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2000 Detroit Shock season
CoachNancy Lieberman-Cline
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance6,716 per game
Results
Record14–18 (.438)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2000 WNBA season was the third for the Detroit Shock. The Shock were very close of making the playoffs, but they fell to the Washington Mystics in a tiebreaker.

Transactions

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Miami Sol expansion draft

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The following player was selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Detroit Shock:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Lesley Brown United StatesVirginia

Indiana Fever expansion draft

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The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Detroit Shock:

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Sandy Brondello AustraliaBTV Wuppertal (Germany)

WNBA draft

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RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
13Edwina Brown United StatesTexas
18Tamicha Jackson United StatesLouisiana Tech
228Madinah Slaise United StatesCincinnati
344Chavonne Hammond United StatesVanderbilt
460Cal Bouchard CanadaBoston College

Transactions

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DateTransaction
December 15, 1999Lost Lesley Brown to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
Lost Sandy Brondello to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
April 24, 2000Traded Jennifer Azzi and a 2000 1st Round Pick to the Utah Starzz in exchange for 2 2000 1st Round Picks[1]
April 25, 2000Drafted Edwina Brown, Tamicha Jackson, Madinah Slaise, Chavonne Hammond and Cal Bouchard in the 2000 WNBA draft[1]
May 1, 2000Signed Anna DeForge, Barbara Farris and Elena Tornikidou[1]
May 21, 2000Waived Chavonne Hammond and Wanda Guyton[1]
July 24, 2000Waived Madinah Slaise[1]

Roster

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2000 Detroit Shock roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F24United StatesBrown, Edwina5' 9" (1.75m)163 lb (74kg)1978-07-01TexasR
G10United StatesCanty, Dominique5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1977-03-02Alabama1
G30United StatesDeForge, Anna5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1976-04-14NebraskaR
F/C54United StatesFarris, Barbara6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1976-09-10TulaneR
F40United StatesHolmes Harris, Joy5' 10" (1.78m)170 lb (77kg)1969-03-31PurdueR
G35United StatesJackson, Tamicha5' 6" (1.68m)120 lb (54kg)1978-04-22Louisiana TechR
F44SenegalNdiaye-Diatta, Astou6' 3" (1.91m)182 lb (83kg)1973-11-05Southern Nazarene1
F9BrazilNeves, Claudia5' 8" (1.73m)136 lb (62kg)1975-02-171
F3United StatesPalmer, Wendy6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)1974-08-12Virginia3
C0United StatesScott-Richardson, Olympia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1976-05-05Stanford2
G12United StatesSlaise, Madinah5' 8" (1.73m)1973-08-23CincinnatiR
F17Soviet UnionTornikidou, Elena6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)1965-05-271
C52Soviet UnionZakaluzhnaya, Oksana6' 6" (1.98m)174 lb (79kg)1977-12-18R
Head coach
United States Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
United States Laura Ramus

