2000 Miami Sol season
| 2000 Miami Sol season | |||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Ron Rothstein | ||||||||||||||
| Arena | AmericanAirlines Arena | ||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,983 per game | ||||||||||||||
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The 2000 WNBA season was the 1st season for the Miami Sol.
Offseason
Expansion Draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
| 3 | Kate Starbird (G) |  United States |
Miami Sol (from Sacramento Monarchs) | Stanford |
| 6 | Sandy Brondello (G) | United States |
Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) | Australia |
| 11 | Debbie Black (G) | United States |
Miami Sol (from Utah Starzz) | St. Joseph's |
| 14 | Sharon Manning (F) | United States |
Miami Sol (from Charlotte Sting) | North Carolina State |
| 19 | Lesley Brown (F) | United States |
Miami Sol (from Detroit Shock) | Virginia |
| 22 | Yolando Moore (F) | United States |
Miami Sol (from Orlando Miracle) | Mississippi |
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 2 | 19 | Jameka Jones (G) | United States | Charlotte |
| 3 | 40 | Milena Flores (G) | United States | Stanford |
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 | Indiana | 54-57 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 3 | @ Charlotte | 74-63 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 5 | @ Indiana | 59-80 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 8 | Washington | 51-73 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 10 | Minnesota | 55-66 | Loss | 1-4 |
| June 13 | Detroit | 74-61 | Win | 2-4 |
| June 15 | @ Houston | 53-77 | Loss | 2-5 |
| June 17 | Cleveland | 55-48 | Win | 3-5 |
| June 18 | @ New York | 52-58 | Loss | 3-6 |
| June 21 | @ Washington | 57-55 | Win | 4-6 |
| June 23 | Los Angeles | 54-68 | Loss | 4-7 |
| June 24 | Phoenix | 44-67 | Loss | 4-8 |
| June 28 | @ Orlando | 53-61 | Loss | 4-9 |
| June 30 | Orlando | 63-66 | Loss | 4-10 |
| July 1 | @ Indiana | 54-52 | Win | 5-10 |
| July 5 | @ Charlotte | 70-76 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 7 | Cleveland | 49-46 | Win | 6-11 |
| July 8 | @ New York | 51-63 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 10 | Seattle | 59-42 | Win | 7-12 |
| July 13 | Washington | 48-60 | Loss | 7-13 |
| July 14 | @ Detroit | 50-80 | Loss | 7-14 |
| July 19 | Portland | 69-62 | Win | 8-14 |
| July 21 | Utah | 76-65 | Win | 9-14 |
| July 22 | @ Cleveland | 47-76 | Loss | 9-15 |
| July 26 | @ Detroit | 52-68 | Loss | 9-16 |
| July 28 | @ Minnesota | 44-68 | Loss | 9-17 |
| July 30 | @ Seattle | 64-51 | Win | 10-17 |
| August 1 | @ Portland | 50-54 | Loss | 10-18 |
| August 2 | @ Sacramento | 55-73 | Loss | 10-19 |
| August 4 | Charlotte | 60-50 | Win | 11-19 |
| August 6 | New York | 57-41 | Win | 12-19 |
| August 9 | Orlando | 68-64 | Win | 13-19 |
Player stats
| Player | Minutes | Field Goals | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheri Sam | 904 | 147 | 132 | 66 | 35 | 5 | 396 |
| Katrina Colleton | 873 | 103 | 62 | 50 | 27 | 7 | 264 |
| Marlies Askamp | 869 | 85 | 231 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 251 |
| Debbie Black | 820 | 57 | 92 | 98 | 58 | 1 | 152 |
| Shantia Owens | 605 | 51 | 97 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 131 |
| Kristen Rasmussen | 454 | 35 | 96 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 126 |
| Milena Flores | 474 | 34 | 23 | 49 | 23 | 3 | 112 |
| Kisha Ford | 424 | 33 | 62 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 104 |
| Sharon Manning | 403 | 44 | 100 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 103 |
| Jamie Cassidy | 175 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 73 |
| Jameka Jones | 233 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 68 |
| Umeki Webb | 195 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 43 |
| Tanja Kostic | 46 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
References
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