2000 New York Liberty season
Appearance
2000 New York Liberty season | |
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Coach | Richie Adubato |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 14,498 per game |
Results | |
Record | 20–12 (.625) |
Place | 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Houston Comets |
The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the New York Liberty. The team reached the WNBA Finals for the third time, but they were swept by the Houston Comets.
Transactions
[edit]Portland Fire expansion draft
[edit]The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Coquese Washington | United States | Notre Dame |
Seattle Storm expansion draft
[edit]The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the New York Liberty:
Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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Sonja Henning | United States | Stanford |
WNBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 13 | Olga Firsova | Soviet Union | Kansas State |
2 | 29 | Desiree Francis | Antigua | Iowa State |
3 | 45 | Jessica Bibby | Australia | Dandenong Rangers (Australia) |
4 | 61 | Natalie Porter | Australia | Dandenong Rangers (Australia) |
Transactions
[edit]Date | Transaction |
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December 15, 1999 | Lost Coquese Washington to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft[1] |
Lost Sonja Henning to the Seattle Storm in the WNBA expansion draft[1] | |
April 25, 2000 | Drafted Olga Firsova, Desiree Francis, Jessica Bibby and Natalie Porter in the 2000 WNBA Draft[1] |
May 2, 2000 | Signed Alessandra Santos de Oliveira, Marina Ferragut and Shea Mahoney[1] |
May 15, 2000 | Waived Natalie Porter[1] |
May 28, 2000 | Traded Carolyn Jones-Young to the Portland Fire in exchange for Tari Phillips[1] |
Waived Alessandra Santos de Oliveira and Desiree Francis[1] | |
June 2, 2000 | Waived Venus Lacy[1] |
September 18, 2000 | Traded a 2001 1st Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Grace Daley[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Playoffs
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First round vs. Washington Mystics Won Series: 2–0
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Conference Finals vs. Cleveland Rockers Won Series: 2–1
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Championship vs. Houston Comets Lost Series: 0–2
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Season standings
[edit]Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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New York Liberty x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | – |
Cleveland Rockers x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 13–8 | 3.0 |
Orlando Miracle x | 16 | 16 | .500 | 13–8 | 4.0 |
Washington Mystics x | 14 | 18 | .438 | 13–8 | 6.0 |
Detroit Shock o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 10–11 | 6.0 |
Miami Sol o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 7.0 |
Indiana Fever o | 9 | 23 | .281 | 7–14 | 11.0 |
Charlotte Sting o | 8 | 24 | .250 | 5–16 | 12.0 |
Statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Teresa Weatherspoon | 32 | 32 | 33.7 | .438 | .250 | .741 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
Vickie Johnson | 31 | 31 | 33.0 | .441 | .380 | .882 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.3 |
Tari Phillips | 31 | 30 | 31.5 | .467 | .250 | .654 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 13.8 |
Crystal Robinson | 27 | 14 | 26.7 | .428 | .353 | .909 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
Becky Hammon | 32 | 16 | 26.1 | .472 | .369 | .884 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
Tamika Whitmore | 32 | 16 | 21.5 | .431 | .000 | .702 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
Sue Wicks | 32 | 12 | 21.3 | .385 | .200 | .726 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
Shea Mahoney | 15 | 3 | 10.5 | .289 | .200 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
Venus Lacy | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | .400 | N/A | .500 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
Marina Ferragut | 23 | 4 | 6.7 | .434 | .300 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Jessica Bibby | 17 | 0 | 4.1 | .167 | .333 | .846 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Olga Firsova | 9 | 0 | 2.1 | .400 | .000 | .800 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Desiree Francis | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season