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

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Regular season

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2000 game log
Total: 14–18 (Home: 8–9; Road: 6–9)
June: 7–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1June 3SacramentoW 77-74Elena Tornikidou (18)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12)Dominique Canty (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills1–0
2June 5@ MinnesotaL 68-88Wendy Palmer (15)Wendy Palmer (6)Dominique Canty (4)Target Center1–1
3June 7New YorkL 69-73Dominique Canty (22)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (6)Dominique Canty (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills1–2
4June 9IndianaW 80-76Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (18)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8)Brown
Canty
Tornikidou (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills2–2
5June 12CharlotteL 67-78Elena Tornikidou (16)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (7)Edwina Brown (3)The Palace of Auburn Hills2–3
6June 13@ MiamiL 61-74Jackson
Tornikidou (14)
Oksana Zakaluzhnaya (6)Claudia Neves (3)American Airlines Arena2–4
7June 16@ ClevelandW 93-81Dominique Canty (22)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8)Canty
Jackson (7)
Gund Arena3–4
8June 18IndianaW 111-74Wendy Palmer (22)Olympia Scott-Richardson (6)Tamicha Jackson (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills4–4
9June 19@ WashingtonL 55-80Tamicha Jackson (13)Ndiaye-Diatta
Palmer
Scott-Richardson (5)
Tamicha Jackson (3)MCI Center4–5
10June 21@ New YorkW 67-63Claudia Neves (16)Wendy Palmer (10)Neves
Tornikidou (3)
Madison Square Garden5–5
11June 24WashingtonL 70-76Dominique Canty (14)Wendy Palmer (6)Canty
Neves
Tornikidou (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills5–6
12June 25@ CharlotteW 84-81Elena Tornikidou (25)Olympia Scott-Richardson (8)Jackson
Tornikidou (5)
Charlotte Coliseum6–6
13June 28@ SeattleW 82-78Wendy Palmer (32)Wendy Palmer (12)Dominique Canty (5)KeyArena7–6
July: 5–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
14July 1@ SacramentoL 96-108Wendy Palmer (20)Wendy Palmer (9)Elena Tornikidou (6)ARCO Arena7–7
15July 2@ Los AngelesL 63-85Wendy Palmer (12)Wendy Palmer (9)Brown
Jackson (3)
Great Western Forum7–8
16July 6@ PhoenixL 69-83Claudia Neves (12)Holmes Harris (7)Brown
Neves (4)
America West Arena7–9
17July 7@ UtahW 73-69Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (18)Wendy Palmer (12)Anna DeForge (7)Delta Center8–9
18July 9OrlandoL 62-68Wendy Palmer (19)Wendy Palmer (9)Anna DeForge (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills8–10
19July 12SeattleW 61-56Dominique Canty (15)Elena Tornikidou (7)Elena Tornikidou (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills9–10
20July 14MiamiW 80-50Wendy Palmer (15)Wendy Palmer (9)Canty
Palmer
Tornikidou (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills10–10
21July 19OrlandoL 78-88Claudia Neves (19)Ndiaye-Diatta
Palmer (6)
Brown
Neves (4)
TD Waterhouse Centre10–11
22July 21HoustonL 74-76 (OT)Wendy Palmer (22)Wendy Palmer (12)Edwina Brown (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills10–12
23July 24PortlandL 57-61Elena Tornikidou (12)Wendy Palmer (10)Brown
Neves (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills10–13
24July 26MiamiW 78-62Wendy Palmer (17)Barbara Farris (10)Dominique Canty (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills11–13
25July 28@ ClevelandL 60-80Wendy Palmer (13)Wendy Palmer (9)Edwina Brown (8)Gund Arena11–14
26July 29CharlotteW 75-72Wendy Palmer (21)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (9)Elena Tornikidou (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills12–14
27July 31ClevelandL 65-76Wendy Palmer (16)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (11)Dominique Canty (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills12–15

Season standings

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Eastern ConferenceWLPCTConf.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

Statistics

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Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game
 APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage TO Turnovers per game
 PF Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Wendy Palmer323028.6.448.250.7046.81.20.60.313.8
Dominique Canty282728.0.409.000.6952.52.91.80.29.2
Elena Tornikidou323227.2.506.125.9143.42.60.90.410.3
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta323227.1.474.167.5695.81.30.70.710.8
Claudia Neves302021.2.380.304.8331.22.01.00.06.0
Edwina Brown32719.3.355.250.8382.82.30.80.25.9
Anna DeForge271016.0.405.321.7811.71.71.00.15.4
Tamicha Jackson17015.7.387.250.7431.52.11.30.06.8
Olympia Scott-Richardson28013.2.416.000.6502.91.00.40.43.6
Oksana Zakaluzhnaya23011.2.521.429.9092.00.10.20.63.9
Barbara Farris1429.3.500.000.5562.30.10.40.13,2
Joy Holmes Harris2909.3.471.364.7001.60.50.40.13.1
Madinah Slaise302.3.000.0001.0000.30.00.30.01.3


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "2000 Detroit Shock Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

    2000 Detroit Shock season
    CoachNancy Lieberman-Cline
    ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
    Attendance6,716 per game
    Results
    Record14–18 (.438)
    Place5th (Eastern)
    Playoff finishDid not qualify

    The 2000 WNBA season was the third for the Detroit Shock. The Shock were very close of making the playoffs, but they fell to the Washington Mystics in a tiebreaker.

