2000 Minnesota Lynx season
| 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 |
The 2000 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Minnesota Lynx franchise. They were close to making the WNBA Playoffs, but came up short for the second consecutive year.
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) |  United States
|
Tulane |
| 1 | 6 | Betty Lennox (G) | United States
|
Louisiana Tech |
| 1 | 10 | Maylana Martin (F) | United States
|
UCLA |
| 2 | 22 | Marla Brumfield (G) | United States
|
Rice |
| 2 | 24 | Keitha Dickerson (F) | United States
|
Texas Tech |
| 3 | 38 | Phylesha Whaley (F) | United States
|
Oklahoma |
| 4 | 54 | Jana Lichnerova (C) | United States
|
St. Joseph's |
| 4 | 56 | Shanele Stires (F) | United States
|
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 |