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2001 Miami Sol season
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The 2001 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Miami Sol. The team earned its first and only playoff berth, losing in the opening round to the New York Liberty in three games.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ruth Riley | Notre Dame | |
| 2 | 21 | Georgia Schweitzer | Duke | |
| 3 | 37 | Levys Torres | Florida State |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| April 20, 2001 | Drafted Ruth Riley, Georgia Schweitzer and Levys Torres in the [2001 WNBA draft](2001-wnba-draft) |
| Traded Georgia Schweitzer to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Marla Brumfield | |
| April 30, 2001 | Signed Monique Morehouse and Rhonda Smith |
| May 4, 2001 | Waived Monique Morehouse |
| May 14, 2001 | Waived Rhonda Smith and Umeki Webb |
| May 26, 2001 | Waived Jameka Jones and Jamie Cassidy |
| July 3, 2001 | Waived Milena Flores |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 31 | New York | W 68–59 | Sandy Brondello (21) | Elena Baranova (8) | Debbie Black (7) | American Airlines Arena
| 1–0 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 5 |
| Indiana |
| W 63–61 |
| Sheri Sam (21) |
| Askamp |
| Baranova |
| Black |
| Riley |
| Sam (4) |
| Debbie Black (4) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 2–0 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 7 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 70–57 |
| Sandy Brondello (23) |
| Marlies Askamp (8) |
| Sheri Sam (4) |
| KeyArena |
| 3–0 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 9 |
| @ Sacramento |
| W 71–67 |
| Sheri Sam (21) |
| Elena Baranova (7) |
| Debbie Black (9) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 4–0 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 12 |
| Detroit |
| L 67–68 (OT) |
| Sandy Brondello (23) |
| Baranova |
| Black |
| Sam (7) |
| Debbie Black (6) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 4–1 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 16 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 53–70 |
| Sandy Brondello (16) |
| Elena Baranova (6) |
| Debbie Black (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 4–2 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 17 |
| New York |
| L 48–55 |
| Elena Baranova (22) |
| Elena Baranova (8) |
| Sandy Brondello (4) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 4–3 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 21 |
| @ Washington |
| W 74–63 |
| Baranova |
| Brondello (18) |
| Elena Baranova (12) |
| Sandy Brondello (6) |
| MCI Center |
| 5–3 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 22 |
| @ Minnesota |
| L 57–63 |
| Sandy Brondello (13) |
| Elena Baranova (8) |
| Marla Brumfield (4) |
| Target Center |
| 5–4 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 24 |
| Cleveland |
| L 35–54 |
| Elena Baranova (9) |
| Debbie Black (8) |
| Marla Brumfield (4) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 5–5 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 27 |
| Utah |
| L 63–68 (OT) |
| Marla Brumfield (12) |
| Elena Baranova (10) |
| Brondello |
| Sam (3) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 5–6 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 29 |
| Portland |
| L 72–74 (OT) |
| Sandy Brondello (20) |
| Debbie Black (7) |
| Baranova |
| Black |
| Brondello |
| Sam (2) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 5–7 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 1 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 60–86 |
| Sandy Brondello (13) |
| Ruth Riley (6) |
| Debbie Black (5) |
| Staples Center |
| 5–8 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 2 |
| @ Utah |
| W 69–59 |
| Sheri Sam (23) |
| Sheri Sam (9) |
| Debbie Black (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 6–8 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 4 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 47–60 |
| Elena Baranova (12) |
| Baranova |
| Sam (4) |
| Debbie Black (6) |
| America West Arena |
| 6–9 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 7 |
| Sacramento |
| W 66–54 |
| Elena Baranova (21) |
| Elena Baranova (7) |
| Elena Baranova (5) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 7–9 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 10 |
| @ Orlando |
| W 65–63 (OT) |
| Sheri Sam (26) |
| Ruth Riley (11) |
| Baranova |
| Black (5) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 8–9 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 13 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 56–55 |
| Sandy Brondello (14) |
| Ruth Riley (10) |
