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2001 Phoenix Mercury 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.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Kristen Veal | Canberra Capitals (Australia) | |
| 2 | 29 | Ilona Korstine | CJM Bourges Basket (France) | |
| 3 | 45 | Tere Williams | Virginia Tech | |
| 4 | 53 | Carolyn Moos | Stanford | |
| 4 | 61 | Megan Franza | Washington |
Transactions
| Date | 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](2001-wnba-draft) |
| April 30, 2001 | Signed Pat Luckey and Slobodanka Tuvić |
| May 7, 2001 | Waived Megan Franza |
| May 27, 2001 | Traded a [2002](2002-wnba-draft) 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 |
| June 5, 2001 | Waived Michelle Cleary |
| Signed Nicole Kubik | |
| June 16, 2001 | Waived Nicole Kubik |
| June 22, 2001 | Traded Tonya Edwards to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a [2002](2002-wnba-draft) 2nd Round Pick |
| Suspended contract of Ilona Korstine | |
| June 29, 2001 | Waived Pat Luckey |
| Signed E.C. Hill | |
| July 4, 2001 | Waived E.C. Hill |
| August 3, 2001 | Signed Adriana Moisés |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 30 | Utah | L 62–81 | Tonya Edwards (15) | Maria Stepanova (7) | Michelle Cleary (3) | America West Arena
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| May 31 |
| @ Seattle |
| L 70–83 |
| Edwards |
| Harrison (14) |
| Bridget Pettis (8) |
| Kristen Veal (5) |
| KeyArena |
| 0–2 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 2 |
| @ Minnesota |
| W 89–80 |
| Bridget Pettis (26) |
| Lisa Harrison (7) |
| Michelle Cleary (6) |
| Target Center |
| 1–2 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 4 |
| @ Portland |
| L 69–71 (OT) |
| Jennifer Gillom (14) |
| Jennifer Gillom (11) |
| Kristen Veal (5) |
| Rose Garden |
| 1–3 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 5 |
| Charlotte |
| W 76–69 |
| Trisha Fallon (18) |
| Maria Stepanova (8) |
| Kristen Veal (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 2–3 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 10 |
| Houston |
| L 58–60 |
| Jennifer Gillom (15) |
| Harrison |
| Stepanova (6) |
| Kristen Veal (10) |
| America West Arena |
| 2–4 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 12 |
| Sacramento |
| W 78–64 |
| Jennifer Gillom (24) |
| Stepanova |
| Tuvić (7) |
| Kristen Veal (9) |
| America West Arena |
| 3–4 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 14 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 59–81 |
| Lisa Harrison (13) |
| Maria Stepanova (5) |
| Kristen Veal (5) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 3–5 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 16 |
| Orlando |
| W 72–68 |
| Lisa Harrison (15) |
| Adrian Williams (6) |
| Kristen Veal (8) |
| America West Arena |
| 4–5 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 21 |
| New York |
| L 70–95 |
| Pettis |
| Williams (12) |
| Adrian Williams (7) |
| Kristen Veal (3) |
| America West Arena |
| 4–6 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 22 |
| Seattle |
| L 55–58 |
| Trisha Fallon (12) |
| Maria Stepanova (6) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 4–7 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 29 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 71–75 |
| Jennifer Gillom (25) |
| Jennifer Gillom (9) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–8 |
| - |
| 13 |
| July 1 |
| @ Indiana |
| L 78–86 (OT) |
| Trisha Fallon (18) |
| Maria Stepanova (9) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 4–9 |
| - |
| 14 |
| July 4 |
| Miami |
| W 60–47 |
| Kristen Veal (16) |
| Gillom |
| Stepanova (5) |
| Kristen Veal (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 5–9 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 5 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 50–73 |
| Adrian Williams (12) |
| Fallon |
| Stepanova (5) |
| Korstine |
| Timms (3) |
| Staples Center |
| 5–10 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 7 |
| Washington |
| W 66–52 |
| Trisha Fallon (16) |
| Maria Stepanova (9) |
| Michele Timms (6) |
| America West Arena |
| 6–10 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 11 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 61–75 |
| Jennifer Gillom (15) |
| Gillom |
| Timms (6) |
| Kristen Veal (7) |
| America West Arena |
| 6–11 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 13 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 61–69 |
| Maria Stepanova (13) |
| Michele Timms (6) |
| Michele Timms (7) |
| Gund Arena |
| 6–12 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 14 |
| @ Minnesota |
| W 80–67 |
| Maria Stepanova (19) |
| Maria Stepanova (9) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| Target Center |
| 7–12 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 19 |
| Portland |
| W 60–58 |
| Jennifer Gillom (18) |
| Maria Stepanova (10) |
| Timms |
| Veal (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 8–12 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 21 |
| Utah |
| W 59–50 |
| Jennifer Gillom (18) |
| Jaynetta Saunders (9) |
| Maria Stepanova (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 9–12 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 26 |
| Detroit |
| W 63–62 |
| Maria Stepanova (20) |
| Gillom |
| Stepanova (5) |
| Michele Timms (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 10–12 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 27 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 56–54 |
| Maria Stepanova (11) |
| Maria Stepanova (9) |
| Jennifer Gillom (4) |
| KeyArena |
| 11–12 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 29 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 47–63 |
| Trisha Fallon (18) |
| Maria Stepanova (8) |
| Timms |
| Tuvić (3) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 11–13 |
| - |
| 25 |
| August 1 |
| Minnesota |
| L 63–68 |
| Gillom |
| Stepanova (15) |
| Slobodanka Tuvić (6) |
| Timms |
| Veal (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 11–14 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 3 |
| @ Miami |
| L 61–72 |
| Jennifer Gillom (25) |
| Adriana Moisés (5) |
| Gillom |
| Moisés |
| Tuvić |
| Veal (2) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 11–15 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 3 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 69–78 |
| Trisha Fallon (17) |
| Jennifer Gillom (7) |
| Kristen Veal (7) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 11–16 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 6 |
| @ Houston |
| L 48–62 |
| Trisha Fallon (12) |
| Maria Stepanova (11) |
| Moisés |
| Veal (3) |
| Compaq Center |
| 11–17 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 8 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 67–79 |
| Trisha Fallon (15) |
| Jennifer Gillom (6) |
| Michele Timms (6) |
| Staples Center |
| 11–18 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 10 |
| @ Utah |
| L 57–69 |
| Jennifer Gillom (10) |
| Stepanova |
| Tuvić (5) |
| Michele Timms (4) |
| Delta Center |
| 11–19 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 11 |
| Portland |
| W 73–62 |
| Trisha Fallon (24) |
| Jennifer Gillom (8) |
| Fallon |
| Gillom (3) |
| America West Arena |
| 12–19 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 14 |
| Houston |
| W 56–38 |
| Trisha Fallon (14) |
| Fallon |
| Harrison (7) |
| Timms |
| Veal (4) |
| America West Arena |
| 13–19 |
Season standings
Statistics
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
References
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