2001 Detroit Shock season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{WNBA season
| team = Detroit Shock
| year = 2001
| attendance = 6,834
| wins = 10
| losses = 22
| conf = Eastern
| conf_place = 7th
| coach = Greg Williams
| arena = The Palace of Auburn Hills
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| television = WJBK (FOX 2)
Fox Sports Net Detroit
}}
The 2001 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Detroit Shock.
Transactions
=WNBA draft=
{{see also|2001 WNBA draft}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
! style="background: #010101" width="2%" | Round ! style="background: #010101" width="5%" | Pick ! style="background: #010101" width="10%" | Player ! style="background: #010101" width="10%" | Nationality ! style="background: #010101" width="10%" | School/Team/Country |
| 1
| 6 | {{USA}} | Georgia |
| 2
| 22 | {{NZ}} |
| 3
|38 |{{USSR}} |
| 4
|54 |{{BRA}} |
=Transactions=
| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align: center;"
! style="background: #010101" width=125" |Date ! style="background: #010101" |Transaction |
| August 28, 2000
|Fired Nancy Lieberman-Cline as Head Coach |
| September 20, 2000
|Hired Greg Williams as Head Coach |
| rowspan="2" |April 20, 2001
|Traded Val Whiting-Raymond to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick |
| Drafted Deanna Nolan, Jae Kingi, Svetlana Volnaya and Kelly Santos in the 2001 WNBA Draft{{Cite web |title=2001 Detroit Shock Transactions |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/DET/2001_transactions.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} |
| April 23, 2001
|Traded Anna DeForge to the Houston Comets in exchange for Jennifer Rizzotti |
| May 12, 2001
|Traded Tamicha Jackson and a 2002 4th Round Pick to the Portland Fire in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick |
| May 18, 2001
|Waived Cal Bouchard and Svetlana Volnaya |
| rowspan="3" |May 27, 2001
|Traded Jennifer Rizzotti to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for a 2002 3rd Round Pick |
| Traded Olympia Scott-Richardson and a 2002 3rd Round Pick to the Indiana Fever in exchange for 2002 2nd Round Pick |
| Waived Joy Holmes Harris |
Roster
{{sports roster
| team=Detroit Shock
| season = 2001
| style = WNBA|color1=white|bg1 =#010101|color2 =#006271|bg2=#FFA400
| players =
{{sports roster/entry | num = 11 | first = Carla | last = Boyd | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 172 | DOB = 1975-10-31 | yrs = 2 | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 24 | first = Edwina | last = Brown | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 163 | DOB = 1978-07-01 | yrs = 1 | college = Texas | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 10| first = Dominique | last = Canty | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 166 | DOB = 1977-03-02 | yrs = 3 | college = Alabama | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 54 | first = Barbara | last = Farris | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1976-09-10 | yrs = 1 | college = Tulane | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 6 | first = Jae | last = Kingi | link = Jae Kingi-Cross | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 150 | DOB = 1976-01-20 | yrs = R | nat = NZ}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 44 | first = Astou | last = Ndiaye-Diatta | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 182 | DOB = 1973-11-05 | yrs = 2 | college = Southern Nazarene | nat = Senegal }}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 9 | first = Claudia | last = Neves | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 136 | DOB = 1975-02-17 | yrs = 2 | nat = BRA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 14 | first = Deanna | last = Nolan | pos = G/F | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 147 | DOB = 1979-08-25 | yrs = R | college = Georgia | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 3 | first = Wendy | last = Palmer | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 165 | DOB = 1974-08-12 | yrs = 4 | college = Virginia | nat =USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 16 | first = Kelly | last = Santos | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 188 | DOB = 1979-11-10 | yrs = R | nat = BRA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Rachael | last = Sporn | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1968-05-26 | yrs = 2 | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 17 | first = Elena | last = Tornikidou | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 1965-05-27 | yrs = 2 | nat = USSR}}
| head_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Greg | last = Williams | dab = basketball| college = Rice}}
| asst_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Laura | last = Ramus | nolink = 1|college=}}
}}
Schedule
= Regular season =
{{WNBA game log start|Detroit Shock|bgcolor=#010101; color:white|end_year=2001|note=
Total: 10–22 (Home: 5–11; Road: 5–11)}}
{{WNBA game log section|Detroit Shock|bgcolor=#FFA400; color:#006271|June|first=yes
| home_wins = 2
| home_losses = 5
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 3
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| June 2
| Houston
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200105310CLE.html L 73–74]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (24)
