2001 Miami Sol season

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2001 Miami Sol season
Coach Ron Rothstein
Arena American Airlines Arena
Attendance8,857 per game
Results
Record2012 (.625)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-1) to New York Liberty
Media
Television WAMI (IND 69)
Fox Sports Net Florida

The 2001 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Miami Sol. The team earned its first and only playoff berth, losing in the opening round to the New York Liberty in three games.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
15 Ruth Riley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Notre Dame
221 Georgia Schweitzer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Duke
337 Levys Torres Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Florida State

Transactions

DateTransaction
April 20, 2001Drafted Ruth Riley, Georgia Schweitzer and Levys Torres in the 2001 WNBA Draft [1]
Traded Georgia Schweitzer to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Marla Brumfield [1]
April 30, 2001Signed Monique Morehouse and Rhonda Smith [1]
May 4, 2001Waived Monique Morehouse [1]
May 14, 2001Waived Rhonda Smith and Umeki Webb [1]
May 26, 2001Waived Jameka Jones and Jamie Cassidy [1]
July 3, 2001Waived Milena Flores [1]

Roster

2001 Miami Sol roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 14 Flag of Germany.svg Askamp, Marlies 6' 5" (1.96m)198 lb (90kg)1970-07-084
F 28 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Baranova, Elena 6' 5" (1.96m)182 lb (83kg)1972-01-283
G 31 Flag of the United States.svg Black, Debbie 5' 3" (1.6m)124 lb (56kg)1966-07-29 Saint Joseph's 2
G 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brondello, Sandy 5' 7" (1.7m)136 lb (62kg)1968-08-202
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Brumfield, Marla 5' 8" (1.73m)133 lb (60kg)1978-06-06 Rice 1
F 12 Flag of the United States.svg Colleton, Katrina 5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)1971-03-17 Maryland 3
G/F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Ford, Kisha 5' 10" (1.78m)153 lb (69kg)1975-04-04 Georgia Tech 4
F 52 Flag of the United States.svg Rasmussen, Kristen 6' 4" (1.93m)172 lb (78kg)1978-11-01 Michigan State 1
F 0 Flag of the United States.svg Reid, Tracy 5' 11" (1.8m)150 lb (68kg)1976-11-01 North Carolina 3
C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Riley, Ruth 6' 5" (1.96m)198 lb (90kg)1979-08-28 Notre Dame R
G/F 55 Flag of the United States.svg Sam, Sheri 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1974-05-05 Vanderbilt 2
C 13 Flag of Colombia.svg Torres, Levys 6' 2" (1.88m)1978-04-06 Florida State R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Ron Rothstein (Rhode Island)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Fiorentino
Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Boucek

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

Schedule

Regular season

2001 game log
Total: 20–12 (Home: 10–5; Road: 10–7)
May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 31 New York W 68–59 Sandy Brondello (21) Elena Baranova (8) Debbie Black (7) American Airlines Arena 1–0
July : 10–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
13July 1@ Los Angeles L 60–86 Sandy Brondello (13) Ruth Riley (6) Debbie Black (5) Staples Center 5–8
14July 2@ Utah W 69–59 Sheri Sam (23) Sheri Sam (9) Debbie Black (5) Delta Center 6–8
15July 4@ Phoenix L 47–60 Elena Baranova (12) Baranova
Sam (4)
Debbie Black (6) America West Arena 6–9
16July 7 Sacramento W 66–54 Elena Baranova (21) Elena Baranova (7) Elena Baranova (5) American Airlines Arena 7–9
17July 10@ Orlando W 65–63 (OT) Sheri Sam (26) Ruth Riley (11) Baranova
Black (5)
TD Waterhouse Centre 8–9
18July 13@ Detroit W 56–55 Sandy Brondello (14) Ruth Riley (10) Sheri Sam (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 9–9
19July 14 Detroit W 66–51 Sandy Brondello (14) Sheri Sam (6) Sandy Brondello (6) American Airlines Arena 10–9
20July 18 Charlotte W 68–48 Sandy Brondello (23) Baranova
Black
Sam (5)
Sheri Sam (3) American Airlines Arena 11–9
21July 20 Houston W 64–50 Sheri Sam (18) Askamp
Baranova (7)
Debbie Black (6) American Airlines Arena 12–9
22July 22@ New York W 68–52 Sheri Sam (17) Debbie Black (8) Debbie Black (4) Madison Square Garden 13–9
23July 25@ Cleveland L 48–52 (OT) Elena Baranova (14) Kristen Rasmussen (7) Debbie Black (4) Gund Arena 13–10
24July 27 Orlando W 71–63 (OT) Sandy Brondello (23) Riley
Sam (8)
Elena Baranova (7) American Airlines Arena 14–10
25July 28@ Indiana W 69–63 Sheri Sam (17) Elena Baranova (9) Black
Sam (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 15–10
26July 31@ Charlotte L 45–63 Marla Brumfield (9) Debbie Black (5) Brumfield
Ford
Sam (2)
Charlotte Coliseum 15–11
August : 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
27August 3 Phoenix W 72–61 Sheri Sam (25) Elena Baranova (6) Debbie Black (5) American Airlines Arena 16–11
28August 5 Washington W 52–44 Baranova
Sam (15)
Elena Baranova (5) Sheri Sam (5) American Airlines Arena 17–11
29August 8@ Washington W 42–36 Sheri Sam (15) Elena Baranova (11) Black
Sam (3)
MCI Center 18–11
30August 10 Indiana W 72–67 (OT) Baranova
Sam (21)
Baranova
Riley (7)
Black
Brondello (6)
American Airlines Arena 19–11
31August 11@ Orlando W 75–64 Elena Baranova (19) Elena Baranova (5) Sheri Sam (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 20–11
32August 14 Charlotte L 41–48 Sheri Sam (14) Sheri Sam (8) Debbie Black (3) American Airlines Arena 20–12
2001 season schedule

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log
First round vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1August 17 New York L 46–62 Ruth Riley (12) Baranova
Sam (5)
Debbie Black (5) American Airlines Arena 0–1
2August 19@ New York W 53–50 Sheri Sam (17) Debbie Black (8) Sandy Brondello (5) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3August 21@ New York L 61–72 Baranova
Brondello (18)
Ruth Riley (9) Debbie Black (4) Madison Square Garden 1–2
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
Sheri Sam 323234.4.432.276.7504.32.81.70.313.9
Elena Baranova 323030.8.427.375.9306.02.01.01.811.8
Debbie Black 323229.6.374.150.7713.93.82.60.15.6
Sandy Brondello 292929.3.413.394.8141.72.21.00.112.7
Ruth Riley 322025.0.475N/A.7714.10.80.81.46.8
Kristen Rasmussen 28314.9.360.250.7503.10.60.40.52.7
Marlies Askamp 301114.4.483N/A.5632.90.50.40.42.5
Kisha Ford 30113.2.325.091.5632.20.70.60.22.4
Tracy Reid 21213.2.508N/A.6151.80.60.70.23.8
Marla Brumfield 2709.1.283.3331.0000.91.20.70.01.6
Katrina Colleton 1408.6.256.000.6000.50.50.10.11.9
Levys Torres 204.0N/AN/AN/A0.00.00.00.00.0


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

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