| 2001Minnesota Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Brian Agler |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | 7,538 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–20 (.375) |
| Place | 6th(Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Media | |
| Television | KMSP (UPN 9) Fox Sports Net North |
The2001 WNBA season was the third season for the Minnesota Lynx.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Svetlana Abrosimova |  Soviet Union | UConn |
| 2 | 23 | Erin Buescher |  United States | Master's |
| 2 | 28 | Janell Burse | United States | Tulane |
| 3 | 39 | Tombi Bell | United States | Miami |
| 4 | 55 | Megan Taylor | United States | Iowa State |
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2001 | TradedKristin Folkl and a2001 2nd Round Pick to thePortland Fire in exchange forLynn Pride andMichele Van Gorp[1] | |
| April 17, 2001 | TradedAnnie La Fleur to theWashington Mystics in exchange for2001 2nd Round Pick[1] | |
| April 20, 2001 | DraftedSvetlana Abrosimova,Erin Buescher,Janell Burse,Tombi Bell and Megan Taylor in the2001 WNBA Draft[1] | |
| Traded a2002 2nd Round Pick to theDetroit Shock in exchange forVal Whiting-Raymond[1] | ||
| TradedMarla Brumfield to theMiami Sol in exchange forGeorgia Schweitzer[1] | ||
| April 25, 2001 | WaivedAngela Aycock[1] | |
| May 7, 2001 | Waived Angie Potthoff andTombi Bell[1] | |
| May 25, 2001 | WaivedKeitha Dickerson and Megan Taylor[1] | |
| May 27, 2001 | WaivedAndrea Lloyd-Curry andSonja Tate[1] | |
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| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparksx | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
| Sacramento Monarchsx | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
| Utah Starzzx | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
| Houston Cometsx | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
| Phoenix Mercuryo | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
| Minnesota Lynxo | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
| Portland Fireo | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
| Seattle Stormo | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
| 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 | ||||
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Smith | 32 | 32 | 38.6 | .393 | .354 | .895 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 23.1 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 26 | 23 | 32.5 | .391 | .260 | .727 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| Erin Buescher | 32 | 19 | 22.7 | .348 | .276 | .618 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| Lynn Pride | 32 | 14 | 22.3 | .391 | .250 | .600 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Betty Lennox | 11 | 7 | 21.9 | .373 | .385 | .950 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| Kate Paye | 32 | 16 | 20.4 | .385 | .357 | .688 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Kristi Harrower | 4 | 1 | 18.0 | .467 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| Val Whiting-Raymond | 26 | 15 | 17.8 | ,267 | .000 | .741 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Georgia Schweitzer | 24 | 8 | 17.6 | .314 | .167 | .765 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Maylana Martin | 31 | 12 | 15.9 | .340 | .333 | .613 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Shanele Stires | 18 | 5 | 11.2 | .377 | .240 | .714 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Michele Van Gorp | 22 | 8 | 11.0 | .375 | .000 | .550 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Janell Burse | 20 | 0 | 8.5 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
