2001 Phoenix Mercury season
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{{WNBA season
| team = Phoenix Mercury
| year = 2001
| attendance = 8,561
| wins = 13
| losses = 19
| conf = Western
| conf_place = 5th
| coach = Cynthia Cooper
| arena = America West Arena
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| television = KASW (WB 61)
Cox 9
}}
The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth for the Phoenix Mercury. Cynthia Cooper became the second head coach in franchise history.
Transactions
=WNBA draft=
{{see also|2001 WNBA draft}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
! style="background: #EF3340" width="2%" | Round ! style="background: #EF3340" width="5%" | Pick ! style="background: #EF3340" width="10%" | Player ! style="background: #EF3340" width="10%" | Nationality ! style="background: #EF3340" width="10%" | School/Team/Country |
| 1
|13 |{{AUS}} |
| 2
|29 |{{USSR}} |
| 3
|45 |Tere Williams |{{USA}} |
| 4
|53 |{{USA}} |
| 4
|61 |Megan Franza |{{USA}} |
=Transactions=
| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align: center;"
! style="background: #EF3340" width=125" |Date ! style="background: #EF3340" colspan="2" |Transaction |
| December 1, 2000
|Cheryl Miller resigned as Head Coach |
| January 8, 2001
|Hired Cynthia Cooper as Head Coach |
| April 20, 2001
| Drafted Kristen Veal, Ilona Korstine, Tere Williams, Carolyn Moos and Megan Franza in the 2001 WNBA Draft{{Cite web |title=2001 Phoenix Mercury Transactions |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/PHO/2001_transactions.html |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} |
| April 30, 2001
|Signed Pat Luckey and Slobodanka Tuvić |
| May 7, 2001 |
| rowspan="2" |May 27, 2001
|Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for Jaynetta Saunders |
| Waived Amanda Wilson, Carolyn Moos, Nicole Kubik and Tere Williams |
| May 31, 2001
|Suspended contract of Brandy Reed |
| rowspan="2" |June 5, 2001
|Waived Michelle Cleary |
| Signed Nicole Kubik |
| June 16, 2001
|Waived Nicole Kubik |
| rowspan="2" |June 22, 2001
|Traded Tonya Edwards to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick |
| Suspended contract of Ilona Korstine |
| rowspan="2" |June 29, 2001 |
| Signed E.C. Hill |
| July 4, 2001 |
| August 3, 2001
|Signed Adriana Moisés |
Roster
{{sports roster
| team=Phoenix Mercury
| season = 2001
| style = WNBA|color1=white|bg1 =#EF3340|color2 =#EEDC00|bg2=#5F249F
| players =
{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Michelle | last = Cleary | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 | DOB = 1974-07-16 | yrs = 1 | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 13 |first = Tonya | last = Edwards | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 1968-03-13 | yrs = 2 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 9 | first = Trisha | last = Fallon | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 165 | DOB = 1972-07-23 | yrs = 1 | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 22 | first = Jennifer | last = Gillom | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1964-06-13 | yrs = 4 | college = Ole Miss | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 3 | first = Lisa | last = Harrison | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 164 | DOB = 1971-01-02 | yrs = 2 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = E.C. | last = Hill |nolink=1 | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 140 | DOB = 1971-07-06 | yrs = 1 | college = Northern Illinois | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 10 | first = Ilona | last = Korstine | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 160 | DOB = 1980-05-30 | yrs = R | nat = USSR}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 10 | first = Nicole | last = Kubik | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 145 | DOB = 1978-03-01 | yrs = 1 | college = Nebraska | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 28 | first = Pat | last = Luckey |nolink=1 | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | DOB = 1975-05-14 | yrs = R | college = Houston | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Adriana | last = Moisés | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 140 | DOB = 1978-12-06 | yrs = R | nat = BRA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 32 | first = Bridget | last = Pettis | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 150 | DOB = 1971-01-01 | yrs = 4 | college = Florida | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 23 | first = Brandy | last = Reed | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 168 | DOB = 1977-02-17 | yrs = 3 | college = Southern Miss | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 21 | first = Jaynetta | last = Saunders | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 145 | DOB = 1979-08-21 | yrs = R | college = Texas A&M | nat = USA}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 8 | first = Maria | last = Stepanova | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 187 | DOB = 1979-01-23 | yrs = 3 | nat = USSR}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 7 | first = Michele | last = Timms | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 132 | DOB = 1965-06-28 | yrs = 4 | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 14 | first = Slobodanka | last = Tuvić | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 194 | DOB = 1977-09-19 | yrs = R | nat = SFR Yugoslavia}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 5 | first = Kristen | last = Veal | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 150 | DOB = 1981-07-24 | yrs = R | nat = AUS}}
