2001 Orlando Miracle season

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.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 1 | Los Angeles | L 62–68 | Nykesha Sales (20) | McWilliams-Franklin <br> Sales (6) | Katie Douglas <br> Sales (3) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 5 | @ Detroit | W 92–71 | Nykesha Sales (19) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (12) | Nykesha Sales (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 7 | @ Utah | L 79–82 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (19) | Hicks <br> McWilliams-Franklin (6) | Elaine Powell (6) | Delta Center | 1–2 |- | 4 | June 9 | Charlotte | L 79–86 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (23) | Elaine Powell (9) | Elaine Powell (8) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 1–3 |- | 5 | June 12 | @ Seattle | L 63–70 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (14) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (7) | Douglas <br> McWilliams-Franklin <br> Sales (3) | KeyArena | 1–4 |- | 6 | June 14 | @ Los Angeles | L 68–84 | Elaine Powell (16) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (12) | Douglas <br> McWilliams-Franklin (3) | Staples Center | 1–5 |- | 7 | June 16 | @ Phoenix | L 68–72 | Nykesha Sales (14) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (10) | Tiffany McCain (5) | America West Arena | 1–6 |- | 8 | June 18 | @ Indiana | W 72–65 | Nykesha Sales (20) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (9) | McWilliams-Franklin <br> Powell (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2–6 |- | 9 | June 23 | Washington | W 67–59 | Nykesha Sales (21) | Nykesha Sales (8) | S. Johnson <br> Wyckoff (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 3–6 |- | 10 | June 25 | New York | W 67–54 | Nykesha Sales (18) | Sales <br> McWilliams-Franklin (9) | Jessie Hicks (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 4–6 |- | 11 | June 27 | Cleveland | L 41–65 | Brooke Wyckoff (8) | S. Johnson <br> Sales <br> Wyckoff (5) | McWilliams-Franklin <br> Sales (2) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 4–7 |- | 12 | June 30 | @ New York | L 60–72 | McWilliams-Franklin <br> Sales (14) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (9) | Sales <br> Powell (3) | Madison Square Garden | 4–8

|- | 13 | July 1 | @ Washington | L 64–76 | S. Johnson <br> Sales (14) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (8) | Tiffany McCain (3) | MCI Center | 4–9 |- | 14 | July 6 | Sacramento | L 68–75 | Nykesha Sales (16) | McWilliams-Franklin <br> Powell (8) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 4–10 |- | 15 | July 8 | Detroit | W 73–67 | S. Johnson <br> McWilliams-Franklin (19) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (10) | Elaine Powell (3) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 5–10 |- | 16 | July 10 | Miami | L 63–65 (OT) | S. Johnson <br> Sales (15) | McWilliams-Franklin <br> Wyckoff (7) | McWilliams-Franklin <br> Powell (3) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 5–11 |- | 17 | July 12 | @ Charlotte | W 72–69 | S. Johnson <br> Sales (18) | McWilliams-Franklin <br> Sales (10) | Ahlaheem <br> McWilliams-Franklin (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–11 |- | 18 | July 13 | @ Indiana | L 60–74 | Shannon Johnson (21) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (7) | Shannon Johnson (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 6–12 |- | 19 | July 18 | Houston | W 57–52 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (16) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (13) | Shannon Johnson (6) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 7–12 |- | 20 | July 20 | @ Charlotte | L 65–72 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (19) | Nykesha Sales (7) | Shannon Johnson (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–13 |- | 21 | July 21 | Minnesota | W 71–49 | Nykesha Sales (15) | Nykesha Sales (10) | Elaine Powell (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 8–13 |- | 22 | July 24 | Washington | W 71–63 | Nykesha Sales (20) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (13) | Shannon Johnson (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 9–13 |- | 23 | July 27 | @ Miami | L 63–71 (OT) | Shannon Johnson (14) | Nykesha Sales (8) | Elaine Powell (5) | American Airlines Arena | 9–14 |- | 24 | July 29 | @ Detroit | L 62–64 | Hicks <br> McWilliams-Franklin (15) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (12) | Elaine Powell (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 9–15 |- | 25 | July 30 | @ Cleveland | L 47–65 | Nykesha Sales (15) | Brooke Wyckoff (9) | Elaine Powell (2) | Gund Arena | 9–16

|- | 26 | August 1 | Portland | W 65–63 | Nykesha Sales (21) | Shannon Johnson (9) | Shannon Johnson (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 10–16 |- | 27 | August 3 | @ Houston | L 60–72 | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (17) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (8) | Elaine Powell (3) | Compaq Center | 10–17 |- | 28 | August 5 | Phoenix | W 79–68 | Shannon Johnson (25) | Taj McWilliams-Franklin (8) | S. Johnson <br> Powell (6) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 11–17 |- | 29 | August 7 | Cleveland | W 74–67 | Douglas <br> Powell (16) | Shannon Johnson (6) | Shannon Johnson (6) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 12–17 |- | 30 | August 10 | @ New York | L 67–77 | Nykesha Sales (21) | Nykesha Sales (9) | Katie Douglas (5) | Madison Square Garden | 12–18 |- | 31 | August 11 | Miami | L 64–75 | Shannon Johnson (16) | Elaine Powell (7) | Nykesha Sales (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 12–19 |- | 32 | August 14 | Indiana | W 78–72 | Katie Douglas (18) | Jessie Hicks (8) | Elaine Powell (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 13–19

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

Awards and honors

• Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
• Adrienne Johnson received the Hometown Hero Award.

References