The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Charlotte Sting franchise. The team saw themselves in the WNBA Finals for the only time in their history. They lost the finals to the Los Angeles Sparks in a sweep.
2001 Charlotte Sting season | |
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Coach | Anne Donovan |
Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
Attendance | 6,595 per game |
Results | |
Record | 18–14 (.563) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Andrea Stinson (14.1) |
Rebounds | Allison Feaster (4.8) |
Assists | Dawn Staley (5.6) |
Media | |
Television | WBTV (CBS 3) Fox Sports Net South |
Transactions
editWNBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 2 | Kelly Miller | United States | Georgia |
2 | 18 | Tammy Sutton-Brown | Canada | Rutgers |
3 | 34 | Jennifer Phillips | United States | Xavier |
4 | 50 | Reshea Bristol | United States | Arizona |
Transactions
editDate | Transaction | |
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February 22, 2001 | Fired T.R. Dunn as Head Coach[1] | |
March 31, 2001 | Hired Anne Donovan as Head Coach[1] | |
April 20, 2001 | Drafted Kelly Miller, Tammy Sutton-Brown, Jennifer Phillips and Reshea Bristol in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1] | |
April 30, 2001 | Signed Marte Alexander[1] | |
May 7, 2001 | Waived Jennifer Phillips[1] | |
May 9, 2001 | Signed Tombi Bell[1] | |
May 10, 2001 | Waived Angie Braziel and Larecha Jones[1] | |
Suspended contract of Shantia Owens[1] | ||
May 13, 2001 | Waived Marte Alexander[1] | |
May 27, 2001 | Traded Cass Bauer-Bilodeau to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Keisha Anderson[1] | |
Waived Niesa Johnson and Tombi Bell[1] | ||
June 22, 2001 | Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Tonya Edwards[1] | |
July 2, 2001 | Waived Reshea Bristol[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
editRegular season
editPlayoffs
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First round vs. Cleveland Rockers Won Series: 2–1
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Conference Finals vs. New York Liberty Won Series: 2–1
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Championship vs. Los Angeles Sparks Lost Series: 0–2
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2001 playoff schedule |
Season standings
editEastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Cleveland Rockers x | 22 | 10 | .688 | 15–6 | – |
New York Liberty x | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 1.0 |
Miami Sol x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | 2.0 |
Charlotte Sting x | 18 | 14 | .563 | 15–6 | 4.0 |
Orlando Miracle o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 9.0 |
Indiana Fever o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7–14 | 12.0 |
Detroit Shock o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7–14 | 12.0 |
Washington Mystics o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 12.0 |
Statistics
editLegend | |||||||
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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
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Dawn Staley | 32 | 32 | 36.0 | .381 | .371 | .895 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 9.3 |
Allison Feaster | 32 | 32 | 31.5 | .375 | .327 | .921 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.4 |
Andrea Stinson | 32 | 32 | 31.4 | .484 | .446 | .797 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 14.1 |
Charlotte Smith | 30 | 24 | 22.6 | .390 | .313 | .734 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
Tammy Sutton-Brown | 29 | 21 | 20.8 | .490 | N/A | .722 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
Shalonda Enis | 32 | 11 | 19.5 | .418 | .452 | .714 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
Clarisse Machanguana | 30 | 8 | 19.3 | .500 | N/A | .649 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
Tonya Edwards | 22 | 0 | 16.9 | .340 | .227 | .730 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
Kelly Miller | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | .386 | .368 | .800 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Summer Erb | 18 | 0 | 8.2 | .429 | N/A | .857 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Keisha Anderson | 18 | 0 | 5.7 | .125 | .000 | .800 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Reshea Bristol | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season