    Transactions

    Miami Sol expansion draft

    The following player was selected in the Miami Sol expansion draft from the Detroit Shock:

    PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
    Lesley Brown United StatesVirginia

    Indiana Fever expansion draft

    The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Detroit Shock:

    PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
    Sandy Brondello AustraliaBTV Wuppertal (Germany)

    WNBA draft

    RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
    13Edwina Brown United StatesTexas
    18Tamicha Jackson United StatesLouisiana Tech
    228Madinah Slaise United StatesCincinnati
    344Chavonne Hammond United StatesVanderbilt
    460Cal Bouchard CanadaBoston College

    Transactions

    DateTransaction
    December 15, 1999Lost Lesley Brown to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
    Lost Sandy Brondello to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
    April 24, 2000Traded Jennifer Azzi and a 2000 1st Round Pick to the Utah Starzz in exchange for 2 2000 1st Round Picks[1]
    April 25, 2000Drafted Edwina Brown, Tamicha Jackson, Madinah Slaise, Chavonne Hammond and Cal Bouchard in the 2000 WNBA draft[1]
    May 1, 2000Signed Anna DeForge, Barbara Farris and Elena Tornikidou[1]
    May 21, 2000Waived Chavonne Hammond and Wanda Guyton[1]
    July 24, 2000Waived Madinah Slaise[1]

    Roster

    2000 Detroit Shock roster
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
    G/F24United StatesBrown, Edwina5' 9" (1.75m)163 lb (74kg)1978-07-01TexasR
    G10United StatesCanty, Dominique5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1977-03-02Alabama1
    G30United StatesDeForge, Anna5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1976-04-14NebraskaR
    F/C54United StatesFarris, Barbara6' 3" (1.91m)200 lb (91kg)1976-09-10TulaneR
    F40United StatesHolmes Harris, Joy5' 10" (1.78m)170 lb (77kg)1969-03-31PurdueR
    G35United StatesJackson, Tamicha5' 6" (1.68m)120 lb (54kg)1978-04-22Louisiana TechR
    F44SenegalNdiaye-Diatta, Astou6' 3" (1.91m)182 lb (83kg)1973-11-05Southern Nazarene1
    F9BrazilNeves, Claudia5' 8" (1.73m)136 lb (62kg)1975-02-171
    F3United StatesPalmer, Wendy6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)1974-08-12Virginia3
    C0United StatesScott-Richardson, Olympia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1976-05-05Stanford2
    G12United StatesSlaise, Madinah5' 8" (1.73m)1973-08-23CincinnatiR
    F17Soviet UnionTornikidou, Elena6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)1965-05-271
    C52Soviet UnionZakaluzhnaya, Oksana6' 6" (1.98m)174 lb (79kg)1977-12-18R
    Head coach
    United States Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Old Dominion)
    Assistant coaches
    United States Laura Ramus

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
    • (FA) Free agent
    • (S) Suspended
    • Injured Injured

