2001 Charlotte Sting season

2001 Charlotte Sting season
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance6,595 per game
Results
Record18–14 (.563)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks
Team Leaders
PointsAndrea Stinson (14.1)
ReboundsAllison Feaster (4.8)
AssistsDawn Staley (5.6)
Media
TelevisionWBTV (CBS 3)
Fox Sports Net South

The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Charlotte Sting franchise. The team saw themselves in the WNBA Finals for the only time in their history. They lost the finals to the Los Angeles Sparks in a sweep.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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See also: 2001 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 2 Kelly Miller  United States Georgia
2 18 Tammy Sutton-Brown  Canada Rutgers
3 34 Jennifer Phillips  United States Xavier
4 50 Reshea Bristol  United States Arizona

Transactions

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Date Transaction
February 22, 2001 Fired T.R. Dunn as Head Coach[1]
March 31, 2001 Hired Anne Donovan as Head Coach[1]
April 20, 2001 Drafted Kelly Miller, Tammy Sutton-Brown, Jennifer Phillips and Reshea Bristol in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1]
April 30, 2001 Signed Marte Alexander[1]
May 7, 2001 Waived Jennifer Phillips[1]
May 9, 2001 Signed Tombi Bell[1]
May 10, 2001 Waived Angie Braziel and Larecha Jones[1]
Suspended contract of Shantia Owens[1]
May 13, 2001 Waived Marte Alexander[1]
May 27, 2001 Traded Cass Bauer-Bilodeau to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Keisha Anderson[1]
Waived Niesa Johnson and Tombi Bell[1]
June 22, 2001 Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Tonya Edwards[1]
July 2, 2001 Waived Reshea Bristol[1]

Roster

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2001 Charlotte Sting roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 20 United States Anderson, Keisha 5' 7" (1.7m) 125 lb (57kg) 1974-05-08 Wisconsin 1
G 10 United States Bristol, Reshea 5' 10" (1.78m) – 1978-02-10 Arizona R
G 13 United States Edwards, Tonya 5' 10" (1.78m) 160 lb (73kg) 1968-03-13 Tennessee 2
F/C 7 United States Enis, Shalonda 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 1974-12-03 Alabama 2
C 3 United States Erb, Summer 6' 6" (1.98m) 240 lb (109kg) 1977-07-25 NC State 1
F 21 United States Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m) 168 lb (76kg) 1976-02-11 Harvard 3
F/C 33 People's Republic of Mozambique Machanguana, Clarisse 6' 5" (1.96m) 180 lb (82kg) 1976-10-04 Old Dominion 2
G 8 United States Miller, Kelly 5' 10" (1.78m) 140 lb (64kg) 1978-09-06 Georgia R
F 23 United States Smith, Charlotte 6' 0" (1.83m) 148 lb (67kg) 1973-08-23 North Carolina 2
G 5 United States Staley, Dawn 5' 6" (1.68m) 134 lb (61kg) 1970-05-04 Virginia 2
G 32 United States Stinson, Andrea 5' 10" (1.78m) 158 lb (72kg) 1967-11-25 NC State 4
C 55 Canada Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m) 199 lb (90kg) 1978-01-27 Rutgers R
Head coach
United States Anne Donovan (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

