2001 Orlando Miracle season

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CoachCarolyn Peck
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Attendance7,430 per game
Record13–19 (.406)
2001 Orlando Miracle season
CoachCarolyn Peck
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Attendance7,430 per game
Results
Record13–19 (.406)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsNykesha Sales (13.5)
ReboundsTaj McWilliams (7.6)
AssistsElaine Powell (3.1)
Media
TelevisionWRBW (UPN 65)
Sunshine Network

The 2001 WNBA season was their third in the league. The Miracle missed the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Miracle also hosted the 2001 WNBA All-Star Game.

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 Katie Douglas  United States Purdue
2 26 Brooke Wyckoff  United States Florida State
3 42 Jaclyn Johnson  United States Kansas
4 58 Anne Thorius  Denmark Michigan

Transactions

Date Transaction
April 20, 2001 Drafted Katie Douglas, Brooke Wyckoff, Jaclyn Johnson and Anne Thorius in the 2001 WNBA draft[1]
April 30, 2001 Signed Denique Graves, Nakia Sanford, Nyree Roberts, Shaka Massey, Shawnetta Stewart, Tauja Catchings and Tawona Alhaleem[1]
May 1, 2001 Waived Tauja Catchings[1]
May 3, 2001 Waived Nakia Sanford[1]
Signed LaCharlotte Smith and Tora Suber[1]
May 4, 2001 Waived Shawnetta Stewart[1]
May 14, 2001 Waived LaCharlotte Smith, Shaka Massey and Tora Suber[1]
May 21, 2001 Waived Jannon Roland[1]
May 22, 2001 Waived Andrea Congreaves[1]
May 26, 2001 Waived Anne Thorius, Denique Graves and Romana Hamzová[1]

