2001 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks won their first WNBA Finals.

2001 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachMichael Cooper
ArenaSTAPLES Center
Attendance9,278 per game
Results
Record284 (.875)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals
Media
TelevisionKCOP (UPN 13)
Fox Sports Net West

Offseason

WNBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege/School/Team
116Camille Cooper (C) United StatesPurdue
232Nicole Levandusky (G) United StatesXavier
348Kelley Slemon (F) United StatesNotre Dame
464Beth Record (G/F) United StatesSyracuse

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Los Angeles Sparks x284.87519–2
Sacramento Monarchs x2012.62513–88.0
Utah Starzz x1913.59411–109.0
Houston Comets x1913.59413–89.0
Phoenix Mercury o1319.4068–1315.0
Minnesota Lynx o1220.3759–1216.0
Portland Fire o1121.3445–1617.0
Seattle Storm o1022.3136–1518.0

Season Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 28 @ Houston 66-63 Win 1-0
June 1 @ Orlando 68-62 Win 2-0
June 2 @ Charlotte 76-67 Win 3-0
June 5 Cleveland 58-50 Win 4-0
June 9 @ Minnesota 62-60 Win 5-0
June 14 Orlando 84-68 Win 6-0
June 16 @ Seattle 73-60 Win 7-0
June 17 Portland 90-75 Win 8-0
June 19 Charlotte 73-69 Win 9-0
June 21 @ Houston 65-69 Loss 9-1
June 22 @ Cleveland 70-74 Loss 9-2
June 24 @ New York 69-82 Loss 9-3
June 26 @ Detroit 98-89 Win 10-3
July 1 Miami 86-60 Win 11-3
July 3 Utah 84-71 Win 12-3
July 5 Phoenix 73-50 Win 13-3
July 8 Minnesota 100-95 Win 14-3
July 10 @ Utah 79-67 Win 15-3
July 11 @ Phoenix 75-61 Win 16-3
July 14 @ Washington 62-50 Win 17-3
July 19 @ Sacramento 83-68 Win 18-3
July 21 Seattle 85-79 Win 19-3
July 25 Sacramento 80-78 Win 20-3
July 28 @ Portland 88-83 Win 21-3
July 30 Minnesota 78-69 Win 22-3
August 2 Sacramento 67-62 Win 23-3
August 4 Seattle 79-60 Win 24-3
August 6 Indiana 81-66 Win 25-3
August 8 Phoenix 79-67 Win 26-3
August 11 Houston 65-54 Win 27-3
August 13 @ Utah 78-80 Loss 27-4
August 14 @ Portland 67-58 Win 28-4

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Western Conference Semifinals
1August 18@ Houston64-59Win1-0
2August 20Houston70-58Win2-0
Western Conference Finals
1August 24@ Sacramento74-73Win3-0
2August 26Sacramento60-80Loss3-1
3August 27Sacramento93-62Win4-1
WNBA Finals
1August 30@ Charlotte75-66Win5-1
2September 1Charlotte82-54Win6-1

Player stats

Player Games Played Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Points
Lisa Leslie31298733471606
Tamecka Dixon2985114272340
DeLisha Milton-Jones32169684929330
Mwadi Mabika28130873911313
Latasha Byears32183294213297
Ukari Figgs32100126434257
Rhonda Mapp307914166126
Verdana Grgin-Fonseca2435124171
Nicky McCrimmon28126321064
Nicole Levandusky13975120
Wendi Wilts13531017

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Awards and honors

References

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