2001 Cleveland Rockers season

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The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers topped the Eastern Conference with the best record in franchise history, but their season ended shortly in the playoffs, losing in the first round to eventual conference champion Charlotte Sting.

Head coachDan Hughes
ArenaGund Arena
Record22–10 (.688)
Place1st (Eastern)
Quick facts Cleveland Rockers season, Head coach ...
2001 Cleveland Rockers season
Head coachDan Hughes
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record22–10 (.688)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-1) to Charlotte Sting
Media
TelevisionWUAB (UPN 43)
Fox Sports Net Ohio
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Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2001 WNBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 11 Penny Taylor  Australia Dandenong Rangers (Australia)
2 27 Jaynetta Saunders  United States Texas A&M
3 43 Angelina Wolvert  United States Oregon
4 59 Erin Batth  United States Clemson
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Transactions

More information Date, Transaction ...
Date Transaction
April 20, 2001 Drafted Penny Taylor, Jaynetta Saunders, Angelina Wolvert and Erin Batth in the 2001 WNBA draft[1]
April 30, 2001 Signed Jessica Zinobile, Kim Williams, Rhonda Blades and Rhonda Smith[1]
May 8, 2001 Waived Kim Williams and Rhonda Smith[1]
May 11, 2001 Waived Rhonda Blades[1]
May 22, 2001 Waived Erin Batth[1]
May 27, 2001 Traded Jaynetta Saunders to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick[1]
Traded a 2002 3rd Round Pick to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Jennifer Rizzotti[1]
Waived Jessica Zinobile[1]
Suspended contracts of Ann Wauters and Rushia Brown[1]
June 1, 2001 Waived Angelina Wolvert[1]
June 16, 2001 Waived Adia Barnes[1]
July 10, 2001 Waived Vicki Hall[1]
July 12, 2001 Waived Paige Sauer[1]
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Roster

More information Cleveland Rockers roster, Players ...
2001 Cleveland Rockers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F23PortugalAndrade, Mery6' 0" (1.83m)169 lb (77kg)1975-12-31Old Dominion2
G11United StatesBader Binford, Tricia5' 4" (1.63m)125 lb (57kg)1973-02-26Boise State3
F32United StatesBarnes, Adia5' 11" (1.8m)165 lb (75kg)1977-02-03Arizona3
F34United StatesBrown, Rushia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1972-05-05Furman4
G30United StatesDarling, Helen5' 6" (1.68m)164 lb (74kg)1978-08-29Penn State1
F42United StatesHall, Vicki6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)1969-10-03Texas1
C41The BahamasJohns Kimbrough, Pollyanna6' 3" (1.91m)165 lb (75kg)1975-11-06Michigan2
G25United StatesJones, Merlakia5' 10" (1.78m)147 lb (67kg)1973-06-21Florida4
F/C44United StatesMelvin, Chasity6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)1976-05-03NC State2
F6CzechoslovakiaNěmcová, Eva6' 3" (1.91m)178 lb (81kg)1972-12-034
G21United StatesRizzotti, Jennifer5' 6" (1.68m)146 lb (66kg)1974-05-15Connecticut2
C31United StatesSauer, Paige6' 5" (1.96m)200 lb (91kg)1977-12-08Connecticut1
F14AustraliaTaylor, Penny6' 1" (1.85m)165 lb (75kg)1981-05-24R
C12BelgiumWauters, Ann6' 4" (1.93m)193 lb (88kg)1980-10-121
F/C40United StatesWolvert, Angelina6' 3" (1.91m)1978-12-08OregonR
Head coach
United States Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
Assistant coaches
United States Lisa Boyer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Schedule

