2000 Washington Mystics season explained

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:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Nyree RobertsOld Dominion
Rita WilliamsUConn

WNBA draft

See also: 2000 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12Tausha MillsChicago Condors
218Tonya WashingtonFlorida

Transactions

DateTransaction
December 15, 1999Lost Nyree Roberts and Rita Williams to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
January 19, 2000Traded Shalonda Enis and a 2000 3rd Round Pick to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Vicky Bullett
April 25, 2000Drafted Tausha Mills and Tonya Washington in the 2000 WNBA Draft
May 2, 2000Signed Beth Cunningham, Denique Graves, Itoro Coleman, Keisha Anderson, Kellie Harper, Michelle Campbell and Nakia Sanford
May 11, 2000Waived Denique Graves and Itoro Coleman
May 12, 2000Waived Penny Moore
May 25, 2000Signed Itoro Coleman and Nyree Roberts
May 28, 2000Waived Itoro Coleman and Nyree Roberts
July 14, 2000Fired Head Coach Nancy Darsch
Hired Darrell Walker as Interim Head Coach
July 27, 2000Signed Renee Robinson

Schedule

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1| May 31| Orlando| W 92-66| Chamique Holdsclaw (29)| Chamique Holdsclaw (12)| Andrea Nagy (10)| MCI Center| 1–0|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2| June 3| @ Cleveland| L 49-72| Nikki McCray (24)| Vicky Bullett (5)| Andrea Nagy (7)| Gund Arena| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3| June 4| New York| W 79-67| Chamique Holdsclaw (22)| Vicky Bullett (6)| Andrea Nagy (7)| MCI Center| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4| June 7| Houston| L 54-81| Chamique Holdsclaw (16)| Chamique Holdsclaw (7)| Andrea Nagy (3)| MCI Center| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 5| June 8| @ Miami| W 73-51| Nikki McCray (21)| Murriel Page (10)| Andrea Nagy (7)| American Airlines Arena| 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 6| June 13| @ New York| W 57-56| Chamique Holdsclaw (23)| Chamique Holdsclaw (12)| Andrea Nagy (6)| Madison Square Garden| 4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7| June 17| @ Utah| L 67-70| Nikki McCray (20)| Murriel Page (8)| Andrea Nagy (7)| Delta Center| 4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8| June 19| Detroit| W 80-55| Vicky Bullett (22)| Murriel Page (11)| Andrea Nagy (7)| MCI Center| 5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 9| June 21| Miami| L 55-57| Chamique Holdsclaw (20)| Chamique Holdsclaw (8)| Andrea Nagy (4)| MCI Center| 5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10| June 23| Sacramento| L 69-84| Nikki McCray (19)| Mills
Page (4)| Andrea Nagy (10)| MCI Center| 5–5|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 11| June 24| @ Detroit| W 76-70| Vicky Bullett (21)| Vicky Bullett (11)| Andrea Nagy (5)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 6–5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 12| June 26| Los Angeles| L 72-74| Chamique Holdsclaw (25)| Vicky Bullett (10)| Andrea Nagy (5)| MCI Center| 6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 13| June 30| Phoenix| L 57-66| Nikki McCray (19)| Bullett
Holdsclaw (7)| Andrea Nagy (6)| MCI Center| 6–7|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 14| July 1| @ Charlotte| W 78-74| Nikki McCray (18)| Chamique Holdsclaw (11)| Anderson
Holdsclaw (4)| Charlotte Coliseum| 7–7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 15| July 3| @ Seattle| W 60-55| Chamique Holdsclaw (21)| Chamique Holdsclaw (10)| Murriel Page (7)| KeyArena| 8–7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 16| July 6| @ Los Angeles| L 70-79| Nikki McCray (20)| Murriel Page (9)| Andrea Nagy (7)| Great Western Forum| 8–8|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17| July 8| @ Sacramento| L 56-78| Chamique Holdsclaw (16)| Tausha Mills (12)| Nikki McCray (3)| ARCO Arena| 8–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 18| July 9| @ Portland| L 58-75| Chamique Holdsclaw (15)| Chamique Holdsclaw (12)| Andrea Nagy (4)| Delta Center| 8–10|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19| July 12| Indiana| L 58-81| Vicky Bullett (15)| Murriel Page (12)| Nikki McCray (4)| MCI Center| 8–11|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20| July 13| @ Miami| W 60-48| Nikki McCray (16)| Vicky Bullett (12)| McCray
Nagy (3)| American Airlines Arena| 9–11|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21| July 15| Charlotte| L 73-76| Vicky Bullett (22)| Bullett
Holdsclaw (8)| Anderson
Nagy (5)| MCI Center| 9–12|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22| July 20| Indiana| W 85-74| Chamique Holdsclaw (30)| Chamique Holdsclaw (9)| Anderson
Nagy
Page (4)| MCI Center| 10–12|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23| July 21| Orlando| W 61-59| Chamique Holdsclaw (16)| Murriel Page (7)| Anderson
Holdsclaw
McCray (3)| MCI Center| 11–12|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 24| July 24| New York| L 64-78| Murriel Page (18)| Murriel Page (11)| Keisha Anderson (6)| MCI Center| 11–13|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 25| July 26| @ Charlotte| L 80-87| Chamique Holdsclaw (21)| Chamique Holdsclaw (9)| Keisha Anderson (11)| Charlotte Coliseum| 11–14|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26| July 29| Minnesota| L 85-87| Nikki McCray (24)| Murriel Page (12)| Nikki McCray (7)| MCI Center| 11–15|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 27| August 1| @ Houston| L 60-68| Chamique Holdsclaw (18)| Murriel Page (8)| Keisha Anderson (6)| Compaq Center| 11–16|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28| August 3| @ Indiana| W 75-71| Chamique Holdsclaw (22)| Chamique Holdsclaw (11)| Nikki McCray (7)| Conseco Fieldhouse| 12–16|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 29| August 4| Detroit| W 96-72| Murriel Page (20)| Murriel Page (9)| Chamique Holdsclaw (6)| MCI Center| 13–16|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30| August 6| @ Cleveland| L 60-77| Chamique Holdsclaw (22)| Chamique Holdsclaw (6)| Keisha Anderson (4)| Gund Arena| 13–17|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31| August 7| @ Orlando| L 57-76| Bullett
Holdsclaw (14)| Chamique Holdsclaw (12)| Chamique Holdsclaw (6)| TD Waterhouse Centre| 13–18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 32| August 9| Cleveland| W 60-48| Nikki McCray (20)| Chamique Holdsclaw (10)| Keisha Anderson (7)| MCI Center| 14–18|-

