2001 Sacramento Monarchs season

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2001 Sacramento Monarchs season
Coach Sonny Allen (resigned Jun. 26, 6–6 record)
Maura McHugh (14–6 record)
Arena ARCO Arena
Attendance8,350 per game
Results
Record20–12 (.625)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost Conference Finals (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks
Media
Television KMAX (UPN 31)

The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team won their first playoff series, but they were later defeated by eventual champion Los Angeles Sparks in the conference finals.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
230Jackie MooreFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Long Beach State
346Maren WalsethFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Penn State
462Katie Smrcka-DuffyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgetown

Transactions

DateTransaction
April 11, 2001Traded a 2001 1st Round Pick to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Kara Wolters [1]
April 20, 2001Drafted Jackie Moore, Maren Walseth and Katie Smrcka-Duffy in the 2001 WNBA draft [1]
April 24, 2001Traded Katy Steding and a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Edna Campbell and a 2002 4th Round Pick [1]
April 30, 2001Signed Dana Wynne, Maxann Reese, Monique Ambers and Ryneldi Becenti [1]
May 9, 2001Waived Katie Smrcka-Duffy [1]
May 11, 2001Waived Linda Burgess [1]
May 24, 2001Waived Dana Wynne and Jackie Moore [1]
May 27, 2001Suspended contract of Yolanda Griffith [1]
June 6, 2001Waived Monique Ambers [1]
June 15, 2001Waived Maren Walseth [1]
June 26, 2001 Sonny Allen resigned as Head Coach [1]
Hired Maura McHugh as Head Coach [1]

Roster

2001 Sacramento Monarchs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Blodgett, Cindy 5' 9" (1.75m)130 lb (59kg)1975-12-13 Maine 3
G 6 Flag of the United States.svg Bolton, Ruthie 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1967-05-27 Auburn 4
G 12 Flag of the United States.svg Campbell, Edna 5' 8" (1.73m)152 lb (69kg)1968-11-26 Texas 2
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Clinesmith, Stacy 5' 5" (1.65m)125 lb (57kg)1978-04-22 UC Santa Barbara 1
F 0 Flag of the United States.svg Frett, La'Keshia 6' 3" (1.91m)170 lb (77kg)1975-06-12 Georgia 2
F/C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Griffith, Yolanda 6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)1970-03-01 Florida Atlantic 2
F 27 Flag of the United States.svg Hardmon, Lady 5' 10" (1.78m)160 lb (73kg)1970-09-12 Georgia 4
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Holland-Corn, Kedra 5' 8" (1.73m)129 lb (59kg)1974-11-02 Georgia 2
G 21 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Penicheiro, Ticha 5' 11" (1.8m)146 lb (66kg)1974-09-18 Old Dominion 3
C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Tangela 6' 3" (1.91m)158 lb (72kg)1977-04-01 Iowa 3
F 54 Flag of the United States.svg Walseth, Maren6' 2" (1.88m)1978-10-28 Penn State R
C 52 Flag of the United States.svg Wolters, Kara 6' 7" (2.01m)227 lb (103kg)1975-08-15 Connecticut 2
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg Wynne, Dana6' 2" (1.88m)1975-02-02 Seton Hall R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Maura McHugh (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Al Biancani
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Jackson
Flag of the United States.svg Michele Cherry
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Shuman
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: 12–4; Road: 8–8)
June: 8–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1June 2 Cleveland W 70–65 Edna Campbell (15) Tangela Smith (6) Stacy Clinesmith (4) ARCO Arena 1–0
2June 4@ New York W 80–63 Yolanda Griffith (22) Yolanda Griffith (10) Ruthie Bolton (4) Madison Square Garden 2–0
3June 5@ Washington L 72–75 Tangela Smith (22) Yolanda Griffith (20) Edna Campbell (6) MCI Center 2–1
4June 7 Charlotte W 77–65 Yolanda Griffith (30) Yolanda Griffith (18) Edna Campbell (4) ARCO Arena 3–1
5June 9 Miami L 67–71 Kedra Holland-Corn (16) Yolanda Griffith (9) Kedra Holland-Corn (5) ARCO Arena 3–2
6June 12@ Phoenix L 64–78 Yolanda Griffith (17) Yolanda Griffith (13) Kedra Holland-Corn (4) America West Arena 3–3
7June 14 Phoenix W 81–59 Yolanda Griffith (15) Yolanda Griffith (18) Kedra Holland-Corn (4) ARCO Arena 4–3
8June 16 Portland L 74–81 (OT) Yolanda Griffith (17) Yolanda Griffith (17) Griffith
Penicheiro (5)		 ARCO Arena 4–4
9June 19 New York L 56–65 La'Keshia Frett (17) Yolanda Griffith (10) Edna Campbell (5) ARCO Arena 4–5
10June 21@ Utah W 87–75 Kedra Holland-Corn (26) Yolanda Griffith (14) Edna Campbell (8) Delta Center 5–5
11June 23@ Houston L 56–70 Ruthie Bolton (15) Ticha Penicheiro (7) Ticha Penicheiro (12) Compaq Center 5–6
12June 24@ Charlotte W 85–82 Yolanda Griffith (23) Yolanda Griffith (16) Ticha Penicheiro (6) Charlotte Coliseum 6–6
13June 28 Houston W 64–54 Kara Wolters (18) Yolanda Griffith (12) Ticha Penicheiro (4) ARCO Arena 7–6
14June 30@ Seattle W 65–59 Yolanda Griffith (15) Tangela Smith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (5) KeyArena 8–6
July : 7–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15July 3@ Minnesota W 91–52 Kedra Holland-Corn (25) Kedra Holland-Corn (9) Ticha Penicheiro (6) Target Center 9–6
16July 6@ Orlando W 75–68 Lady Hardmon (13) Kedra Holland-Corn (4) Ticha Penicheiro (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 10–6
17July 7@ Miami L 54–66 Yolanda Griffith (20) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (4) American Airlines Arena 10–7
18July 10 Houston W 78–76 (2OT) Yolanda Griffith (29) Yolanda Griffith (15) Ticha Penicheiro (9) ARCO Arena 11–7
19July 12 Utah W 69–67 Tangela Smith (27) Yolanda Griffith (12) Ticha Penicheiro (10) ARCO Arena 12–7
20July 14@ Utah L 57–69 Yolanda Griffith (18) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (11) Delta Center 12–8
21July 19 Los Angeles L 68–83 Edna Campbell (18) Yolanda Griffith (7) Bolton
Penicheiro (5)		 ARCO Arena 12–9
22July 21 Detroit W 66–52 Yolanda Griffith (19) Yolanda Griffith (13) Ticha Penicheiro (6) ARCO Arena 13–9
23July 25@ Los Angeles L 78–80 Kedra Holland-Corn (21) Yolanda Griffith (13) Edna Campbell (8) Staples Center 13–10
24July 27 Portland W 85–62 Kedra Holland-Corn (17) Tangela Smith (8) Ticha Penicheiro (8) ARCO Arena 14–10
25July 29 Phoenix W 63–47 Yolanda Griffith (25) Yolanda Griffith (17) Bolton
Penicheiro (5)		 ARCO Arena 15–10
August : 5–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 2@ Los Angeles L 62–67 Edna Campbell (21) Yolanda Griffith (9) Ticha Penicheiro (11) Staples Center 15–11
27August 3 Indiana W 81–69 Griffith
Frett (18)		 Tangela Smith (7) Ticha Penicheiro (11) ARCO Arena 16–11
28August 5@ Minnesota L 76–79 (OT) Ticha Penicheiro (17) Yolanda Griffith (12) Ticha Penicheiro (10) Target Center 16–12
29August 7 Minnesota W 76–59 Yolanda Griffith (27) Yolanda Griffith (11) Ticha Penicheiro (14) ARCO Arena 17–12
30August 11 Seattle W 81–61 Yolanda Griffith (25) Ruthie Bolton (8) Ticha Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena 18–12
31August 12@ Portland W 64–58 Ruthie Bolton (21) Yolanda Griffith (15) Ticha Penicheiro (5) Rose Garden 19–12
32August 14@ Seattle W 72–62 Yolanda Griffith (19) Yolanda Griffith (16) Ticha Penicheiro (4) KeyArena 20–12
2001 season schedule

