2000 Indiana Fever season

1st season in the WNBA

2000 Indiana Fever season
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Attendance11,267 per game
Results
Record9–23 (.281)
Place7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
← 1999 season
2001 season →

The 2000 Indiana Fever season was their 1st season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Offseason

Expansion draft

Pick Player Nationality WNBA Team College/HS/Club Team
1 Gordana Grubin (G)  Yugoslavia Indiana Fever (from Los Angeles Sparks) Yugoslavia
8 Stephanie McCarthy (G)  United States Indiana Fever (from Charlotte Sting) Purdue
9 Nyree Roberts (C)  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Old Dominion
16 Rita Williams (G)  United States Indiana Fever (from Washington Mystics) Connecticut
17 Kara Wolters (C)  United States Indiana Fever (from Houston Comets) Connecticut
24 Chantel Tremitiere (G)  United States Indiana Fever (from Utah Starzz) Auburn

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WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality Club
2 26 Jurgita Streimikyte (F)  Lithuania Pool Comense
3 42 Usha Gilmore (G/F)  United States Rutgers
4 50 Latina Davis (G)  United States Tennessee
4 58 Renee Robinson (G)  United States Virginia

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Trades

Date Trade
December 15, 1999 To Indiana Fever To Washington Mystics
Monica Maxwell and the 50th pick in the 2000 WNBA draft for Indiana selecting Nyree Roberts in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft
December 15, 1999 To Indiana Fever To Miami Sol
Stephanie McCarty Sandy Brondello and the 10th pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft
April 25, 2000 To Indiana Fever To Houston Comets
Latavia Coleman Latina Davis and Renee Robinson

Regular season

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

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
June 1 @ Miami 57-54 Win 1-0
June 3 Orlando 82-88 Loss 1-1
June 5 Miami 80-59 Win 2-1
June 9 @ Detroit 76-80 Loss 2-2
June 10 New York 62-70 Loss 2-3
June 12 Cleveland 70-83 Loss 2-4
June 17 @ Orlando 79-54 Win 3-4
June 18 @ Detroit 74-111 Loss 3-5
June 21 Sacramento 58-70 Loss 3-6
June 23 New York 60-69 Loss 3-7
June 24 @ Houston 67-93 Loss 3-8
June 28 Los Angeles 73-82 Loss 3-9
June 30 @ New York 70-72 Loss 3-10
July 1 Miami 52-54 Loss 3-11
July 3 Portland 64-68 Loss 3-12
July 6 @ Orlando 60-72 Loss 3-13
July 8 Phoenix 65-66 Loss 3-14
July 12 @ Washington 81-54 Win 4-14
July 14 Seattle 64-45 Win 5-14
July 15 @ Cleveland 55-79 Loss 5-15
July 20 @ Washington 74-85 Loss 5-16
July 22 Charlotte 80-59 Win 6-16
July 24 @ Charlotte 78-82 Loss 6-17
July 26 @ Phoenix 65-79 Loss 6-18
July 28 @ Portland 73-58 Win 7-18
July 29 @ Utah 71-79 Loss 7-19
August 1 @ Seattle 60-66 Loss 7-20
August 3 Washington 71-75 Loss 7-21
August 4 Cleveland 87-75 Win 8-21
August 6 @ Minnesota 75-80 Loss 8-22
August 7 Detroit 63-74 Loss 8-23
August 9 Charlotte 67-51 Win 9-23

Player stats

Player Minutes Field Goals Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Points
Kara Wolters
Rita Williams
Monica Maxwell
Alicia Thompson
Gordana Grubin
Stephanie McCarty
Danielle McCulley
Jurgita Streimikyte
Chantel Tremitiere
Texlin Quinney
Donna Harrington
Katryna Gaither
Alessandra Santos de Oliveira
Usha Gilmore
Beverly Williams 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

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References

  1. ^ "FEVER: Draft History". Wnba.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Indiana Fever Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "2000 Indiana Fever Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
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