2001 Charlotte Sting season

The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the 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
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance6,595 per game
Results
Record1814 (.563)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks
Team Leaders
PointsAndrea Stinson (14.1)
ReboundsAllison Feaster (4.8)
AssistsDawn Staley (5.6)
Media
TelevisionWBTV (CBS 3)
Fox Sports Net South

Offseason

WNBA Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
1 2 Kelly Miller (G)  United States Georgia
2 18 Tammy Sutton-Brown (C)  Canada Rutgers
3 34 Jennifer Phillips (F)  United States Xavier
4 50 Reshea Bristol (G)  United States Arizona

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Cleveland Rockers x2210.68815–6
New York Liberty x2111.65613–81.0
Miami Sol x2012.62514–72.0
Charlotte Sting x1814.56315–64.0
Orlando Miracle o1319.4069–129.0
Indiana Fever o1022.3137–1412.0
Detroit Shock o1022.3137–1412.0
Washington Mystics o1022.3134–1712.0

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
June 2 Los Angeles 67-76 Loss 0-1
June 5 @ Phoenix 69-76 Loss 0-2
June 7 @ Sacramento 65-77 Loss 0-3
June 9 @ Orlando 86-79 Win 1-3
June 12 @ New York 70-79 Loss 1-4
June 14 Utah 59-73 Loss 1-5
June 16 Detroit 69-72 Loss 1-6
June 18 @ Seattle 52-60 Loss 1-7
June 19 @ Los Angeles 69-73 Loss 1-8
June 22 @ Portland 62-66 Loss 1-9
June 24 Sacramento 82-85 Loss 1-10
June 27 Detroit 74-50 Win 2-10
June 29 @ Indiana 75-67 Win 3-10
June 30 Cleveland 58-55 Win 4-10
July 3 New York 66-61 Win 5-10
July 6 @ Detroit 67-50 Win 6-10
July 7 Seattle 48-38 Win 7-10
July 12 Orlando 67-72 Loss 7-11
July 14 Indiana 71-58 Win 8-11
July 18 @ Miami 48-68 Loss 8-12
July 20 Orlando 72-65 Win 9-12
July 21 @ Cleveland 41-56 Loss 9-13
July 24 Indiana 75-66 Win 10-13
July 26 Washington 62-60 Win 11-13
July 29 @ Washington 42-55 Loss 11-14
July 31 Miami 63-45 Win 12-14
August 3 @ Minnesota 72-64 Win 13-14
August 4 Houston 54-49 Win 14-14
August 6 @ Washington 65-60 Win 15-14
August 10 @ Cleveland 55-53 Win 16-14
August 11 New York 80-60 Win 17-14
August 14 @ Miami 48-41 Win 18-14

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1August 16Cleveland53-46Win1-0
2August 18@ Cleveland51-69Loss1-1
3August 20@ Cleveland72-64Win2-1
Eastern Conference Finals
1August 24New York57-61Loss2-2
2August 26@ New York62-53Win3-2
3August 27@ New York48-44Win4-2
WNBA Finals
1August 30Los Angeles66-75Loss4-3
2September 1@ Los Angeles54-82Loss4-4

Player stats

Player Minutes Field Goals Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Points
Andrea Stinson1006179137884319450
Allison Feaster1007126153462910365
Dawn Staley115210771179521298
Tammy Sutton-Brown60272129112139196
Tonya Edwards580606248197194
Shalonda Enis6236611314105191
Charlotte Smith67857101501613171
Clarisse Machanguana58063121171616163
Summer Erb148183541554
Kelly Miller2252228149055
Keisha Anderson102215146012

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References

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