2001 Phoenix Mercury season
WNBA team season
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The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth for the Phoenix Mercury. Cynthia Cooper became the second head coach in franchise history.
| 2001 Phoenix Mercury season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Cynthia Cooper |
| Arena | America West Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–19 (.406) |
| Place | 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Media | |
| Television | KASW (WB 61) Cox 9 |
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Kristen Veal |  Australia |
Canberra Capitals (Australia) |
| 2 | 29 | Ilona Korstine |  Soviet Union |
CJM Bourges Basket (France) |
| 3 | 45 | Tere Williams |  United States |
Virginia Tech |
| 4 | 53 | Carolyn Moos | United States |
Stanford |
| 4 | 61 | Megan Franza | United States |
Washington |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2000 | Cheryl Miller resigned as Head Coach[1] | |
| January 8, 2001 | Hired Cynthia Cooper as Head Coach[1] | |
| April 20, 2001 | Drafted Kristen Veal, Ilona Korstine, Tere Williams, Carolyn Moos and Megan Franza in the 2001 WNBA draft[1] | |
| April 30, 2001 | Signed Pat Luckey and Slobodanka Tuvić[1] | |
| May 7, 2001 | Waived Megan Franza[1] | |
| May 27, 2001 | Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for Jaynetta Saunders[1] | |
| Waived Amanda Wilson, Carolyn Moos, Nicole Kubik and Tere Williams[1] | ||
| May 31, 2001 | Suspended contract of Brandy Reed[1] | |
| June 5, 2001 | Waived Michelle Cleary[1] | |
| Signed Nicole Kubik[1] | ||
| June 16, 2001 | Waived Nicole Kubik[1] | |
| June 22, 2001 | Traded Tonya Edwards to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick[1] | |
| Suspended contract of Ilona Korstine[1] | ||
| June 29, 2001 | Waived Pat Luckey[1] | |
| Signed E.C. Hill[1] | ||
| July 4, 2001 | Waived E.C. Hill[1] | |
| August 3, 2001 | Signed Adriana Moisés[1] | |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
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
| 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 | ||||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Harrison | 32 | 32 | 28,6 | .430 | .333 | .864 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Trisha Fallon | 31 | 16 | 27.1 | .490 | .405 | .815 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
| Jennifer Gillom | 32 | 32 | 26.8 | .423 | .343 | .740 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 12.3 |
| Maria Stepanova | 32 | 31 | 25.5 | .507 | .000 | .615 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| Kristen Veal | 29 | 14 | 22.7 | .280 | .280 | .762 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Tonya Edwards | 10 | 9 | 20.8 | .366 | .357 | .787 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| Michele Timms | 21 | 18 | 19.4 | .345 | .304 | .800 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Adriana Moisés | 7 | 0 | 17.6 | .389 | .333 | .750 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 |
| Bridget Pettis | 32 | 1 | 15.5 | .333 | .317 | .821 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Adrian Williams | 25 | 1 | 15.0 | .336 | N/A | .714 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Brandy Reed | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | .125 | N/A | 1.000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Michelle Cleary | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Slobodanka Tuvić | 30 | 0 | 10.8 | .310 | N/A | .475 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Jaynetta Saunders | 28 | 6 | 9.0 | .325 | .333 | .680 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Pat Luckey | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Nicole Kubik | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | .250 | .000 | N/A | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Ilona Korstine | 12 | 0 | 6.3 | .280 | .333 | .857 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| E.C. Hill | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | .000 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season