Playoffs

|- style="background:#ffbbbb;"| 1| August 12| New York| L 63–72| Vicky Bullett (22)| Bullett
Holdsclaw (8)| Nikki McCray (11)| MCI Center| 0–1|- style="background:#ffbbbb;"| 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

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Chamique Holdsclaw323235.3.465.256.6807.52.51.50.617.5
Vicky Bullett323234.2.486.324.7145.71.32.01.510.7
Nikki McCray323232.7.434.331.7691.82.71.40.215.5
Murriel Page323232.7.590N/A.5656.52.00.71.09.8
Andrea Nagy232330.2.392.359.8082.75.10.70.34.2
Keisha Anderson30914.5.426.375.7781.52.50.80.12.5
Tausha Mills3109.5.438N/A.7452.60.30.30.34.2
Markita Aldridge2909.4.463.500.3180.81.00.30.12.2
Beth Cunningham2109.4.250.243.8421.00.60.10.02.8
Heather Owen1105.5.250N/AN/A0.80.20.00.00.2
Tonya Washington1905.4.276.429.6670.70.30.10.01.4
Michelle Campbell504.4.400N/A1.0000.40.20.00.21.2
Renee Robinson202.5.000.0001.0000.00.00.50.02.0
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Washington Mystics Transactions . 2024-08-14 . Basketball-Reference.com . en.

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