2000 Sacramento Monarchs season

2000 Sacramento Monarchs season
CoachSonny Allen
ArenaARCO Arena
Attendance7,928 per game
Results
Record21–11 (.656)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishLost 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.

Transactions

Miami Sol expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Kate Starbird  United States Stanford

Portland Fire expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Sacramento Monarchs:

Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Molly Goodenbour  United States Portland Power

WNBA draft

See also: 2000 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 14 Katy Steding  United States Portland Power
2 30 Stacy Clinesmith  United States UC Santa Barbara
3 46 Rhonda Smith  United States Washington
4 62 Jessica Zinobile  United States St. Francis (NY)

Transactions

Date Transaction
December 15, 1999 Lost Kate Starbird to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
Lost Molly Goodenbour to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
April 25, 2000 Drafted Katy Steding, Stacy Clinesmith, Rhonda Smith and Jessica Zinobile in the 2000 WNBA Draft[1]
May 15, 2000 Waived Tara Williams[1]
May 23, 2000 Waived Heather Burge and Jessica Zinobile[1]
July 10, 2000 Waived Rhonda Smith[1]
October 11, 2000 Traded Latasha Byears to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for La'Keshia Frett[1]


Roster

2000 Sacramento Monarchs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 5 United States Blodgett, Cindy 5' 9" (1.75m) 130 lb (59kg) 1975-12-13 Maine 2
G 6 United States Bolton, Ruthie 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1967-05-27 Auburn 3
F 42 United States Burgess, Linda 6' 1" (1.85m) 173 lb (78kg) 1969-07-27 Alabama 3
G/F 51 United States Byears, Latasha 5' 11" (1.8m) 206 lb (93kg) 1973-08-12 DePaul 3
G 24 United States Clinesmith, Stacy 5' 5" (1.65m) 125 lb (57kg) 1978-04-22 UC Santa Barbara R
F/C 33 United States Griffith, Yolanda 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 1970-03-01 Florida Atlantic 1
F 27 United States Hardmon, Lady 5' 10" (1.78m) 160 lb (73kg) 1970-09-12 Georgia 3
F 25 United States Holland-Corn, Kedra 5' 8" (1.73m) 129 lb (59kg) 1974-11-02 Georgia 1
G 21 Portugal Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m) 146 lb (66kg) 1974-09-18 Old Dominion 2
C 40 United States Smith, Rhonda 6' 3" (1.91m) – 1973-05-01 Washington R
C 50 United States Smith, Tangela 6' 3" (1.91m) 158 lb (72kg) 1977-04-01 Iowa 2
F 30 United States Steding, Katy 6' 0" (1.83m) 173 lb (78kg) 1967-12-11 Stanford R
Head coach
United States Sonny Allen (Marshall)
Assistant coaches
United States Maura McHugh
United States Jim Les
United States Steve Shuman
United States Al Biancani
United States Jill Jackson



