| July 22| @ Indiana| L 59-80| Rhonda Mapp (18)| Tracy Reid (7)| Bauer-Bilodeau
Mapp
Stinson
Staley (2)| Conseco Fieldhouse| 5–18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24| July 24| Indiana| W 82-78 (OT)| Andrea Stinson (24)| Mapp
Travis (7)| Dawn Staley (8)| Charlotte Coliseum| 6–18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 25| July 26| @ Washington| W 87-80| Andrea Stinson (33)| Charlotte Smith (9)| Dawn Staley (13)| MCI Center| 7–18|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26| July 28| New York| L 56-66| Charlotte Smith (17)| Tracy Reid (5)| Dawn Staley (6)| Charlotte Coliseum| 7–19|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 27| July 29| @ Detroit| L 72-75| Rhonda Mapp (25)| Rhonda Mapp (12)| Andrea Stinson (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 7–20|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 28| July 31| @ New York| L 56-81| Andrea Stinson (18)| Rhonda Mapp (9)| Dawn Staley (4)| Madison Square Garden| 7–21|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29| August 4| @ Miami| L 50-60| Andrea Stinson (14)| Rhonda Mapp (10)| Mapp
Staley
Stinson (4)| American Airlines Arena| 7–22|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 30| August 5| Utah| W 84-82| Andrea Stinson (23)| Rhonda Mapp (5)| Dawn Staley (10)| Charlotte Coliseum| 8–22|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31| August 8| Minnesota| L 67-76| Andrea Stinson (15)| Angie Braziel (7)| Smith
Staley (5)| Charlotte Coliseum| 8–23|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32| August 9| @ Indiana| L 51-67| Andrea Stinson (17)| Reid
Smith (9)| Charlotte Smith (3)| Conseco Fieldhouse| 8–24|-

Season standings

Statistics

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Andrea Stinson323235.1.462.358.7394.33.81.70.717.7
Dawn Staley323234.3.372.330.8782.45.91.20.08.8
Rhonda Mapp303028.5.460.364.8306.82.11.00.811.9
Shalonda Enis12926.9.394.344.7673.80.80.80.111.6
Charlotte Smith30722.0.352.316.8003.51.80.50.65.2
Tracy Reid291721.4.478.000.5423.41.00.50.37.3
Tiffany Travis321217.9.443.480.7502.50.81.00.15.4
Cass Bauer-Bilodeau291813.7.403.000.8571.90.50.30.12.6
Niesa Johnson6013.0.529.4001.0000.71.80.70.04.3
Summer Erb2909.5.438.000.6512.20.30.30.23.2
Angie Braziel2239.2.388N/A.6841.50.20.20.02.3
E.C. Hill2608.2.286.227.4000.90.50.20.01.5
Larecha Jones90 6.0.421.333.5000.60.20.00.12.1

Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Charlotte Sting Transactions . 2024-07-11 . Basketball-Reference.com . en.