    Schedule

    Regular season

    2000 game log
    Total: 14–18 (Home: 8–9; Road: 6–9)
    June: 7–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–3)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Record
    1June 3SacramentoW 77-74Elena Tornikidou (18)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12)Dominique Canty (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills1–0
    2June 5@ MinnesotaL 68-88Wendy Palmer (15)Wendy Palmer (6)Dominique Canty (4)Target Center1–1
    3June 7New YorkL 69-73Dominique Canty (22)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (6)Dominique Canty (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills1–2
    4June 9IndianaW 80-76Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (18)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8)Brown
    Canty
    Tornikidou (3)
    The Palace of Auburn Hills2–2
    5June 12CharlotteL 67-78Elena Tornikidou (16)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (7)Edwina Brown (3)The Palace of Auburn Hills2–3
    6June 13@ MiamiL 61-74Jackson
    Tornikidou (14)
    Oksana Zakaluzhnaya (6)Claudia Neves (3)American Airlines Arena2–4
    7June 16@ ClevelandW 93-81Dominique Canty (22)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8)Canty
    Jackson (7)
    Gund Arena3–4
    8June 18IndianaW 111-74Wendy Palmer (22)Olympia Scott-Richardson (6)Tamicha Jackson (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills4–4
    9June 19@ WashingtonL 55-80Tamicha Jackson (13)Ndiaye-Diatta
    Palmer
    Scott-Richardson (5)
    Tamicha Jackson (3)MCI Center4–5
    10June 21@ New YorkW 67-63Claudia Neves (16)Wendy Palmer (10)Neves
    Tornikidou (3)
    Madison Square Garden5–5
    11June 24WashingtonL 70-76Dominique Canty (14)Wendy Palmer (6)Canty
    Neves
    Tornikidou (3)
    The Palace of Auburn Hills5–6
    12June 25@ CharlotteW 84-81Elena Tornikidou (25)Olympia Scott-Richardson (8)Jackson
    Tornikidou (5)
    Charlotte Coliseum6–6
    13June 28@ SeattleW 82-78Wendy Palmer (32)Wendy Palmer (12)Dominique Canty (5)KeyArena7–6
    July: 5–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–4)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Record
    14July 1@ SacramentoL 96-108Wendy Palmer (20)Wendy Palmer (9)Elena Tornikidou (6)ARCO Arena7–7
    15July 2@ Los AngelesL 63-85Wendy Palmer (12)Wendy Palmer (9)Brown
    Jackson (3)
    Great Western Forum7–8
    16July 6@ PhoenixL 69-83Claudia Neves (12)Holmes Harris (7)Brown
    Neves (4)
    America West Arena7–9
    17July 7@ UtahW 73-69Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (18)Wendy Palmer (12)Anna DeForge (7)Delta Center8–9
    18July 9OrlandoL 62-68Wendy Palmer (19)Wendy Palmer (9)Anna DeForge (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills8–10
    19July 12SeattleW 61-56Dominique Canty (15)Elena Tornikidou (7)Elena Tornikidou (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills9–10
    20July 14MiamiW 80-50Wendy Palmer (15)Wendy Palmer (9)Canty
    Palmer
    Tornikidou (4)
    The Palace of Auburn Hills10–10
    21July 19OrlandoL 78-88Claudia Neves (19)Ndiaye-Diatta
    Palmer (6)
    Brown
    Neves (4)
    TD Waterhouse Centre10–11
    22July 21HoustonL 74-76 (OT)Wendy Palmer (22)Wendy Palmer (12)Edwina Brown (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills10–12
    23July 24PortlandL 57-61Elena Tornikidou (12)Wendy Palmer (10)Brown
    Neves (3)
    The Palace of Auburn Hills10–13
    24July 26MiamiW 78-62Wendy Palmer (17)Barbara Farris (10)Dominique Canty (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills11–13
    25July 28@ ClevelandL 60-80Wendy Palmer (13)Wendy Palmer (9)Edwina Brown (8)Gund Arena11–14
    26July 29CharlotteW 75-72Wendy Palmer (21)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (9)Elena Tornikidou (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills12–14
    27July 31ClevelandL 65-76Wendy Palmer (16)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (11)Dominique Canty (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills12–15
    August: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Record
    28August 2Los AngelesL 81-84Dominique Canty (17)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills12–16
    29August 4@ WashingtonL 72-96Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (19)Ndiaye-Diatta
    Scott-Richardson (7)
    Dominique Canty (4)MCI Center12–17
    30August 6@ OrlandoL 63-92Dominique Canty (10)Canty
    Ndiaye-Diatta (6)
    Claudia Neves (3)TD Waterhouse Centre12–18
    31August 8@ IndianaW 74-63Ndiaye-Diatta
    Palmer (18)
    Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8)Palmer
    DeForge (4)
    Conseco Fieldhouse13–18
    32August 9New YorkW 66-63Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (19)Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8)Dominique Canty (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills14–18

    Season standings

    Eastern ConferenceWLPCTConf.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

    Statistics

    Legend
      GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game
     APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game
     FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage TO Turnovers per game
     PF Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

    Regular season

    PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
    Wendy Palmer323028.6.448.250.7046.81.20.60.313.8
    Dominique Canty282728.0.409.000.6952.52.91.80.29.2
    Elena Tornikidou323227.2.506.125.9143.42.60.90.410.3
    Astou Ndiaye-Diatta323227.1.474.167.5695.81.30.70.710.8
    Claudia Neves302021.2.380.304.8331.22.01.00.06.0
    Edwina Brown32719.3.355.250.8382.82.30.80.25.9
    Anna DeForge271016.0.405.321.7811.71.71.00.15.4
    Tamicha Jackson17015.7.387.250.7431.52.11.30.06.8
    Olympia Scott-Richardson28013.2.416.000.6502.91.00.40.43.6
    Oksana Zakaluzhnaya23011.2.521.429.9092.00.10.20.63.9
    Barbara Farris1429.3.500.000.5562.30.10.40.13,2
    Joy Holmes Harris2909.3.471.364.7001.60.50.40.13.1
    Madinah Slaise302.3.000.0001.0000.30.00.30.01.3


    Waived/Released during the season
    Traded during the season
    Acquired during the season

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g "2000 Detroit Shock Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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