2000 Orlando Miracle season

The 2000 WNBA season was their second in the league. The Miracle made to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, only to lose to the Cleveland Rockers in three games.

2000 Orlando Miracle season
CoachCarolyn Peck
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Attendance7,363 per game
Results
Record16–16 (.500)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Eastern Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
PointsTaj McWilliams (13.7)
ReboundsTaj McWilliams (7.6)
AssistsShannon Johnson (5.3)

Offseason

WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 4 Cintia dos Santos  Brazil Brazil
2 20 Jannon Roland  United States New England Blizzard (ABL)
3 36 Shawnetta Stewart  United States Rutgers
4 52 Romana Hamzova  Czech Republic Czech Republic

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Roster
Orlando Miracle roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 28 dos Santos, Cintia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Brazil
G 15 Hamzova, Romana 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Czech Republic
F/C 7 Hicks, Jessie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Maryland
G 31 Johnson, Adrienne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Ohio State
G 14 Johnson, Shannon 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 152 lb (69 kg) South Carolina
G/F 12 McCain, Tiffany 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Kentucky
F 10 McGhee, Carla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Tennessee
F/C 11 McWilliams, Taj (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) St. Edward's College
G 50 Powell, Elaine 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Louisiana State
G/F 6 Roland, Jannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Purdue
G/F 42 Sales, Nykesha (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Connecticut
G 5 Smith, LaCharlotte 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Mississippi State
Head coach
Assistant coaches



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty x2012.62514–7–
Cleveland Rockers x1715.53113–83.0
Orlando Miracle x1616.50013–84.0
Washington Mystics x1418.43813–86.0
Detroit Shock o1418.43810–116.0
Miami Sol o1319.4069–127.0
Indiana Fever o923.2817–1411.0
Charlotte Sting o824.2505–1612.0

Schedule

Preseason
2000 Game Log: Preseason
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 May 20 @ Indiana W 82-71 N/A N/A N/A Mackey Arena 1-0
2 May 24 New York W 83-81 N/A N/A N/A TD Waterhouse Centre 2-0
3 May 26 Indiana L 73-80 N/A N/A N/A TD Waterhouse Centre 2-1

Regular season
2000 Game Log: Regular Season
May
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 May 31 @ Washington L 66-92 S. Johnson (16) McWilliams (8) S. Johnson, Powell (5) MCI Center 0-1
June
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
2 June 1 Charlotte W 82-79 Sales (24) McWilliams (9) S. Johnson (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 1-1
3 June 3 @ Indiana W 88-82 S. Johnson (16) dos Santos, McWilliams (5) S. Johnson (10) Conseco Fieldhouse 2-1
4 June 5 Sacramento W 75-68 Sales (22) McWilliams (12) S. Johnson (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 3-1
5 June 7 @ Cleveland L 79-83 (OT) Sales (24) McWilliams (8) S. Johnson (8) Gund Arena 3-2
6 June 8 Minnesota L 57-71 McWilliams (18) McWilliams (9) S. Johnson (3) TD Waterhouse Centre 3-3
7 June 10 @ Charlotte W 74-71 McWilliams, Sales (20) McWilliams, dos Santos (6) McWilliams (6) Gund Arena 4-3
8 June 13 @ Utah W 88-80 S. Johnson (19) Sales (6) S. Johnson (12) Delta Center 5-3
9 June 15 @ Minnesota L 66-72 Sales (23) dos Santos (11) S. Johnson (3) Target Center 5-4
10 June 17 Indiana L 54-79 McWilliams (11) McWilliams (6) S. Johnson (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 5-5
11 June 22 Cleveland W 77-64 McWilliams (22) McWilliams (11) Five Players (3) TD Waterhouse Centre 6-5
12 June 24 Charlotte W 69-68 Sales (22) Sales (10) dos Santos (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 7-5
13 June 26 Houston L 58-70 McWilliams, Sales (14) S. Johnson (11) S. Johnson (6) TD Waterhouse Centre 7-6
14 June 28 Miami W 61-53 S. Johnson (14) McWilliams (8) S. Johnson (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 8-6
15 June 30 @ Miami W 66-63 McWilliams (17) McWilliams (9) A. Johnson (4) American Airlines Arena 9-6
July
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
16 July 1 New York W 69-57 S. Johnson (23) S. Johnson (11) A. Johnson (3) TD Waterhouse Centre 10-6
17 July 6 Indiana W 72-60 McWilliams (22) S. Johnson (7) S. Johnson (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 11-6
18 July 8 Seattle W 64-53 A. Johnson (18) McWilliams (9) Powell (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 12-6
19 July 9 @ Detroit W 68-62 A. Johnson (17) McWilliams (11) S. Johnson (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 13-6
20 July 12 @ Cleveland L 72-74 (OT) McWilliams (22) McWilliams (7) Powell (5) Gund Arena 13-7
21 July 14 New York L 51-55 A. Johnson (22) A. Johnson (10) S. Johnson (3) TD Waterhouse Centre 13-8
22 July 19 Detroit W 88-78 Sales (20) McWilliams (10) Sales (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 14-8
23 July 21 @ Washington L 59-61 S. Johnson (17) S. Johnson (8) S. Johnson (5) MCI Center 14-9
24 July 23 Utah L 66-69 A. Johnson, McWilliams (18) dos Santos (11) S. Johnson (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 14-10
25 July 25 @ Los Angeles L 63-78 dos Santos (14) McWilliams (7) S. Johnson (6) Staples Center 14-11
26 July 27 @ Sacramento L 66-73 Sales (25) S. Johnson (10) S. Johnson (9) ARCO Arena 14-12
27 July 30 @ Portland L 55-76 A. Johnson (20) S. Johnson (8) S. Johnson (4) Rose Garden 14-13
August
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
28 August 1 @ Phoenix L 77-84 A. Johnson (24) McGhee (7) S. Johnson (7) America West Arena 14-14
29 August 4 @ New York L 57-70 A. Johnson (14) McWilliams (14) S. Johnson (9) Madison Square Garden 14-15
30 August 6 Detroit W 92-63 A. Johnson (25) dos Santos, McWilliams (8) S. Johnson (9) TD Waterhouse Centre 15-15
31 August 7 Washington W 65-57 Sales (16) dos Santos, Sales (7) S. Johnson (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 16-15
32 August 9 @ Miami L 64-68 (2OT) McWilliams (23) McWilliams (13) S. Johnson (6) American Airlines Arena 16-16

Playoffs

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Miracle had to face the Cleveland Rockers. Since the Rockers had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Orlando, game 2 at Cleveland, and game 3 (if needed) at Cleveland. The Miracle won the first game, but the Rockers won the next two and took the series.

  • For the first time in franchise history, the Miracle advanced to the postseason.
1999 Game Log: Regular Season
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 August 11 Cleveland W 62-55 McWilliams (16) McWilliams (10) S. Johnson (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 1-0
2 August 13 @ Cleveland L 54-63 A. Johnson (17) S. Johnson (9) S. Johnson (7) Gund Arena 1-1
3 August 15 @ Cleveland L 43-72 Sales (13) McWilliams (8) Four Players (2) Gund Arena 1-2

Player stats

Awards and honors

References
  1. WNBA.com: 2000 WNBA Draft Board
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