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 Statistics

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.

The Mercury tossed in 2,064 points and gave up 2,169. Jennifer Gillom scored a team-best 395 points for Phoenix, 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 ClearyGJuly 16, 19745'6"126Australian Institute of SportGeelong, VIC AUS
Tonya EdwardsGMarch 13, 19685'10"160Tennessee
Trisha FallonG-FJuly 23, 19726'3"165Melbourne, VIC AUS
Jennifer GillomF-CJune 13, 19646'3"180MississippiAbbeville, MS USA
Lisa HarrisonFJanuary 2, 19716'1"164Tennessee
E.C. HillGApril 6, 19715'7"173Northern Illinois
Ilona KorstineGMay 30, 19805'10"160St. Petersburg, RUS URS
Nicole KubikGMarch 1, 19785'9"145Nebraska
Pat LuckeyFMay 14, 19756'1"165Houston
Adriana Moises PintoGDecember 6, 19785'6"140Franca, SPL BRA
Bridget PettisGJanuary 1, 19715'9"150Florida
Brandy ReedFFebruary 17, 19776'1"168Southern Mississippi
Jaynetta SaundersFAugust 21, 19795'11"145Texas A&M
Maria StepanovaCFebruary 23, 19796'8"187Mikhaylovsk, RUS USA
Michele TimmsGJune 28, 19655'7"132Melbourne, VIC AUS
Slobodanka TuvicCSeptember 19, 19776'4"194
Kristen VealGJuly 24, 19815'10"150
Adrian Williams-StrongF-CFebruary 15, 19776'5"170USC



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