2001 Portland Fire season
| 2001 Portland Fire season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Linda Hargrove |
| Arena | Rose Garden |
| Attendance | 8,604 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–21 (.344) |
| Place | 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Jackie Stiles 14.9 ppg |
| Rebounds | Kristin Folkl 7.7 rpg |
| Assists | Tully Bevilaqua 3.3 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | KPTV (UPN 12) |
The 2001 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Portland Fire. The Fire failed to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Offseason
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 4 | Jackie Stiles (G) |  United States |
Southwest Missouri State |
| 1 | 12 | LaQuanda Barksdale (G/F) | United States |
North Carolina |
| 2 | 20 | Jenny Mowe (C) | United States |
Oregon |
| 3 | 36 | Rasheeda Clark (G) | United States |
Pepperdine |
| 4 | 52 | Natasha Pointer (G) | United States |
Rutgers |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 31 | Minnesota | 65-82 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 2 | @ Utah | 76-71 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 4 | Phoenix | 71-69 | Win | 2-1 |
| June 12 | Cleveland | 67-62 | Win | 3-1 |
| June 16 | @ Sacramento | 81-74 | Win | 4-1 |
| June 17 | @ Los Angeles | 75-90 | Loss | 4-2 |
| June 19 | Seattle | 58-43 | Win | 5-2 |
| June 22 | Charlotte | 66-62 | Win | 6-2 |
| June 24 | @ Houston | 57-67 | Loss | 6-3 |
| June 26 | @ Cleveland | 57-61 | Loss | 6-4 |
| June 27 | @ Indiana | 68-65 | Win | 7-4 |
| June 29 | @ Miami | 74-72 | Win | 8-4 |
| July 2 | @ Houston | 67-74 | Loss | 8-5 |
| July 4 | Seattle | 56-61 | Loss | 8-6 |
| July 6 | Washington | 69-58 | Win | 9-6 |
| July 8 | Utah | 63-65 | Loss | 9-7 |
| July 10 | @ Minnesota | 52-73 | Loss | 9-8 |
| July 12 | Houston | 57-71 | Loss | 9-9 |
| July 19 | @ Phoenix | 58-60 | Loss | 9-10 |
| July 20 | @ Seattle | 56-49 | Win | 10-10 |
| July 22 | Detroit | 77-80 | Loss | 10-11 |
| July 24 | New York | 86-68 | Win | 11-11 |
| July 27 | @ Sacramento | 62-85 | Loss | 11-12 |
| July 28 | Los Angeles | 83-88 | Loss | 11-13 |
| July 30 | Utah | 73-79 | Loss | 11-14 |
| August 1 | @ Orlando | 63-65 | Loss | 11-15 |
| August 3 | @ Washington | 50-64 | Loss | 11-16 |
| August 4 | @ Detroit | 65-70 | Loss | 11-17 |
| August 8 | Minnesota | 58-70 | Loss | 11-18 |
| August 11 | @ Phoenix | 62-73 | Loss | 11-19 |
| August 12 | Sacramento | 58-64 | Loss | 11-20 |
| August 14 | Los Angeles | 58-67 | Loss | 11-21 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Jackie Stiles | 32 | 77 | 55 | 24 | 3 | 478 |
| Sophia Witherspoon | 31 | 74 | 54 | 30 | 8 | 373 |
| Sylvia Crawley | 32 | 203 | 54 | 19 | 26 | 299 |
| Kristin Folkl | 32 | 245 | 45 | 20 | 34 | 180 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 31 | 88 | 103 | 59 | 6 | 153 |
| Tamicha Jackson | 32 | 44 | 50 | 28 | 0 | 132 |
| DeMya Walker | 21 | 58 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 113 |
| Carolyn Young | 23 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 111 |
| Alisa Burras | 26 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 106 |
| Vanessa Nygaard | 31 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 76 |
| Stacey Thomas | 32 | 70 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 59 |
| Jenny Mowe | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| LaQuanda Barksdale | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |