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2001 Cleveland Rockers season
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The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers topped the Eastern Conference with the best record in franchise history, but their season ended shortly in the playoffs, losing in the first round to eventual conference champion Charlotte Sting.
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2001 Cleveland Rockers season | |
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Coach | Dan Hughes |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Attendance | 9,211 per game |
Results | |
Record | 22–10 (.688) |
Place | 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-1) to Charlotte Sting |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Merlakia Jones (13.5) |
Rebounds | Chasity Melvin (5.7) |
Assists | Helen Darling (3.4) |
Media | |
Television | WUAB (UPN 43) Fox Sports Net Ohio |
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WNBA draft
See also: 2001 WNBA draft
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Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 11 | Penny Taylor | ![]() |
Dandenong Rangers (Australia) |
2 | 27 | Jaynetta Saunders | ![]() |
Texas A&M |
3 | 43 | Angelina Wolvert | ![]() |
Oregon |
4 | 59 | Erin Batth | ![]() |
Clemson |
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Transactions
More information Date, Transaction ...
Date | Transaction | |
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April 20, 2001 | Drafted Penny Taylor, Jaynetta Saunders, Angelina Wolvert and Erin Batth in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1] | |
April 30, 2001 | Signed Jessica Zinobile, Kim Williams, Rhonda Blades and Rhonda Smith[1] | |
May 8, 2001 | Waived Kim Williams and Rhonda Smith[1] | |
May 11, 2001 | Waived Rhonda Blades[1] | |
May 22, 2001 | Waived Erin Batth[1] | |
May 27, 2001 | Traded Jaynetta Saunders to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick[1] | |
Traded a 2002 3rd Round Pick to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Jennifer Rizzotti[1] | ||
Waived Jessica Zinobile[1] | ||
Suspended contracts of Ann Wauters and Rushia Brown[1] | ||
June 1, 2001 | Waived Angelina Wolvert[1] | |
June 16, 2001 | Waived Adia Barnes[1] | |
July 10, 2001 | Waived Vicki Hall[1] | |
July 12, 2001 | Waived Paige Sauer[1] |
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Roster
More information Cleveland Rockers roster, Players ...
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Schedule
Regular season
More information 2001 game log Total: 22–10 (Home: 14–2; Road: 8–8), Game ...
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Playoffs
More information Game, Date ...
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First round vs. Charlotte Sting Lost Series: 1–2
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Season standings
More information Eastern Conference, W ...
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 |
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Statistics
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Legend | |||||||
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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 |
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Regular Season
More information Player, GP ...
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Merlakia Jones | 30 | 30 | 33.3 | .438 | .265 | .793 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 13.5 |
Mery Andrade | 32 | 32 | 27.9 | .339 | .200 | .667 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
Chasity Melvin | 27 | 20 | 27.9 | .474 | 1.000 | .698 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
Ann Wauters | 24 | 14 | 25.9 | .569 | .000 | .800 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
Rushia Brown | 30 | 24 | 25.3 | .518 | 1.000 | .730 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
Helen Darling | 32 | 32 | 24.3 | .355 | .329 | .764 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.1 |
Penny Taylor | 32 | 0 | 17.5 | .382 | .301 | .783 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
Vicki Hall | 14 | 6 | 16.1 | .409 | .318 | .500 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
Jennifer Rizzotti | 32 | 0 | 14.9 | .382 | .384 | .636 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
Eva Němcová | 8 | 2 | 14.1 | .342 | .200 | .625 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.3 |
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | 18 | 0 | 6.6 | .444 | N/A | .444 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Tricia Bader Binford | 19 | 0 | 6.0 | .400 | .385 | N/A | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Angelina Wolvert | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .333 | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Paige Sauer | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .333 | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Adia Barnes | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | N/A | N/A | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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