2001 Phoenix Mercury Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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.
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 Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 32 | 32 | 858 | 355 | 150 | 70 | 24 | 96 | 71 | 36 | 91 | 127 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 71 | 91 | 395 |
| Maria Stepanova | C | 32 | 31 | 815 | 282 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 48 | 66 | 135 | 201 | 41 | 43 | 64 | 50 | 110 | 334 |
| Trisha Fallon | G-F | 31 | 16 | 841 | 259 | 127 | 37 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 47 | 43 | 322 |
| Lisa Harrison | F | 32 | 32 | 915 | 223 | 96 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 100 | 139 | 52 | 39 | 1 | 49 | 58 | 246 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 32 | 1 | 497 | 159 | 53 | 63 | 20 | 56 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 50 | 28 | 4 | 38 | 47 | 172 |
| Kristen Veal | G | 29 | 14 | 658 | 125 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 125 | 33 | 4 | 82 | 58 | 116 |
| Michele Timms | G | 21 | 18 | 408 | 110 | 38 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 98 |
| Adrian Williams-Strong | F-C | 25 | 1 | 375 | 113 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 43 | 96 |
| Tonya Edwards | G | 10 | 9 | 208 | 71 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 37 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 94 |
| Jaynetta Saunders | F | 28 | 6 | 253 | 77 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 68 |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | C | 30 | 0 | 325 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 54 |
| Adriana Moises Pinto | G | 7 | 0 | 123 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 41 |
| Ilona Korstine | G | 12 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| Brandy Reed | F | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michelle Chandler Cleary | G | 4 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Nicole Kubik | G | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Pat Luckey | F | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.C. Hill | G | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 333 | 160 | 6450 | 1894 | 767 | 313 | 101 | 587 | 429 | 300 | 642 | 942 | 514 | 292 | 138 | 508 | 625 | 2064 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | F-C | 32 | 32 | 26.8 | 42.3 | 34.3 | 74.0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 12.3 |
| Maria Stepanova | C | 32 | 31 | 25.5 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 61.5 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 10.4 |
| Trisha Fallon | G-F | 31 | 16 | 27.1 | 49.0 | 40.5 | 81.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| Lisa Harrison | F | 32 | 32 | 28.6 | 43.0 | 33.3 | 86.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| Bridget Pettis | G | 32 | 1 | 15.5 | 33.3 | 31.7 | 82.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| Kristen Veal | G | 29 | 14 | 22.7 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 76.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Michele Timms | G | 21 | 18 | 19.4 | 34.5 | 30.4 | 80.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| Adrian Williams-Strong | F-C | 25 | 1 | 15.0 | 33.6 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.8 | |
| Tonya Edwards | G | 10 | 9 | 20.8 | 36.6 | 35.7 | 78.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 9.4 |
| Jaynetta Saunders | F | 28 | 6 | 9.0 | 32.5 | 33.3 | 68.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | C | 30 | 0 | 10.8 | 31.0 | 47.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| Adriana Moises Pinto | G | 7 | 0 | 17.6 | 38.9 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| Ilona Korstine | G | 12 | 0 | 6.3 | 28.0 | 33.3 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Brandy Reed | F | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| Michelle Chandler Cleary | G | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Nicole Kubik | G | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | |
| Pat Luckey | F | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| E.C. Hill | G | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Averages | 333 | 160 | 19.4 | 40.5 | 32.3 | 73.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 6.2 |