| Ndiaye-Diatta
Palmer (6)
| Elena Tornikidou (5)
| 0–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 2
| June 5
| Orlando
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106050DET.html L 71–92]
| Deanna Nolan (12)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (9)
| Edwina Brown (5)
| 0–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 3
| June 7
| @ Houston
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106070HOU.html L 66–87]
| Elena Tornikidou (15)
| Wendy Palmer (9)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (4)
| 0–3
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 4
| June 12
| @ Miami
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106120MIA.html W 68–67 (OT)]
| Wendy Palmer (9)
| Edwina Brown (4)
| 1–3
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 5
| June 14
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106140DET.html W 80–65]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (22)
| Ndiaye-Diatta
Palmer (9)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (4)
| 2–3
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 6
| June 16
| @ Charlotte
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106160CHA.html W 72–69 (2OT)]
| Dominique Canty (20)
| Barbara Farris (8)
| Dominique Canty (7)
| 3–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 7
| June 17
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106170DET.html L 63–71]
| Carla Boyd (14)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12)
| 3–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 8
| June 22
| @ Indiana
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106220IND.html L 56–77]
| Dominique Canty (10)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (6)
| Jae Kingi (5)
| 3–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 9
| June 23
| Indiana
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106230DET.html L 70–74]
| Claudia Neves (16)
| Dominique Canty (6)
| 3–6
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 10
| June 26
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106260DET.html L 89–98]
| Edwina Brown (18)
| Farris
Ndiaye-Diatta (8)
| Edwina Brown (5)
| 3–7
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 11
| June 27
| @ Charlotte
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106270CHA.html L 50–74]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (13)
| Barbara Farris (6)
| Dominique Canty (3)
| 3–8
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 12
| June 29
| Phoenix
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106290DET.html W 75–71]
| Jae Kingi (25)
| Dominique Canty (11)
| Jae Kingi (4)
| 4–8
{{WNBA game log section|Detroit Shock|bgcolor=#FFA400; color:#006271|July
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 4
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 6
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 13
| July 2
| @ New York
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107020NYL.html L 60–66]
| Elena Tornikidou (16)
| Jae Kingi (8)
| Dominique Canty (4)
| 4–9
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 14
| July 6
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107060DET.html L 50–67]
| Deanna Nolan (11)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (9)
| Farris
Kingi
Ndiaye-Diatta (2)
| 4–10
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 15
| July 8
| @ Orlando
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107080ORL.html L 67–73]
| Edwina Brown (15)
| Elena Tornikidou (7)
| Dominique Canty (3)
| 4–11
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 16
| July 11
| @ Washington
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107110WAS.html W 64–52]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (20)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (10)
| Ndiaye-Diatta
Neves (5)
| 5–11
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 17
| July 13
| Miami
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107130DET.html L 55–56]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (19)
| Wendy Palmer (8)
| Jae Kingi (6)
| 5–12
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 18
| July 14
| @ Miami
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107140MIA.html L 51–66]
| Deanna Nolan (10)
| Wendy Palmer (8)
| Canty
Ndiaye-Diatta
Palmer (2)
| 5–13
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 19
| July 18
| New York
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107180DET.html L 67–80]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (19)
| Wendy Palmer (8)
| Brown
Neves
Tornikidou (2)
| 5–14
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 20
| July 21
| @ Sacramento
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107210SAC.html L 52–66]
| Ndiaye-Diatta
Kingi (13)
| Edwina Brown (9)
| Edwina Brown (5)
| 5–15
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 21
| July 22
| @ Portland
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107220POR.html W 80–77 (OT)]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (18)
| Wendy Palmer (7)
| Canty
Tornikidou (4)
| 6–15
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 22
| July 24
| @ Seattle
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107210CLE.html L 69–74 (OT)]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (23)
