2001 Orlando Miracle season

2001 Orlando Miracle season
Head Coach	Carolyn Peck
Arena	TD Waterhouse Centre
Attendance	7,430 per game
Results
Record	13–19 (.406)
Place	5th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Did Not Qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Nykesha Sales (13.5)
Rebounds	Taj McWilliams (7.6)
Assists	Elaine Powell (3.1)
Orlando Miracle seasons
< 2000	2002 >

The 2001 WNBA season was their 3rd in the league. The Miracle missed the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Miracle also hosted the 2001 WNBA All-Star Game.

Offseason

Transactions

• May 27: The Miracle waived Denique Graves, Romana Hamzova, Shelley Sandie and Anne Thorius.
• May 22: The Miracle waived Andrea Congreaves.
• May 21: The Miracle waived Jannon Roland.
• May 11: The Miracle waived Shaka Massey, LaCharlotte Smith and Tora Suber.
• May 4: The Miracle waived Shawnetta Stewart and Tauja Catchings.
• May 3: The Miracle signed Tora Suber and LaCharlotte Smith and waived Nakia Sanford.
• May 1: The Miracle waived Tauja Catchings.
• April 30: The Miracle signed Tawona Alhaleem, Tauja Catchings, Denique Graves, Shaka Massey, Nyree Roberts, Shelley Sandie, Nakia Sanford and Shawnetta Stewart.

Roster

Orlando Miracle roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From 2.5 !G/F 44 USA ! Alhaleem, Tawona 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 149 lb (68 kg) DePaul 6.0 !C 28 BRA ! dos Santos, Cintia 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Brazil 2.5 !G/F 32 USA ! Douglas, Katie 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Purdue 5.5 !F/C 7 USA ! Hicks, Jessie 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Maryland 1.5 !G 31 USA ! Johnson, Adrienne  70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Ohio State 4.0 !F 33 USA ! Johnson, Jaclyn 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Kansas 1.5 !G 14 USA ! Johnson, Shannon 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 152 lb (69 kg) South Carolina 2.5 !G/F 12 USA ! McCain, Tiffany 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Kentucky 4.0 !F 10 USA ! McGhee, Carla 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Tennessee 5.5 !F/C 11 USA ! McWilliams, Taj (C) 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) St. Edward's College 1.5 !G 5 USA ! Powell, Elaine 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Louisiana State 2.5 !G/F 42 USA ! Sales, Nykesha (C) 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Connecticut 4.0 !F 21 USA ! Wyckoff, Brooke 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Florida State	Head coach Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt) Assistant coaches Michael Peck (Marshall) Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

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

Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
June 1	Los Angeles	62-68	Loss	0-1
June 5	@ Detroit	92-71	Win	1-1
June 7	@ Utah	79-82	Loss	1-2
June 9	Charlotte	79-86	Loss	1-3
June 12	@ Seattle	63-70	Loss	1-4
June 14	@ Los Angeles	68-84	Loss	1-5
June 16	@ Phoenix	68-72	Loss	1-6
June 18	@ Indiana	72-65	Win	2-6
June 23	Washington	67-59	Win	3-6
June 25	New York	67-54	Win	4-6
June 27	Cleveland	41-65	Loss	4-7
June 30	@ New York	60-72	Loss	4-8
July 1	@ Washington	64-76	Loss	4-9
July 6	Sacramento	68-75	Loss	4-10
July 8	Detroit	73-67	Win	5-10
July 10	Miami	63-65	Loss	5-11
July 12	@ Charlotte	72-69	Win	6-11
July 13	@ Indiana	60-74	Loss	6-12
July 18	Houston	57-52	Win	7-12
July 20	@ Charlotte	65-72	Loss	7-13
July 21	Minnesota	71-49	Win	8-13
July 24	Washington	71-63	Win	9-13
July 27	@ Miami	63-71	Loss	9-14
July 29	@ Detroit	62-64	Loss	9-15
July 30	@ Cleveland	47-65	Loss	9-16
August 1	Portland	65-63	Win	10-16
August 3	@ Houston	60-72	Loss	10-17
August 5	Phoenix	78-69	Win	11-17
August 7	Cleveland	74-67	Win	12-17
August 10	@ New York	67-77	Loss	12-18
August 11	Miami	64-65	Loss	12-19
August 14	Indiana	78-72	Win	13-19

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Inactive
C	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Jessie Hicks -- Cintia dos Santos
PF	Brooke Wyckoff	Carla McGhee -- Jaclyn Johnson
SF	Nykesha Sales	Katie Douglas
SG	Shannon Johnson	Tawona Alhaleem	Adrienne Johnson
PG	Elaine Powell	Tiffany McCain

Player stats

• http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2001/

Awards and honors

• Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
• Adrienne Johnson received the Hometown Hero Award.