The 2000 WNBA season was their second in the league. The Miracle made to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, only to lose to the Cleveland Rockers in three games.
Transactions
Miami Sol expansion draft
The following players were selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Orlando Miracle:
Portland Fire expansion draft
The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Orlando Miracle:
WNBA draft
Transactions
Roster
| 2000 Orlando Miracle roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| C | 28 | | dos Santos, Cíntia | 6' 5" (1.96m) | 187 lb (85kg) | 1975-01-31 | | R | | G | 24 | | Gayden, Cornelia | 5' 9" (1.75m) | | 1971-05-11 | LSU | R | | C | 15 | | Hamzová, Romana | 5' 9" (1.75m) | 148 lb (67kg) | 1970-08-17 | | R | | F/C | 22 | | Hicks, Jessie | 6' 4" (1.93m) | 188 lb (85kg) | 1971-12-02 | Maryland | 1 | | G | 31 | | Johnson, Adrienne | 5' 10" (1.78m) | 154 lb (70kg) | 1974-02-05 | Ohio State | 3 | | G | 14 | | Johnson, Shannon | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 152 lb (69kg) | 1974-08-18 | South Carolina | 1 | | G | 12 | | McCain, Tiffany | 5' 10" (1.78m) | 160 lb (73kg) | 1978-03-08 | Kentucky | R | | F | 10 | | McGhee, Carla | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 173 lb (78kg) | 1968-03-06 | Tennessee | 1 | | F/C | 11 | | McWilliams-Franklin, Taj | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 195 lb (88kg) | 1970-10-20 | St. Edward's | 1 | | G | 5 | | Powell, Elaine | 5' 8" (1.73m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1975-08-09 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | | G | 6 | | Roland, Jannon | 5' 11" (1.8m) | 168 lb (76kg) | 1975-02-03 | Purdue | R | | G/F | 42 | | Sales, Nykesha | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 184 lb (83kg) | 1976-05-10 | Connecticut | 1 | | G | 5 | | Smith, LaCharlotte | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1974-02-06 | Mississippi State | R |
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- Head coach
- Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt)
- Assistant coaches
- Rick Stukes
- Charlene Thomas-Swinson
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
2000 game log
Total: 16–16 (Home: 11–5; Road: 5–11)
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May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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June: 9–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–2)
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July: 5–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–5)
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August: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
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Playoffs
Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
| Player
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GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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| Shannon Johnson
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32
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32
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35.2
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.395
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.333
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.743
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4.8
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5.3
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1.8
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0.2
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11.9
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| Adrienne Johnson
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32
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31
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34.4
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.445
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.351
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.895
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2.8
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1.7
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0.8
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0.1
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13.6
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| Taj McWilliams-Franklin
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32
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32
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34.3
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.524
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.294
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.713
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7.6
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1.7
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1.8
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1.0
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13.7
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| Nykesha Sales
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32
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32
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31.1
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.444
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.395
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.694
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4.3
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2.2
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1.5
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0.4
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13.4
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| Cíntia dos Santos
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32
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31
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25.6
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.423
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.000
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.702
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3.9
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1.2
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0.5
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2.0
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7.1
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| Elaine Powell
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20
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1
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17.4
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.394
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.333
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.773
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2.5
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2.1
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0.6
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0.1
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3.6
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| Carla McGhee
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32
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0
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12.8
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.361
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.000
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.692
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2.0
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0.7
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0.7
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0.2
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2.7
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| Tiffany McCain
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25
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0
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8.6
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.306
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.227
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.889
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0.4
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0.2
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0.1
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0.0
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2.0
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| Jannon Roland
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21
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0
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8.2
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.351
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.300
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.500
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0.8
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0.4
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0.3
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0.0
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1.6
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| Jessie Hicks
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26
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1
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6.0
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.435
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N/A
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.621
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1.0
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0.2
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0.1
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0.3
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1.5
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| LaCharlotte Smith
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3
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0
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4.0
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.667
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.000
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1.000
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0.7
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0.3
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0.7
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0.0
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1.7
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| Romana Hamzová
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15
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0
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2.9
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.182
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.000
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.500
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0.2
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0.3
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0.3
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0.0
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0.5
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| Cornelia Gayden
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3
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0
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2.3
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.500
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.000
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N/A
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0.0
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0.3
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0.0
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0.0
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0.7
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
References
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