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2000 Seattle Storm Season
The 2000 WNBA season was the first season for the Seattle Storm. Transactions WNBA expansion draft WNBA draft Transactions Roster Schedule Regular season , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , May 31 , @ Sacramento L 60-76, Edna Campbell (22) , Kamila Vodičková (9) , Katrina Hibbert (3) , ARCO Arena , 0–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , June 1 , Houston L 47-77, Quacy Barnes (16) , Kamila Vodičková (7) , Sonja Henning (3) , KeyArena , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , June 3 , Portland L 58-65, Edna Campbell (18) , Kamila Vodičková (8) , Charmin Smith (4) , KeyArena , 0–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , June 7 , @ Phoenix L 49-82, Kamila Vodičková (12) , Simone Edwards (8) , Sonja Henning (2) , America West Arena , 0–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 5 , June 9 , @ Charlotte W 67-62, Edna Campbell (19) , Stacey Lovelace (9) , Edna Campbell (5) , Charlotte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Dunn
Lin Dunn (born May 10, 1947) is an American women's basketball executive and former coach, who is currently a senior advisor with the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA. She was recently the general manager of the Fever. She is most known for being the first coach and general manager for the Seattle Storm. She guided Indiana Fever to their first ever WNBA title. She has more than 500 wins to her name. A native of Dresden, Tennessee, Dunn graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1969. She coached for decades in the college ranks, amassing a 447-257 record in 25 seasons as a college head coach. In her tenure at Austin Peay State University (1970–1976), the University of Mississippi (1977–1978), the University of Miami (1978–1987) and Purdue University (1987–1996), she made the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship seven times, and the Final Four once, in 1994 with Purdue. She is in the Athletics Hall of Fame at both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Blizzard
The New England Blizzard was a women's professional basketball franchise based in Hartford, Connecticut. The Blizzard was a charter member of the American Basketball League (ABL). Playing from 1996 through 1998, the team produced many memorable moments for New England basketball fans and followers of women's sports in general. The Blizzard played most of its home games in the Hartford Civic Center, but occasionally the team played at the smaller Springfield Civic Center. Though they never won a title, the Blizzard consistently drew the most fans of any ABL franchise. This was partly because of the strong winning tradition established at the University of Connecticut, which built a large, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable base of local fan support for the women's game. Additionally, the Blizzard hired Boston Celtics legend K. C. Jones as head coach in 1997. Jones was easily the most widely recognized of the ABL coaches. Finally, the team featured several former Huskies. Season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARCO Arena
ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1988 to 2016. It hosted nearly 200 spectator events each year. The arena was named for ARCO, at the time in 1988, a Los Angeles–based independent oil and gas company that today is now a brand owned by Findlay, Ohio–based Marathon Petroleum. It was later named for Sleep Train, a chain of mattress and bed retailers based in Rocklin, California, that at the time of the agreement was a subsidiary of Mattress Firm, a Houston-based retailer that has since re-branded all Sleep Train stores as Mattress Firm. Several major entertainers have performed at the venue, including Bruno Mars and Linkin Park. History The original ARCO Arena, where the Kings played their home games for three seasons (1985– 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 1 , May 31 , Seattle W 76-60, Latasha Byears (17) , Latasha Byears (8) , Ticha Penicheiro (10) , ARCO Arena , 1–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , June 3 , @ Detroit L 74-77, Yolanda Griffith (24) , Yolanda Griffith (8) , Kedra Holland-Corn (5) , The Palace of Auburn Hills , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , June 5 , @ Orlando L 68-75, Kedra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Edwards (basketball)
Michelle Edwards (born March 6, 1966) is an American retired professional women's basketball player. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team, that claimed the bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Edwards was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014. Edwards was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. Allocated to the Cleveland Rockers in the 1997 WNBA draft, the 5'9" guard out of the University of Iowa played for Cleveland and the Seattle Storm during her career. She also coached at Rutgers University. Early years Unlike many notable basketball players, Edwards did not pick up the game at a young age. She was athletic, but her court of choice was a tennis court. She also skied, and dreamed of becoming the first black Olympic racer, although a case of frostbite cooled her interest in skiing. She spent a lot of time with her older brother Rodney, visiting a local park. He would go to the basketball court, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Rockers
