2001 - 02 WNBA (WNBA) Season Review

2001 - 02 WNBA Season Review

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Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league located in the United States. Starting play in 1997 it currently consists of 12 teams, all located in the United States, The league plays a 34 game schedule from May to August with the finals occurring in October. The WNBA playoffs currently begin in late September, with four teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs.

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2001 - 02 WNBA Regular Season Standings

Eastern Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Charlotte Sting	18	14	0.563	-	70.0	66.7
New York Liberty	18	14	0.563	-	65.3	63.0
Washington Mystics	17	15	0.531	1	66.7	66.1
Indiana Fever	16	16	0.500	2	65.5	66.5
Orlando Miracle	16	16	0.500	2	70.4	70.5
Miami Sol	15	17	0.469	3	63.9	65.3
Cleveland Rockers	10	22	0.313	8	64.7	66.9
Detroit Shock	9	23	0.281	9	66.1	70.8

Western Conference

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Los Angeles Sparks	25	7	0.781	-	76.6	69.8
Houston Comets	24	8	0.750	1	64.8	59.1
Utah Starzz	20	12	0.625	5	75.6	73.3
Seattle Storm	17	15	0.531	8	68.4	65.7
Portland Fire	16	16	0.500	9	68.6	69.6
Sacramento Monarchs	14	18	0.438	11	67.7	71.7
Phoenix Mercury	11	21	0.344	14	65.3	71.6
Minnesota Lynx	10	22	0.313	15	62.6	65.8

2001 - 02 WNBA Playoffs

Finals Los Angeles Sparks over New York Liberty (2-0) Thu, August 29 - Los Angeles Sparks 71 @ New York Liberty 63 Sat, August 31 - New York Liberty 66 @ Los Angeles Sparks 69
Eastern Conference Finals New York Liberty over Washington Mystics (2-1) Thu, August 22 - New York Liberty 74 @ Washington Mystics 79 Sat, August 24 - Washington Mystics 79 @ New York Liberty 96 Sun, August 25 - Washington Mystics 57 @ New York Liberty 64	Western Conference Finals Los Angeles Sparks over Utah Starzz (2-0) Thu, August 22 - Los Angeles Sparks 75 @ Utah Starzz 67 Sat, August 24 - Utah Starzz 77 @ Los Angeles Sparks 103
Eastern Conference Semifinals New York Liberty over Indiana Fever (2-1) Fri, August 16 - New York Liberty 55 @ Indiana Fever 73 Sun, August 18 - Indiana Fever 65 @ New York Liberty 84 Tue, August 20 - Indiana Fever 60 @ New York Liberty 75	Western Conference Semifinals Los Angeles Sparks over Seattle Storm (2-0) Thu, August 15 - Los Angeles Sparks 78 @ Seattle Storm 61 Sat, August 17 - Seattle Storm 59 @ Los Angeles Sparks 69
Eastern Conference Semifinals Washington Mystics over Charlotte Sting (2-0) Thu, August 15 - Charlotte Sting 62 @ Washington Mystics 74 Sat, August 17 - Washington Mystics 62 @ Charlotte Sting 59	Western Conference Semifinals Utah Starzz over Houston Comets (2-1) Fri, August 16 - Houston Comets 59 @ Utah Starzz 66 Sun, August 18 - Utah Starzz 77 @ Houston Comets 83 Tue, August 20 - Utah Starzz 75 @ Houston Comets 72

WNBA - 2001 - 02 Awards

Player	Team	Award
Jennifer Gillom	Phoenix Mercury	Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	Rookie of the Year
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Coco Miller	Washington Mystics	Most Improved Player of the Year
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	Finals Most Valuable Player
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	Defensive Player of the Year
Marianne Stanley	Washington Mystics	Coach of the Year
Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Tina Thompson	Houston Comets	All Star Team
Katie Smith	Minnesota Lynx	All Star Team
Tari Phillips	New York Liberty	All Star Team
Shannon Johnson	Orlando Miracle	All Star Team
Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics	All Star Team
Mwadi Mabika	Los Angeles Sparks	All Star Team
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	All Star Team
Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	All Star Team
Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	All Star Team
Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	All Star Most Valuable Player

WNBA - 2001 - 02 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player

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Team

Minutes

Points

Rebounds

Assists

WNBA - 2001 - 02 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	594
Sheryl Swoopes	2001-2002	Houston Comets	592
Mwadi Mabika	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	539
Lisa Leslie	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	523
Katie Smith	2001-2002	Minnesota Lynx	512
Adrienne Goodson	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	503
Shannon Johnson	2001-2002	Orlando Miracle	499
Marie Ferdinand-Harris	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	489
Tina Thompson	2001-2002	Houston Comets	485
Lauren Jackson	2001-2002	Seattle Storm	482
Swin Cash	2001-2002	Detroit Shock	474

WNBA - 2001 - 02 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Ticha Penicheiro	2001-2002	Sacramento Monarchs	192
Sue Bird	2001-2002	Seattle Storm	191
Teresa Weatherspoon	2001-2002	New York Liberty	181
Dawn Staley	2001-2002	Charlotte Sting	164
Shannon Johnson	2001-2002	Orlando Miracle	163
Jennifer Azzi	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	158
Nikki Teasley	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	140
Debbie Black	2001-2002	Miami Sol	137
Tamecka Dixon	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	119
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	118
Sheryl Swoopes	2001-2002	Houston Comets	107