{{sports roster/entry | num = 33 | first = Adrian | last = Williams| link= Adrian Williams-Strong | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 1977-02-15 | yrs = 1 | college = USC | nat = USA}}
| head_coach =
{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA|first=Cynthia|last=Cooper|link=Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|college=USC}}
| asst_coach =
}}
Schedule
= Regular season =
{{WNBA game log start|Phoenix Mercury|bgcolor=#EF3340; color:white|end_year=2001|note=
Total: 13–19 (Home: 10–6; Road: 3–13)}}
{{WNBA game log section|Phoenix Mercury|bgcolor=#5F249F; color:#EEDC00|May|first=yes
| home_wins = 0
| home_losses = 1
| road_wins = 0
| road_losses = 1
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| May 30
| Utah
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200105300PHO.html L 62–81]
| Tonya Edwards (15)
| Maria Stepanova (7)
| Michelle Cleary (3)
| 0–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 2
| May 31
| @ Seattle
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200105310SEA.html L 70–83]
| Bridget Pettis (8)
| Kristen Veal (5)
| KeyArena
| 0–2
{{WNBA game log section|Phoenix Mercury|bgcolor=#5F249F; color:#EEDC00|June|
| home_wins = 3
| home_losses = 3
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 3
}}
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 3
| June 2
| @ Minnesota
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106020MIN.html W 89–80]
| Bridget Pettis (26)
| Lisa Harrison (7)
| Michelle Cleary (6)
| 1–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 4
| June 4
| @ Portland
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106040POR.html L 69–71 (OT)]
| Jennifer Gillom (14)
| Jennifer Gillom (11)
| Kristen Veal (5)
| 1–3
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 5
| June 5
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106050PHO.html W 76–69]
| Trisha Fallon (18)
| Maria Stepanova (8)
| Kristen Veal (7)
| 2–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 6
| June 10
| Houston
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106140LAS.html L 58–60]
| Jennifer Gillom (15)
| Kristen Veal (10)
| 2–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 7
| June 12
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106120PHO.html W 78–64]
| Jennifer Gillom (24)
| Kristen Veal (9)
| 3–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 8
| June 14
| @ Sacramento
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106140SAC.html L 59–81]
| Lisa Harrison (13)
| Maria Stepanova (5)
| Kristen Veal (5)
| 3–5
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 9
| June 16
| Orlando
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106160PHO.html W 72–68]
| Lisa Harrison (15)
| Adrian Williams (6)
| Kristen Veal (8)
| 4–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 10
| June 21
| New York
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106210PHO.html L 70–95]
| Adrian Williams (7)
| Kristen Veal (3)
| 4–6
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 11
| June 22
| Seattle
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106220PHO.html L 55–58]
| Trisha Fallon (12)
| Maria Stepanova (6)
| Michele Timms (5)
| 4–7
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 12
| June 29
| @ Detroit
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200106290DET.html L 71–75]
| Jennifer Gillom (25)
| Jennifer Gillom (9)
| Michele Timms (5)
| 4–8
{{WNBA game log section|Phoenix Mercury|bgcolor=#5F249F; color:#EEDC00|July
| home_wins = 5
| home_losses = 1
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 4
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 13
| July 1
| @ Indiana
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107010IND.html L 78–86 (OT)]
| Trisha Fallon (18)
| Maria Stepanova (9)
| Michele Timms (7)
| 4–9
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 14
| July 4
| Miami
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107040PHO.html W 60–47]
| Kristen Veal (16)
| Kristen Veal (4)
| 5–9
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 15
| July 5
| @ Los Angeles
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107050LAS.html L 50–73]
| Adrian Williams (12)
| 5–10
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 16
| July 7
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107070PHO.html W 66–52]
| Trisha Fallon (16)
| Maria Stepanova (9)
| Michele Timms (6)
| 6–10
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 17
| July 11
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107110PHO.html L 61–75]
| Jennifer Gillom (15)
| Kristen Veal (7)
| 6–11
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 18
| July 13
| @ Cleveland
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107130CLE.html L 61–69]
| Maria Stepanova (13)
| Michele Timms (6)
| Michele Timms (7)
| 6–12
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 19
| July 14
| @ Minnesota
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107140MIN.html W 80–67]
| Maria Stepanova (19)
