WNBA team season
| 2001 Houston Comets season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Van Chancellor |
| Arena | Compaq Center |
| Attendance | 11,320 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 19–13 (.594) |
| Place | 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks |
| Media | |
| Television | KNWS (IND 51) Fox Sports Net Southwest |
| ← 2000 season 2002 season → | |
The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Houston Comets. The team advanced to the WNBA Playoffs, but failed to win a fifth consecutive championship.
Transactions
WNBA draft
See also: 2001 WNBA draft| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Amanda Lassiter |  United States
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Missouri |
| 2 | 31 | Tynesha Lewis | United States
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NC State |
| 3 | 33 | ShaRae Mansfield | United States
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Western Kentucky |
| 3 | 47 | Shala Crawford | United States
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Life |
| 4 | 63 | Kristen Clement | United States
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Tennessee |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2001 | Drafted Amanda Lassiter, Tynesha Lewis, ShaRae Mansfield, Shala Crawford and Kristen Clement in the 2001 WNBA Draft | |
| April 23, 2001 | Traded Jennifer Rizzotti to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Anna DeForge | |
| April 30, 2001 | Signed Daliborka Vilipić, Pietra Gay and Trisha Stafford-Odom | |
| May 8, 2001 | Waived Pietra Gay and Shala Crawford | |
| Signed Angela Aycock and Franthea Price | ||
| May 10, 2001 | Waived Anna DeForge | |
| May 11, 2001 | Waived Franthea Price | |
| May 14, 2001 | Waived ShaRae Mansfield | |
| May 25, 2001 | Waived Kristen Clement | |
| May 27, 2001 | Suspended contracts of Angela Aycock, Daliborka Vilipić, Natalya Zasulskaya and Polina Tzekova | |
| June 6, 2001 | Waived Angela Aycock | |
| June 8, 2001 | Waived Daliborka Vilipić | |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
| Utah Starzz | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
| Houston Comets | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
| Phoenix Mercury | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
| Minnesota Lynx | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
| Portland Fire | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
| Seattle Storm | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
Statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Thompson | 30 | 30 | 36.7 | .377 | .293 | .840 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 19.3 |
| Janeth Arcain | 32 | 32 | 36.1 | .426 | .333 | .900 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 18.5 |
| Coquese Washington | 32 | 32 | 31.7 | .356 | .358 | .636 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Tiffani Johnson | 32 | 28 | 21.0 | .449 | N/A | .857 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| Amanda Lassiter | 32 | 18 | 19.2 | .367 | .388 | .667 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Tynesha Lewis | 29 | 4 | 14.4 | .424 | .400 | .647 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Tammy Jackson | 32 | 4 | 13.8 | .500 | N/A | .450 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Trisha Stafford-Odom | 30 | 4 | 12.2 | .368 | .000 | .673 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Kelley Gibson | 28 | 6 | 10.3 | .228 | .143 | .682 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Nekeshia Henderson | 23 | 0 | 7.8 | .237 | .273 | .286 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Elena Shakirova | 26 | 2 | 7.8 | .316 | .000 | .609 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season
References
- ^ "2001 Houston Comets Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
| 2001 WNBA season by team | |
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| Eastern | |
| Western | |