The 2001 season of the Women's National Basketball Association was the fifth played season of the North American professional women's basketball league . The regular season began on May 28, 2001 with the opening game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Houston Comets . After the end of the regular season, which was played until August 14, 2001, the playoffs for the WNBA championship began, which the Los Angeles Sparks decided on September 1 in the second final game against the Charlotte Sting for themselves. In addition, the third WNBA All-Star Game took place on July 16, 2001 at the TD Waterhouse Center , the home ground of the Orlando Miracle , in Orlando .
Draft
The fifth WNBA Draft took place on April 20, 2001 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey . The order of selection in the WNBA Draft was determined by a lottery . These won the Seattle Storm before the Charlotte Sting .
Seattle picked Australian Lauren Jackson from Canberra Capitals in first place. In addition, Utah Starzz decided in the second round (24th place) for the Czech Michaela Pavlickova from the University of Denver and the New York Liberty in the fourth round (57th place) for the Finn Taru Tuukkanen from Xavier University . In total, the sixteen franchises secured the rights to 64 players. The United States made up the lion's share with 53 players.
Top 5 picks
Abbreviations: Pos = Position, G = Guard, F = Forward, C = Center, WNBL = Women's National Basketball League
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp. = Games, S = wins, N = defeats, GB = games behind the leader of the conference
Explanations: _ = Playoff qualification, _ = Conference winner
Playoffs
Playoff tree
Conference semifinals (round 1)
Eastern Conference
(1) Cleveland Rockers - (4) Charlotte Sting
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Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting
53-46
Cleveland Rockers Cleveland Rockers
Charlotte Coliseum , Charlotte, North Carolina
Stand: 1: 0
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Cleveland Rockers Cleveland Rockers
69 - 51
Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting
Gund Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Stand: 1: 1
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Cleveland Rockers Cleveland Rockers
64 - 72
Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting
Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Final score: 1: 2
(2) New York Liberty - (3) Miami Sol
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Miami Sol Miami Sol
46-62
New York Liberty New York Liberty
American Airlines Arena , Miami, Florida
Stand: 0: 1
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New York Liberty New York Liberty
50-53
Miami Sol Miami Sol
Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York
Stand: 1: 1
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New York Liberty New York Liberty
72-61
Miami Sol Miami Sol
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Final score: 2: 1
Western Conference
(1) Los Angeles Sparks - (4) Houston Comets
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Houston Comets Houston Comets
59-64
Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks
Compaq Center , Houston, Texas
Stand: 0: 1
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Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks
70-58
Houston Comets Houston Comets
Staples Center , Los Angeles, California
Final score : 2-0
(2) Sacramento Monarchs - (3) Utah Starzz
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Utah Starzz Utah Starzz
65 - 89
Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs
Delta Center , Salt Lake City, Utah
Stand: 0: 1
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Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs
71-66
Utah Starzz Utah Starzz
ARCO Arena , Sacramento, California
Final score : 2-0
Conference Finals (Round 2)
Eastern Conference
(2) New York Liberty - (4) Charlotte Sting
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Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting
57-61
New York Liberty New York Liberty
Charlotte Coliseum , Charlotte, North Carolina
Stand: 0: 1
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New York Liberty New York Liberty
53-62
Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting
Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York
Stand: 1: 1
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New York Liberty New York Liberty
44-48
Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Final score: 1: 2
Western Conference
(1) Los Angeles Sparks - (2) Sacramento Monarchs
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Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs
73-74
Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks
ARCO Arena , Sacramento, California
Stand: 0: 1
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Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks
60-80
Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs
Staples Center , Los Angeles, California
Stand: 1: 1
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Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks
93-62
Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Final score: 2: 1
Finals (round 3)
(W1) Los Angeles Sparks - (E4) Charlotte Sting
WNBA championship team
(Participation in at least one playoff game)
WNBA awards and trophies awarded
All-WNBA teams
Web links
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