2001 Cleveland Rockers season
CoachDan Hughes
ArenaGund Arena
Attendance9,211 per game
Results
Record2210 (.688)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-1) to Charlotte Sting
Team Leaders
PointsMerlakia Jones (13.5)
ReboundsChasity Melvin (5.7)
AssistsHelen Darling (3.4)
Media
TelevisionWUAB (UPN 43)
Fox Sports Net Ohio

The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers topped the Eastern Conference with the best record in franchise history, but their season ended shortly in the playoffs, losing in the first round to eventual conference champion Charlotte Sting.

Offseason

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege/School/Team
111Penny Taylor (F) AustraliaDandenong Rangers (WNBL)
227Jaynetta Saunders (F) United StatesTexas A&M
343Angelina Wolvert (F) United StatesOregon
459Erin Batth (F/C) United StatesClemson

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Cleveland Rockers x2210.68815–6
New York Liberty x2111.65613–81.0
Miami Sol x2012.62514–72.0
Charlotte Sting x1814.56315–64.0
Orlando Miracle o1319.4069–129.0
Indiana Fever o1022.3137–1412.0
Detroit Shock o1022.3137–1412.0
Washington Mystics o1022.3134–1712.0

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 31Washington69-34Win1-0
June 2@ Sacramento65-70Loss1-1
June 5@ Los Angeles50-58Loss1-2
June 7New York67-49Win2-2
June 9Indiana86-76Win3-2
June 12@ Portland62-67Loss3-3
June 14@ Seattle58-36Win4-3
June 16Miami70-53Win5-3
June 17@ Washington57-55Win6-3
June 22Los Angeles74-70Win7-3
June 24@ Miami54-35Win8-3
June 26Portland61-57Win9-3
June 27@ Orlando65-41Win10-3
June 30@ Charlotte55-58Loss10-4
July 1Minnesota52-47Win11-4
July 6@ Utah69-73Loss11-5
July 8@ Houston63-53Win12-5
July 10Seattle59-53Win13-5
July 11@ Indiana76-58Win14-5
July 13Phoenix69-61Win15-5
July 19New York65-60Win16-5
July 21Charlotte56-41Win17-5
July 25Miami52-48Win18-5
July 27Indiana63-67Loss18-6
July 28@ Detroit57-50Win19-6
July 30Orlando65-47Win20-6
August 4@ New York58-43Win21-6
August 7@ Orlando67-74Loss21-7
August 8Detroit73-66Win22-7
August 10Charlotte53-55Loss22-8
August 12@ Washington49-57Loss22-9
August 14@ Detroit65-76Loss22-10

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1August 16@ Charlotte46-53Loss0-1
2August 18Charlotte69-51Win1-1
3August 20Charlotte64-72Loss1-2

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Merlakia Jones3016445294404
Chasity Melvin27154502416266
Rushia Brown30132374410249
Ann Wauters24114351713234
Penny Taylor32112443511230
Helen Darling3276109344196
Mery Andrade32871005110152
Jennifer Rizzotti323051252119
Eva Nemcova81082534
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough183140228
Tricia Bader Binford1912115021
Paige Sauer220012

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References

  1. "2001 Cleveland Rockers Stats".
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