The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth for the Phoenix Mercury. Cynthia Cooper became the second head coach in franchise history.
| Date
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Transaction
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| December 1, 2000
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Cheryl Miller resigned as Head Coach[1]
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| January 8, 2001
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Hired Cynthia Cooper as Head Coach[1]
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| April 20, 2001
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Drafted Kristen Veal, Ilona Korstine, Tere Williams, Carolyn Moos and Megan Franza in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1]
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| April 30, 2001
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Signed Pat Luckey and Slobodanka Tuvić[1]
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| May 7, 2001
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Waived Megan Franza[1]
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| May 27, 2001
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Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for Jaynetta Saunders[1]
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| Waived Amanda Wilson, Carolyn Moos, Nicole Kubik and Tere Williams[1]
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| May 31, 2001
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Suspended contract of Brandy Reed[1]
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| June 5, 2001
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Waived Michelle Cleary[1]
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| Signed Nicole Kubik[1]
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| June 16, 2001
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Waived Nicole Kubik[1]
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| June 22, 2001
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Traded Tonya Edwards to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick[1]
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| Suspended contract of Ilona Korstine[1]
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| June 29, 2001
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Waived Pat Luckey[1]
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| Signed E.C. Hill[1]
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| July 4, 2001
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Waived E.C. Hill[1]
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| August 3, 2001
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Signed Adriana Moisés[1]
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| 2001 Phoenix Mercury roster
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| Players |
Coaches
|
| Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
|
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Height |
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Weight |
|
|
DOB |
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From |
Yrs
|
| G
|
4
|
|
Cleary, Michelle
|
|
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5' 6" (1.68m)
|
|
–
|
|
|
1974-07-16
|
|
|
|
1
|
| G
|
13
|
|
Edwards, Tonya
|
|
|
5' 10" (1.78m)
|
|
160 lb (73kg)
|
|
|
1968-03-13
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
2
|
| G/F
|
9
|
|
Fallon, Trisha
|
|
|
6' 3" (1.91m)
|
|
165 lb (75kg)
|
|
|
1972-07-23
|
|
|
|
1
|
| F/C
|
22
|
|
Gillom, Jennifer
|
|
|
6' 3" (1.91m)
|
|
180 lb (82kg)
|
|
|
1964-06-13
|
|
|
Mississippi
|
4
|
| F
|
3
|
|
Harrison, Lisa
|
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m)
|
|
164 lb (74kg)
|
|
|
1971-01-02
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
2
|
| G
|
4
|
|
Hill, E.C.
|
|
|
5' 8" (1.73m)
|
|
140 lb (64kg)
|
|
|
1971-07-06
|
|
|
Northern Illinois
|
1
|
| G
|
10
|
|
Korstine, Ilona
|
|
|
6' 0" (1.83m)
|
|
160 lb (73kg)
|
|
|
1980-05-30
|
|
|
|
R
|
| G
|
10
|
|
Kubik, Nicole
|
|
|
5' 9" (1.75m)
|
|
145 lb (66kg)
|
|
|
1978-03-01
|
|
|
Nebraska
|
1
|
| F
|
28
|
|
Luckey, Pat
|
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m)
|
|
–
|
|
|
1975-05-14
|
|
|
Houston
|
R
|
| G
|
4
|
|
Moisés, Adriana
|
|
|
5' 6" (1.68m)
|
|
140 lb (64kg)
|
|
|
1978-12-06
|
|
|
|
R
|
| G
|
32
|
|
Pettis, Bridget
|
|
|
5' 9" (1.75m)
|
|
150 lb (68kg)
|
|
|
1971-01-01
|
|
|
Florida
|
4
|
| F
|
23
|
|
Reed, Brandy
|
|
|
6' 1" (1.85m)
|
|
168 lb (76kg)
|
|
|
1977-02-17
|
|
|
Southern Miss
|
3
|
| F
|
21
|
|
Saunders, Jaynetta
|
|
|
5' 11" (1.8m)
|
|
145 lb (66kg)
|
|
|
1979-08-21
|
|
|
Texas A&M
|
R
|
| C
|
8
|
|
Stepanova, Maria
|
|
|
6' 8" (2.03m)
|
|
187 lb (85kg)
|
|
|
1979-01-23
|
|
|
|
3
|
| G
|
7
|
|
Timms, Michele
|
|
|
5' 7" (1.7m)
|
|
132 lb (60kg)
|
|
|
1965-06-28
|
|
|
|
4
|
| C
|
14
|
|
Tuvić, Slobodanka
|
|
|
6' 4" (1.93m)
|
|
194 lb (88kg)
|
|
|
1977-09-19
|
|
|
|
R
|
| G
|
5
|
|
Veal, Kristen
|
|
|
5' 10" (1.78m)
|
|
150 lb (68kg)
|
|
|
1981-07-24
|
|
|
|
R
|
| F/C
|
33
|
|
Williams, Adrian
|
|
|
6' 5" (1.96m)
|
|
170 lb (77kg)
|
|
|
1977-02-15
|
|
|
USC
|
1
|
|
- Head coach
- Cynthia Cooper (USC)
- Assistant coaches
- -
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
|
2001 game log
Total: 13–19 (Home: 10–6; Road: 3–13)
|
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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June: 4–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–3)
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July
: 7–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–4)
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August
: 2–6 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–5)
|
| 2001 season schedule
|
| 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
Australia
Soviet Union
United States
