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2000 Sacramento Monarchs season

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{{WNBA season

| team = Sacramento Monarchs

| year = 2000

| attendance = 7,928

| wins = 21

| losses = 11

| conf = Western

| conf_place = 3rd

| coach = Sonny Allen

| arena = ARCO Arena

| playoffs = Lost 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:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60em"

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%"| Player

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%"| Nationality

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%"| School/Team/Country

Kate Starbird

| {{USA}}

| Stanford

=Portland Fire expansion draft=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60em"

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%"| Player

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%"| Nationality

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%"| School/Team/Country

Molly Goodenbour

| {{USA}}

| Portland Power

=WNBA draft=

{{see also|2000 WNBA draft}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60em"

! style="background: #753BBD" width="2%" | Round

! style="background: #753BBD" width="5%" | Pick

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%" | Player

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%" | Nationality

! style="background: #753BBD" width="10%" | School/Team/Country

1

| 14

| Katy Steding

| {{USA}}

| Portland Power

2

| 30

| Stacy Clinesmith

| {{USA}}

| UC Santa Barbara

3

|46

|Rhonda Smith

|{{USA}}

|Washington

4

|62

|Jessica Zinobile

|{{USA}}

|St. Francis (NY)

=Transactions=

class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align: center;"

! style="background: #753BBD" width=125" |Date

! style="background: #753BBD" colspan="2" |Transaction

rowspan="2" |December 15, 1999

|Lost Kate Starbird to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft{{Cite web |title=2000 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/SAC/2000_transactions.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Lost Molly Goodenbour to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft
April 25, 2000

| Drafted Katy Steding, Stacy Clinesmith, Rhonda Smith and Jessica Zinobile in the 2000 WNBA Draft

May 15, 2000

|Waived Tara Williams

May 23, 2000

|Waived Heather Burge and Jessica Zinobile

July 10, 2000

|Waived Rhonda Smith

October 11, 2000

|Traded Latasha Byears to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for La'Keshia Frett

Roster

{{sports roster

| team=Sacramento Monarchs

| season = 2000

| style = WNBA|color1=white|bg1 =#753BBD|color2 =#BA0C2F|bg2=#010101

| players =

{{sports roster/entry | num = 5 | first = Cindy | last = Blodgett | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 130 | DOB = 1975-12-13 | yrs = 2 | college = Maine | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 6 | first = Ruthie | last = Bolton | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 150 | DOB = 1967-05-27 | yrs = 3 | college = Auburn | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 42 | first = Linda | last = Burgess |nolink=1 | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 173 | DOB = 1969-07-27 | yrs = 3 | college = Alabama | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 51 | first = Latasha | last = Byears | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 206 | DOB = 1973-08-12 | yrs = 3 | college = DePaul | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 24 | first = Stacy | last = Clinesmith | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 5 | lbs = 125 | DOB = 1978-04-22 | yrs = R | college = UC Santa Barbara | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 33 | first = Yolanda | last = Griffith | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1970-03-01 | yrs = 1 | college = Florida Atlantic | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 27 | first = Lady | last = Hardmon | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 1970-09-12 | yrs = 3 | college = Georgia | nat = USA }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 25 | first = Kedra | last = Holland-Corn | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 129 | DOB = 1974-11-02 | yrs = 1 | college = Georgia | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 21 | first = Ticha | last = Penicheiro | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 146 | DOB = 1974-09-18 | yrs = 2 | college = Old Dominion | nat =POR}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 40 | first = Rhonda | last = Smith | link = Rhonda Banchero | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 3 | DOB = 1973-05-01 | yrs = R | college = Washington | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 50 | first = Tangela | last = Smith | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 158 | DOB = 1977-04-01 | yrs = 2 | college = Iowa | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 30 | first = Katy | last = Steding | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 173 | DOB = 1967-12-11 | yrs = R | college = Stanford | nat = USA}}

| head_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Sonny | last = Allen| college = Marshall}}

| asst_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Maura | last = McHugh|college=}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Jim | last = Les|college=}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Steve | last = Shuman | nolink = 1|college=}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Al | last = Biancani | nolink = 1|college=}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Jill | last = Jackson | nolink = 1|college=}}

