2001 Orlando Miracle season

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.

2001 Orlando Miracle season
CoachCarolyn Peck
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Attendance7,430 per game
Results
Record13–19 (.406)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsNykesha Sales (13.5)
ReboundsTaj McWilliams (7.6)
AssistsElaine Powell (3.1)
Media
TelevisionWRBW (UPN 65)
Sunshine Network

Offseason edit

WNBA draft edit

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
110Katie Douglas  United StatesPurdue
226Brooke Wyckoff  United StatesFlorida State
342Jaclyn Johnson  United StatesKansas
458Anne Thorius  DenmarkDenmark

[1]

Transactions edit

  • May 27: The Miracle waived Denique Graves, Romana Hamzova, Shelley Sandie and Anne Thorius.
  • May 22: The Miracle waived Andrea Congreaves.
  • May 21: The Miracle waived Jannon Roland.
  • May 11: The Miracle waived Shaka Massey, LaCharlotte Smith and Tora Suber.
  • May 4: The Miracle waived Shawnetta Stewart and Tauja Catchings.
  • May 3: The Miracle signed Tora Suber and LaCharlotte Smith and waived Nakia Sanford.
  • May 1: The Miracle waived Tauja Catchings.
  • April 30: The Miracle signed Tawona Alhaleem, Tauja Catchings, Denique Graves, Shaka Massey, Nyree Roberts, Shelley Sandie, Nakia Sanford and Shawnetta Stewart.

[2]

Roster edit

Orlando Miracle roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F44 Alhaleem, Tawona6' 0" (1.83m)149 lb (68kg)DePaul
C28 dos Santos, Cintia6' 5" (1.96m)187 lb (85kg)Brazil
G/F32 Douglas, Katie6' 0" (1.83m)165 lb (75kg)Purdue
F/C7 Hicks, Jessie6' 4" (1.93m)188 lb (85kg)Maryland
G31 Johnson, Adrienne  5' 10" (1.78m)154 lb (70kg)Ohio State
F33 Johnson, Jaclyn6' 0" (1.83m)201 lb (91kg)Kansas
G14 Johnson, Shannon5' 7" (1.7m)152 lb (69kg)South Carolina
G/F12 McCain, Tiffany5' 10" (1.78m)167 lb (76kg)Kentucky
F10 McGhee, Carla6' 1" (1.85m)179 lb (81kg)Tennessee
F/C11 McWilliams, Taj (C)6' 2" (1.88m)184 lb (83kg)St. Edward's College
G5 Powell, Elaine5' 8" (1.73m)150 lb (68kg)Louisiana State
G/F42 Sales, Nykesha (C)6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)Connecticut
F21 Wyckoff, Brooke6' 1" (1.85m)183 lb (83kg)Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coaches




Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings edit

Eastern ConferenceWLPCTConf.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 edit

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
June 1Los Angeles62-68Loss0-1
June 5@ Detroit92-71Win1-1
June 7@ Utah79-82Loss1-2
June 9Charlotte79-86Loss1-3
June 12@ Seattle63-70Loss1-4
June 14@ Los Angeles68-84Loss1-5
June 16@ Phoenix68-72Loss1-6
June 18@ Indiana72-65Win2-6
June 23Washington67-59Win3-6
June 25New York67-54Win4-6
June 27Cleveland41-65Loss4-7
June 30@ New York60-72Loss4-8
July 1@ Washington64-76Loss4-9
July 6Sacramento68-75Loss4-10
July 8Detroit73-67Win5-10
July 10Miami63-65Loss5-11
July 12@ Charlotte72-69Win6-11
July 13@ Indiana60-74Loss6-12
July 18Houston57-52Win7-12
July 20@ Charlotte65-72Loss7-13
July 21Minnesota71-49Win8-13
July 24Washington71-63Win9-13
July 27@ Miami63-71Loss9-14
July 29@ Detroit62-64Loss9-15
July 30@ Cleveland47-65Loss9-16
August 1Portland65-63Win10-16
August 3@ Houston60-72Loss10-17
August 5Phoenix78-69Win11-17
August 7Cleveland74-67Win12-17
August 10@ New York67-77Loss12-18
August 11Miami64-65Loss12-19
August 14Indiana78-72Win13-19

Depth edit

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2Inactive
CTaj McWilliams-FranklinJessie HicksCintia dos Santos
PFBrooke WyckoffCarla McGheeJaclyn Johnson
SFNykesha SalesKatie Douglas
SGShannon JohnsonTawona AlhaleemAdrienne Johnson
PGElaine PowellTiffany McCain

Player stats edit

Awards and honors edit

References edit