2001 Orlando Miracle season
The 2001 WNBA season was their third 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.
2001 Orlando Miracle season | |
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Coach | Carolyn Peck |
Arena | TD Waterhouse Centre |
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) |
Media | |
Television | WRBW (UPN 65) Sunshine Network |
Offseason
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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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 |
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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Season standings
Eastern 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 |
Season schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
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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. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Inactive |
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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
Awards and honors
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
- Adrienne Johnson received the Hometown Hero Award.
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