}}

Schedule

=Regular season=

{{Game log start|style=background:#753BBD; color:white|title= 2000 game log
Total: 21–11 (Home: 13–3; Road: 8–8)}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#010101; color:#BA0C2F|title=May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)| Game| Date| Team| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location
Attendance | Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 1

| May 31

| Seattle

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200005310SAC.html W 76-60]

| Latasha Byears (17)

| Latasha Byears (8)

| Ticha Penicheiro (10)

| ARCO Arena

| 1–0

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#010101; color:#BA0C2F|title=June: 9–5 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–5)| Game| Date| Team| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location
Attendance | Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 2

| June 3

| @ Detroit

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006030DET.html L 74-77]

| Yolanda Griffith (24)

| Yolanda Griffith (8)

| Kedra Holland-Corn (5)

| The Palace of Auburn Hills

| 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 3

| June 5

| @ Orlando

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006050ORL.html L 68-75]

| Kedra Holland-Corn (21)

| Tangela Smith (12)

| Ticha Penicheiro (6)

| TD Waterhouse Centre

| 1–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 4

| June 6

| @ Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006060HOU.html L 70-78]

| Yolanda Griffith (22)

| Yolanda Griffith (10)

| Ticha Penicheiro (9)

| Compaq Center

| 1–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 5

| June 9

| @ New York

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006090NYL.html W 77-56]

| Yolanda Griffith (24)

| Yolanda Griffith (8)

| Ticha Penicheiro (9)

| Madison Square Garden

| 2–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 6

| June 11

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006110SAC.html W 75-68]

| Kedra Holland-Corn (23)

| Yolanda Griffith (8)

| Ticha Penicheiro (7)

| ARCO Arena

| 3–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 7

| June 15

| @ Seattle

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006150SEA.html W 54-50]

| Griffith
Holland-Corn (13)

| Yolanda Griffith (10)

| Ticha Penicheiro (5)

| KeyArena

| 4–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 8

| June 17

| Charlotte

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006170SAC.html W 74-63]

| Tangela Smith (19)

| Tangela Smith (9)

| Ticha Penicheiro (10)

| ARCO Arena

| 5–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 9

| June 19

| @ Cleveland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006190CLE.html L 70-81]

| Tangela Smith (19)

| Latasha Byears (7)

| Ticha Penicheiro (11)

| Gund Arena

| 5–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 10

| June 21

| @ Indiana

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006210IND.html W 70-58]

| Tangela Smith (19)

| Yolanda Griffith (16)

| Kedra Holland-Corn (7)

| Conseco Fieldhouse

| 6–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 11

| June 23

| @ Washington

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006230WAS.html W 84-69]

| Tangela Smith (22)

| Griffith
Smith (7)

| Ticha Penicheiro (12)

| MCI Center

| 7–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 12

| June 25

| Portland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006250SAC.html W 92-76]

| Kedra Holland-Corn (20)

| Yolanda Griffith (5)

| Ticha Penicheiro (10)

| ARCO Arena

| 8–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 13

| June 26

| @ Utah

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006260UTA.html L 80-89]

| Ruthie Bolton (25)

| Yolanda Griffith (10)

| Ticha Penicheiro (13)

| Delta Center

| 8–5

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 14

| June 28

| Minnesota

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006280SAC.html W 82-74]

| Kedra Holland-Corn (17)

| Yolanda Griffith (9)

| Stacy Clinesmith (8)

| ARCO Arena

| 9–5

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 15

| June 30

| Utah

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200006300SAC.html W 85-62]

| Ruthie Bolton (19)

| Byears
Griffith (8)

| Ticha Penicheiro (9)

| ARCO Arena

| 10–5

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#010101; color:#BA0C2F|title=July: 8–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–3)| Game| Date| Team| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location
Attendance | Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 16

| July 1

| Detroit

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007010SAC.html W 108-96]

| Holland-Corn
T. Smith (19)

| Yolanda Griffith (11)

| Ticha Penicheiro (14)

| ARCO Arena

| 11–5

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 17

| July 5

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007050SAC.html L 61-76]

| Yolanda Griffith (19)

| Yolanda Griffith (9)

| Ticha Penicheiro (5)

| ARCO Arena

| 11–6

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 18

| July 7

| @ Portland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007070POR.html W 63-60]

| Ruthie Bolton (28)

| Yolanda Griffith (7)

| Ticha Penicheiro (6)

| Rose Garden

| 12–6

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 19

| July 8

| Washington

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007080SAC.html W 78-56]

| Bolton
Griffith (14)

| Yolanda Griffith (13)

| Ticha Penicheiro (8)

| ARCO Arena

| 13–6

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 20

| July 12

| @ Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007120HOU.html L 62-77]

| Yolanda Griffith (22)

| Yolanda Griffith (9)

| Ticha Penicheiro (8)

| Compaq Center

| 13–7

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 21

| July 13

| @ Phoenix

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007130PHO.html L 64-72]

