2000 Sacramento Monarchs season
| 2000 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Sonny Allen |
| Arena | ARCO Arena |
| Attendance | 7,928 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 21–11 (.656) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Houston Comets |
The 2000 WNBA season was the 4th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team made the WNBA Playoffs for the second consecutive season, but they were shortly swept by eventual champion Houston Comets in the first round.
Offseason[edit]
Expansion draft[edit]
The following players were selected in the draft:
- Kate Starbird (3rd pick, Miami Sol)
- Molly Goodenbour (20th pick, Portland Fire)
WNBA draft[edit]
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 14 | Katy Steding (F) |  United States |
Stanford (from Portland Power, ABL) |
| 2 | 30 | Stacy Clinesmith (G) | United States |
UC-Santa Barbara |
| 3 | 46 | Rhonda Banchero (C) | United States |
Washington |
| 4 | 62 | Jessica Zinobile (F) | United States |
St. Francis (NY) |
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 31 | Seattle | 76-60 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 3 | @ Detroit | 74-77 | Loss | 1-1 |
| June 5 | @ Orlando | 68-75 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 6 | @ Houston | 70-78 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 9 | @ New York | 77-56 | Win | 2-3 |
| June 11 | Los Angeles | 75-68 | Win | 3-3 |
| June 15 | @ Seattle | 54-50 | Win | 4-3 |
| June 17 | Charlotte | 74-63 | Win | 5-3 |
| June 19 | @ Cleveland | 70-81 | Loss | 5-4 |
| June 21 | @ Indiana | 70-58 | Win | 6-4 |
| June 23 | @ Washington | 84-69 | Win | 7-4 |
| June 25 | Portland | 92-76 | Win | 8-4 |
| June 26 | @ Utah | 80-89 | Loss | 8-5 |
| June 28 | Minnesota | 82-74 | Win | 9-5 |
| June 30 | Utah | 85-62 | Win | 10-5 |
| July 1 | Detroit | 108-96 | Win | 11-5 |
| July 5 | Los Angeles | 61-76 | Loss | 11-6 |
| July 7 | @ Portland | 63-60 | Win | 12-6 |
| July 8 | Washington | 78-56 | Win | 13-6 |
| July 12 | @ Houston | 62-77 | Loss | 13-7 |
| July 13 | @ Phoenix | 64-72 | Loss | 13-8 |
| July 15 | Utah | 69-75 | Loss | 13-9 |
| July 20 | Minnesota | 73-56 | Win | 14-9 |
| July 22 | Phoenix | 61-60 | Win | 15-9 |
| July 23 | @ Los Angeles | 68-73 | Loss | 15-10 |
| July 26 | @ Portland | 73-70 | Win | 16-10 |
| July 27 | Orlando | 73-66 | Win | 17-10 |
| July 30 | @ Phoenix | 70-63 | Win | 18-10 |
| August 2 | Miami | 73-55 | Win | 19-10 |
| August 4 | @ Minnesota | 74-63 | Win | 20-10 |
| August 6 | Houston | 63-76 | Loss | 20-11 |
| August 9 | Seattle | 79-46 | Win | 21-11 |
| August 12 1st Round, G1 |
Houston | 64-72 | Loss | 0-1 |
| August 14 1st Round, G2 |
@ Houston | 70-75 | Loss | 0-2 |
Player stats[edit]
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Yolanda Griffith | 32 | 331 | 47 | 83 | 61 | 523 |
| Tangela Smith | 32 | 178 | 43 | 30 | 64 | 388 |
| Ruthie Bolton-Holifield | 29 | 106 | 57 | 34 | 1 | 380 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | 32 | 70 | 81 | 43 | 5 | 312 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 30 | 89 | 236 | 70 | 6 | 208 |
| Latasha Byears | 32 | 122 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 181 |
| Lady Hardmon | 30 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 124 |
| Katy Steding | 29 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 91 |
| Stacy Clinesmith | 26 | 30 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 66 |
| Cindy Blodgett | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 52 |
| Linda Burgess | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Rhonda Banchero | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |