2000 Sacramento Monarchs Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 21-11
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Houston Comets 2-0
Coach: Sonny Allen (21-11)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 131,491, Avg. 8,218 in 16 home dates
2000 Sacramento Monarchs RosterTeam Record: 21-11
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost first round
First Round - Lost to Houston Comets 2-0
Coach: Sonny Allen (21-11)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 131,491, Avg. 8,218 in 16 home dates
The Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2000 season with a record of 21 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the WNBA's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Monarchs scored 2,343 points and yielded 2,176. Yolanda Griffith scored a team-best 523 points for Sacramento, while Ruthie Bolton and Tangela Smith netted 12 or more per game, too. Yolanda Griffith racked up 331 rebounds. Ticha Penicheiro dished out 236 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Yolanda Griffith added 83 thefts, and Tangela Smith blocked 64 shots.
Sonny Allen coached the team. The 2000 Sacramento Monarchs lost in the first round 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 32 | 32 | 1026 | 361 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 137 | 148 | 183 | 331 | 47 | 83 | 61 | 82 | 110 | 523 |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 32 | 32 | 925 | 371 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 36 | 61 | 117 | 178 | 43 | 30 | 64 | 60 | 107 | 388 |
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 29 | 29 | 868 | 368 | 133 | 160 | 50 | 84 | 64 | 42 | 64 | 106 | 57 | 34 | 1 | 45 | 60 | 380 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | G | 32 | 32 | 934 | 253 | 111 | 122 | 44 | 66 | 46 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 81 | 43 | 5 | 74 | 63 | 312 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 30 | 30 | 936 | 185 | 68 | 50 | 10 | 107 | 62 | 12 | 77 | 89 | 236 | 70 | 6 | 71 | 71 | 208 |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 32 | 0 | 521 | 143 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 30 | 42 | 80 | 122 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 72 | 181 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 30 | 3 | 401 | 88 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 46 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 124 |
| Katy Steding | F-G | 29 | 0 | 309 | 95 | 36 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 91 |
| Stacy Clinesmith | G | 26 | 2 | 285 | 57 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 66 |
| Cindy Blodgett | G | 20 | 0 | 133 | 50 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 52 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 5 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Rhonda Smith Banchero | C | 9 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals | 306 | 160 | 6400 | 1993 | 876 | 459 | 142 | 650 | 449 | 388 | 650 | 1038 | 567 | 332 | 157 | 449 | 571 | 2343 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 32 | 32 | 32.1 | 53.5 | 70.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 16.3 | |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 32 | 32 | 28.9 | 47.4 | 78.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 12.1 | |
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 29 | 29 | 29.9 | 36.1 | 31.3 | 76.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 13.1 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | G | 32 | 32 | 29.2 | 43.9 | 36.1 | 69.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 30 | 30 | 31.2 | 36.8 | 20.0 | 57.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 32 | 0 | 16.3 | 52.4 | 50.0 | 61.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 30 | 3 | 13.4 | 44.3 | 0.0 | 75.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Katy Steding | F-G | 29 | 0 | 10.7 | 37.9 | 32.1 | 28.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Stacy Clinesmith | G | 26 | 2 | 11.0 | 35.1 | 29.3 | 82.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Cindy Blodgett | G | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | 40.0 | 28.6 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 5 | 0 | 8.2 | 20.0 | 66.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | |
| Rhonda Smith Banchero | C | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Averages | 306 | 160 | 20.9 | 44.0 | 30.9 | 69.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 7.7 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 2 | 2 | 70 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 39 |
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 2 | 2 | 78 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 2 | 2 | 59 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | G | 2 | 2 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 2 | 2 | 77 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Stacy Clinesmith | G | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katy Steding | F-G | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 10 | 400 | 118 | 48 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 134 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthie Bolton | G | 2 | 2 | 35.0 | 38.2 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 19.5 |
| Yolanda Griffith | C-F | 2 | 2 | 39.0 | 52.2 | 62.5 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.5 | |
| Tangela Smith | F-C | 2 | 2 | 29.5 | 40.9 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 10.5 | |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | G | 2 | 2 | 30.0 | 43.8 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | G | 2 | 2 | 38.5 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 83.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Linda Burgess | F | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Lady Hardmon Grooms | G-F | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Stacy Clinesmith | G | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| Latasha Byears | G-F | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Katy Steding | F-G | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Averages | 306 | 10 | 21.1 | 40.7 | 34.4 | 84.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.1 |