| Kedra Holland-Corn (19)

| Yolanda Griffith (16)

| Byears
Griffith
Holland-Corn (3)

| America West Arena

| 13–8

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 22

| July 15

| Utah

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007150SAC.html L 69-75]

| Yolanda Griffith (29)

| Yolanda Griffith (17)

| Ticha Penicheiro (11)

| ARCO Arena

| 13–9

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 23

| July 20

| Minnesota

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007200SAC.html W 73-56]

| Ruthie Bolton (23)

| Tangela Smith (11)

| Kedra Holland-Corn (5)

| ARCO Arena

| 14–9

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 24

| July 22

| Phoenix

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007220SAC.html W 61-60]

| Yolanda Griffith (21)

| Yolanda Griffith (17)

| Tangela Smith (4)

| ARCO Arena

| 15–9

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 25

| July 23

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007230LAS.html L 68-73]

| Yolanda Griffith (19)

| Ruthie Bolton (7)

| Kedra Holland-Corn (4)

| Great Western Forum

| 15–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 26

| July 26

| @ Portland

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007260POR.html W 73-70]

| Tangela Smith (20)

| Yolanda Griffith (14)

| Ticha Penicheiro (9)

| Rose Garden

| 16–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 27

| July 27

| Orlando

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007270SAC.html W 73-66]

| Ruthie Bolton (24)

| Yolanda Griffith (11)

| Ticha Penicheiro (13)

| ARCO Arena

| 17–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 28

| July 30

| @ Phoenix

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200007300PHO.html W 70-63]

| Yolanda Griffith (16)

| Yolanda Griffith (14)

| Ticha Penicheiro (11)

| America West Arena

| 18–10

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#010101; color:#BA0C2F|title=August: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–0)| Game| Date| Team| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location
Attendance | Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 29

| August 2

| Miami

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200008020SAC.html W 73-55]

| Ticha Penicheiro (15)

| Tangela Smith (8)

| Stacy Clinesmith (4)

| ARCO Arena

| 19–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 30

| August 4

| @ Minnesota

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200008040MIN.html W 74-68]

| Yolanda Griffith (24)

| Yolanda Griffith (17)

| Ticha Penicheiro (10)

| Target Center

| 20–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 31

| August 6

| Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200008060SAC.html L 63-78]

| Yolanda Griffith (30)

| Yolanda Griffith (19)

| Ticha Penicheiro (7)

| ARCO Arena

| 20–11

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 32

| August 9

| Seattle

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200008090SAC.html W 79-46]

| Ruthie Bolton (17)

| Yolanda Griffith (12)

| Ticha Penicheiro (6)

| ARCO Arena

| 21–11

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log end}}

=Playoffs=

{{WNBA game log start|Sacramento Monarchs|bgcolor=#753BBD; color:white|end_year=2000|playoffs=yes}}

{{WNBA game log section|Sacramento Monarchs|bgcolor=#010101; color:#BA0C2F| First round vs. Houston Comets
Lost Series: 0–2|first=yes

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 1

| August 12

| Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200008120SAC.html L 64–72]

| Ruthie Bolton (16)

| Yolanda Griffith (14)

| Kedra Holland-Corn (5)

| ARCO Arena

| 0–1

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 2

| August 14

| @ Houston

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200008140HOU.html L 70–75]

| Ruthie Bolton (23)

| Yolanda Griffith (10)

| Ticha Penicheiro (10)

| Compaq Center

| 0–2

{{WNBA game log end|sac|end_year=2000|playoffs=yes}}

=Season standings=

{{2000 WNBA Western Conference standings|team=SAC}}

Statistics

{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}

=Regular Season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | Player

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | GP

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | GS

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | MPG

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | FG%

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | 3P%

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | FT%

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | RPG

! style="background: #753BBD" width="5%" | APG

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | SPG

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | BPG

! style="background: #753BBD" width="6%" | PPG

Yolanda Griffith

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32.1

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .535

| N/A

| .706

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 10.3

| 1.5

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 2.6

| 1.9

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 16.3

Ticha Penichiero

| 30

| 30

| 31.2

| .368

| .200

| .579

| 3.0

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 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

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32

| 29.2

| .439

| .361

| .697

| 2.2

| 2.5

| 1.3

| 0.2

| 9.8

Tangela Smith

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32

| 28.9

| .474

| N/A

| .783

| 5.6

| 1.3

| 0.9

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 2.0

| 12.1

Latasha Byears

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32

| 0

| 16.3

| .524

| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .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

|style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .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

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