Portland Fire expansion draft
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The following players were selected in the Portland Fire expansion draft from the Cleveland Rockers:
| Date
|
Transaction
|
| October 19, 1999
|
Hired Dan Hughes as Head Coach[1]
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| December 15, 1999
|
Lost Jamila Wideman and Alisa Burras to the Portland Fire in the WNBA expansion draft[1]
|
| April 25, 2000
|
Drafted Ann Wauters, Helen Darling, Monique Morehouse and Sophie Von Saldern in the 2000 WNBA Draft[1]
|
| May 4, 2000
|
Signed Beverly Williams, Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and Vicki Hall[1]
|
| May 23, 2000
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Waived Beverly Williams[1]
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| June 11, 2000
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Traded Michelle Edwards to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Nina Bjedov[1]
|
| July 7, 2000
|
Signed Adia Barnes to a 7-day contract[1]
|
| 2000 Cleveland Rockers roster
|
| Players |
Coaches
|
| Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
|
|
Height |
|
Weight |
|
|
DOB |
|
|
From |
Yrs
|
| F
|
23
|
|
Andrade, Mery
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
169 lb (77kg)
|
|
|
1975-12-31
|
|
|
Old Dominion
|
1
|
| G
|
11
|
|
Bader Binford, Tricia
|
|
|
5' 4" (1.63m)
|
|
125 lb (57kg)
|
|
|
1973-02-26
|
|
|
Boise State
|
2
|
| F
|
32
|
|
Barnes, Adia
|
|
|
5' 11" (1.8m)
|
|
165 lb (75kg)
|
|
|
1977-02-03
|
|
|
Arizona
|
2
|
| F
|
34
|
|
Brown, Rushia
|
|
|
6' 2" (1.88m)
|
|
175 lb (79kg)
|
|
|
1972-05-05
|
|
|
Furman
|
3
|
| G
|
30
|
|
Darling, Helen
|
|
|
5' 6" (1.68m)
|
|
164 lb (74kg)
|
|
|
1978-08-29
|
|
|
Penn State
|
R
|
| G
|
44
|
|
Edwards, Michelle
|
|
|
5' 9" (1.75m)
|
|
150 lb (68kg)
|
|
|
1966-03-06
|
|
|
Iowa
|
3
|
| F
|
42
|
|
Hall, Vicki
|
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m)
|
|
180 lb (82kg)
|
|
|
1969-10-03
|
|
|
Texas
|
R
|
| C
|
41
|
|
Johns Kimbrough, Pollyanna
|
|
|
6' 3" (1.91m)
|
|
165 lb (75kg)
|
|
|
1975-11-06
|
|
|
Michigan
|
1
|
| G
|
25
|
|
Jones, Merlakia
|
|
|
5' 10" (1.78m)
|
|
147 lb (67kg)
|
|
|
1973-06-21
|
|
|
Florida
|
3
|
| G
|
4
|
|
McConnell-Serio, Suzie
|
|
|
–
|
|
–
|
|
|
1966-07-29
|
|
|
Penn State
|
2
|
| F/C
|
28
|
|
Melvin, Chasity
|
|
|
6' 3" (1.91m)
|
|
185 lb (84kg)
|
|
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1976-05-03
|
|
|
NC State
|
1
|
| F
|
6
|
|
Němcová, Eva
|
|
|
6' 3" (1.91m)
|
|
178 lb (81kg)
|
|
|
1972-12-03
|
|
|
|
3
|
| C
|
12
|
|
Wauters, Ann
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
193 lb (88kg)
|
|
|
1980-10-12
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|
|
|
R
|
|
- Head coach
- Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
- Assistant coaches
- Lisa Boyer
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
|
2000 game log
Total: 17–15 (Home: 13–3; Road: 4–12)
|
May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
|
June: 7–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–3)
|
July: 8–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–5)
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August: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
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| 2000 playoff game log
|
First round vs. Orlando Miracle
Won Series: 2–1
|
Conference Finals vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–2
|
| 2000 playoff schedule
|
| Player
|
GP
|
GS
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
| Eva Němcová
|
14
|
14
|
31.6
|
.409
|
.408
|
,917
|
2.9
|
1.6
|
1.1
|
0.6
|
13.2
|
| Merlakia Jones
|
32
|
32
|
29.6
|
.474
|
.311
|
.681
|
4.3
|
2.0
|
0.9
|
0.1
|
11.0
|
| Chasity Melvin
|
32
|
32
|
28.3
|
.471
|
.143
|
.730
|
5.4
|
1.9
|
0.9
|
0.6
|
11.7
|
| Mery Andrade
|
32
|
18
|
24.9
|
.456
|
.360
|
.750
|
3.0
|
2.3
|
1.3
|
0.3
|
8.3
|
| Rushia Brown
|
30
|
22
|
22.6
|
.497
|
.500
|
.846
|
4.1
|
1.5
|
1.3
|
0.4
|
8.4
|
| Suzie McConnell-Serio
|
32
|
32
|
22.0
|
.414
|
.392
|
.760
|
1.6
|
3.7
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
5.4
|
| Ann Wauters
|
32
|
0
|
18.7
|
.523
|
.000
|
.741
|
4.0
|
1.2
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
6.2
|
| Vicki Hall
|
32
|
10
|
18.0
|
.373
|
.238
|
.647
|
2.9
|
0.8
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
4.7
|
| Helen Darling
|
32
|
0
|
17.4
|
.313
|
.342
|
.738
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
1.2
|
0.2
|
4.8
|
| Tricia Bader Binsford
|
25
|
0
|
8.0
|
.354
|
.333
|
.833
|
0.4
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.0
|
1.9
|
| Michelle Edwards
|
3
|
0
|
5.7
|
.400
|
.000
|
N/A
|
0.7
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
2.7
|
| Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough
|
12
|
0
|
4.8
|
.500
|
N/A
|
.583
|
1.2
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
1.4
|
| Adia Barnes
|
5
|
0
|
3.6
|
.600
|
.000
|
.500
|
0.4
|
0.8
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1.6
|
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
United States
Belgium
West Germany
