2001 Charlotte Sting season

2001 Charlotte Sting season
Coach	Anne Donovan
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Attendance	6,595 per game
Results
Record	18–14 (.563)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks
Team Leaders
Points	Andrea Stinson (14.1)
Rebounds	Allison Feaster (4.8)
Assists	Dawn Staley (5.6)
Media
Television	WBTV (CBS 3) Fox Sports Net South
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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

WNBA draft

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

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

Roster

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

Schedule

Regular season

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

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

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

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

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