Jay Francis

Las Vegas Aces Franchise   (1997 - 2004)

• January 22, 1997

  Drafted Elena Baranova in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

  Drafted Lady Grooms in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft.

• February 27, 1997

  Drafted Dena Head 1st overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

  Drafted Wendy Palmer 9th overall in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft.

• April 19, 1997

  Hired Denise Taylor as Head Coach.

• April 28, 1997

  Drafted Tammi Reiss in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Jessie Hicks in the 2nd round (12th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Raegan Scott in the 3rd round (21st pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Kim Williams in the 4th round (28th pick) of the 1997 WNBA Draft.

• June 20, 1997

  Waived Megan Compain.

• February 18, 1998

  Lost Deborah Carter to the Washington Mystics in the WNBA expansion draft.

• April 29, 1998

  Drafted Margo Dydek in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Olympia Scott in the 2nd round (11th pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted LaTonya Johnson in the 3rd round (21st pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Tricia Bader Binford in the 4th round (31st pick) of the 1998 WNBA Draft.

• May 5, 1998

  Traded Lady Grooms to the Sacramento Monarchs for Chantel Tremitiere.

• May 8, 1998

  Traded Karen Booker to the Houston Comets for Fran Harris.

• June 10, 1998

  Waived Greta Koss.

• July 27, 1998

  Fired Denise Taylor as Head Coach.

  Hired Frank Layden as Head Coach.

• July 28, 1998

  Waived Fran Harris.

• April 6, 1999

  Lost Kim Williams to the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA expansion draft.

• April 30, 1999

  Waived Jessie Hicks.

• May 4, 1999

  Drafted Natalie Williams in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Debbie Black in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Adrienne Goodson in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Dalma Ivanyi in the 4th round (39th pick) of the 1999 WNBA Draft.

• May 6, 1999

  Waived Erin Alexander.

• June 9, 1999

  Waived Dena Head.

  Waived Tammi Reiss.

• June 21, 1999

  Waived Chantel Tremitiere.

  Frank Layden retired.

  Hired Fred Williams as Head Coach.

• July 6, 1999

  Waived Chantel Tremitiere.

  Signed Tricia Bader Binford.

• July 12, 1999

  Waived Michelle Campbell.

• July 30, 1999

  Traded Wendy Palmer and Olympia Scott to the Detroit Shock for Cindy Brown and Korie Hlede.

  Signed Cindy Brown.

  Signed Korie Hlede.

• December 15, 1999

  Traded Elena Baranova and a 2000 2nd round pick (Jameka Jones later selected) to the Miami Sol for Kate Starbird and a 2000 1st round pick (Tamicha Jackson later selected).

  Lost Chantel Tremitiere to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA expansion draft.

  Lost Debbie Black to the Miami Sol in the WNBA expansion draft.

• April 24, 2000

  Traded a 2000 1st round pick (Edwina Brown later selected) and a 2000 1st round pick (Tamicha Jackson later selected) to the Detroit Shock for Jennifer Azzi and a 2000 1st round pick (Naomi Mulitauaopele later selected).

• April 25, 2000

  Drafted Naomi Mulitauaopele in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Stacy Frese in the 3rd round (35th pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Kristen Rasmussen in the 4th round (51st pick) of the 2000 WNBA Draft.

• May 27, 2000

  Waived Krystyna Lara.

• June 8, 2000

  Waived Kristen Rasmussen.

• July 7, 2000

  Waived Katryna Gaither.

• July 27, 2000

  Signed Kym Hope.

• April 19, 2001

  Waived Kym Hope.

• April 20, 2001

  Drafted Marie Ferdinand-Harris in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Michaela Pavlickova in the 2nd round (24th pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Shea Ralph in the 3rd round (40th pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Cara Consuegra in the 4th round (56th pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.

• April 30, 2001

  Signed Tanja Kostic.

• May 11, 2001

  Waived Tanja Kostic.

• May 26, 2001

  Waived Naomi Mulitauaopele.

  Waived Stacy Frese.

• June 21, 2001

  Signed Keitha Dickerson.

• July 6, 2001

  Fred Williams resigns as Head Coach.

  Hired Candi Harvey as Head Coach.

• July 11, 2001

  Waived Keitha Dickerson.

• April 18, 2002

  Traded Korie Hlede to the New York Liberty for a 2002 1st round pick (LaNeishea Caufield later selected).

• April 19, 2002

  Drafted Danielle Crockrom in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted LaNeishea Caufield in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Andrea Gardner in the 2nd round (27th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Edmarie Lumbsley in the 3rd round (43rd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Jaclyn Winfield in the 4th round (59th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.

• May 8, 2002

  Waived Edmarie Lumbsley.

• May 20, 2002

  Waived Michaela Pavlickova.

• May 21, 2002

  Waived Cara Consuegra.

• July 23, 2002

  Traded Kate Starbird to the Seattle Storm for Semeka Randall.

• April 25, 2003

  Drafted Coretta Brown in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Ke-Ke Tardy in the 2nd round (25th pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.

  Drafted Brooke Armistead in the 3rd round (40th pick) of the 2003 WNBA Draft.

• May 1, 2003

  Traded Coretta Brown and Natalie Williams to the Indiana Fever for Sylvia Crawley and Gwen Jackson.

• May 8, 2003

  Waived Brooke Armistead.

• May 13, 2003

  Signed Tausha Mills.

• May 18, 2003

  Waived Andrea Gardner.

  Waived Elisa Aguilar.

  Waived Ke-Ke Tardy.

  Waived LaNeishea Caufield.

• May 21, 2003

  Waived Danielle Crockrom.

• July 26, 2003

  Fired Candi Harvey as Head Coach.

  Hired Shell Dailey as Interim Head Coach.

• October 30, 2003

  Hired Dee Brown as Head Coach.