2001 Charlotte Sting season

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2001 Charlotte Sting season
Coach Anne Donovan
Arena Charlotte Coliseum
Attendance6,595 per game
Results
Record1814 (.563)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks
Team Leaders
Points Andrea Stinson (14.1)
Rebounds Allison Feaster (4.8)
Assists Dawn Staley (5.6)
Media
Television WBTV (CBS 3)
Fox Sports Net South

The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Charlotte Sting 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.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
12 Kelly Miller Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgia
218 Tammy Sutton-Brown Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Rutgers
334Jennifer PhillipsFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Xavier
450 Reshea Bristol Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Arizona

Transactions

DateTransaction
February 22, 2001Fired T.R. Dunn as Head Coach [1]
March 31, 2001Hired Anne Donovan as Head Coach [1]
April 20, 2001Drafted Kelly Miller, Tammy Sutton-Brown, Jennifer Phillips and Reshea Bristol in the 2001 WNBA Draft [1]
April 30, 2001Signed Marte Alexander [1]
May 7, 2001Waived Jennifer Phillips [1]
May 9, 2001Signed Tombi Bell [1]
May 10, 2001Waived Angie Braziel and Larecha Jones [1]
Suspended contract of Shantia Owens [1]
May 13, 2001Waived Marte Alexander [1]
May 27, 2001Traded Cass Bauer-Bilodeau to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Keisha Anderson [1]
Waived Niesa Johnson and Tombi Bell [1]
June 22, 2001Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Tonya Edwards [1]
July 2, 2001Waived Reshea Bristol [1]

Roster

2001 Charlotte Sting roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg Anderson, Keisha 5' 7" (1.7m)125 lb (57kg)1974-05-08 Wisconsin 1
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Bristol, Reshea 5' 10" (1.78m)1978-02-10 Arizona R
G 13 Flag of the United States.svg Edwards, Tonya 5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1968-03-13 Tennessee 2
F/C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Enis, Shalonda 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)1974-12-03 Alabama 2
C 3 Flag of the United States.svg Erb, Summer 6' 6" (1.98m)240 lb (109kg)1977-07-25 NC State 1
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m)168 lb (76kg)1976-02-11 Harvard 3
F/C 33 Flag of Mozambique.svg Machanguana, Clarisse 6' 5" (1.96m)180 lb (82kg)1976-10-04 Old Dominion 2
G 8 Flag of the United States.svg Miller, Kelly 5' 10" (1.78m)140 lb (64kg)1978-09-06 Georgia R
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Charlotte 6' 0" (1.83m)148 lb (67kg)1973-08-23 North Carolina 2
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Staley, Dawn 5' 6" (1.68m)134 lb (61kg)1970-05-04 Virginia 2
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Stinson, Andrea 5' 10" (1.78m)158 lb (72kg)1967-11-25 NC State 4
C 55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m)199 lb (90kg)1978-01-27 Rutgers R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Anne Donovan (Old Dominion)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2001 game log
Total: 18–14 (Home: 11–5; Road: 7–9)
June: 4–10 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1June 2 Los Angeles L 67–76 Andrea Stinson (21) Clarisse Machanguana (9) Dawn Staley (9) Charlotte Coliseum 0–1
2June 5@ Phoenix L 69–76 Andrea Stinson (21) Clarisse Machanguana (12) Dawn Staley (9) America West Arena 0–2
3June 7@ Sacramento L 65–77 Allison Feaster (23) Allison Feaster (7) Dawn Staley (9) ARCO Arena 0–3
4June 9@ Orlando W 86–79 Andrea Stinson (25) Tammy Sutton-Brown (5) Dawn Staley (9) TD Waterhouse Centre 1–3
5June 12@ New York L 70–79 Andrea Stinson (22) Clarisse Machanguana (8) Dawn Staley (3) Madison Square Garden 1–4
6June 14 Utah L 59–73 Andrea Stinson (15) Feaster
Stinson (6)
Dawn Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum 1–5
7June 16 Detroit L 69–72 (2OT) Shalonda Enis (11) Enis
Stinson (8)
Feaster
Staley (4)
Charlotte Coliseum 1–6
8June 18@ Seattle L 52–60 Andrea Stinson (13) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Andrea Stinson (6) KeyArena 1–7
9June 19@ Los Angeles L 69–73 Dawn Staley (18) Summer Erb (10) Dawn Staley (7) Staples Center 1–8
10June 22@ Portland L 62–66 (OT) Dawn Staley (14) Andrea Stinson (11) Andrea Stinson (5) Rose Garden 1–9
11June 24 Sacramento L 82–85 (OT) Andrea Stinson (24) Andrea Stinson (9) Dawn Staley (8) Charlotte Coliseum 1–10
12June 27 Detroit W 74–50 Andrea Stinson (23) Clarisse Machanguana (9) Dawn Staley (11) Charlotte Coliseum 2–10
13June 29@ Indiana W 75–67 Tammy Sutton-Brown (20) Tammy Sutton-Brown (10) Dawn Staley (10) Conseco Fieldhouse 3–10
14June 30 Cleveland W 58–55 Tammy Sutton-Brown (14) Allison Feaster (11) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 4–10
August : 6–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
27August 3@ Minnesota W 72–64 Staley
Stinson (16)
Feaster
Machanguana
Staley (5)
Andrea Stinson (4) Target Center 13–14
28August 4 Houston W 54–49 Allison Feaster (13) Allison Feaster (9) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 14–14
29August 6@ Washington W 65–60 Dawn Staley (13) Tammy Sutton-Brown (7) Andrea Stinson (7) MCI Center 15–14
30August 10@ Cleveland W 55–53 Andrea Stinson (21) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Dawn Staley (5) Gund Arena 16–14
31August 11 New York W 80–60 Andrea Stinson (21) Shalonda Enis (7) Dawn Staley (6) Charlotte Coliseum 17–14
32August 14@ Miami W 48–41 Stinson
Sutton-Brown (8)
Allison Feaster (9) Dawn Staley (5) American Airlines Arena 18–14
2001 season schedule

