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The 2001 WNBA season was their third in the league. The Miracle missed the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Miracle also hosted the 2001 WNBA All-Star Game.
| 2001 Orlando Miracle season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Carolyn Peck |
| Arena | TD Waterhouse Centre |
| Attendance | 7,430 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–19 (.406) |
| Place | 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Nykesha Sales (13.5) |
| Rebounds | Taj McWilliams (7.6) |
| Assists | Elaine Powell (3.1) |
| Media | |
| Television | WRBW (UPN 65) Sunshine Network |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Katie Douglas |  United States |
Purdue |
| 2 | 26 | Brooke Wyckoff | United States |
Florida State |
| 3 | 42 | Jaclyn Johnson | United States |
Kansas |
| 4 | 58 | Anne Thorius |  Denmark |
Michigan |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| April 20, 2001 | Drafted Katie Douglas, Brooke Wyckoff, Jaclyn Johnson and Anne Thorius in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1] |
| April 30, 2001 | Signed Denique Graves, Nakia Sanford, Nyree Roberts, Shaka Massey, Shawnetta Stewart, Tauja Catchings and Tawona Alhaleem[1] |
| May 1, 2001 | Waived Tauja Catchings[1] |
| May 3, 2001 | Waived Nakia Sanford[1] |
| Signed LaCharlotte Smith and Tora Suber[1] | |
| May 4, 2001 | Waived Shawnetta Stewart[1] |
| May 14, 2001 | Waived LaCharlotte Smith, Shaka Massey and Tora Suber[1] |
| May 21, 2001 | Waived Jannon Roland[1] |
| May 22, 2001 | Waived Andrea Congreaves[1] |
| May 26, 2001 | Waived Anne Thorius, Denique Graves and Romana Hamzová[1] |
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Regular season
Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rockers x | 22 | 10 | .688 | 15–6 | – |
| New York Liberty x | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 1.0 |
| Miami Sol x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | 2.0 |
| Charlotte Sting x | 18 | 14 | .563 | 15–6 | 4.0 |
| Orlando Miracle o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 9.0 |
| Indiana Fever o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7–14 | 12.0 |
| Detroit Shock o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7–14 | 12.0 |
| Washington Mystics o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 12.0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 32 | 32 | 33.1 | .474 | .200 | .744 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| Elaine Powell | 32 | 32 | 33.0 | .402 | .382 | .755 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.2 |
| Nykesha Sales | 32 | 31 | 32.5 | .438 | .314 | .784 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
| Shannon Johnson | 26 | 22 | 30.2 | .367 | .365 | .757 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.6 |
| Brooke Wyckoff | 32 | 27 | 20.3 | .328 | .162 | .714 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Katie Douglas | 22 | 0 | 20.0 | .362 | .316 | .723 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Jessie Hicks | 32 | 5 | 14.3 | .389 | N/A | .652 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| Tiffany McCain | 32 | 9 | 13.8 | .321 | .313 | .667 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Tawona Alhaleem | 26 | 1 | 9.7 | .328 | .364 | .500 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Jaclyn Johnson | 17 | 1 | 8.2 | .560 | .429 | .800 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Cíntia dos Santos | 10 | 0 | 6.5 | .368 | N/A | .833 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Carla McGhee | 17 | 0 | 4.2 | .250 | N/A | .500 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
- Adrienne Johnson received the Hometown Hero Award.
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