Regular season

More information 2001 game log Total: 22–10 (Home: 14–2; Road: 8–8), Game ...
2001 game log
Total: 22–10 (Home: 14–2; Road: 8–8)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 31 Washington W 69–34 Merlakia Jones (17) Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (10) Chasity Melvin (5) Gund Arena 1–0
June : 9–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 June 2 @ Sacramento L 65–70 Penny Taylor (19) Jones
Melvin (7)		 Andrade
Taylor (4)		 ARCO Arena 1–1
3 June 5 @ Los Angeles L 50–58 Merlakia Jones (18) Merlakia Jones (12) Helen Darling (8) Staples Center 1–2
4 June 7 New York W 67–49 Jones
Melvin (13)		 Merlakia Jones (8) Merlakia Jones (6) Gund Arena 2–2
5 June 9 Indiana W 86–76 Chasity Melvin (22) Brown
Jones (6)		 Chasity Melvin (5) Gund Arena 3–2
6 June 12 @ Portland L 62–67 Penny Taylor (11) Merlakia Jones (7) Andrade
Jones (4)		 Rose Garden 3–3
7 June 14 @ Seattle W 58–36 Chasity Melvin (16) Chasity Melvin (10) Mery Andrade (6) KeyArena 4–3
8 June 16 Miami W 70–53 Merlakia Jones (18) Chasity Melvin (11) Andrade
Jones (5)		 Gund Arena 5–3
9 June 17 @ Washington W 57–55 Merlakia Jones (17) Chasity Melvin (12) Mery Andrade (6) MCI Center 6–3
10 June 22 Los Angeles W 74–70 Merlakia Jones (26) Chasity Melvin (7) Helen Darling (4) Gund Arena 7–3
11 June 24 @ Miami W 54–35 Chasity Melvin (11) Merlakia Jones (9) Jennifer Rizzotti (4) American Airlines Arena 8–3
12 June 26 Portland W 61–57 Merlakia Jones (20) Taylor
Wauters (6)		 Helen Darling (5) Gund Arena 9–3
13 June 27 @ Orlando W 65–41 Chasity Melvin (12) Hall
Melvin
Taylor (5)		 Helen Darling (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 10–3
14 June 30 @ Charlotte L 55–58 Rushia Brown (16) Merlakia Jones (7) Darling
Jones
Melvin (3)		 Charlotte Coliseum 10–4
July : 10–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15 July 1 Minnesota W 52–47 Merlakia Jones (13) Merlakia Jones (6) Helen Darling (6) Gund Arena 11–4
16 July 6 @ Utah L 69–73 Jones
Melvin (13)		 Chasity Melvin (8) Mery Andrade (4) Delta Center 11–5
17 July 8 @ Houston W 63–53 Helen Darling (18) Rushia Brown (11) Helen Darling (7) Compaq Center 12–5
18 July 10 Seattle W 59–53 Rushia Brown (18) Rushia Brown (8) Brown
Darling
Rizzotti (4)		 Gund Arena 13–5
19 July 11 @ Indiana W 76–58 Darling
Taylor (14)		 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (5) Jennifer Rizzotti (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 14–5
20 July 13 Phoenix W 69–61 Merlakia Jones (22) Merlakia Jones (11) Darling
Rizzotti (3)		 Gund Arena 15–5
21 July 19 New York W 65–60 Ann Wauters (19) Brown
Jones (9)		 Helen Darling (6) Gund Arena 16–5
22 July 21 Charlotte W 56–41 Ann Wauters (15) Brown
Jones (6)		 Helen Darling (4) Gund Arena 17–5
23 July 25 Miami W 52–48 (OT) Rushia Brown (15) Ann Wauters (10) Mery Andrade (5) Gund Arena 18–5
24 July 27 Indiana L 63–67 Rushia Brown (20) Jones
Taylor (7)		 Mery Andrade (7) Gund Arena 18–6
25 July 28 @ Detroit W 57–50 Merlakia Jones (12) Ann Wauters (8) Helen Darling (2) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19–6
26 July 30 Orlando W 65–46 Helen Darling (16) Rushia Brown (8) Helen Darling (5) Charlotte Coliseum 20–6
August : 2–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27 August 4 @ New York W 58–43 Ann Wauters (14) Merlakia Jones (11) Rushia Brown (3) Madison Square Garden 21–6
28 August 7 @ Orlando L 67–74 Merlakia Jones (20) Rushia Brown (7) Mery Andrade (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 21–7
29 August 8 Detroit W 73–66 Jones
Taylor (14)		 Jones
Wauters (7)		 Andrade
Melvin (4)		 Gund Arena 22–7
30 August 10 Charlotte L 53–55 Merlakia Jones (15) Ann Wauters (10) Ann Wauters (5) Gund Arena 22–8
31 August 12 @ Washington L 49–57 Chasity Melvin (13) Chasity Melvin (10) Helen Darling (4) MCI Center 22–9
32 August 14 @ Detroit L 65–76 Penny Taylor (21) Ann Wauters (8) Mery Andrade (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22–10
2001 season schedule
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Playoffs

More information Game, Date ...
2001 playoff game log
First round vs. Charlotte Sting
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 August 16 @ Charlotte L 46–53 Ann Wauters (12) Merlakia Jones (7) Merlakia Jones (7) Charlotte Coliseum 0–1
2 August 18 Charlotte W 69–51 Merlakia Jones (19) Merlakia Jones (7) Darling
Rizzotti (6)		 Gund Arena 1–1
3 August 20 Charlotte L 64–72 Merlakia Jones (13) Helen Darling (5) Helen Darling (10) Gund Arena 1–2
2001 playoff schedule
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Season standings

More information Eastern Conference, W ...
Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Cleveland Rockers x2210.68815–6–
New York Liberty x2111.65613–81.0
Miami Sol x2012.62514–72.0
Charlotte Sting x1814.56315–64.0
Orlando Miracle o1319.4069–129.0
Indiana Fever o1022.3137–1412.0
Detroit Shock o1022.3137–1412.0
Washington Mystics o1022.3134–1712.0
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Statistics

More information Legend ...
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader
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Regular season

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Merlakia Jones 30 30 33.3 .438 .265 .793 5.5 1.5 1.0 0.1 13.5
Mery Andrade 32 32 27.9 .339 .200 .667 2.7 3.1 1.6 0.3 4.8
Chasity Melvin 27 20 27.9 .474 1.000 .698 5.7 1.9 0.9 0.6 9.9
Ann Wauters 24 14 25.9 .569 .000 .800 4.8 1.5 0.7 0.5 9.8
Rushia Brown 30 24 25.3 .518 1.000 .730 4.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 8.3
Helen Darling 32 32 24.3 .355 .329 .764 2.4 3.4 1.1 0.1 6.1
Penny Taylor 32 0 17.5 .382 .301 .783 3.5 1.4 1.1 0.3 7.2
Vicki Hall 14 6 16.1 .409 .318 .500 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 4.6
Jennifer Rizzotti 32 0 14.9 .382 .384 .636 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.1 3.7
Eva Němcová 8 2 14.1 .342 .200 .625 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 4.3
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough 18 0 6.6 .444 N/A .444 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.6
Tricia Bader Binford 19 0 6.0 .400 .385 N/A 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.1
Angelina Wolvert 1 0 5.0 .333 N/A N/A 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Paige Sauer 2 0 2.0 .333 N/A N/A 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
Adia Barnes 3 0 1.0 1.000 N/A N/A 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

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