Roster

2001 Orlando Miracle roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F44United StatesAlhaleem, Tawona6' 0" (1.83m)1974-10-17DePaulR
C28Brazildos Santos, Cíntia6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)1975-01-311
G/F32United StatesDouglas, Katie6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)1979-05-07PurdueR
F/C22United StatesHicks, Jessie6' 4" (1.93m)188 lb (85kg)1971-12-02Maryland2
F33United StatesJohnson, Jaclyn6' 0" (1.83m)201 lb (91kg)1979-03-16KansasR
G14United StatesJohnson, Shannon5' 7" (1.7m)152 lb (69kg)1974-08-18South Carolina2
G12United StatesMcCain, Tiffany5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1978-03-08Kentucky1
F10United StatesMcGhee, Carla6' 1" (1.85m)173 lb (78kg)1968-03-06Tennessee2
F/C11United StatesMcWilliams-Franklin, Taj6' 2" (1.88m)195 lb (88kg)1970-10-20St. Edward's2
G5United StatesPowell, Elaine5' 8" (1.73m)150 lb (68kg)1975-08-09Louisiana Tech2
G/F42United StatesSales, Nykesha6' 0" (1.83m)184 lb (83kg)1976-05-10Connecticut2
F21United StatesWyckoff, Brooke6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)1980-03-30Florida StateR
Head coach
United States Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt)
Assistant coaches
United States Charlene Thomas-Swinson
United States Michael Peck
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2001 game log
Total: 13–19 (Home: 10–6; Road: 3–13)
June: 4–8 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 June 1 Los Angeles L 62–68 Nykesha Sales (20) McWilliams-Franklin
Sales (6)		 Katie Douglas
Sales (3)		 TD Waterhouse Centre 0–1
2 June 5 @ Detroit W 92–71 Nykesha Sales (19) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (12) Nykesha Sales (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 1–1
3 June 7 @ Utah L 79–82 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (19) Hicks
McWilliams-Franklin (6)		 Elaine Powell (6) Delta Center 1–2
4 June 9 Charlotte L 79–86 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (23) Elaine Powell (9) Elaine Powell (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 1–3
5 June 12 @ Seattle L 63–70 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (14) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (7) Douglas
McWilliams-Franklin
Sales (3)		 KeyArena 1–4
6 June 14 @ Los Angeles L 68–84 Elaine Powell (16) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (12) Douglas
McWilliams-Franklin (3)		 Staples Center 1–5
7 June 16 @ Phoenix L 68–72 Nykesha Sales (14) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (10) Tiffany McCain (5) America West Arena 1–6
8 June 18 @ Indiana W 72–65 Nykesha Sales (20) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (9) McWilliams-Franklin
Powell (4)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 2–6
9 June 23 Washington W 67–59 Nykesha Sales (21) Nykesha Sales (8) S. Johnson
Wyckoff (4)		 TD Waterhouse Centre 3–6
10 June 25 New York W 67–54 Nykesha Sales (18) Sales
McWilliams-Franklin (9)		 Jessie Hicks (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 4–6
11 June 27 Cleveland L 41–65 Brooke Wyckoff (8) S. Johnson
Sales
Wyckoff (5)		 McWilliams-Franklin
Sales (2)		 TD Waterhouse Centre 4–7
12 June 30 @ New York L 60–72 McWilliams-Franklin
Sales (14)		 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (9) Sales
Powell (3)		 Madison Square Garden 4–8
July : 5–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 July 1 @ Washington L 64–76 S. Johnson
Sales (14)		 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (8) Tiffany McCain (3) MCI Center 4–9
14 July 6 Sacramento L 68–75 Nykesha Sales (16) McWilliams-Franklin
Powell (8)		 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 4–10
15 July 8 Detroit W 73–67 S. Johnson
McWilliams-Franklin (19)		 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (10) Elaine Powell (3) TD Waterhouse Centre 5–10
16 July 10 Miami L 63–65 (OT) S. Johnson
Sales (15)		 McWilliams-Franklin
Wyckoff (7)		 McWilliams-Franklin
Powell (3)		 TD Waterhouse Centre 5–11
17 July 12 @ Charlotte W 72–69 S. Johnson
Sales (18)		 McWilliams-Franklin
Sales (10)		 Ahlaheem
McWilliams-Franklin (3)		 Charlotte Coliseum 6–11
18 July 13 @ Indiana L 60–74 Shannon Johnson (21) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (7) Shannon Johnson (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 6–12
19 July 18 Houston W 57–52 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (16) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (13) Shannon Johnson (6) TD Waterhouse Centre 7–12
20 July 20 @ Charlotte L 65–72 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (19) Nykesha Sales (7) Shannon Johnson (5) Charlotte Coliseum 7–13
21 July 21 Minnesota W 71–49 Nykesha Sales (15) Nykesha Sales (10) Elaine Powell (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 8–13
22 July 24 Washington W 71–63 Nykesha Sales (20) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (13) Shannon Johnson (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 9–13
23 July 27 @ Miami L 63–71 (OT) Shannon Johnson (14) Nykesha Sales (8) Elaine Powell (5) American Airlines Arena 9–14
24 July 29 @ Detroit L 62–64 Hicks
McWilliams-Franklin (15)		 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (12) Elaine Powell (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 9–15
25 July 30 @ Cleveland L 47–65 Nykesha Sales (15) Brooke Wyckoff (9) Elaine Powell (2) Gund Arena 9–16
August : 4–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 August 1 Portland W 65–63 Nykesha Sales (21) Shannon Johnson (9) Shannon Johnson (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 10–16
27 August 3 @ Houston L 60–72 Taj McWilliams-Franklin (17) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (8) Elaine Powell (3) Compaq Center 10–17
28 August 5 Phoenix W 79–68 Shannon Johnson (25) Taj McWilliams-Franklin (8) S. Johnson
Powell (6)		 TD Waterhouse Centre 11–17
29 August 7 Cleveland W 74–67 Douglas
Powell (16)		 Shannon Johnson (6) Shannon Johnson (6) TD Waterhouse Centre 12–17
30 August 10 @ New York L 67–77 Nykesha Sales (21) Nykesha Sales (9) Katie Douglas (5) Madison Square Garden 12–18
31 August 11 Miami L 64–75 Shannon Johnson (16) Elaine Powell (7) Nykesha Sales (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 12–19
32 August 14 Indiana W 78–72 Katie Douglas (18) Jessie Hicks (8) Elaine Powell (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 13–19
2001 season schedule

Season standings

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

Statistics

Awards and honors

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