2001 Los Angeles Sparks season
Women's basketball season
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The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks won their first WNBA Finals.
| 2001 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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WNBA champions | |
| Head coach | Michael Cooper |
| Arena | Staples Center |
| Attendance | 9,278 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 28–4 (.875) |
| Place | 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
| Media | |
| Television | KCOP (UPN 13) Fox Sports Net West |
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Camille Cooper |  United States |
Purdue |
| 2 | 32 | Nicole Levandusky | United States |
Xavier |
| 3 | 48 | Kelley Siemon | United States |
Notre Dame |
| 4 | 64 | Beth Record | United States |
Syracuse |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2001 | Drafted Camille Cooper, Nicole Levandusky, Kelley Siemon and Beth Record in the 2001 WNBA draft[1] | |
| April 30, 2001 | Signed Kiesha Brown and Wendi Willits[1] | |
| May 9, 2001 | Waived Beth Record[1] | |
| May 18, 2001 | Waived E.C. Hill, Kiesha Brown and Paige Sauer[1] | |
| May 27, 2001 | Suspended contract of Kelley Siemon[1] | |
| June 5, 2001 | Traded Camille Cooper to the New York Liberty in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick[1] | |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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First round vs. Houston Comets Won Series: 2–0
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Conference Finals vs. Sacramento Monarchs Won Series: 2–1
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Championship vs. Charlotte Sting Won Series: 2–0
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Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Statistics
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| 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 | ||||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Lisa Leslie | 31 | 31 | 33.3 | .473 | .367 | .736 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 19.5 |
| Tamecka Dixon | 29 | 29 | 31.9 | .417 | .176 | .791 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| Mwadi Mabika | 28 | 24 | 29.6 | .387 | .382 | .861 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 32 | 27 | 29.3 | .453 | .343 | .794 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 10.3 |
| Ukari Figgs | 32 | 29 | 29.1 | .425 | .462 | .810 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| Latasha Byears | 32 | 13 | 23.1 | .602 | .333 | .577 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| Rhonda Mapp | 30 | 0 | 13.2 | .415 | .000 | .750 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Nicky McCrimmon | 28 | 0 | 12.5 | .444 | .417 | .429 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Vedrana Grgin-Fonseca | 24 | 7 | 9.3 | .431 | .316 | .643 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Nicole Levandusky | 13 | 0 | 5.2 | .318 | .294 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Wendi Willits | 13 | 0 | 3.6 | .300 | .154 | .750 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season