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log
First round vs. Cleveland Rockers
Won Series: 2–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 16 Cleveland W 53–46 Andrea Stinson (16) Andrea Stinson (6) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 1–0
2August 18@ Cleveland L 51–69 Allison Feaster (11) Andrea Stinson (5) Dawn Staley (6) Gund Arena 1–1
3August 20@ Cleveland W 72–64 Tonya Edwards (15) Shalonda Enis (9) Dawn Staley (8) Gund Arena 2–1
Conference Finals vs. New York Liberty
Won Series: 2–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 24 New York L 57–61 Dawn Staley (14) Andrea Stinson (7) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 1–0
2August 26@ New York W 62–53 Staley
Stinson (18)
Charlotte Smith (9) Andrea Stinson (8) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3August 27@ New York W 48–44 Dawn Staley (17) Andrea Stinson (8) Andrea Stinson (4) Madison Square Garden 2–1
Championship vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 August 30 Los Angeles L 66–75 Andrea Stinson (18) Allison Feaster (5) Andrea Stinson (5) Charlotte Coliseum 0–1
2 September 1 @ Los Angeles L 54–82 Tammy Sutton-Brown (12) Charlotte Smith (8) Dawn Staley (5) Staples Center 0–2
2001 playoff schedule

Season standings

Eastern Conference WLPCTConf.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

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Dawn Staley 323236.0.381.371.8952.25.61.60.09.3
Allison Feaster 323231.5.375.327.9214.81.40.90.311.4
Andrea Stinson 323231.4.484.446.7974.32.81.30.614.1
Charlotte Smith 302422.6.390.313.7343.41.70.50.45.7
Tammy Sutton-Brown 292120.8.490N/A.7224.40.40.71.36.8
Shalonda Enis 321119.5.418.452.7143.50.40.30.26.0
Clarisse Machanguana 30819.3.500N/A.6494.00.60.50.55.4
Tonya Edwards 22016.9.340.227.7302.01.40.60.34.5
Kelly Miller 2608.7.386.368.8001.10.50.30.02.1
Summer Erb 1808.2.429N/A.8571.90.20.10.33.0
Keisha Anderson 1805.7.125.000.8000.80.80.30.00.7
Reshea Bristol 105.0.000N/AN/A2.00.00.00.00.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2001 Charlotte Sting Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.