2000 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 29 - September
Number of games	32
Number of teams	16
Total attendance	2,322,429
Average attendance	9,074
TV partner/s	ESPN, NBC, Lifetime
2000 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Ann Wauters
Picked by	Cleveland Rockers
Regular season
Season MVP	Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Top scorer	Katie Smith (Minnesota)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New York Liberty
Eastern runners-up	Cleveland Rockers
Western champions	Houston Comets
Western runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals
Finals champions	Houston Comets
Runners-up	New York Liberty
Finals MVP	Cynthia Cooper (Houston)
WNBA seasons
← 1999	2001 →

The 2000 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fourth season. The 2000 season saw four expansion teams join the league, the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and Seattle Storm. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their fourth WNBA championship.

Contents 1 Regular season standings 2 Season award winners 3 Playoffs 4 External links

[edit] Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

[edit] Season award winners

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Tari Phillips	New York Liberty
WNBA Peak Performer	Murriel Page	Washington Mystics
WNBA Peak Performer	Jennifer Azzi	Utah Starzz
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Betty Lennox	Minnesota Lynx
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Suzie McConnell Serio	Cleveland Rockers
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Michael Cooper	Los Angeles Sparks

[edit] Playoffs

First Round Best of 3

Conference Finals Best of 3

WNBA Finals Best of 3

E1

New York

2

E4

Washington

0

E1

New York

2

Eastern Conference

E2

Cleveland

0

E2

Cleveland

2

E3

Orlando

1

E1

New York

0

W2

Houston

2

W1

Los Angeles

2

W4

Phoenix

0

W1

Los Angeles

0

Western Conference

W2

Houston

2

W2

Houston

2

W3

Sacramento

0

[edit] External links

• 2000 WNBA Awards
• 2000 WNBA Playoffs

Preceded by 1999 WNBA season

WNBA seasons 2000

Succeeded by 2001 WNBA season

v • d • e WNBA Seasons
1990s	1997	1998	1999
2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010s	2010

v • d • e 2000 WNBA season by team
Draft • All-Star Game • Championship
Eastern	Charlotte Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Detroit Shock	Indiana Fever	Miami Sol	New York Liberty	Orlando Miracle	Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	Portland Fire	Sacramento Monarchs	Seattle Storm	Utah Starzz
←  1999 • WNBA season • 2001  →

v • d • e Women's National Basketball Association (2010)
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Atlanta Dream	Indiana Fever	Los Angeles Sparks	San Antonio Silver Stars
Chicago Sky	New York Liberty	Minnesota Lynx	Seattle Storm
Connecticut Sun	Washington Mystics	Phoenix Mercury	Tulsa
Annual events: Draft · All-Star Game · Playoffs · Finals
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