2001_Phoenix_Mercury_season
The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth for the Phoenix Mercury. Cynthia Cooper became the second head coach in franchise history.
Quick Facts Phoenix Mercury season, Coach ...
2001 Phoenix Mercury season | |
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Coach | Cynthia Cooper |
Arena | America West Arena |
Attendance | 8,561 per game |
Results | |
Record | 13–19 (.406) |
Place | 5th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Media | |
Television | KASW (WB 61) Cox 9 |
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WNBA draft
More information Pick, Player ...
Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
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13th | Kristen Veal | Australia | Australia |
29th | Ilona Korstine | United States | Russia |
45th | Tere Williams | United States | Virginia Tech |
53rd | Carolyn Moos | United States | Stanford |
61st | Megan Franza | United States | Washington |
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Season standings
More information Western Conference, W ...
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
Utah Starzz x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
Houston Comets x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
Portland Fire o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
Seattle Storm o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
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Season Schedule
More information Date, Opponent ...
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
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May 30 | Utah | 61-82 | Loss | 0-1 |
May 31 | @ Seattle | 70-83 | Loss | 0-2 |
June 2 | @ Minnesota | 89-80 | Win | 1-2 |
June 4 | @ Portland | 69-71 (OT) | Loss | 1-3 |
June 5 | Charlotte | 76-69 | Win | 2-3 |
June 10 | Houston | 58-60 | Loss | 2-4 |
June 12 | Sacramento | 78-64 | Win | 3-4 |
June 14 | @ Sacramento | 59-81 | Loss | 3-5 |
June 16 | Orlando | 72-68 | Win | 4-5 |
June 21 | New York | 70-95 | Loss | 4-6 |
June 22 | Seattle | 55-58 | Loss | 4-7 |
June 29 | @ Detroit | 71-75 | Loss | 4-8 |
July 1 | @ Indiana | 78-86 (OT) | Loss | 4-9 |
July 4 | Miami | 60-47 | Win | 5-9 |
July 5 | @ Los Angeles | 50-73 | Loss | 5-10 |
July 7 | Washington | 66-52 | Win | 6-10 |
July 11 | Los Angeles | 61-75 | Loss | 6-11 |
July 13 | @ Cleveland | 61-69 | Loss | 6-12 |
July 14 | @ Minnesota | 80-67 | Win | 7-12 |
July 19 | Portland | 60-58 | Win | 8-12 |
July 21 | Utah | 59-50 | Win | 9-12 |
July 26 | Detroit | 63-62 | Win | 10-12 |
July 27 | @ Seattle | 56-54 | Win | 11-12 |
July 29 | @ Sacramento | 47-63 | Loss | 11-13 |
August 1 | Minnesota | 63-68 | Loss | 11-14 |
August 3 | @ Miami | 61-72 | Loss | 11-15 |
August 5 | @ Orlando | 69-78 | Loss | 11-16 |
August 6 | @ Houston | 48-62 | Loss | 11-17 |
August 8 | @ Los Angeles | 67-79 | Loss | 11-18 |
August 10 | @ Utah | 57-69 | Loss | 11-19 |
August 11 | Portland | 73-62 | Win | 12-19 |
August 14 | Houston | 56-38 | Win | 13-19 |
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Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Jennifer Gillom | 32 | 127 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 395 |
Maria Stepanova | 32 | 201 | 41 | 43 | 64 | 334 |
Trisha Fallon | 31 | 77 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 322 |
Lisa Harrison | 32 | 139 | 52 | 39 | 1 | 246 |
Bridget Pettis | 32 | 60 | 50 | 28 | 4 | 172 |
Kristen Veal | 29 | 60 | 125 | 33 | 4 | 116 |
Michele Timms | 21 | 45 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 98 |
Adrian Williams | 25 | 75 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 96 |
Tonya Edwards | 10 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 94 |
Jaynetta Saunders | 28 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 68 |
Slobodanka Tuvic | 30 | 63 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 54 |
Adriana Moises | 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
Ilona Korstine | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
Brandy Reed | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Nicole Kubik | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Michelle Cleary | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
E.C. Hill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Luckey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- "Phoenix Mercury Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.