2001 Orlando Miracle season

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2001 Orlando Miracle season
Coach Carolyn Peck
Arena TD Waterhouse Centre
Attendance7,430 per game
Results
Record1319 (.406)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
Points Nykesha Sales (13.5)
Rebounds Taj McWilliams (7.6)
Assists Elaine Powell (3.1)
Media
Television WRBW (UPN 65)
Sunshine Network

The 2001 WNBA season was their third in the league. The Miracle missed the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Miracle also hosted the 2001 WNBA All-Star Game.

Contents

Offseason

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
110 Katie Douglas Flag of the United States.svg  United States Purdue
226 Brooke Wyckoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States Florida State
342 Jaclyn Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kansas
458 Anne Thorius Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Denmark

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Transactions

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Roster

Orlando Miracle roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F 44 Flag of the United States.svg Alhaleem, Tawona 6' 0" (1.83m)149 lb (68kg) DePaul
C 28 Flag of Brazil.svg dos Santos, Cintia 6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg) Brazil
G/F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg) Purdue
F/C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Hicks, Jessie 6' 4" (1.93m)188 lb (85kg) Maryland
G 31 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Adrienne   Cruz Roja.svg 5' 10" (1.78m)154 lb (70kg) Ohio State
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Jaclyn 6' 0" (1.83m)201 lb (91kg) Kansas
G 14 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Shannon 5' 7" (1.7m)152 lb (69kg) South Carolina
G/F 12 Flag of the United States.svg McCain, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m)167 lb (76kg) Kentucky
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg McGhee, Carla 6' 1" (1.85m)179 lb (81kg) Tennessee
F/C 11 Flag of the United States.svg McWilliams, Taj  (C)6' 2" (1.88m)184 lb (83kg) St. Edward's College
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Powell, Elaine 5' 8" (1.73m)150 lb (68kg) Louisiana State
G/F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Sales, Nykesha  (C)6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg) Connecticut
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Wyckoff, Brooke 6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg) Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coaches




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

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

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
June 1 Los Angeles 62-68Loss0-1
June 5@ Detroit 92-71Win1-1
June 7@ Utah 79-82Loss1-2
June 9 Charlotte 79-86Loss1-3
June 12@ Seattle 63-70Loss1-4
June 14@ Los Angeles 68-84Loss1-5
June 16@ Phoenix 68-72Loss1-6
June 18@ Indiana 72-65Win2-6
June 23 Washington 67-59Win3-6
June 25 New York 67-54Win4-6
June 27 Cleveland 41-65Loss4-7
June 30@ New York 60-72Loss4-8
July 1@ Washington 64-76Loss4-9
July 6 Sacramento 68-75Loss4-10
July 8 Detroit 73-67Win5-10
July 10 Miami 63-65Loss5-11
July 12@ Charlotte 72-69Win6-11
July 13@ Indiana 60-74Loss6-12
July 18 Houston 57-52Win7-12
July 20@ Charlotte 65-72Loss7-13
July 21 Minnesota 71-49Win8-13
July 24 Washington 71-63Win9-13
July 27@ Miami 63-71Loss9-14
July 29@ Detroit 62-64Loss9-15
July 30@ Cleveland 47-65Loss9-16
August 1 Portland 65-63Win10-16
August 3@ Houston 60-72Loss10-17
August 5 Phoenix 78-69Win11-17
August 7 Cleveland 74-67Win12-17
August 10@ New York 67-77Loss12-18
August 11 Miami 64-65Loss12-19
August 14 Indiana 78-72Win13-19

Depth

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2Inactive
C Taj McWilliams-Franklin Jessie Hicks Cintia dos Santos
PF Brooke Wyckoff Carla McGhee Jaclyn Johnson
SF Nykesha Sales Katie Douglas
SG Shannon Johnson Tawona Alhaleem Adrienne Johnson
PG Elaine Powell Tiffany McCain

Player stats

Awards and honors

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