Miami Sol
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| founding | 2000 | |
| resolution | 2002 | |
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Miami Sol 2000 - 2002 |
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| Stadion | American Airlines Arena | |
| Location | Miami , Florida | |
| league | WNBA | |
| Conference | Eastern Conference | |
| Championships | no | |
| Conference title | no | |
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The Miami Sol were a team in the North American women's basketball professional league WNBA . The team played its home games at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami , Florida .
The team was founded in 2000. Just three years later, Sol had to stop playing for financial reasons. The team name Sol (Spanish for sun ) alludes to the NBA team Miami Heat and the Hispanic population in Miami.
Achievements and honors
Sporting successes
Although the franchise achieved a balanced balance overall in the regular season, the Sol could only reach the playoffs once in the 3 seasons of existence and failed there in the first playoff round.
Individual awards
In the individual awards, at least two Sol players received awards.
| season | category | Player |
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| 2001 | Defensive Player of the Year | Debbie Black |
| 2001 | Peak Performer: Free Throw Rate | Elena Baranova |
Season after season
Abbreviations: Sp. = Games, S = victories, N = defeats
| season | Sp. | S. | N | Wins in% | space | Playoffs |
| 2000 | 32 | 13 | 19th | 40.6 | 6th, Eastern Conference | not qualified |
| 2001 | 32 | 20th | 12 | 62.5 | 3rd, Eastern Conference | Conference semifinal defeat, 1: 2 ( New York Liberty ) |
| 2002 | 32 | 15th | 17th | 46.9 | 6th, Eastern Conference | not qualified |
| total | 96 | 48 | 48 | 50.0 | 1 playoff participation in 3 seasons 1 series: 0 wins, 1 loss 3 games: 1 win, 2 losses (33.3%) |
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Head coach
The team was trained by Ron Rothstein all three seasons .
Players
In their only three-year club history, the Sol have been able to sign some very talented athletes. Here are some examples:
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Marlies Askamp (Center, Germany )
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Elena Baranova (Forward, Russia )
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Debbie Black (Point Guard, United States )
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Sandy Brondello (Shooting Guard, Australia )
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Betty Lennox (Guard / Forward, United States )
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Ruth Riley (Center, United States )
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Sheri Sam (Guard / Forward, United States )
First-round voting rights in the WNBA Draft
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In the three years of existence, the club had only two draft rights in the first round of the WNBA draft . With the exception of the 2000 season, the franchise each had a draft pick in the first round.
The Sol had the highest draft pick before the 2001 season, when Ruth Riley was selected as the fifth player by the Miami team. She contributed to the team's only playoff participation that season and later won the WNBA championship twice with the Detroit Shock team .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ All-Time WNBA Draft Picks. WNBA, accessed November 30, 2016 .