2000 WNBA Finals

Team Coach Wins Houston Comets Van Chancellor 2 New York Liberty Richie Adubato 0
Dates	August 24-26
MVP	Cynthia Cooper (Houston Comets)
Hall of Famers	Comets: Cynthia Cooper (2010) Sheryl Swoopes (2016) Tina Thompson (2018) Liberty: Becky Hammon (2023) Rebecca Lobo (2017; did not play) Teresa Weatherspoon (2019) Coaches: Van Chancellor (2007)
Eastern Finals	New York defeated Cleveland, 2–1
Western Finals	Houston defeated Los Angeles, 2–0

The 2000 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2000 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, second-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, first-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Houston's fourth title.

The Comets made their fourth appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Liberty also made their third Finals appearance.

Going into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had won a WNBA championship (1997–1999).

The Comets had a 27–5 record (.844), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Liberty (20–12). It did not matter, however, as the Comets swept the Liberty.

Road to the finals

Game summaries

All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Rosters

2000 Houston Comets Finals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From F 4 Arcain, Janeth 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Brazil G 14 Cooper, Cynthia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) USC F 23 Jackson, Tammy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Florida C 00 Johnson, Tiffani 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tennessee G 3 Kelley-Gibson, Jawann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 137 lb (62 kg) Maryland C 40 Lamb, Monica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) USC G 21 Rizzotti, Jennifer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Connecticut F 22 Swoopes, Sheryl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Texas Tech F 7 Thompson, Tina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) USC F 13 Valdemoro, Amaya 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Spain G 4 Washington, Coquese 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 138 lb (63 kg) Notre Dame	Head coach Van Chancellor (Mississippi State) Assistant coaches Kevin Cook Alisa Scott Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

2000 New York Liberty Finals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From G 22 Bibby, Jessica 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 139 lb (63 kg) Australia F 13 Ferragut, Marina 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Spain C Firsova, Olga 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State F 42 Francis, Desiree 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Iowa State G 25 Hammon, Becky 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Colorado State G 55 Johnson, Vickie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Louisiana Tech C 50 Lobo, Rebecca  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Connecticut F 24 Phillips, Tari 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) University of Central Florida F 3 Robinson, Crystal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southeastern Oklahoma State University G 11 Weatherspoon, Teresa 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Louisiana Tech F 44 Whitmore, Tamika 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Memphis F 23 Wicks, Sue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Rutgers	Head coach Richie Adubato (William Paterson) Assistant coaches Pat Coyle (Rutgers) Jeff House Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

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