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2000 game log
Total: 21–11 (Home: 13–3; Road: 8–8)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 31 Seattle W 76-60 Latasha Byears (17) Latasha Byears (8) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 1–0
June: 9–5 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 June 3 @ Detroit L 74-77 Yolanda Griffith (24) Yolanda Griffith (8) Kedra Holland-Corn (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 1–1
3 June 5 @ Orlando L 68-75 Kedra Holland-Corn (21) Tangela Smith (12) Ticha Penicheiro (6) TD Waterhouse Centre 1–2
4 June 6 @ Houston L 70-78 Yolanda Griffith (22) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (9) Compaq Center 1–3
5 June 9 @ New York W 77-56 Yolanda Griffith (24) Yolanda Griffith (8) Ticha Penicheiro (9) Madison Square Garden 2–3
6 June 11 Los Angeles W 75-68 Kedra Holland-Corn (23) Yolanda Griffith (8) Ticha Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena 3–3
7 June 15 @ Seattle W 54-50 Griffith
Holland-Corn (13) 		Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (5) KeyArena 4–3
8 June 17 Charlotte W 74-63 Tangela Smith (19) Tangela Smith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 5–3
9 June 19 @ Cleveland L 70-81 Tangela Smith (19) Latasha Byears (7) Ticha Penicheiro (11) Gund Arena 5–4
10 June 21 @ Indiana W 70-58 Tangela Smith (19) Yolanda Griffith (16) Kedra Holland-Corn (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 6–4
11 June 23 @ Washington W 84-69 Tangela Smith (22) Griffith
Smith (7) 		Ticha Penicheiro (12) MCI Center 7–4
12 June 25 Portland W 92-76 Kedra Holland-Corn (20) Yolanda Griffith (5) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 8–4
13 June 26 @ Utah L 80-89 Ruthie Bolton (25) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (13) Delta Center 8–5
14 June 28 Minnesota W 82-74 Kedra Holland-Corn (17) Yolanda Griffith (9) Stacy Clinesmith (8) ARCO Arena 9–5
15 June 30 Utah W 85-62 Ruthie Bolton (19) Byears
Griffith (8) 		Ticha Penicheiro (9) ARCO Arena 10–5
July: 8–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 July 1 Detroit W 108-96 Holland-Corn
T. Smith (19) 		Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (14) ARCO Arena 11–5
17 July 5 Los Angeles L 61-76 Yolanda Griffith (19) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (5) ARCO Arena 11–6
18 July 7 @ Portland W 63-60 Ruthie Bolton (28) Yolanda Griffith (7) Ticha Penicheiro (6) Rose Garden 12–6
19 July 8 Washington W 78-56 Bolton
Griffith (14) 		Yolanda Griffith (13) Ticha Penicheiro (8) ARCO Arena 13–6
20 July 12 @ Houston L 62-77 Yolanda Griffith (22) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (8) Compaq Center 13–7
21 July 13 @ Phoenix L 64-72 Kedra Holland-Corn (19) Yolanda Griffith (16) Byears
Griffith
Holland-Corn (3) 		America West Arena 13–8
22 July 15 Utah L 69-75 Yolanda Griffith (29) Yolanda Griffith (17) Ticha Penicheiro (11) ARCO Arena 13–9
23 July 20 Minnesota W 73-56 Ruthie Bolton (23) Tangela Smith (11) Kedra Holland-Corn (5) ARCO Arena 14–9
24 July 22 Phoenix W 61-60 Yolanda Griffith (21) Yolanda Griffith (17) Tangela Smith (4) ARCO Arena 15–9
25 July 23 @ Los Angeles L 68-73 Yolanda Griffith (19) Ruthie Bolton (7) Kedra Holland-Corn (4) Great Western Forum 15–10
26 July 26 @ Portland W 73-70 Tangela Smith (20) Yolanda Griffith (14) Ticha Penicheiro (9) Rose Garden 16–10
27 July 27 Orlando W 73-66 Ruthie Bolton (24) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (13) ARCO Arena 17–10
28 July 30 @ Phoenix W 70-63 Yolanda Griffith (16) Yolanda Griffith (14) Ticha Penicheiro (11) America West Arena 18–10
August: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 August 2 Miami W 73-55 Ticha Penicheiro (15) Tangela Smith (8) Stacy Clinesmith (4) ARCO Arena 19–10
30 August 4 @ Minnesota W 74-68 Yolanda Griffith (24) Yolanda Griffith (17) Ticha Penicheiro (10) Target Center 20–10
31 August 6 Houston L 63-78 Yolanda Griffith (30) Yolanda Griffith (19) Ticha Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena 20–11
32 August 9 Seattle W 79-46 Ruthie Bolton (17) Yolanda Griffith (12) Ticha Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena 21–11

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log
First round vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 0–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 12 Houston L 64–72 Ruthie Bolton (16) Yolanda Griffith (14) Kedra Holland-Corn (5) ARCO Arena 0–1
2 August 14 @ Houston L 70–75 Ruthie Bolton (23) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ticha Penicheiro (10) Compaq Center 0–2
2000 playoff schedule

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

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
Yolanda Griffith 32 32 32.1 .535 N/A .706 10.3 1.5 2.6 1.9 16.3
Ticha Penichiero 30 30 31.2 .368 .200 .579 3.0 7.9 2.3 0.2 6.9
Ruthie Bolton 29 29 29.9 .361 .313 .762 3.7 2.0 1.2 0.0 13.1
Kedra Holland-Corn 32 32 29.2 .439 .361 .697 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.2 9.8
Tangela Smith 32 32 28.9 .474 N/A .783 5.6 1.3 0.9 2.0 12.1
Latasha Byears 32 0 16.3 .524 .500 .612 3.8 0.7 0.9 0.2 5.7
Lady Hardmon 30 3 13.4 .443 .000 .754 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 4.1
Stacy Clinesmith 26 2 11.0 .351 .293 .824 1.2 1.9 0.5 0.0 2.5
Katy Steding 29 0 10.7 .379 .321 .286 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 3.1
Linda Burgess 5 0 8.2 .200 N/A .667 3.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 2.4
Cindy Blodgett 20 0 6.7 .400 .286 .667 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 2.6
Rhonda Smith 9 0 2.3 .286 .000 .500 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.7


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "2000 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.