| 2001 Washington Mystics season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tom Maher |
| Arena | MCI Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–22 (.313) |
| Place | 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Media | |
| Television | WBDC (WB 50) Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic |
The 2001 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Washington Mystics. The Mystics finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Coco Miller |  United States |
Georgia |
| 2 | 25 | Tamara Stocks | United States |
Florida |
| 3 | 41 | Jamie Lewis | United States |
Ohio State |
| 3 | 44 | Elena Karpova |  Russia |
MBK Ružomberok (Slovakia) |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| December 21, 2000 | Hired Tom Maher as Head Coach[1] |
| April 17, 2001 | Traded a 2001 2nd Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Annie Burgess[1] |
| Traded Andrea Nagy and a 2001 4th Round Pick to the New York Liberty in exchange for a 2001 2nd Round Pick and 2001 3rd Round Pick[1] | |
| April 20, 2001 | Drafted Coco Miller, Tamara Stocks, Jamie Lewis and Elena Karpova in the 2001 WNBA draft[1] |
| April 30, 2001 | Signed Audrey Sauret, Belinda Snell and Helen Luz[1] |
| May 9, 2001 | Waived Renee Robinson[1] |
| May 18, 2001 | Waived Elena Karpova[1] |
| May 21, 2001 | Waived Beth Cunningham[1] |
| May 27, 2001 | Traded Keisha Anderson to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Cass Bauer Bilodeau[1] |
| Waived Jamie Lewis and Michelle Campbell[1] | |
| Suspended contracts of Audrey Sauret, Belinda Snell and Jenny Whittle[1] | |
| June 8, 2001 | Waived Belinda Snell[1] |
| June 20, 2001 | Waived Jenny Whittle[1] |
| December 5, 2001 | Traded Nikki McCray, a 2002 2nd Round Pick and a 2002 4th Round Pick to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Angie Braziel, a 2002 1st Round Pick and a 2002 3rd Round Pick[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rockers x | 22 | 10 | .688 | 15–6 | – |
| New York Liberty x | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 1.0 |
| Miami Sol x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | 2.0 |
| Charlotte Sting x | 18 | 14 | .563 | 15–6 | 4.0 |
| Orlando Miracle o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 9.0 |
| Indiana Fever o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7–14 | 12.0 |
| Detroit Shock o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7–14 | 12.0 |
| Washington Mystics o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 12.0 |
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
| PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader | ||||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamique Holdsclaw | 29 | 29 | 33.6 | .400 | .239 | .682 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 16.8 |
| Vicky Bullett | 32 | 32 | 33.5 | .392 | .297 | .729 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 8.7 |
| Murriel Page | 32 | 32 | 30.9 | .433 | .235 | .583 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| Nikki McCray | 32 | 32 | 25.9 | .410 | .232 | .711 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| Annie Burgess | 31 | 27 | 23.6 | .333 | .298 | .593 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Audrey Sauret | 25 | 3 | 18.2 | .297 | .115 | .292 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Helen Luz | 32 | 3 | 15.3 | .404 | .390 | .880 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Tonya Washington | 30 | 2 | 11.2 | .360 | .345 | .818 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Tausha Mills | 30 | 0 | 10.6 | .333 | .000 | .581 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Markita Aldridge | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Coco Miller | 20 | 0 | 6.9 | .325 | .333 | .545 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Cass Bauer Bilodeau | 15 | 0 | 6.8 | .294 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Jenny Whittle | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Tamara Stocks | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .333 | N/A | .500 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
- "2001 Washington Mystics Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2024.