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/Country113Kristen VealCanberra Capitals (Australia)229Ilona KorstineCJM Bourges Basket (France)345Tere WilliamsVirginia Tech453Carolyn MoosStanford461Megan FranzaWashington
Transactions DateTransactionDecember 1, 2000Cheryl Miller resigned as Head CoachJanuary 8, 2001Hired Cynthia Cooper as Head CoachApril 20, 2001 Drafted Kristen Veal, Ilona Korstine, Tere Williams, Carolyn Moos and Megan Franza in the 2001 WNBA draftApril 30, 2001Signed Pat Luckey and Slobodanka TuvićMay 7, 2001Waived Megan FranzaMay 27, 2001Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for Jaynetta SaundersWaived Amanda Wilson, Carolyn Moos, Nicole Kubik and Tere WilliamsMay 31, 2001Suspended contract of Brandy ReedJune 5, 2001Waived Michelle ClearySigned Nicole KubikJune 16, 2001Waived Nicole KubikJune 22, 2001Traded Tonya Edwards to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round PickSuspended contract of Ilona KorstineJune 29, 2001Waived Pat LuckeySigned E.C. HillJuly 4, 2001Waived E.C. HillAugust 3, 2001Signed 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 3.0Michelle Cleary4012.3.000.000 1.0000.82.30.50.00.5Slobodanka Tuvić30010.8.310N/A.4752.10.60.50.61.8Jaynetta Saunders2869.0.325.333.6801.40.30.40.32.4Pat Luckey108.0.000N/AN/A1.01.00.01.00.0Nicole Kubik307.0.250.000N/A0.70.7 1.30.00.7Ilona Korstine1206.3.280.333.8570.40.90.30.01.8E.C. Hill302.7.000.000N/A0.00.00.30.00.0 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season
References
External links Mercury on Basketball Reference