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Regular season

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2001 game log
Total: 18–14 (Home: 11–5; Road: 7–9)
June: 4–10 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 2 Los Angeles L 67–76 Andrea Stinson (21) Clarisse Machanguana (9) Dawn Staley (9) Charlotte Coliseum 0–1
2 June 5 @ Phoenix L 69–76 Andrea Stinson (21) Clarisse Machanguana (12) Dawn Staley (9) America West Arena 0–2
3 June 7 @ Sacramento L 65–77 Allison Feaster (23) Allison Feaster (7) Dawn Staley (9) ARCO Arena 0–3
4 June 9 @ Orlando W 86–79 Andrea Stinson (25) Tammy Sutton-Brown (5) Dawn Staley (9) TD Waterhouse Centre 1–3
5 June 12 @ New York L 70–79 Andrea Stinson (22) Clarisse Machanguana (8) Dawn Staley (3) Madison Square Garden 1–4
6 June 14 Utah L 59–73 Andrea Stinson (15) Feaster
Stinson (6) 		Dawn Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum 1–5
7 June 16 Detroit L 69–72 (2OT) Shalonda Enis (11) Enis
Stinson (8) 		Feaster
Staley (4) 		Charlotte Coliseum 1–6
8 June 18 @ Seattle L 52–60 Andrea Stinson (13) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Andrea Stinson (6) KeyArena 1–7
9 June 19 @ Los Angeles L 69–73 Dawn Staley (18) Summer Erb (10) Dawn Staley (7) Staples Center 1–8
10 June 22 @ Portland L 62–66 (OT) Dawn Staley (14) Andrea Stinson (11) Andrea Stinson (5) Rose Garden 1–9
11 June 24 Sacramento L 82–85 (OT) Andrea Stinson (24) Andrea Stinson (9) Dawn Staley (8) Charlotte Coliseum 1–10
12 June 27 Detroit W 74–50 Andrea Stinson (23) Clarisse Machanguana (9) Dawn Staley (11) Charlotte Coliseum 2–10
13 June 29 @ Indiana W 75–67 Tammy Sutton-Brown (20) Tammy Sutton-Brown (10) Dawn Staley (10) Conseco Fieldhouse 3–10
14 June 30 Cleveland W 58–55 Tammy Sutton-Brown (14) Allison Feaster (11) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 4–10
July : 8–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 July 3 New York W 66–61 Andrea Stinson (20) Tammy Sutton-Brown (7) Dawn Staley (8) Charlotte Coliseum 5–10
16 July 6 @ Detroit W 67–50 Andrea Stinson (17) Charlotte Smith (7) Smith
Staley (9) 		The Palace of Auburn Hills 6–10
17 July 7 Seattle W 48–38 Dawn Staley (15) Shalonda Enis (7) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 7–10
18 July 12 Orlando L 69–72 Feaster
Smith (13) 		Charlotte Smith (7) Edwards
Feaster
Staley
Stinson (4) 		Charlotte Coliseum 7–11
19 July 14 Indiana W 71–58 Allison Feaster (18) Charlotte Smith (6) Dawn Staley (9) Charlotte Coliseum 8–11
20 July 18 @ Miami L 48–68 Dawn Staley (13) Shalonda Enis (8) Dawn Staley (4) American Airlines Arena 8–12
21 July 20 Orlando W 72–65 Allison Feaster (19) Allison Feaster (7) Dawn Staley (9) Charlotte Coliseum 9–12
22 July 21 @ Cleveland L 41–56 Dawn Staley (9) Andrea Stinson (6) Dawn Staley (4) Gund Arena 9–13
23 July 24 Indiana W 75–66 Dawn Staley (18) Clarisse Machanguana (10) Staley
Stinson (5) 		Charlotte Coliseum 10–13
24 July 26 Washington W 62–60 Andrea Stinson (15) Charlotte Smith (10) Smith
Staley (3) 		Charlotte Coliseum 11–13
25 July 29 @ Washington L 42–55 Andrea Stinson (10) Tammy Sutton-Brown (6) Smith
Staley (2) 		MCI Center 11–14
26 July 31 Miami W 63–45 Allison Feaster (18) Smith
Sutton-Brown (4) 		Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 12–14
August : 6–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 August 3 @ Minnesota W 72–64 Staley
Stinson (16) 		Feaster
Machanguana
Staley (5) 		Andrea Stinson (4) Target Center 13–14
28 August 4 Houston W 54–49 Allison Feaster (13) Allison Feaster (9) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 14–14
29 August 6 @ Washington W 65–60 Dawn Staley (13) Tammy Sutton-Brown (7) Andrea Stinson (7) MCI Center 15–14
30 August 10 @ Cleveland W 55–53 Andrea Stinson (21) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Dawn Staley (5) Gund Arena 16–14
31 August 11 New York W 80–60 Andrea Stinson (21) Shalonda Enis (7) Dawn Staley (6) Charlotte Coliseum 17–14
32 August 14 @ Miami W 48–41 Stinson
Sutton-Brown (8) 		Allison Feaster (9) Dawn Staley (5) American Airlines Arena 18–14
2001 season schedule

Playoffs

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2001 playoff game log
First round vs. Cleveland Rockers
Won Series: 2–1
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 16 Cleveland W 53–46 Andrea Stinson (16) Andrea Stinson (6) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 1–0
2 August 18 @ Cleveland L 51–69 Allison Feaster (11) Andrea Stinson (5) Dawn Staley (6) Gund Arena 1–1
3 August 20 @ Cleveland W 72–64 Tonya Edwards (15) Shalonda Enis (9) Dawn Staley (8) Gund Arena 2–1
Conference Finals vs. New York Liberty
Won Series: 2–1
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 24 New York L 57–61 Dawn Staley (14) Andrea Stinson (7) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 1–0
2 August 26 @ New York W 62–53 Staley
Stinson (18) 		Charlotte Smith (9) Andrea Stinson (8) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3 August 27 @ New York W 48–44 Dawn Staley (17) Andrea Stinson (8) Andrea Stinson (4) Madison Square Garden 2–1
Championship vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Lost Series: 0–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 30 Los Angeles L 66–75 Andrea Stinson (18) Allison Feaster (5) Andrea Stinson (5) Charlotte Coliseum 0–1
2 September 1 @ Los Angeles L 54–82 Tammy Sutton-Brown (12) Charlotte Smith (8) Dawn Staley (5) Staples Center 0–2
2001 playoff schedule

Season standings

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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

Statistics

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Legend
  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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dawn Staley 32 32 36.0 .381 .371 .895 2.2 5.6 1.6 0.0 9.3
Allison Feaster 32 32 31.5 .375 .327 .921 4.8 1.4 0.9 0.3 11.4
Andrea Stinson 32 32 31.4 .484 .446 .797 4.3 2.8 1.3 0.6 14.1
Charlotte Smith 30 24 22.6 .390 .313 .734 3.4 1.7 0.5 0.4 5.7
Tammy Sutton-Brown 29 21 20.8 .490 N/A .722 4.4 0.4 0.7 1.3 6.8
Shalonda Enis 32 11 19.5 .418 .452 .714 3.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 6.0
Clarisse Machanguana 30 8 19.3 .500 N/A .649 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 5.4
Tonya Edwards 22 0 16.9 .340 .227 .730 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.3 4.5
Kelly Miller 26 0 8.7 .386 .368 .800 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 2.1
Summer Erb 18 0 8.2 .429 N/A .857 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 3.0
Keisha Anderson 18 0 5.7 .125 .000 .800 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7
Reshea Bristol 1 0 5.0 .000 N/A N/A 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2001 Charlotte Sting Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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