2000 Orlando Miracle season

2000 Orlando Miracle season
Head Coach	Carolyn Peck
Arena	TD Waterhouse Centre
Attendance	7,363 per game
Results
Record	16–16 (.500)
Place	3rd (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Lost in Eastern Conference Semifinals
Team Leaders
Points	Taj McWilliams (13.7)
Rebounds	Taj McWilliams (7.6)
Assists	Shannon Johnson (5.3)
Orlando Miracle seasons
< 1999	2001 >

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.

Roster

Orlando Miracle roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From 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 Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt) Assistant coaches Michael Peck (Marshall) Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

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

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

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

• http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2000/

Awards and honors

• Shannon Johnson, Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
• Shannon Johnson was named to the All-WNBA Second Team for the second time in her career.