2001 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachCynthia Cooper
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Attendance8,561 per game
Results
Record1319 (.406)
Place5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Media
TelevisionKASW (WB 61)
Cox 9

The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth for the Phoenix Mercury. Cynthia Cooper became the second head coach in franchise history.

Offseason

WNBA draft

Pick Player Nationality School
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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Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Los Angeles Sparks x284.87519–2
Sacramento Monarchs x2012.62513–88.0
Utah Starzz x1913.59411–109.0
Houston Comets x1913.59413–89.0
Phoenix Mercury o1319.4068–1315.0
Minnesota Lynx o1220.3759–1216.0
Portland Fire o1121.3445–1617.0
Seattle Storm o1022.3136–1518.0

Season Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
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

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Jennifer Gillom32127353119395
Maria Stepanova32201414364334
Trisha Fallon3177333512322
Lisa Harrison3213952391246
Bridget Pettis326050284172
Kristen Veal2960125334116
Michele Timms21458721298
Adrian Williams25751115596
Tonya Edwards1019185194
Jaynetta Saunders2840710868
Slobodanka Tuvic306317161754
Adriana Moises716176041
Ilona Korstine121153021
Brandy Reed130003
Nicole Kubik325402
Michelle Cleary439202
E.C. Hill301100
Pat Luckey111010

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References

  1. "Phoenix Mercury Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. "2001 Phoenix Mercury Stats".
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