The Cleveland Rockers were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Cleveland, that played from 1997 until 2003. The Rockers were one of the original eight franchises of the WNBA, which started in 1997. The owner was Gordon Gund, who at the time also owned the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. In October 2003, Gund announced that his Gund Arena Company would no longer operate the Rockers. The team folded after the 2003 season as the league was not able to find new ownership for the team. History The city of Cleveland was granted one of the original 8 franchises of the WNBA in October 1996. The Cleveland Rockers got their nickname from Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1997, they started with such players like Isabelle Fijalkowski and former Harlem Globetrotters member Lynette Woodard, who had been the first female player in Globetrotter history. The Rockers finished 15–13 in the first WNBA season ever, missing the playoffs in 1997. In 1998, the Rocker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
Stacey Lovelace (born December 5, 1974) is an American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA. Lovelace attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000, she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace played with the Seattle Storm. She also had stints with the Minnesota Lynx, Chicago Sky, and the Washington Mystics. On March 27, 2008, Lovelace signed with the Atlanta Dream. She was waived on July 8, 2008, and became a free agent. On July 11, Lovelace was signed by the Detroit Shock, however, on August 8 she was waived by the team. Lovelace was an assistant coach of the Tulsa Shock in 2013. She then was an assistant coach of the women's basketball team of the Oakland University from 2014 to 2016. She joined the NBA operations management training program in 2016 and worked as a player development specialist for the NBA G League from 2017 to 2022. In September 2022, she became an assistant general manager for the Motor City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajama Abraham Ngongba
Tajama Abraham Ngongba (born September 27, 1975) is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association. Abraham attended George Washington University and was the 31st draft pick in the 1997 WNBA draft. She played for Sacramento Monarchs in 1997 and Detroit Shock in 1998. Abraham took a position as the women's Assistant Coach of basketball at George Mason University in 2013. Early life Abraham was born September 27, 1975, on the island of St. Croix, in the United States Virgin Islands. She lived there until the age of 14 when the category 4 Hurricane Hugo hit the island on September 17 and 18, 1989. She took shelter in a commercial refrigerator, which measured 8' x 12', along with her four siblings, mother, father, and grandmother. After the destruction, the family moved to Hampton, Virginia. Not long after arriving in Virginia, local coaches and newspapers were talking about the high school basketball prospect who had arrived in town. Her fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Garner
Andrea Garner (born January 5, 1979) is a former professional basketball player. The 6ft 3in tall Garnerhttps://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/187670/garner-andrea won the NCAA Top VIII award in 2000. Awards and honors College *Third-team GTE Academic All-American *3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree *NCAA Top VIII award (2000) Penn State statistics Source Personal life Andrea Garner, born 5 January 1979, is a former basketball player. She earned a degree in marketing from Penn State. The 6ft 3in tall Garnerhttps://stats.wnba.com/player/100503/ won the NCAA Top VIII award in 2000. References External links * 1979 births Centers (basketball) Forwards (basketball) Living people Seattle Storm players Penn State Lady Lions basketball players American women's basketball players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Houston. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. They are one of two teams in the WNBA that are undefeated in the WNBA Finals; the Seattle Storm are the other. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and are tied with the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm for the most championships of any WNBA franchise, and despite all of their success, the team was folded and disbanded by the league in 2008 during the height of the Great Recession because new ownership could not be found. The Comets were known for courting great women's basketball stars. The team had among its members Cynthia Cooper (the WNBA's first MVP); college and national team standout Sheryl Swoopes; Kim Perrot, who succumbed to cancer in 1999; and college stars Michelle Snow and Tina Thompson. History Building the first dynasty of the WNB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 WNBA Draft ...
2001 WNBA draft *On April 20, 2001, the regular WNBA draft took place. Key Draft Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 ''Notes'': See also *List of first overall WNBA draft picks References * {{2001 WNBA season by team WNBA draft Draft Draft, the draft, or draught may refer to: Watercraft dimensions * Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel * Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail * Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 WNBA Draft ...
2000 WNBA draft *On December 15, 1999, a WNBA expansion draft took place. *On April 25, 2000, the regular WNBA draft took place. Expansion draft College draft Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Trades Pre-draft trades See also *List of first overall WNBA draft picks References * {{2000 WNBA season by team WNBA draft Draft Draft, the draft, or draught may refer to: Watercraft dimensions * Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel * Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail * Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