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log
First round vs. Utah Starzz
Won Series: 2–0
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1August 17@ Utah W 89–65 Yolanda Griffith (28) Yolanda Griffith (12) Ticha Penicheiro (9) Delta Center 1–0
2August 19 Utah W 71–66 Yolanda Griffith (30) Yolanda Griffith (14) Ticha Penicheiro (7) ARCO Arena 2–0
Conference Finals vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1August 24 Los Angeles L 73–74 Yolanda Griffith (18) Griffith
Smith (6)		 Ticha Penicheiro (5) ARCO Arena 0–1
2August 26@ Los Angeles W 80–60 Yolanda Griffith (24) Yolanda Griffith (8) Ticha Penicheiro (7) Staples Center 1–1
3August 27@ Los Angeles L 62–93 Kedra Holland-Corn (12) Tangela Smith (6) Ticha Penicheiro (5) Staples Center 1–2
2001 playoff schedule

Season standings

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Los Angeles Sparks x284.87519–2–
Sacramento Monarchs x2012.62513–88.0
Utah Starzz x1913.59411–109.0
Houston Comets x1913.59413–89.0
Phoenix Mercury o1319.4068–1315.0
Minnesota Lynx o1220.3759–1216.0
Portland Fire o1121.3445–1617.0
Seattle Storm o1022.3136–1518.0

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
Yolanda Griffith 323133.7.522N/A.72011.21.72.01.216.2
Ticha Penichiero 232232.3.339.262.7663.77.51.70.36.3
Tangela Smith 323228.5.420.000.7295.61.31.11.711.2
Kedra Holland-Corn 323227.3.442.393.6832.32.21.80.210.1
Edna Campbell 323226.7.377.457.7672.72.30.60.38.1
Ruthie Bolton 31018.8.338.364.6923.01.80.90.07.2
Lady Hardmon 31017.5.430N/A.7412.51.20.50.34.5
La'Keshia Frett 301013.4.389N/A.8571.80.60.30.24.3
Kara Wolters 31112.2.470N/A.8062.40.50.10.84.9
Cindy Blodgett 1106.5.448.533N/A0.80.50.50.13.1
Stacy Clinesmith 1604.7.286.200N/A0.20.90.10.00.6
Dana Wynne103.0N/AN/A1.0001.00.00.01.02.0
Maren Walseth402.0.500N/A1.0000.50.00.00.01.0


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "2001 Sacramento Monarchs Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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