| Wendy Palmer (11)
| Elena Tornikidou (6)
| KeyArena
| 6–16
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 23
| July 26
| @ Phoenix
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107260PHO.html L 62–63]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (23)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (7)
| Edwina Brown (6)
| 6–17
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 24
| July 28
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107280DET.html L 50–57]
| Wendy Palmer (14)
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (8)
| Jae Kingi (4)
| 6–18
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 25
| July 29
| Orlando
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107290DET.html W 64–62]
| Edwina Brown (13)
| Edwina Brown (6)
| Edwina Brown (5)
| 7–18
{{WNBA game log section|Detroit Shock|bgcolor=#FFA400; color:#006271|August
| home_wins = 3
| home_losses = 1
| road_wins = 0
| road_losses = 3
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 26
| August 1
| @ New York
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108010NYL.html L 63–66]
| Elena Tornikidou (22)
| Wendy Palmer (11)
| Edwina Brown (5)
| 7–19
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 27
| August 4
| Portland
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108040DET.html W 70–65]
| Edwina Brown (15)
| Wendy Palmer (13)
| Jae Kingi (4)
| 8–19
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 28
| August 7
| Utah
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108070DET.html L 69–76]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (27)
| Farris
Ndiaye-Diatta (3)
| Edwina Brown (6)
| 8–20
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 29
| August 8
| @ Cleveland
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108080CLE.html L 66–73]
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (19)
| Edwina Brown (5)
| Edwina Brown (7)
| 8–21
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 30
| August 10
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108100DET.html W 69–63]
| Elena Tornikidou (21)
| Wendy Palmer (8)
| Jae Kingi (5)
| 9–21
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 31
| August 12
| @ Indiana
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108120IND.html L 66–83]
| Wendy Palmer (17)
| Wendy Palmer (6)
| Edwina Brown (4)
| 9–22
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 32
| August 14
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108140DET.html W 76–65]
| Elena Tornikidou (16)
| Wendy Palmer (5)
| Edwina Brown (7)
| 10–22
{{WNBA game log end|det|end_year=2001}}
=Season standings=
{{2001 WNBA Eastern Conference standings|team=DET}}
Statistics
{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}
=Regular Season=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| style="background: #010101" width="6%" | Player
! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | GP ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | GS ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | MPG ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | FG% ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | 3P% ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | FT% ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | RPG ! style="background: #010101" width="5%" | APG ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | SPG ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | BPG ! style="background: #010101" width="6%" | PPG |
|---|
| Wendy Palmer
| 22 | 22 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 29.6 | .423 | .333 | .678 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | 31 | 28.5 | .457 | .333 | .776 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 0.9 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 11.8 |
| Edwina Brown
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | 14 | 25.0 | .366 | .377 | .783 | 3.2 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
| Elena Tornikidou
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | 24.3 | .446 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .449 | .887 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| Jae Kingi
| 29 | 17 | 21.6 | .387 | .375 | .722 | 2.2 | 2.6 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| Deanna Nolan
| 27 | 0 | 20.2 | .330 | .288 | .811 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| Dominique Canty
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | 18 | 19.5 | .363 | .200 | .757 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| Claudia Neves
| 22 | 15 | 18.5 | .362 | .365 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 1.000 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Barbara Farris
| 31 | 10 | 18.0 | .469 | N/A | .638 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Rachael Sporn
| 23 | 1 | 11.5 | .404 | N/A | .333 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Carla Boyd
| 21 | 0 | 11.0 | .343 | .306 | .900 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Kelly Santos
|14 |0 |10.9 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .476 |.000 |.667 |1.9 |0.4 |0.2 |0.2 |3.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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{{2001 WNBA season by team}}
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