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{{Infobox Basketball-Saison Nordamerika
| ligalang            = [[Women’s National Basketball Association]]
| liga                = WNBA
| liga_logo           = Women National Basketball Association.svg
| aktuelle            = 2001
| vorherige           = WNBA 2000
| naechste            = WNBA 2002
| zeitspanne       = 28. Mai – 1. September
| spiele_anzahl    = 32
| mannschaften_anzahl = 16
| zuschauerzahlen  = 2.322.962 <small>(∅: 9.074 pro Spiel)</small>
| saison           = Reguläre Saison
| meister          = {{WNBA-LAS1997}}
| MVP              = {{USA|#}} [[Lisa Leslie]]
| MVP_link         = WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
| top_scorer       = {{USA|#}} [[Katie Smith]]
| top_scorer_link  =
| playoffs         = Playoffs
| playoffs_link    = WNBA_2001#Playoffs
| conf1            = Eastern
| conf1_link       = Eastern Conference (WNBA)
| conf1_meister    = {{WNBA-CHA1997}}
| conf1_vizemeister= ''{{WNBA-NYL1997|WIDTH=15}}''
| conf2            = Western
| conf2_link       = Western Conference (WNBA)
| conf2_meister    = {{WNBA-LAS1997}}
| conf2_vizemeister= ''{{WNBA-SAC1997|WIDTH=15}}''
| finals           = Finals
| finals_link      = WNBA_2001#Finals_(Runde 3)
| finals_meister   = {{WNBA-LAS1997}}
| finals_vizemeister = ''{{WNBA-CHA1997|WIDTH=15}}''
| finals_MVP       = {{USA|#}} [[Lisa Leslie]]
| finals_MVP_link  = WNBA Finals MVP Award
}}

Die '''Saison 2001''' der '''Women’s National Basketball Association''' war die fünfte ausgespielte Saison der [[Women’s National Basketball Association|nordamerikanischen Damen-Basketball-Profiliga]]. Die [[Regular Season|reguläre Saison]] begann am 28. Mai 2001 mit der Auftaktpartie zwischen den [[Los Angeles Sparks]] und den [[Houston Comets]]. Nach Abschluss der regulären Saison, die bis zum 14. August 2001 ausgetragen wurde, begannen die Playoffs um die WNBA-Meisterschaft, die die Los Angeles Sparks am 1. September im zweiten Finalspiel gegen die [[Charlotte Sting]] für sich entschieden. Zudem fand am 16. Juli 2001 im [[Amway Arena|TD Waterhouse Centre]], der Heimspielstätte der [[Orlando Miracle]], in [[Orlando (Florida)|Orlando]] das dritte [[WNBA All-Star Game]] statt.

== Draft ==
{{Hauptartikel|WNBA Draft 2001}}

Der [[WNBA Draft 2001|fünfte WNBA Draft]] fand am 20. April 2001 in den NBA Entertainment Studios in [[Secaucus]], [[New Jersey]] statt. Die Auswahlreihenfolge beim WNBA Draft wurde bei einer [[Lotterie]] festgelegt. Diese gewannen die [[Seattle Storm]] vor den [[Charlotte Sting]].

An erster Position wählte Seattle die Australierin [[Lauren Jackson]] von den [[Canberra Capitals]] aus. Zudem entschieden sich die Utah Starzz in der zweiten Runde (24. Stellte) für die Tschechin [[Michaela Pavlickova]] von der [[University of Denver]] und die New York Liberty in der vierten Runde (57. Stelle) für die Finnin [[Taru Tuukkanen]] von der [[Xavier University (Cincinnati)|Xavier University]]. Insgesamt sicherten sich die sechzehn Franchises die Rechte an 64 Spielerinnen. Den Hauptanteil mit 53 Spielerinnen stellten die Vereinigten Staaten.

