Women's National Basketball Association (2001)



Lisa Leslie - MVP of the All-Star Game

Lisa Leslie - finals MVP (Photo: AP)
Los Angeles Sparks - WNBA Champions 2001
 Head Coach: Michael Cooper
 * Lisa Leslie (Finals MVP)
 * Tamecka Dixon
 * Delisha Milton
 * Mwadi Mabika
 * Ukari Figgs
 Latasha Byears
 Rhonda Mapp
 Vedrana Grgin-fonsec
 Nicky Mccrimmon
 Wendi Willits
 Nicole Levandusky
 
 WNBA Finals 2001:
 Game 1: Thursday, Aug. 30, Los Angeles 75, Charlotte 66
 Game 2: Saturday, Sept. 1, Los Angeles 82, Charlotte 54
 
 WNBA Awards 2001:
 WNBA Most Valuable Player: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
 WNBA Finals MVP: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year: Debbie Black, Miami Sol
 WNBA Rookie of the Year: Jackie Stiles, Portland Fire
 WNBA Most Improved Player: Janeth Arcain, Houston Comets
 WNBA Coach of the Year: Dan Hughes, Cleveland Rockers
 WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Winners: Sue Wicks, New York Liberty
 All-WNBA 1st Team:
 Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles
 Kate Smith, Minnesota
 Natalie Williams, Utah
 Janeth Arcain, Houston
 Merlakia Jones, Cleveland
 All-WNBA 2nd Team:
 Tina Thompson, Houston
 Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington
 Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento
 Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento
 Tamecka Dixon, Los Angeles
 
 WNBA All-Star Game 2001
 July 16, 2001 TD Waterhouse Centre (Orlando) West 80 East 72 16,906
 East
 Head Coach: Richie Adubato (N.Y.)
 Teresa Weatherspoon, New York
 Nikki McCray, Washington
 Tari Phillips, New York
 Vickie Johnson, New York
 Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington (DNP-injured)
 Merlakia Jones, Cleveland
 Nykesha Sales, Orlando
 Dawn Staley, Charlotte
 Andrea Stinson, Charlotte
 Rita Williams, Indiana
 Chasity Melvin, Cleveland (DNP-injured)
 Elena Baranova, Miami
 Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Orlando

 West
 Head Coach: Van Chancellor (Hou.)
 Ticha Penicheiro, Sacramento
 Janeth Arcain , Houston
 Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento
 Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Sacramento
 Tina Thompson, Houston
 Tamecka Dixon, Los Angeles
 Jackie Stiles, Portland
 Lauren Jackson, Seattle
 Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles
 Katie Smith, Minnesota
 Natalie Williams, Utah
 
 2001 Draft:
 First round
 1. Seattle Storm Lauren Jackson F/C Australia
 2. Charlotte Sting Kelly Miller G Georgia
 3. Indiana Fever Tamika Catchings F Tennessee
 4. Portland Fire Jackie Stiles G SW Missouri St.
 5. Miami Sol Ruth Riley G Notre Dame
 6. Detroit Shock Deanna Nolan G/F Georgia
 7. Minnesota Lynx Svetlana Abrosimova C Connecticut
 8. Utah Starzz Marie Ferdinand G Louisiana State
 9. Washington Mystics Coco Miller G Georgia
 10. Orlando Miracle Katie Douglas G/F Purdue
 11. Cleveland Rockers Penny Taylor F Australia
 12. Portland Fire LaQuanda Barksdale G/F North Carolina
 13. Phoenix Mercury Kristen Veal G Australia
 14. Indiana Fever Kelly Schumacher F/C Connecticut
 15. Houston Comets Amanda Lassiter F Missouri
 16. Los Angeles Sparks Camille Cooper C Purdue

 Second round
 17. Seattle Storm Semeka Randall G Tennessee
 18. Charlotte Sting Tammy Sutton-Brown C Rutgers
 19. Indiana Fever Niele Ivey G Notre Dame
 20. Portland Fire Jenny Mowe C Oregon
 21. Miami Sol Georgia Schweitzer G/F Duke
 22. Detroit Shock Jae Kingi G Australia
 23. Minnesota Lynx Erin Buescher G The Master's College
 24. Utah Starzz Michaela Pavlickova F Denver
 25. Washington Mystics Tamara Stocks F/C Florida
 26. Orlando Miracle Brooke Wyckoff F Florida State
 27. Cleveland Rockers Jaynetta Saunders F Texas A&M
 28. Minnesota Lynx Janell Burse C Tulane
 29. Phoenix Mercury Ilona Korstine F/C Russia
 30. Sacramento Monarchs Jackie Moore C Long Beach State
 31. Houston Comets Tynesha Lewis G/F North Carolina St.
 32. Los Angeles Sparks Nicole Levandusky G Xavier

 Third round
 33. Houston Comets ShaRae Mansfield F Western Kentucky
 34. Charlotte Sting Jennifer Phillips F Xavier
 35. Indiana Fever Marlena Williams F Missouri
 36. Portland Fire Rasheeda Clark G Pepperdine
 37. Miami Sol Levys Torres C Florida State
 38. Detroit Shock Svetlana Volnaya G Virginia
 39. Minnesota Lynx Tombi Bell G Florida
 40. Utah Starzz Shea Ralph F Connecticut
 41. Washington Mystics Jamie Lewis G Ohio State
 42. Orlando Miracle Jaclyn Johnson F Kansas
 43. Cleveland Rockers Angelina Wolvert F/C Oregon
 44. Washington Mystics Yelena Karpova F Russia
 45. Phoenix Mercury Tere Williams F Virginia Tech
 46. Sacramento Monarchs Maren Walseth F Penn State
 47. Houston Comets Shala Crawford C Life University
 48. Los Angeles Sparks Kelley Siemon F Notre Dame

 Fourth round
 49. Seattle Storm Juana Brown G North Carolina
 50. Charlotte Sting Reshea Bristol G Arizona
 51. Indiana Fever April Brown F Louisiana State
 52. Portland Fire Natasha Pointer G Rutgers
 53. Phoenix Mercury Carolyn Moos C Stanford
 54. Detroit Shock Kelly Santos C Brazil
 55. Minnesota Lynx Megan Taylor G/F Iowa State
 56. Utah Starzz Cara Consuegra G Iowa
 57. New York Liberty Taru Tuukkanen F/C Xavier
 58. Orlando Miracle Anne Thorius G Michigan
 56. Cleveland Rockers Erin Batth F/C Clemson
 60. New York Liberty Tara Mitchem G SW Missouri State
 61. Phoenix Mercury Megan Franza G Washington
 62. Sacramento Monarchs Katie Smrcka-Duffy G Georgetown
 63. Houston Comets Kristen Clement G Tennessee
 64. Los Angeles Sparks Beth Record G/F Syracuse