| Sheri Sam (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 9–9 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 14 |
| Detroit |
| W 66–51 |
| Sandy Brondello (14) |
| Sheri Sam (6) |
| Sandy Brondello (6) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 10–9 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 18 |
| Charlotte |
| W 68–48 |
| Sandy Brondello (23) |
| Baranova |
| Black |
| Sam (5) |
| Sheri Sam (3) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 11–9 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 20 |
| Houston |
| W 64–50 |
| Sheri Sam (18) |
| Askamp |
| Baranova (7) |
| Debbie Black (6) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 12–9 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 22 |
| @ New York |
| W 68–52 |
| Sheri Sam (17) |
| Debbie Black (8) |
| Debbie Black (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 13–9 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 25 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 48–52 (OT) |
| Elena Baranova (14) |
| Kristen Rasmussen (7) |
| Debbie Black (4) |
| Gund Arena |
| 13–10 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 27 |
| Orlando |
| W 71–63 (OT) |
| Sandy Brondello (23) |
| Riley |
| Sam (8) |
| Elena Baranova (7) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 14–10 |
| - |
| 25 |
| July 28 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 69–63 |
| Sheri Sam (17) |
| Elena Baranova (9) |
| Black |
| Sam (4) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 15–10 |
| - |
| 26 |
| July 31 |
| @ Charlotte |
| L 45–63 |
| Marla Brumfield (9) |
| Debbie Black (5) |
| Brumfield |
| Ford |
| Sam (2) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 15–11 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 3 |
| Phoenix |
| W 72–61 |
| Sheri Sam (25) |
| Elena Baranova (6) |
| Debbie Black (5) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 16–11 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 5 |
| Washington |
| W 52–44 |
| Baranova |
| Sam (15) |
| Elena Baranova (5) |
| Sheri Sam (5) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 17–11 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 8 |
| @ Washington |
| W 42–36 |
| Sheri Sam (15) |
| Elena Baranova (11) |
| Black |
| Sam (3) |
| MCI Center |
| 18–11 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 10 |
| Indiana |
| W 72–67 (OT) |
| Baranova |
| Sam (21) |
| Baranova |
| Riley (7) |
| Black |
| Brondello (6) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 19–11 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 11 |
| @ Orlando |
| W 75–64 |
| Elena Baranova (19) |
| Elena Baranova (5) |
| Sheri Sam (5) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 20–11 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 14 |
| Charlotte |
| L 41–48 |
| Sheri Sam (14) |
| Sheri Sam (8) |
| Debbie Black (3) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 20–12 |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 17 | New York | L 46–62 | Ruth Riley (12) | Baranova Sam (5) | Debbie Black (5) | American Airlines Arena
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| August 19 |
| @ New York |
| W 53–50 |
| Sheri Sam (17) |
| Debbie Black (8) |
| Sandy Brondello (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| August 21 |
| @ New York |
| L 61–72 |
| Baranova |
| Brondello (18) |
| Ruth Riley (9) |
| Debbie Black (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 1–2 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheri Sam | 32 | 32 | 34.4 | .432 | .276 | .750 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 13.9 |
| Elena Baranova | 32 | 30 | 30.8 | .427 | .375 | .930 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| Debbie Black | 32 | 32 | 29.6 | .374 | .150 | .771 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Sandy Brondello | 29 | 29 | 29.3 | .413 | .394 | .814 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 12.7 |
| Ruth Riley | 32 | 20 | 25.0 | .475 | N/A | .771 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| Kristen Rasmussen | 28 | 3 | 14.9 | .360 | .250 | .750 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Marlies Askamp | 30 | 11 | 14.4 | .483 | N/A | .563 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Kisha Ford | 30 | 1 | 13.2 | .325 | .091 | .563 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Tracy Reid | 21 | 2 | 13.2 | .508 | N/A | .615 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Marla Brumfield | 27 | 0 | 9.1 | .283 | .333 | 1.000 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Katrina Colleton | 14 | 0 | 8.6 | .256 | .000 | .600 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Levys Torres | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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