2000 Minnesota Lynx season
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2000 Minnesota Lynx season
| 2000 Minnesota Lynx season | |
| Head Coach | Brian Agler |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | 7,290 per game |
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Record | 15–17 (.469) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff Finish | Did Not Qualify |
| Minnesota Lynx seasons | |
| < 1999 | 2001 > |
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.
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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 |
References
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