2001 Phoenix Mercury Roster
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 13-19
Finishing 5th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Cynthia Cooper (13-19)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 136,979, Avg. 8,561 in 16 home dates
2001 Phoenix Mercury StatisticsTeam Record: 13-19
Finishing 5th in the WNBA's Western Conference
Coach: Cynthia Cooper (13-19)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 136,979, Avg. 8,561 in 16 home dates
The Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2001 season with a record of 13 wins and 19 losses, finishing fifth in the WNBA's Western Conference.
Phoenix tossed in 2,064 points and gave up 2,169. Jennifer Gillom scored a team-best 395 points for the Mercury, while Trisha Fallon and Maria Stepanova averaged 10 or more per game, too. Maria Stepanova racked up 201 boards. Kristen Veal dished out 125 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Maria Stepanova added 43 steals and swatted a team-best 64 opponent shot attempts.
Cynthia Cooper coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Chandler Cleary | G | July 16, 1974 | 5'6" | 126 | Australian Institute of Sport | Geelong, VIC AUS |
| Tonya Edwards | G | March 13, 1968 | 5'10" | 160 | Tennessee | |
| Trisha Fallon | G-F | July 23, 1972 | 6'3" | 165 | Melbourne, VIC AUS | |
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | June 13, 1964 | 6'3" | 180 | Mississippi | Abbeville, MS USA |
| Lisa Harrison | F | January 2, 1971 | 6'1" | 164 | Tennessee | |
| E.C. Hill | G | April 6, 1971 | 5'7" | 173 | Northern Illinois | |
| Ilona Korstine | G | May 30, 1980 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Petersburg, RUS URS | |
| Nicole Kubik | G | March 1, 1978 | 5'9" | 145 | Nebraska | |
| Pat Luckey | F | May 14, 1975 | 6'1" | 165 | Houston | |
| Adriana Moises Pinto | G | December 6, 1978 | 5'6" | 140 | Franca, SPL BRA | |
| Bridget Pettis | G | January 1, 1971 | 5'9" | 150 | Florida | |
| Brandy Reed | F | February 17, 1977 | 6'1" | 168 | Southern Mississippi | |
| Jaynetta Saunders | F | August 21, 1979 | 5'11" | 145 | Texas A&M | |
| Maria Stepanova | C | February 23, 1979 | 6'8" | 187 | Mikhaylovsk, RUS USA | |
| Michele Timms | G | June 28, 1965 | 5'7" | 132 | Melbourne, VIC AUS | |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | C | September 19, 1977 | 6'4" | 194 | ||
| Kristen Veal | G | July 24, 1981 | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Adrian Williams-Strong | F-C | February 15, 1977 | 6'5" | 170 | USC |
