2001 Sacramento Monarchs season
Appearance
2001 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
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Coach | Sonny Allen (resigned Jun. 26, 6–6 record) Maura McHugh (14–6 record) |
Arena | ARCO Arena |
Attendance | 8,350 per game |
Results | |
Record | 20–12 (.625) |
Place | 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks |
Media | |
Television | KMAX (UPN 31) |
The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team won their first playoff series, but they were later defeated by eventual champion Los Angeles Sparks in the conference finals.
Transactions
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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2 | 30 | Jackie Moore | United States | Long Beach State |
3 | 46 | Maren Walseth | United States | Penn State |
4 | 62 | Katie Smrcka-Duffy | United States | Georgetown |
Transactions
[edit]Date | Transaction | |
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April 11, 2001 | Traded a 2001 1st Round Pick to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Kara Wolters[1] | |
April 20, 2001 | Drafted Jackie Moore, Maren Walseth and Katie Smrcka-Duffy in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1] | |
April 24, 2001 | Traded Katy Steding and a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Edna Campbell and a 2002 4th Round Pick[1] | |
April 30, 2001 | Signed Dana Wynne, Maxann Reese, Monique Ambers and Ryneldi Becenti[1] | |
May 9, 2001 | Waived Katie Smrcka-Duffy[1] | |
May 11, 2001 | Waived Linda Burgess[1] | |
May 24, 2001 | Waived Dana Wynne and Jackie Moore[1] | |
May 27, 2001 | Suspended contract of Yolanda Griffith[1] | |
June 6, 2001 | Waived Monique Ambers[1] | |
June 15, 2001 | Waived Maren Walseth[1] | |
June 26, 2001 | Sonny Allen resigned as Head Coach[1] | |
Hired Maura McHugh as Head Coach[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Playoffs
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First round vs. Utah Starzz Won Series: 2–0
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Conference Finals vs. Los Angeles Sparks Lost Series: 1–2
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2001 playoff schedule |
Season standings
[edit]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 |
Statistics
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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 |
Regular Season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Yolanda Griffith | 32 | 31 | 33.7 | .522 | N/A | .720 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 16.2 |
Ticha Penichiero | 23 | 22 | 32.3 | .339 | .262 | .766 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
Tangela Smith | 32 | 32 | 28.5 | .420 | .000 | .729 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 11.2 |
Kedra Holland-Corn | 32 | 32 | 27.3 | .442 | .393 | .683 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
Edna Campbell | 32 | 32 | 26.7 | .377 | .457 | .767 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 8.1 |
Ruthie Bolton | 31 | 0 | 18.8 | .338 | .364 | .692 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 7.2 |
Lady Hardmon | 31 | 0 | 17.5 | .430 | N/A | .741 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
La'Keshia Frett | 30 | 10 | 13.4 | .389 | N/A | .857 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
Kara Wolters | 31 | 1 | 12.2 | .470 | N/A | .806 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
Cindy Blodgett | 11 | 0 | 6.5 | .448 | .533 | N/A | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Stacy Clinesmith | 16 | 0 | 4.7 | .286 | .200 | N/A | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Dana Wynne | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | N/A | N/A | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Maren Walseth | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 | N/A | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season