=== Top 5-Picks ===
<small>'''Abkürzungen:''' Pos = Position, G = Guard, F = Forward, C = Center, WNBL = [[Women’s National Basketball League]]</small>
{{Tabellenstile}}
{| class="wikitable mw-datatable"
! #
! Spielerin
! Nationalität
! Pos
! WNBA-Mannschaft
! College/Profi-Team
|-
| 1.
| [[Lauren Jackson]]
| {{AUS}}
|style="text-align:center;"| C/F
| {{WNBA-SEA2000}}
| [[Canberra Capitals]] (WNBL)
|-
| 2.
| [[Kelly Miller (Basketballspielerin)|Kelly Miller]]
| {{USA}}
|style="text-align:center;"| G
| {{WNBA-CHA1997}}
| [[University of Georgia]]
|-
| 3.
| [[Tamika Catchings]]
| {{USA}}
|style="text-align:center;"| F
| {{WNBA-IND2000}}
| [[University of Tennessee]]
|-
| 4.
| [[Jackie Stiles]]
| {{USA}}
|style="text-align:center;"| G
| {{WNBA-POR2000}}
| [[Missouri State University]]
|-
| 5.
| [[Ruth Riley]]
| {{USA}}
|style="text-align:center;"| C
| {{WNBA-MIA2000}}
| [[University of Notre Dame]]
|}

== Reguläre Saison ==
=== Abschlusstabellen ===
<div style="font-size:smaller;">
'''Abkürzungen:''' Pl.=Platz, Sp. = Spiele, S = Siege, N = Niederlagen, GB = Spiele hinter dem Führenden der Conference

'''Erläuterungen:''' {{Farbe|HEX=#00FFFF}} = Playoff-Qualifikation, {{Farbe|HEX=#00FF00}} = Conference-Sieger
</div>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Pl.
! style="width:200px"| [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]]
! Sp.
! S
! N
! style="width:50px"|Siege in %
! GB
! Heim
! Auswärts
|-
|style="background:#00FF00"| 1. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-CLE1997}} || 32 || 22 || 10 || 68,8 || – || 14:2 || 8:8
|-
|style="background:#00FFFF"| 2. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-NYL1997}} || 32 || 21 || 11 || 65,6 || 1 || 13:3 || 8:8
|-
|style="background:#00FFFF"| 3. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-MIA2000}} || 32 || 20 || 12 || 62,5 || 2 || 10:6 || 10:6
|-
|style="background:#00FFFF"| 4. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-CHA1997}} || 32 || 18 || 14 || 56,3 || 4 || 11:5 || 7:9
|-
| 5. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-ORL1999}} || 32 || 13 || 19 || 40,6 || 9 || 10:6 || 3:13
|-
| 6. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-IND2000}} || 32 || 10 || 22 || 31,3 || 12 || 7:9 || 3:13
|-
| 7. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-DET1998}}  || 32 || 10 || 22 || 31,3 || 12 || 6:10 || 4:12
|-
| 8. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-WAS1998}} || 32 || 10 || 22 || 31,3 || 12 || 8:8 || 2:14
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Pl.
! style="width:200px"| [[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]]
! Sp.
! S
! N
! style="width:50px"|Siege in %
! GB
! Heim
! Auswärts
|-
|style="background:#00FF00"| 1. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-LAS1997}} || 32 || 28 || 4 || 87,5 || – || 16:0 || 12:4
|-
|style="background:#00FFFF"| 2. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-SAC1997}} || 32 || 20 || 12 || 62,5 || 8 || 12:4 || 8:8
|-
|style="background:#00FFFF"| 3. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-UTA1997}} || 32 || 19 || 13 || 59,4 || 9 || 9:7 || 10:6
|-
|style="background:#00FFFF"| 4. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-HOU1997}} || 32 || 19 || 13 || 59,4 || 9 || 11:5 || 8:8
|-
| 5. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-PHO1997}} || 32 || 13 || 19 || 40,6 || 15 || 10:6 || 3:13
|-
| 6. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-MIN1999}} || 32 || 12 || 20 || 37,5 || 16 || 6:10 || 6:10
|-
| 7. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-POR2000}} || 32 || 11 || 21 || 34,4 || 17 || 6:10 || 5:11
|-
| 8. ||style="text-align:left;"| {{WNBA-SEA2000}} || 32 || 10 || 22 || 31,3 || 18 || 5:11 || 5:11
|}

