| 2001 Phoenix Mercury season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Cynthia Cooper |
| Arena | America West Arena |
| Attendance | 8,561 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–19 (.406) |
| Place | 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Media | |
| Television | KASW (WB 61) Cox 9 |
The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth for the Phoenix Mercury. Cynthia Cooper became the second head coach in franchise history.
| Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | Kristen Veal |  Australia | Australia |
| 29th | Ilona Korstine |  United States | Russia |
| 45th | Tere Williams | United States | Virginia Tech |
| 53rd | Carolyn Moos | United States | Stanford |
| 61st | Megan Franza | United States | Washington |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
| Utah Starzz x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
| Houston Comets x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
| Portland Fire o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
| Seattle Storm o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 | Utah | 61-82 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 31 | @ Seattle | 70-83 | Loss | 0-2 |
| June 2 | @ Minnesota | 89-80 | Win | 1-2 |
| June 4 | @ Portland | 69-71 (OT) | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 5 | Charlotte | 76-69 | Win | 2-3 |
| June 10 | Houston | 58-60 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 12 | Sacramento | 78-64 | Win | 3-4 |
| June 14 | @ Sacramento | 59-81 | Loss | 3-5 |
| June 16 | Orlando | 72-68 | Win | 4-5 |
| June 21 | New York | 70-95 | Loss | 4-6 |
| June 22 | Seattle | 55-58 | Loss | 4-7 |
| June 29 | @ Detroit | 71-75 | Loss | 4-8 |
| July 1 | @ Indiana | 78-86 (OT) | Loss | 4-9 |
| July 4 | Miami | 60-47 | Win | 5-9 |
| July 5 | @ Los Angeles | 50-73 | Loss | 5-10 |
| July 7 | Washington | 66-52 | Win | 6-10 |
| July 11 | Los Angeles | 61-75 | Loss | 6-11 |
| July 13 | @ Cleveland | 61-69 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 14 | @ Minnesota | 80-67 | Win | 7-12 |
| July 19 | Portland | 60-58 | Win | 8-12 |
| July 21 | Utah | 59-50 | Win | 9-12 |
| July 26 | Detroit | 63-62 | Win | 10-12 |
| July 27 | @ Seattle | 56-54 | Win | 11-12 |
| July 29 | @ Sacramento | 47-63 | Loss | 11-13 |
| August 1 | Minnesota | 63-68 | Loss | 11-14 |
| August 3 | @ Miami | 61-72 | Loss | 11-15 |
| August 5 | @ Orlando | 69-78 | Loss | 11-16 |
| August 6 | @ Houston | 48-62 | Loss | 11-17 |
| August 8 | @ Los Angeles | 67-79 | Loss | 11-18 |
| August 10 | @ Utah | 57-69 | Loss | 11-19 |
| August 11 | Portland | 73-62 | Win | 12-19 |
| August 14 | Houston | 56-38 | Win | 13-19 |
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Jennifer Gillom | 32 | 127 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 395 |
| Maria Stepanova | 32 | 201 | 41 | 43 | 64 | 334 |
| Trisha Fallon | 31 | 77 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 322 |
| Lisa Harrison | 32 | 139 | 52 | 39 | 1 | 246 |
| Bridget Pettis | 32 | 60 | 50 | 28 | 4 | 172 |
| Kristen Veal | 29 | 60 | 125 | 33 | 4 | 116 |
| Michele Timms | 21 | 45 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 98 |
| Adrian Williams | 25 | 75 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 96 |
| Tonya Edwards | 10 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 94 |
| Jaynetta Saunders | 28 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 68 |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | 30 | 63 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 54 |
| Adriana Moises | 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
| Ilona Korstine | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Brandy Reed | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nicole Kubik | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Michelle Cleary | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| E.C. Hill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Luckey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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