2001 Charlotte Sting season

The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the franchise. The team saw themselves in the WNBA Finals for the only time in their history. They lost the finals to the Los Angeles Sparks in a sweep.

2001 Charlotte Sting season
Coach	Anne Donovan
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Attendance	6,595 per game
Results
Record	18–14 (.563)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks
Team Leaders
Points	Andrea Stinson (14.1)
Rebounds	Allison Feaster (4.8)
Assists	Dawn Staley (5.6)
Media
Television	WBTV (CBS 3) Fox Sports Net South
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Offseason

WNBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/School/Team
1	2	Kelly Miller (G)	United States	Georgia
2	18	Tammy Sutton-Brown (C)	Canada	Rutgers
3	34	Jennifer Phillips (F)	United States	Xavier
4	50	Reshea Bristol (G)	United States	Arizona

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Cleveland Rockers ^x	22	10	.688	15–6	–
New York Liberty ^x	21	11	.656	13–8	1.0
Miami Sol ^x	20	12	.625	14–7	2.0
Charlotte Sting ^x	18	14	.563	15–6	4.0
Orlando Miracle ^o	13	19	.406	9–12	9.0
Indiana Fever ^o	10	22	.313	7–14	12.0
Detroit Shock ^o	10	22	.313	7–14	12.0
Washington Mystics ^o	10	22	.313	4–17	12.0

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
June 2	Los Angeles	67-76	Loss	0-1
June 5	@ Phoenix	69-76	Loss	0-2
June 7	@ Sacramento	65-77	Loss	0-3
June 9	@ Orlando	86-79	Win	1-3
June 12	@ New York	70-79	Loss	1-4
June 14	Utah	59-73	Loss	1-5
June 16	Detroit	69-72	Loss	1-6
June 18	@ Seattle	52-60	Loss	1-7
June 19	@ Los Angeles	69-73	Loss	1-8
June 22	@ Portland	62-66	Loss	1-9
June 24	Sacramento	82-85	Loss	1-10
June 27	Detroit	74-50	Win	2-10
June 29	@ Indiana	75-67	Win	3-10
June 30	Cleveland	58-55	Win	4-10
July 3	New York	66-61	Win	5-10
July 6	@ Detroit	67-50	Win	6-10
July 7	Seattle	48-38	Win	7-10
July 12	Orlando	67-72	Loss	7-11
July 14	Indiana	71-58	Win	8-11
July 18	@ Miami	48-68	Loss	8-12
July 20	Orlando	72-65	Win	9-12
July 21	@ Cleveland	41-56	Loss	9-13
July 24	Indiana	75-66	Win	10-13
July 26	Washington	62-60	Win	11-13
July 29	@ Washington	42-55	Loss	11-14
July 31	Miami	63-45	Win	12-14
August 3	@ Minnesota	72-64	Win	13-14
August 4	Houston	54-49	Win	14-14
August 6	@ Washington	65-60	Win	15-14
August 10	@ Cleveland	55-53	Win	16-14
August 11	New York	80-60	Win	17-14
August 14	@ Miami	48-41	Win	18-14

Playoffs

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1	August 16	Cleveland	53-46	Win	1-0
2	August 18	@ Cleveland	51-69	Loss	1-1
3	August 20	@ Cleveland	72-64	Win	2-1
Eastern Conference Finals
1	August 24	New York	57-61	Loss	2-2
2	August 26	@ New York	62-53	Win	3-2
3	August 27	@ New York	48-44	Win	4-2
WNBA Finals
1	August 30	Los Angeles	66-75	Loss	4-3
2	September 1	@ Los Angeles	54-82	Loss	4-4

Player stats

Player	Minutes	Field Goals	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points
Andrea Stinson	1006	179	137	88	43	19	450
Allison Feaster	1007	126	153	46	29	10	365
Dawn Staley	1152	107	71	179	52	1	298
Tammy Sutton-Brown	602	72	129	11	21	39	196
Tonya Edwards	580	60	62	48	19	7	194
Shalonda Enis	623	66	113	14	10	5	191
Charlotte Smith	678	57	101	50	16	13	171
Clarisse Machanguana	580	63	121	17	16	16	163
Summer Erb	148	18	35	4	1	5	54
Kelly Miller	225	22	28	14	9	0	55
Keisha Anderson	102	2	15	14	6	0	12

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References

1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/CHA/2001.html