The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the New York Liberty. The team attempted to reach the WNBA Finals, but they failed in the conference finals, losing in three games to the Charlotte Sting.
2001 New York Liberty season | |
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Coach | Richie Adubato |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 15,660 per game |
Results | |
Record | 21–11 (.656) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to Charlotte Sting |
Media | |
Television | WPIX (WB 11) Fox Sports Net New York MSG Network MetroTV |
Transactions
editWNBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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4 | 57 | Taru Tuukkanen | Finland | Xavier |
4 | 60 | Tara Mitchem | United States | Southwest Missouri State |
Transactions
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April 17, 2001 | Traded a 2001 2nd Round Pick and a 2001 3rd Round Pick to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Andrea Nagy and a 2001 4th Round Pick[1] |
April 20, 2001 | Drafted Taru Tuukkanen and Tara Mitchem in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1] |
April 30, 2001 | Signed Hadjana Radunović and Stacey Ford[1] |
May 3, 2001 | Signed Katie Cronin[1] |
May 7, 2001 | Waived Shea Mahoney and Taru Tuukkanen[1] |
May 10, 2001 | Waived Jessica Bibby[1] |
May 14, 2001 | Waived Desiree Francis and Olga Firsova[1] |
May 16, 2001 | Waived Tara Mitchem[1] |
May 25, 2001 | Waived Katie Cronin[1] |
May 26, 2001 | Waived Marina Ferragut[1] |
June 5, 2001 | Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Camille Cooper[1] |
Waived Stacey Ford[1] | |
July 9, 2001 | Signed Mactabene Amachree[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
editRegular season
editPlayoffs
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First round vs. Miami Sol Won Series: 2–0
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Conference Finals vs. Charlotte Sting Lost Series: 1–2
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2001 playoff schedule |
Season standings
editEastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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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 |
Statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tari Phillips | 32 | 32 | 32.8 | .507 | .000 | .584 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 15.3 |
Crystal Robinson | 32 | 32 | 30.6 | .461 | .417 | .897 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
Teresa Weatherspoon | 32 | 32 | 30.4 | .431 | .385 | .671 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
Vickie Johnson | 32 | 32 | 29.3 | .414 | .366 | .757 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
Tamika Whitmore | 32 | 29 | 23.5 | .432 | .500 | .569 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
Sue Wicks | 30 | 3 | 20.1 | .469 | .000 | .673 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
Becky Hammon | 32 | 0 | 19.3 | .457 | .378 | .784 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 8.2 |
Camille Cooper | 4 | 0 | 12.8 | .667 | N/A | .769 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
Andrea Nagy | 23 | 0 | 9.3 | .419 | .500 | .500 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Katarina Lazić | 8 | 0 | 6.9 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Rebecca Lobo | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | .318 | .500 | .500 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Grace Daley | 15 | 0 | 4.4 | .476 | .000 | .556 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
Stacey Ford | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Hajdana Radunović | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .500 | N/A | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Mactabene Amachree | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | N/A | N/A | .500 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season