== Playoffs ==
=== Playoff-Baum ===
{{Turnierplan8
| RD1=Conference Semifinals
| RD2=Conference Finals
| RD3=WNBA Finals
| group1= '''''[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]]'''''
| group2= '''''[[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]]'''''
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1= {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} [[Cleveland Rockers]]
| RD1-score1= 1
| RD1-seed2= 4
| RD1-team2= {{WNBA-CHA1997|#}} '''[[Charlotte Sting]]'''
| RD1-score2= '''2'''
| RD1-seed3= 2
| RD1-team3= {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}}  '''[[New York Liberty]]'''
| RD1-score3= '''2'''
| RD1-seed4= 3
| RD1-team4= {{WNBA-MIA2000|#}} [[Miami Sol]]
| RD1-score4= 1
| RD1-seed5= 1
| RD1-team5= {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]]'''
| RD1-score5= '''2'''
| RD1-seed6= 4
| RD1-team6= {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} [[Houston Comets]]
| RD1-score6= 0
| RD1-seed7= 2
| RD1-team7= {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}} '''[[Sacramento Monarchs]]'''
| RD1-score7= '''2'''
| RD1-seed8= 3
| RD1-team8= {{WNBA-UTA1997|#}} [[Utah Starzz]]
| RD1-score8= 0
| RD2-seed1= 4
| RD2-team1= {{WNBA-CHA1997|#}} '''Charlotte Sting'''
| RD2-score1= '''2'''
| RD2-seed2= 2
| RD2-team2= {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}}  New York Liberty
| RD2-score2= 1
| RD2-seed3= 1
| RD2-team3= {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} '''Los Angeles Sparks'''
| RD2-score3= '''2'''
| RD2-seed4= 2
| RD2-team4= {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}} Sacramento Monarchs
| RD2-score4= 1
| RD3-seed1= E4
| RD3-team1= {{WNBA-CHA1997|#}} Charlotte Sting
| RD3-score1= 0
| RD3-seed2= W1
| RD3-team2= {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} '''Los Angeles Sparks'''
| RD3-score2= '''2'''
}}

=== Conference Semifinals (Runde 1) ===
==== Eastern Conference ====
===== (1) Cleveland Rockers – (4) Charlotte Sting =====
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===== (2) New York Liberty – (3) Miami Sol =====
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 | date = 21. August 2001
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==== Western Conference ====
===== (1) Los Angeles Sparks – (4) Houston Comets =====
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 | date = 18. August 2001
 | time = 
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 | scoreB = 64
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===== (2) Sacramento Monarchs – (3) Utah Starzz =====
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 | scoreB = 89
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=== Conference Finals (Runde 2) ===
==== Eastern Conference ====
===== (2) New York Liberty – (4) Charlotte Sting =====
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 | date = 24. August 2001
 | time = 
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 | scoreB = 61
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==== Western Conference ====
===== (1) Los Angeles Sparks – (2) Sacramento Monarchs =====
{{Basketballbox
 | bg = 
 | date = 24. August 2001
 | time = 
 | report = 
 | teamA = {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}} Sacramento Monarchs
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 | scoreB = 74
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 | date = 27. August 2001
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 | teamB = {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}} Sacramento Monarchs
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 | scoreB = 62
 | H1 = 
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=== Finals (Runde 3) ===
==== (W1) Los Angeles Sparks – (E4) Charlotte Sting ====
{{Basketballbox
 | bg = 
 | date = 30. August 2001
 | time = 
 | report = {{Webarchiv |url=http://www.wnba.com/games2001/20010830/LOSCHA/boxscore.html |wayback=20011006195426 |text=Spielbericht}}
 | teamA = {{WNBA-CHA1997|#}} Charlotte Sting
 | teamB = {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} '''Los Angeles Sparks'''
 | scoreA = 66
 | scoreB = 75
 | H1 = 39:35
 | H2 = 27:40
 | points1 = [[Andrea Stinson|Stinson]] (18)
 | points2 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (24)
 | rebounds1 = [[Allison Feaster|Feaster]] (5)
 | rebounds2 = Leslie, [[DeLisha Milton-Jones|Milton-Jones]] (8)
 | assist1 = Stinson (5)
 | assist2 = Milton-Jones (5)
 | place = [[Charlotte Coliseum]], Charlotte, North Carolina
 | attendance = 16.132
 | series = <small>''Stand:'' 0:1</small>
}}
{{Basketballbox
 | bg = #eee
 | date = 1. September 2001
 | time = 
 | report = {{Webarchiv |url=http://www.wnba.com/games2001/20010901/CHALOS/boxscore.html |wayback=20011031144041 |text=Spielbericht}}
 | teamA = {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} '''Los Angeles Sparks'''
 | teamB = {{WNBA-CHA1997|#}} Charlotte Sting
 | scoreA = 82
 | scoreB = 54
 | H1 = 38:30
 | H2 = 44:24
 | points1 = Leslie (24)
 | points2 = [[Tammy Sutton-Brown|Sutton-Brown]] (12)
 | rebounds1 = Leslie (13)
 | rebounds2 = [[Charlotte Smith|Smith]] (8)
 | assist1 = [[Tamecka Dixon|Dixon]] (7)
 | assist2 = [[Dawn Staley|Staley]] (5)
 | place = [[Staples Center]], Los Angeles, Kalifornien
 | attendance = 13.141
 | series = <small>''Endstand:'' 2:0<br />Finals-MVP: [[Lisa Leslie]]</small>
}}

