2000 New York Liberty season

2000 New York Liberty season
CoachRichie Adubato
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendance14,498 per game
Results
Record20–12 (.625)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost 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

Portland Fire expansion draft

The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the New York Liberty:

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Coquese Washington  United States Notre Dame

Seattle Storm expansion draft

The following players were selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the New York Liberty:

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Sonja Henning  United States Stanford

WNBA draft

See also: 2000 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
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

Date Transaction
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

2000 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G22Bibby, Jessica5' 7" (1.7m)139 lb (63kg)1979-08-23R
F13Ferragut, Marina6' 3" (1.91m)190 lb (86kg)1972-02-11R
C0Firsova, Olga6' 8" (2.03m)215 lb (98kg)1976-04-23Kansas StateR
F42Francis, Desiree5' 10" (1.78m)193 lb (88kg)1975-08-24Iowa StateR
G25Hammon, Becky5' 6" (1.68m)136 lb (62kg)1977-03-11Colorado State1
G/F55Johnson, Vickie5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1972-04-15Louisiana Tech3
C5Lacy, Venus6' 3" (1.91m)234 lb (106kg)1967-02-09Louisiana Tech1
F30Mahoney, Shea6' 4" (1.93m)1977-07-03Western KentuckyR
F/C24Phillips, Tari6' 2" (1.88m)200 lb (91kg)1970-03-06Central Florida1
F3Robinson, Crystal5' 11" (1.8m)155 lb (70kg)1974-01-22SE Oklahoma State1
G11Weatherspoon, Teresa5' 8" (1.73m)161 lb (73kg)1965-12-08Louisiana Tech3
F44Whitmore, Tamika6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg)1977-06-05Memphis1
F23Wicks, Sue6' 3" (1.91m)174 lb (79kg)1966-11-26Rutgers3
Head coach
Richie Adubato (William Paterson)
Assistant coaches
Lisa White
Jeff House
Pat Coyle
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2000 game log
Total: 15–17 (Home: 8–8; Road: 7–9)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 29 @ Houston L 68-84 Tamika Whitmore (15) Sue Wicks (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (13) Compaq Center 0–1
2 May 31 @ Phoenix L 48-51 Vickie Johnson (14) Mahoney
Wicks (8) 		Teresa Weatherspoon (5) America West Arena 0–2
June: 7–5 (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 3 Utah W 87-76 Becky Hammon (23) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon(7) Madison Square Garden 1–2
4 June 4 @ Washington L 67-79 Vickie Johnson (12) Vickie Johnson (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (6) MCI Center 1–3
5 June 7 @ Detroit W 73-69 Vickie Johnson (22) Vickie Johnson (12) Teresa Weatherspoon (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 2–3
6 June 9 Sacramento L 56-77 Tari Phillips (25) Sue Wicks (12) Hammon
Weatherspoon (3) 		Madison Square Garden 2–4
7 June 10 @ Indiana W 70-62 Crystal Robinson (19) Vickie Johnson (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 3–4
8 June 13 Washington L 56-57 Johnson
Weatherspoon (14) 		Tari Phillips (12) Vickie Johnson (4) Madison Square Garden 3–5
9 June 18 Miami W 58-52 Crystal Robinson (18) Tari Phillips (10) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 4–5
10 June 21 Detroit L 63-67 Tamika Whitmore (14) Tari Phillips (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 4–6
11 June 23 @ Indiana W 69-60 Becky Hammon (16) Sue Wicks (10) Teresa Weatherspoon (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 5–6
12 June 25 Los Angeles L 67-72 Becky Hammon (18) Tari Phillips (11) Teresa Weatherspoon (6) Madison Square Garden 5–7
13 June 28 Phoenix W 82-69 Tari Phillips (22) Tari Phillips (10) Teresa Weatherspoon (8) Madison Square Garden 6–7
14 June 30 Indiana W 72-70 Tari Phillips (30) Tari Phillips (12) Teresa Weatherspoon (12) Madison Square Garden 7–7
July: 11–3 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 July 1 @ Orlando L 57-69 Tari Phillips (21) Tari Phillips (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (10) TD Waterhouse Centre 7–8
16 July 3 @ Cleveland L 65-66 (OT) Tamika Whitmore (17) Tari Phillips (8) Vickie Johnson (6) Gund Arena 7–9
17 July 5 Portland W 62-45 Hammon
Johnson (15) 		Tari Phillips (10) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 8–9
18 July 7 @ Minnesota W 76-70 Tari Phillips (26) Tari Phillips (12) Teresa Weatherspoon (8) Target Center 9–9
19 July 8 Miami W 63-51 Tamika Whitmore (17) Sue Wicks (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (6) Madison Square Garden 10–9
20 July 12 Charlotte W 84-70 Vickie Johnson (19) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 11–9
21 July 14 @ Orlando W 55-51 Vickie Johnson (15) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 12–9
22 July 19 @ Seattle W 78-55 Vickie Johnson (18) Tari Phillips (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) KeyArena 13–9
23 July 20 @ Los Angeles L 66-82 Vickie Johnson (17) Sue Wicks (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Great Western Forum 13–10
24 July 23 Houston W 69-64 Hammon
Phillips (17) 		Tari Phillips (11) Johnson
Weatherspoon (6) 		Madison Square Garden 14–10
25 July 24 @ Washington W 78-64 Vickie Johnson (22) Tari Phillips (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) MCI Center 15–10
26 July 28 @ Charlotte W 66-56 Johnson
Phillips (15) 		Tari Phillips (11) Weatherspoon
Wicks (4) 		Charlotte Coliseum 16–10
27 July 29 Cleveland W 81-67 Crystal Robinson (17) Vickie Johnson (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 17–10
28 July 31 Charlotte W 81-56 Vickie Johnson (20) Tari Phillips (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Madison Square Garden 18–10
August: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 August 4 Orlando W 70-57 Tari Phillips (18) Tamika Whitmore (8) Vickie Johnson (8) Madison Square Garden 19–10
30 August 6 @ Miami L 41-57 Tamika Whitmore (10) Tamika Whitmore (10) Crystal Robinson (4) American Airlines Arena 19–11
31 August 8 Cleveland W 57-44 Tari Phillips (14) Tari Phillips (11) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 20–11
32 August 9 @ Detroit L 63-66 Tari Phillips (14) Tari Phillips (5) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20–12

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log
First round vs. Washington Mystics
Won Series: 2–0
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 12 @ Washington W 72–63 Johnson
Phillips (20) 		Vickie Johnson (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (9) MCI Center 1–0
2 August 14 Washington W 78–57 Becky Hammon (19) Tari Phillips (10) Teresa Weatherspoon (10) Madison Square Garden 2–0
Conference Finals vs. Cleveland Rockers
Won Series: 2–1
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 17 @ Cleveland L 43–56 Tari Phillips (11) Tari Phillips (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (3) Gund Arena 0–1
2 August 20 Cleveland W 51–45 Becky Hammon (13) Tari Phillips (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3 August 21 Cleveland W 81–67 Tamika Whitmore (19) Sue Wicks (7) Vickie Johnson (10) Madison Square Garden 2–1
Championship vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 0–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 24 Houston L 52–59 Tari Phillips (24) Tari Phillips (15) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Madison Square Garden 0–1
2 August 26 @ Houston L 73–79 Tari Phillips (20) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (8) Compaq Center 0-2
2000 playoff schedule

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
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

Legend
  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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2000 New York Liberty Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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