2000 New York Liberty Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 20-12
Finishing 1st in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-3 Lost Championship
First Round - Defeated Washington Mystics 2-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Cleveland Rockers 2-1
Finals - Lost to Houston Comets 2-0
Coach: Richie Adubato (20-12)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 250,565, Avg. 15,660 in 16 home dates
2000 New York Liberty RosterTeam Record: 20-12
Finishing 1st in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-3 Lost Championship
First Round - Defeated Washington Mystics 2-0
Conference Finals - Defeated Cleveland Rockers 2-1
Finals - Lost to Houston Comets 2-0
Coach: Richie Adubato (20-12)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 250,565, Avg. 15,660 in 16 home dates
The New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2000 season with a record of 20 wins and 12 losses, finishing first in the WNBA's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-3.
The Liberty netted 2,148 points and yielded 2,035. Tari Phillips tossed in a team-best 427 points for New York, and Vickie Johnson scored 11 or more per game also. Tari Phillips contributed 247 boards. Teresa Weatherspoon dished out 205 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Teresa Weatherspoon added 65 thefts.
Richie Adubato coached the team. The 2000 New York Liberty lost in the Championship of the playoffs.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Phillips | F-C | 31 | 30 | 978 | 364 | 170 | 8 | 2 | 130 | 85 | 86 | 161 | 247 | 28 | 59 | 21 | 85 | 110 | 427 |
| Vickie Johnson | G-F | 31 | 31 | 1023 | 324 | 143 | 71 | 27 | 76 | 67 | 40 | 97 | 137 | 77 | 22 | 5 | 57 | 48 | 380 |
| Becky Hammon | G | 32 | 16 | 835 | 252 | 119 | 141 | 52 | 69 | 61 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 58 | 29 | 1 | 62 | 55 | 351 |
| Tamika Whitmore | F | 32 | 16 | 689 | 253 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 59 | 34 | 71 | 105 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 102 | 277 |
| Crystal Robinson | F-G | 27 | 14 | 722 | 201 | 86 | 102 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 74 | 238 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 32 | 32 | 1078 | 153 | 67 | 44 | 11 | 81 | 60 | 16 | 93 | 109 | 205 | 65 | 5 | 86 | 85 | 205 |
| Sue Wicks | F | 32 | 12 | 680 | 143 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 45 | 49 | 100 | 149 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 78 | 156 |
| Marina Ferragut Castillo | F | 23 | 4 | 154 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 50 |
| Shea Mahoney | F | 15 | 3 | 158 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| Jessica Bibby | G | 17 | 0 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 19 |
| Olga Firsova | C | 9 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Venus Lacy | C | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Desiree Francis | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 284 | 160 | 6425 | 1815 | 792 | 396 | 135 | 567 | 429 | 288 | 652 | 940 | 477 | 246 | 102 | 458 | 617 | 2148 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Phillips | F-C | 31 | 30 | 31.5 | 46.7 | 25.0 | 65.4 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 13.8 |
| Vickie Johnson | G-F | 31 | 31 | 33.0 | 44.1 | 38.0 | 88.2 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| Becky Hammon | G | 32 | 16 | 26.1 | 47.2 | 36.9 | 88.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| Tamika Whitmore | F | 32 | 16 | 21.5 | 43.1 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 8.7 |
| Crystal Robinson | F-G | 27 | 14 | 26.7 | 42.8 | 35.3 | 90.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 8.8 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 32 | 32 | 33.7 | 43.8 | 25.0 | 74.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6.4 |
| Sue Wicks | F | 32 | 12 | 21.3 | 38.5 | 20.0 | 72.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| Marina Ferragut Castillo | F | 23 | 4 | 6.7 | 43.4 | 30.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Shea Mahoney | F | 15 | 3 | 10.5 | 28.9 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Jessica Bibby | G | 17 | 0 | 4.1 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 84.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Olga Firsova | C | 9 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Venus Lacy | C | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| Desiree Francis | F | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 284 | 160 | 22.6 | 43.6 | 34.1 | 75.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Phillips | F-C | 7 | 7 | 222 | 95 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 114 |
| Tamika Whitmore | F | 7 | 7 | 196 | 65 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 81 |
| Vickie Johnson | G-F | 7 | 7 | 237 | 71 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 72 |
| Becky Hammon | G | 7 | 7 | 206 | 49 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 66 |
| Crystal Robinson | F-G | 7 | 0 | 150 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 7 | 7 | 253 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 32 |
| Sue Wicks | F | 7 | 0 | 131 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 |
| Marina Ferragut Castillo | F | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Olga Firsova | C | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jessica Bibby | G | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Desiree Francis | F | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 35 | 1425 | 390 | 171 | 76 | 27 | 100 | 81 | 62 | 134 | 196 | 113 | 68 | 25 | 98 | 130 | 450 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Phillips | F-C | 7 | 7 | 31.7 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 78.3 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 16.3 |
| Tamika Whitmore | F | 7 | 7 | 28.0 | 47.7 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 11.6 |
| Vickie Johnson | G-F | 7 | 7 | 33.9 | 38.0 | 27.3 | 85.7 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| Becky Hammon | G | 7 | 7 | 29.4 | 42.9 | 30.4 | 89.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| Crystal Robinson | F-G | 7 | 0 | 21.4 | 41.0 | 47.4 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | G | 7 | 7 | 36.1 | 35.3 | 20.0 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| Sue Wicks | F | 7 | 0 | 18.7 | 34.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Marina Ferragut Castillo | F | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |
| Olga Firsova | C | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Jessica Bibby | G | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Desiree Francis | F | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Averages | 284 | 35 | 23.8 | 43.8 | 35.5 | 81.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 7.5 |