| Maria Stepanova (9)
| Michele Timms (5)
| 7–12
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 20
| July 19
| Portland
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107190PHO.html W 60–58]
| Jennifer Gillom (18)
| Maria Stepanova (10)
| 8–12
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 21
| July 21
| Utah
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107210PHO.html W 59–50]
| Jennifer Gillom (18)
| Jaynetta Saunders (9)
| Maria Stepanova (5)
| 9–12
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 22
| July 26
| Detroit
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107260PHO.html W 63–62]
| Maria Stepanova (20)
| Michele Timms (5)
| 10–12
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 23
| July 27
| @ Seattle
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107270SEA.html W 56–54]
| Maria Stepanova (11)
| Maria Stepanova (9)
| Jennifer Gillom (4)
| KeyArena
| 11–12
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 24
| July 29
| @ Sacramento
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200107290SAC.html L 47–63]
| Trisha Fallon (18)
| Maria Stepanova (8)
| 11–13
{{WNBA game log section|Phoenix Mercury|bgcolor=#5F249F; color:#EEDC00|August
| home_wins = 2
| home_losses = 1
| road_wins = 0
| road_losses = 5
}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 25
| August 1
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108010PHO.html L 63–68]
| Slobodanka Tuvić (6)
| 11–14
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 26
| August 3
| @ Miami
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108030MIA.html L 61–72]
| Jennifer Gillom (25)
| Adriana Moisés (5)
| Gillom
Moisés
Tuvić
Veal (2)
| 11–15
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 27
| August 3
| @ Orlando
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108050ORL.html L 69–78]
| Trisha Fallon (17)
| Jennifer Gillom (7)
| Kristen Veal (7)
| 11–16
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 28
| August 6
| @ Houston
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108060HOU.html L 48–62]
| Trisha Fallon (12)
| Maria Stepanova (11)
| 11–17
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 29
| August 8
| @ Los Angeles
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108080LAS.html L 67–79]
| Trisha Fallon (15)
| Jennifer Gillom (6)
| Michele Timms (6)
| 11–18
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 30
| August 10
| @ Utah
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108100UTA.html L 57–69]
| Jennifer Gillom (10)
| Michele Timms (4)
| 11–19
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 31
| August 11
| Portland
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108110PHO.html W 73–62]
| Trisha Fallon (24)
| Jennifer Gillom (8)
| 12–19
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 32
| August 14
| Houston
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/200108140PHO.html W 56–38]
| Trisha Fallon (14)
| 13–19
{{WNBA game log end|phx|end_year=2001}}
=Season standings=
{{2001 WNBA Western Conference standings|team=PHX}}
Statistics
{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}
=Regular Season=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | Player
! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | GP ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | GS ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | MPG ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | FG% ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | 3P% ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | FT% ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | RPG ! style="background: #EF3340" width="5%" | APG ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | SPG ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | BPG ! style="background: #EF3340" width="6%" | PPG |
|---|
| Lisa Harrison
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 28,6 | .430 | .333 | .864 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Trisha Fallon
| 31 | 16 | 27.1 | .490 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .405 | .815 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
| Jennifer Gillom
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | 26.8 | .423 | .343 | .740 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 12.3 |
| Maria Stepanova
| style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 32 | 31 | 25.5 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| .507 | .000 | .615 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 6.3 | 1.3 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 1.3 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 2.0 | 10.4 |
| Kristen Veal
| 29 | 14 | 22.7 | .280 | .280 | .762 | 2.1 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 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 | style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 1.000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Michelle Cleary
|4 |0 |12.3 |.000 |.000 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 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 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"| 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
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/PHO/2001.html Mercury on Basketball Reference]
{{2001 WNBA season by team}}