2001 Minnesota Lynx Roster

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 12-20
Finishing 6th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Brian Agler (12-20)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 120,607, Avg. 7,538 in 16 home dates
2001 Minnesota Lynx Statistics

The Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2001 season with a record of 12 wins and 20 losses, finishing sixth in the WNBA's Western Conference.

Minnesota racked up 2,077 points and yielded 2,156. Katie Smith tossed in a team-leading 739 points for the Lynx, and Svetlana Abrosimova scored 10 or more per game as well. Svetlana Abrosimova racked up 174 boards. Kate Paye dished out 97 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Svetlana Abrosimova added 42 thefts.

Brian Agler coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Svetlana AbrosimovaFJuly 9, 19806'2"169ConnecticutSt. Petersburg, RUS URS
Erin Buescher PerperoglouF-GJune 5, 19796'3"181The Master's College
Janell BurseCMay 19, 19796'5"199Tulane
Kristi HarrowerGMarch 4, 19755'4"139Bendigo, VIC AUS
Betty LennoxGDecember 4, 19765'8"143Louisiana Tech
Maylana MartinFApril 17, 19786'4"172UCLA
Kate PayeGMarch 6, 19745'8"150Stanford
Lynn PrideF-GOctober 16, 19786'2"180Kansas
Georgia SchweitzerG-FJanuary 31, 19796'0"160Duke
Katie SmithG-FJune 4, 19745'11"174Ohio StateLancaster, OH USA
Shanele StiresFMay 21, 19725'11"208Kansas State
Michele Van GorpCMay 10, 19776'6"187Duke
Val Whiting-RaymondC-FApril 9, 19726'2"199Stanford


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