2001 Portland Fire season
| 2001 Portland Fire season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Linda Hargrove |
| Arena | Rose Garden |
| Attendance | 8,604 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–21 (.344) |
| Place | 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Jackie Stiles 14.9 ppg |
| Rebounds | Kristin Folkl 7.7 rpg |
| Assists | Tully Bevilaqua 3.3 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | KPTV (UPN 12) |
The 2001 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Portland Fire. The Fire failed to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Transactions
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jackie Stiles |  United States
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Southwest Missouri State |
| 1 | 12 | LaQuanda Barksdale | United States
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North Carolina |
| 2 | 20 | Jenny Mowe | United States
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Oregon |
| 3 | 36 | Rasheeda Clark | United States
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Pepperdine |
| 4 | 52 | Natasha Pointer | United States
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Rutgers |
Transactions
[edit]| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| February 20, 2001 | Traded Lynn Pride and Michele Van Gorp to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Kristin Folkl and a 2001 2nd Round Pick[1] |
| April 17, 2001 | Waived Tara Williams[1] |
| April 20, 2001 | Drafted Jackie Stiles, LaQuanda Barksdale, Jenny Mowe, Rasheeda Clark and Natasha Pointer in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1] |
| April 24, 2001 | Waived Jamila Wideman[1] |
| May 12, 2001 | Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Tamicha Jackson and a 2002 4th Round Pick [1] |
| May 26, 2001 | Waived Michelle Marciniak and Rasheeda Clark[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
| Utah Starzz x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
| Houston Comets x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
| Portland Fire o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
| Seattle Storm o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
Statistics
[edit]| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Stiles | 32 | 32 | 32.0 | .405 | .431 | .779 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14.9 |
| Sylvia Crawley | 32 | 32 | 28.8 | .449 | .000 | .766 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| Sophia Witherspoon | 31 | 30 | 27.8 | .316 | .313 | .849 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| Kristin Folkl | 32 | 31 | 26.9 | .428 | .417 | .825 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 31 | 31 | 25.4 | .328 | .315 | .732 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Tamicha Jackson | 32 | 1 | 15.5 | .325 | .154 | .696 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| DeMya Walker | 21 | 0 | 14.1 | .440 | .667 | .575 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| Stacey Thomas | 32 | 1 | 12.9 | .367 | .000 | .429 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Carolyn Young | 23 | 1 | 12.1 | .374 | .294 | .730 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| Alisa Burras | 26 | 1 | 10.5 | .530 | N/A | .581 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Vanessa Nygaard | 31 | 0 | 8.4 | .389 | .388 | .333 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| LaQuanda Barksdale | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .100 | .000 | N/A | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Jenny Mowe | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.000 | N/A | N/A | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
[edit]2001 WNBA season by team | |
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| Eastern | |
| Western | |
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