2001 Orlando Miracle season

2001 Orlando Miracle season

Head Coach

Arena

Attendance

7,430 per game

Results
Record	13–19 (.406)
Place	5th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Did Not Qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Nykesha Sales (13.5)
Rebounds	Taj McWilliams (7.6)
Assists	Elaine Powell (3.1)
Orlando Miracle seasons
< 2000	2002 >

The 2001 WNBA season was their 3rd 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.

Offseason

WNBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	10	Katie Douglas	United States	Purdue
2	26	Brooke Wyckoff	United States	Florida State
3	42	Jaclyn Johnson	United States	Kansas
4	58	Anne Thorius	Denmark	Denmark

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Transactions

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.

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Roster

Orlando Miracle roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	From
2.5 !G/F	44	USA !	Alhaleem, Tawona	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	149 lb (68 kg)	DePaul
6.0 !C	28	BRA !	dos Santos, Cintia	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Brazil
2.5 !G/F	32	USA !	Douglas, Katie	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Purdue
5.5 !F/C	7	USA !	Hicks, Jessie	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Maryland
1.5 !G	31	USA !	Johnson, Adrienne	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	Ohio State
4.0 !F	33	USA !	Johnson, Jaclyn	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Kansas
1.5 !G	14	USA !	Johnson, Shannon	7000170180000000000♠5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	South Carolina
2.5 !G/F	12	USA !	McCain, Tiffany	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Kentucky
4.0 !F	10	USA !	McGhee, Carla	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Tennessee
5.5 !F/C	11	USA !	McWilliams, Taj (C)	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	St. Edward's College
1.5 !G	5	USA !	Powell, Elaine	7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Louisiana State
2.5 !G/F	42	USA !	Sales, Nykesha (C)	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Connecticut
4.0 !F	21	USA !	Wyckoff, Brooke	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Florida State

Head coach

Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt)

Assistant coaches

Michael Peck (Marshall)
Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn)

Legend

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

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 1	Los Angeles	62-68	Loss	0-1
June 5	@ Detroit	92-71	Win	1-1
June 7	@ Utah	79-82	Loss	1-2
June 9	Charlotte	79-86	Loss	1-3
June 12	@ Seattle	63-70	Loss	1-4
June 14	@ Los Angeles	68-84	Loss	1-5
June 16	@ Phoenix	68-72	Loss	1-6
June 18	@ Indiana	72-65	Win	2-6
June 23	Washington	67-59	Win	3-6
June 25	New York	67-54	Win	4-6
June 27	Cleveland	41-65	Loss	4-7
June 30	@ New York	60-72	Loss	4-8
July 1	@ Washington	64-76	Loss	4-9
July 6	Sacramento	68-75	Loss	4-10
July 8	Detroit	73-67	Win	5-10
July 10	Miami	63-65	Loss	5-11
July 12	@ Charlotte	72-69	Win	6-11
July 13	@ Indiana	60-74	Loss	6-12
July 18	Houston	57-52	Win	7-12
July 20	@ Charlotte	65-72	Loss	7-13
July 21	Minnesota	71-49	Win	8-13
July 24	Washington	71-63	Win	9-13
July 27	@ Miami	63-71	Loss	9-14
July 29	@ Detroit	62-64	Loss	9-15
July 30	@ Cleveland	47-65	Loss	9-16
August 1	Portland	65-63	Win	10-16
August 3	@ Houston	60-72	Loss	10-17
August 5	Phoenix	78-69	Win	11-17
August 7	Cleveland	74-67	Win	12-17
August 10	@ New York	67-77	Loss	12-18
August 11	Miami	64-65	Loss	12-19
August 14	Indiana	78-72	Win	13-19

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Inactive
C	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Jessie Hicks -- Cintia dos Santos
PF	Brooke Wyckoff	Carla McGhee -- Jaclyn Johnson
SF	Nykesha Sales	Katie Douglas
SG	Shannon Johnson	Tawona Alhaleem	Adrienne Johnson
PG	Elaine Powell	Tiffany McCain

Player stats

http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2001/

Awards and honors

Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
Adrienne Johnson received the Hometown Hero Award.

References

Connecticut Sun seasons

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bold indicates WNBA Finals appearance

Connecticut Sun

Formerly the Orlando Miracle Founded in 1999 Based in Uncasville, Connecticut

The franchise	All-time roster The Orlando Miracle Years The move to Connecticut Current season

Arenas	TD Waterhouse Centre Mohegan Sun Arena

Head coaches	Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Mike Thibault Anne Donovan Curt Miller

Administration	Owner: RDV Sports, Inc. Mohegan Sun General Manager: Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Chris Sienko

All-Stars	Alex Bentley Kelsey Bone Tina Charles Katie Douglas Margo Dydek Allison Hightower Shannon Johnson Asjha Jones Taj McWilliams Renee Montgomery Chiney Ogwumike Nykesha Sales Lindsay Whalen

Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Playoff appearances	2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012

Conference titles	2004 2005

WNBA titles	None

Rivals	Atlanta Dream Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty

Media	TV: CPTV Sports (CPTV-S) Announcers: Bob Heussler Rebecca Lobo Jennifer Rizzotti Kara Wolters

2001 WNBA season by team

Draft All-Star Game Championship Playoffs

Eastern	Charlotte Sting Cleveland Rockers Detroit Shock Indiana Fever Miami Sol New York Liberty Orlando Miracle Washington Mystics

Western	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Portland Fire Sacramento Monarchs Seattle Storm Utah Starzz

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