2001 - 02 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Olympia Scott	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	127
Tangela Smith	2001-2002	Sacramento Monarchs	126
Tammy Sutton-Brown	2001-2002	Charlotte Sting	125
Lisa Leslie	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	123
DeLisha Milton-Jones	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	122
Natalie Williams	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	122
Tari Phillips	2001-2002	New York Liberty	113
Charlotte Smith	2001-2002	Charlotte Sting	113
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	105
Chasity Melvin	2001-2002	Cleveland Rockers	104
Jennifer Azzi	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	102

2001 - 02 Field Goal Percentage (>200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Tamika Williams	2001-2002	Minnesota Lynx	221	124	0.561
Ann Wauters	2001-2002	Cleveland Rockers	217	120	0.553
Tammy Sutton-Brown	2001-2002	Charlotte Sting	242	128	0.529
Lisa Harrison	2001-2002	Phoenix Mercury	242	120	0.496
Tari Phillips	2001-2002	New York Liberty	373	183	0.491
DeLisha Milton-Jones	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	271	132	0.487
Olympia Scott	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	232	113	0.487
DeMya Walker	2001-2002	Portland Fire	287	139	0.484
Tamika Whitmore	2001-2002	New York Liberty	310	148	0.477
Marie Ferdinand-Harris	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	371	176	0.474
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta	2001-2002	Detroit Shock	270	126	0.467

2001 - 02 Three Point Field Goals Made (> 50 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Allison Feaster	2001-2002	Charlotte Sting	189	79	0.418
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	192	76	0.396
Crystal Robinson	2001-2002	New York Liberty	181	67	0.370
Mwadi Mabika	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	175	64	0.366
Katie Smith	2001-2002	Minnesota Lynx	188	62	0.330
Sue Bird	2001-2002	Seattle Storm	142	57	0.401
Betty Lennox	2001-2002		154	51	0.331
Betty Lennox	2001-2002	Miami Sol	131	46	0.351
Becky Hammon	2001-2002	New York Liberty	114	44	0.386
Stacey Dales	2001-2002	Washington Mystics	109	43	0.394
Ruthie Bolton	2001-2002	Sacramento Monarchs	132	43	0.326

2001 - 02 Offensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Off Reb
Natalie Williams	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	105
Tamika Williams	2001-2002	Minnesota Lynx	96
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	91
Adrienne Goodson	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	91
Chasity Melvin	2001-2002	Cleveland Rockers	84
Olympia Scott	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	80
Lisa Leslie	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	78
Swin Cash	2001-2002	Detroit Shock	77
Tammy Sutton-Brown	2001-2002	Charlotte Sting	76
Tiffani Johnson	2001-2002	Houston Comets	73
Tari Phillips	2001-2002	New York Liberty	69

2001 - 02 Defensive Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Lisa Leslie	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	244
Margo Dydek	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	210
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	184
Chamique Holdsclaw	2001-2002	Washington Mystics	178
Adrian Williams-Strong	2001-2002	Phoenix Mercury	156
Tari Phillips	2001-2002	New York Liberty	154
Natalie Williams	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	150
Tina Thompson	2001-2002	Houston Comets	150
DeLisha Milton-Jones	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	146
Swin Cash	2001-2002	Detroit Shock	145
Merlakia Jones	2001-2002	Cleveland Rockers	142

WNBA - 2001 - 02 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Lisa Leslie	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	322
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	275
Margo Dydek	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	262
Natalie Williams	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	255
Chamique Holdsclaw	2001-2002	Washington Mystics	232
Tamika Williams	2001-2002	Minnesota Lynx	229
Tari Phillips	2001-2002	New York Liberty	223
Swin Cash	2001-2002	Detroit Shock	222
Adrian Williams-Strong	2001-2002	Phoenix Mercury	220
Tina Thompson	2001-2002	Houston Comets	217
DeLisha Milton-Jones	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	211

WNBA - 2001 - 02 Steals Leader

Player	Season	Team	Steals
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	94
Sheryl Swoopes	2001-2002	Houston Comets	88
Sheri Sam	2001-2002	Miami Sol	69
Ticha Penicheiro	2001-2002	Sacramento Monarchs	64
Nykesha Sales	2001-2002	Orlando Miracle	60
Debbie Black	2001-2002	Miami Sol	59
Tari Phillips	2001-2002	New York Liberty	58
Sue Bird	2001-2002	Seattle Storm	55
Tamicha Jackson	2001-2002	Portland Fire	55
Vicky Bullett	2001-2002	Washington Mystics	54
Janeth Arcain	2001-2002	Houston Comets	51

WNBA - 2001 - 02 Blocks Leader

Player	Season	Team	Blocks
Margo Dydek	2001-2002	Utah Starzz	107
Lisa Leslie	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	90
Lauren Jackson	2001-2002	Seattle Storm	81
Tangela Smith	2001-2002	Sacramento Monarchs	46
Tamika Catchings	2001-2002	Indiana Fever	43
Tamika Whitmore	2001-2002	New York Liberty	43
Ruth Riley	2001-2002	Miami Sol	41
Vicky Bullett	2001-2002	Washington Mystics	37
Sylvia Crawley	2001-2002	Portland Fire	37
Tammy Sutton-Brown	2001-2002	Charlotte Sting	36
DeLisha Milton-Jones	2001-2002	Los Angeles Sparks	35