2001_Los_Angeles_Sparks_season
2001 Los Angeles Sparks season
Women's basketball season
The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks won their first WNBA Finals.
Quick Facts Los Angeles Sparks season, Coach ...
2001 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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Coach | Michael Cooper |
Arena | STAPLES Center |
Attendance | 9,278 per game |
Results | |
Record | 28–4 (.875) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
Media | |
Television | KCOP (UPN 13) Fox Sports Net West |
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WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
1 | 16 | Camille Cooper (C) | United States | Purdue |
2 | 32 | Nicole Levandusky (G) | United States | Xavier |
3 | 48 | Kelley Slemon (F) | United States | Notre Dame |
4 | 64 | Beth Record (G/F) | United States | Syracuse |
Season standings
More information Western Conference, W ...
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
Utah Starzz x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
Houston Comets x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
Portland Fire o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
Seattle Storm o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
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Season Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
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May 28 | @ Houston | 66-63 | Win | 1-0 |
June 1 | @ Orlando | 68-62 | Win | 2-0 |
June 2 | @ Charlotte | 76-67 | Win | 3-0 |
June 5 | Cleveland | 58-50 | Win | 4-0 |
June 9 | @ Minnesota | 62-60 | Win | 5-0 |
June 14 | Orlando | 84-68 | Win | 6-0 |
June 16 | @ Seattle | 73-60 | Win | 7-0 |
June 17 | Portland | 90-75 | Win | 8-0 |
June 19 | Charlotte | 73-69 | Win | 9-0 |
June 21 | @ Houston | 65-69 | Loss | 9-1 |
June 22 | @ Cleveland | 70-74 | Loss | 9-2 |
June 24 | @ New York | 69-82 | Loss | 9-3 |
June 26 | @ Detroit | 98-89 | Win | 10-3 |
July 1 | Miami | 86-60 | Win | 11-3 |
July 3 | Utah | 84-71 | Win | 12-3 |
July 5 | Phoenix | 73-50 | Win | 13-3 |
July 8 | Minnesota | 100-95 | Win | 14-3 |
July 10 | @ Utah | 79-67 | Win | 15-3 |
July 11 | @ Phoenix | 75-61 | Win | 16-3 |
July 14 | @ Washington | 62-50 | Win | 17-3 |
July 19 | @ Sacramento | 83-68 | Win | 18-3 |
July 21 | Seattle | 85-79 | Win | 19-3 |
July 25 | Sacramento | 80-78 | Win | 20-3 |
July 28 | @ Portland | 88-83 | Win | 21-3 |
July 30 | Minnesota | 78-69 | Win | 22-3 |
August 2 | Sacramento | 67-62 | Win | 23-3 |
August 4 | Seattle | 79-60 | Win | 24-3 |
August 6 | Indiana | 81-66 | Win | 25-3 |
August 8 | Phoenix | 79-67 | Win | 26-3 |
August 11 | Houston | 65-54 | Win | 27-3 |
August 13 | @ Utah | 78-80 | Loss | 27-4 |
August 14 | @ Portland | 67-58 | Win | 28-4 |
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Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
1 | August 18 | @ Houston | 64-59 | Win | 1-0 |
2 | August 20 | Houston | 70-58 | Win | 2-0 |
Western Conference Finals | |||||
1 | August 24 | @ Sacramento | 74-73 | Win | 3-0 |
2 | August 26 | Sacramento | 60-80 | Loss | 3-1 |
3 | August 27 | Sacramento | 93-62 | Win | 4-1 |
WNBA Finals | |||||
1 | August 30 | @ Charlotte | 75-66 | Win | 5-1 |
2 | September 1 | Charlotte | 82-54 | Win | 6-1 |
More information Player, Games Played ...
Player | Games Played | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Points |
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Lisa Leslie | 31 | 298 | 73 | 34 | 71 | 606 |
Tamecka Dixon | 29 | 85 | 114 | 27 | 2 | 340 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 32 | 169 | 68 | 49 | 29 | 330 |
Mwadi Mabika | 28 | 130 | 87 | 39 | 11 | 313 |
Latasha Byears | 32 | 183 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 297 |
Ukari Figgs | 32 | 100 | 126 | 43 | 4 | 257 |
Rhonda Mapp | 30 | 79 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 126 |
Verdana Grgin-Fonseca | 24 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 71 |
Nicky McCrimmon | 28 | 12 | 63 | 21 | 0 | 64 |
Nicole Levandusky | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
Wendi Wilts | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
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