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2000 Sacramento Monarchs season

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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.

Head coachSonny Allen
ArenaARCO Arena
Record21–11 (.656)
Place3rd (Western)
Quick facts Sacramento Monarchs season, Head coach ...
2000 Sacramento Monarchs season
Head coachSonny Allen
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record21–11 (.656)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-0) to Houston Comets
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Transactions

Miami Sol expansion draft

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

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Kate Starbird  United States Stanford
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Portland Fire expansion draft

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

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality School/Team/Country
Molly Goodenbour  United States Portland Power
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WNBA draft

See also: 2000 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
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)
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Transactions

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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]
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Roster

More information Sacramento Monarchs roster, Players ...
2000 Sacramento Monarchs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G5United StatesBlodgett, Cindy5' 9" (1.75m)130 lb (59kg)1975-12-13Maine2
G6United StatesBolton, Ruthie5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1967-05-27Auburn3
F42United StatesBurgess, Linda6' 1" (1.85m)173 lb (78kg)1969-07-27Alabama3
G/F51United StatesByears, Latasha5' 11" (1.8m)206 lb (93kg)1973-08-12DePaul3
G24United StatesClinesmith, Stacy5' 5" (1.65m)125 lb (57kg)1978-04-22UC Santa BarbaraR
F/C33United StatesGriffith, Yolanda6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)1970-03-01Florida Atlantic1
F27United StatesHardmon, Lady5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1970-09-12Georgia3
F25United StatesHolland-Corn, Kedra5' 8" (1.73m)129 lb (59kg)1974-11-02Georgia1
G21PortugalPenicheiro, Ticha5' 11" (1.8m)146 lb (66kg)1974-09-18Old Dominion2
C40United StatesSmith, Rhonda6' 3" (1.91m)1973-05-01WashingtonR
C50United StatesSmith, Tangela6' 3" (1.91m)158 lb (72kg)1977-04-01Iowa2
F30United StatesSteding, Katy6' 0" (1.83m)173 lb (78kg)1967-12-11StanfordR
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
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Schedule

Regular season

More information 2000 game log Total: 21–11 (Home: 13–3; Road: 8–8), Game ...
2000 game log
Total: 21–11 (Home: 13–3; Road: 8–8)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Playoffs

More information Game, Date ...
2000 playoff game log
First round vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Season standings

More information Western Conference, W ...
Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Los Angeles Sparks x284.87517–4–
Houston Comets x275.84417–41.0
Sacramento Monarchs x2111.65613–87.0
Phoenix Mercury x2012.62511–108.0
Utah Starzz o1814.56313–810.0
Minnesota Lynx o1517.4695–1613.0
Portland Fire o1022.3134–1718.0
Seattle Storm o626.1884–1722.0
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Statistics

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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
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Regular season

More information Player, GP ...
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
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

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