==== WNBA-Meistermannschaft ====
<small>(Teilnahme an mindestens einem Playoff-Spiel)</small>
{| class="wikitable"
|style="width:180px; text-align:center"| '''WNBA Meister'''<br />{{WNBA-LAS1997|#|WIDTH=80}}<br />'''Los Angeles Sparks'''
|
'''Guards:''' [[Tamecka Dixon]], [[Ukari Figgs]], [[Nicole Levandusky]], [[Nicky McCrimmon]], [[Wendi Willits]]

'''Forwards:''' [[Latasha Byears]], [[Vedrana Grgin Fonseca]], [[Mwadi Mabika]], [[DeLisha Milton-Jones]]

'''Center:''' [[Lisa Leslie]] <small>(Finals MVP)</small>, [[Rhonda Mapp]]

<div style="font-size:90%;">
'''Cheftrainer:''' [[Michael Cooper (Basketballtrainer)|Michael Cooper]]&nbsp;
</div>
|}

== WNBA Awards und vergebene Trophäen ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Auszeichnung
! Spielerin
! Mannschaft
|-
| '''[[WNBA Finals MVP Award]]'''
| [[Lisa Leslie]]
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
|-
| '''[[WNBA Most Valuable Player Award]]'''
| [[Lisa Leslie]]
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
|-
| '''[[WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award]]'''
| [[Debbie Black]]
| [[Miami Sol]]
|-
| '''[[WNBA Most Improved Player Award]]'''
| [[Janeth Arcain]]
| [[Houston Comets]]
|-
| '''[[WNBA Peak Performers|WNBA Peak Performer]]''' (Wurfquote)
| [[Latasha Byears]]
| [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
|-
| '''[[WNBA Peak Performers|WNBA Peak Performer]]''' (Freiwurfquote)
| [[Elena Baranova]]
| [[Miami Sol]]
|-
| '''[[WNBA Rookie of the Year Award]]'''
| [[Jackie Stiles]]
| [[Portland Fire]]
|-
| '''[[Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award]]'''
| [[Sue Wicks]]
| [[New York Liberty]]
|-
| '''[[WNBA Coach of the Year Award]]'''
| [[Dan Hughes]]
| [[Cleveland Rockers]]
|}

=== All-WNBA Teams ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|colspan="2" style="background:#E0E0E0"| '''All-WNBA First Team'''
|-
|style="background:#F0F0F0; width:100px"| '''Guards:''' ||style="width:350px;"| {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} [[Janeth Arcain]] – {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} [[Merlakia Jones]]
|-
|style="background:#F0F0F0"| '''Forwards:''' || {{WNBA-UTA1997|#}} [[Natalie Williams]] – {{WNBA-MIN1999|#}}[[Minnesota Lynx|(MIN)]] [[Katie Smith]]
|-
|style="background:#F0F0F0"| '''Center:''' || {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} [[Lisa Leslie]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|colspan="2" style="background:#E0E0E0"| '''All-WNBA Second Team'''
|-
|style="background:#F0F0F0; width:100px"| '''Guards:''' ||style="width:350px;"| {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} [[Tamecka Dixon]] – {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}}[[Sacramento Monarchs|(SAC)]]  [[Ticha Penicheiro]]
|-
|style="background:#F0F0F0"| '''Forwards:''' || {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} [[Tina Thompson]] – {{WNBA-WAS1998|#}} [[Chamique Holdsclaw]]
|-
|style="background:#F0F0F0"| '''Center:''' || {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}}[[Sacramento Monarchs|(SAC)]] [[Yolanda Griffith]]
|}

== Weblinks ==
* [https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/history/awards_2001.html WNBA Award Winners 2001 auf WNBA.com] (englisch)
* [https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/history/history_2001.html WNBA Playoffs 2001 auf WNBA.com] (englisch)
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/2001.html Statistiken zur WNBA Saison 2001 auf basketball-reference.com] (englisch)
* [https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/about_us/wnba_history_timeline_2012_04_30.html Wichtige Daten der WNBA-Geschichte] (englisch)

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