2000 Sacramento Monarchs season

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:

Portland Fire expansion draft

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

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 31 | Seattle | W 76-60 | Latasha Byears (17) | Latasha Byears (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (10) | ARCO Arena | 1–0 |-

|- | 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 <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> Griffith (8) | Ticha Penicheiro (9) | ARCO Arena | 10–5 |-

|- | 16 | July 1 | Detroit | W 108-96 | Holland-Corn <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> Griffith <br> 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 |-

|- | 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 |-

Playoffs

|- | 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

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

References