WNBA team season
The 2001 WNBA season was their third in the league. The Miracle missed the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Miracle also hosted the 2001 WNBA All-Star Game.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Transactions
| Date
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Transaction
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| April 20, 2001
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Drafted Katie Douglas, Brooke Wyckoff, Jaclyn Johnson and Anne Thorius in the 2001 WNBA draft[1]
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| April 30, 2001
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Signed Denique Graves, Nakia Sanford, Nyree Roberts, Shaka Massey, Shawnetta Stewart, Tauja Catchings and Tawona Alhaleem[1]
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| May 1, 2001
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Waived Tauja Catchings[1]
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| May 3, 2001
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Waived Nakia Sanford[1]
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| Signed LaCharlotte Smith and Tora Suber[1]
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| May 4, 2001
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Waived Shawnetta Stewart[1]
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| May 14, 2001
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Waived LaCharlotte Smith, Shaka Massey and Tora Suber[1]
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| May 21, 2001
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Waived Jannon Roland[1]
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| May 22, 2001
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Waived Andrea Congreaves[1]
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| May 26, 2001
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Waived Anne Thorius, Denique Graves and Romana Hamzová[1]
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Roster
| 2001 Orlando Miracle roster |
|---|
| Players | Coaches |
|---|
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
|---|
| G/F | 44 |  | Alhaleem, Tawona | 6' 0" (1.83m) | | 1974-10-17 | DePaul | R | | C | 28 | | dos Santos, Cíntia | 6' 5" (1.96m) | 187 lb (85kg) | 1975-01-31 | | 1 | | G/F | 32 | | Douglas, Katie | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 165 lb (75kg) | 1979-05-07 | Purdue | R | | F/C | 22 | | Hicks, Jessie | 6' 4" (1.93m) | 188 lb (85kg) | 1971-12-02 | Maryland | 2 | | F | 33 | | Johnson, Jaclyn | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 201 lb (91kg) | 1979-03-16 | Kansas | R | | G | 14 | | Johnson, Shannon | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 152 lb (69kg) | 1974-08-18 | South Carolina | 2 | | G | 12 | | McCain, Tiffany | 5' 10" (1.78m) | 160 lb (73kg) | 1978-03-08 | Kentucky | 1 | | F | 10 | | McGhee, Carla | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 173 lb (78kg) | 1968-03-06 | Tennessee | 2 | | F/C | 11 | | McWilliams-Franklin, Taj | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 195 lb (88kg) | 1970-10-20 | St. Edward's | 2 | | G | 5 | | Powell, Elaine | 5' 8" (1.73m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1975-08-09 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | | G/F | 42 | | Sales, Nykesha | 6' 0" (1.83m) | 184 lb (83kg) | 1976-05-10 | Connecticut | 2 | | F | 21 | | Wyckoff, Brooke | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 183 lb (83kg) | 1980-03-30 | Florida State | R |
|
- Head coach
- Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt)
- Assistant coaches
- Charlene Thomas-Swinson
- Michael Peck
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
Schedule
Regular season
2001 game log
Total: 13–19 (Home: 10–6; Road: 3–13)
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June: 4–8 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–5)
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July
: 5–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–6)
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August
: 4–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–2)
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| 2001 season schedule
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Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player
|
GP
|
GS
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin
|
32
|
32
|
33.1
|
.474
|
.200
|
.744
|
7.6
|
2.2
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
12.6
|
| Elaine Powell
|
32
|
32
|
33.0
|
.402
|
.382
|
.755
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
1.5
|
0.2
|
11.2
|
| Nykesha Sales
|
32
|
31
|
32.5
|
.438
|
.314
|
.784
|
5.4
|
1.8
|
2.2
|
0.2
|
13.5
|
| Shannon Johnson
|
26
|
22
|
30.2
|
.367
|
.365
|
.757
|
3.0
|
2.6
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1.3
|
0.2
|
11.6
|
| Brooke Wyckoff
|
32
|
27
|
20.3
|
.328
|
.162
|
.714
|
3.8
|
1.2
|
0.8
|
0.5
|
3.4
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| Katie Douglas
|
22
|
0
|
20.0
|
.362
|
.316
|
.723
|
2.3
|
1.8
|
1.7
|
0.3
|
7.0
|
| Jessie Hicks
|
32
|
5
|
14.3
|
.389
|
N/A
|
.652
|
2.9
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.5
|
5.3
|
| Tiffany McCain
|
32
|
9
|
13.8
|
.321
|
.313
|
.667
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
3.0
|
| Tawona Alhaleem
|
26
|
1
|
9.7
|
.328
|
.364
|
.500
|
1.5
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
1.9
|
| Jaclyn Johnson
|
17
|
1
|
8.2
|
.560
|
.429
|
.800
|
1.4
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
2.1
|
| Cíntia dos Santos
|
10
|
0
|
6.5
|
.368
|
N/A
|
.833
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
1.9
|
| Carla McGhee
|
17
|
0
|
4.2
|
.250
|
N/A
|
.500
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.8
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Awards and honors
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2001 Orlando Miracle Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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