2000 WNBA season

2000 WNBA season
2000 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 29 - August 9, 2000
Number of games	32
Number of teams	16
Total attendance	2,322,822
Average attendance	9,074
TV partner(s)	ESPN, NBC, Lifetime
2000 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Ann Wauters
Picked by	Cleveland Rockers
Regular season
Season MVP	Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New York Liberty
Eastern runners-up	Cleveland Rockers
Western champions	Houston Comets
Western runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals
Champions	Houston Comets
Runners-up	New York Liberty
Finals MVP	Cynthia Cooper (Houston)
WNBA seasons
	← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fourth season. The 2000 season saw four expansion teams join the league, the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and Seattle Storm. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their fourth WNBA championship.

Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Cynthia Cooper	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Tari Phillips	New York Liberty
WNBA Peak Performer	Murriel Page	Washington Mystics
WNBA Peak Performer	Jennifer Azzi	Utah Starzz
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Betty Lennox	Minnesota Lynx
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Suzie McConnell Serio	Cleveland Rockers
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Michael Cooper	Los Angeles Sparks