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{{Short description|Women's basketball series}}
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{{WNBA Finals summary
{{WNBA Finals summary
| image = [[Image:2001 WNBA Finals logo.png]]
| image = 2001 WNBA Finals logo.png
| caption =
| caption =
| league = WNBA
| year = 2001
| year = 2001
| runnerup = [[Charlotte Sting]]
| runnerup = [[2001 Charlotte Sting season|Charlotte Sting]]
| runnerup_coach = [[Anne Donovan]]
| runnerup_coach = [[Anne Donovan]]
| runnerup_games = 0
| runnerup_games = 0
| champion = [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| champion = [[2001 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]]
| champion_coach = [[Michael Cooper]]
| champion_coach = [[Michael Cooper]]
| champion_games = 2
| champion_games = 2
| date=August 30-September 1
| date=August 30-September 1
| MVP = [[Lisa Leslie]] <small>(Los Angeles Sparks)</small>
| MVP = [[Lisa Leslie]] <small>(Los Angeles Sparks)</small>
| HOFers = '''Sparks:'''<br>[[Lisa Leslie]] (2015)<br/>'''Sting:'''<br>[[Dawn Staley]] (2013)<br/>'''Coaches:'''<br>[[Michael Cooper]] (2024, player)<br>[[Anne Donovan]] (1995, player)
| television = [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
| television = [[WNBA on ESPN|ESPN]] (Game 1)<br>[[NBC Sports|NBC]] (Game 2)
| announcers = [[Michele Tafoya]] and [[Doris Burke]] (ESPN, Game 1)<br>[[Mike Breen]] and [[Ann Meyers]] (NBC, Game 2)
| referees_1 = Barlow, Price, Zielinski
| referees_1 = Barlow, Price, Zielinski
| referees_2 = Broderick, Corteau, Trammell
| referees_2 = Broderick, Corteau, Trammell
| ECF result = [[Charlotte Sting|Charlotte]] defeated [[New York Liberty|New York]], 2–1
| ECF result = [[2001 Charlotte Sting season|Charlotte]] defeated [[2001 New York Liberty season|New York]], 2–1
| WCF result = [[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]] defeated [[Sacramento Monarchs|Sacramento]], 2–1
| WCF result = [[2001 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles]] defeated [[2001 Sacramento Monarchs season|Sacramento]], 2–1
| prev_year = [[2000 WNBA Championship|2000]]
| prev_year = [[2000 WNBA Championship|2000]]
| next_year = [[2002 WNBA Finals|2002]]
| next_year = [[2002 WNBA Finals|2002]]
}}
}}


The '''2001 WNBA Championship''' was the championship [[Playoff format#Best-of-three playoff|series]] of the [[2001 WNBA season]], and the conclusion of [[WNBA Playoffs|the season's playoffs]]. The [[Los Angeles Sparks]], top-seeded champions of the [[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]], defeated the [[Charlotte Sting]], fourth-seeded champions of the [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]], two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Los Angeles' first title.
The '''2001 WNBA Championship''' was the championship [[Playoff format#Best-of-three playoff|series]] of the [[2001 WNBA season]], and the conclusion of [[WNBA Playoffs|the season's playoffs]]. The [[2001 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles Sparks]], top-seeded champions of the [[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]], defeated the [[2001 Charlotte Sting season|Charlotte Sting]], fourth-seeded champions of the [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]], two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Los Angeles' first title.


The Sparks made their first appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Sting also made their first Finals appearance.
The Sparks made their first appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Sting also made their first Finals appearance.
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Going into the series, no other team except the [[Houston Comets]] had ever won a WNBA championship ([[1997 WNBA Championship|1997]]-[[2000 WNBA Championship|2000]]).
Going into the series, no other team except the [[Houston Comets]] had ever won a WNBA championship ([[1997 WNBA Championship|1997]]-[[2000 WNBA Championship|2000]]).


The Sparks had a 28-4 record (.875), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Sting (18-14). It did not matter, however, as the Sparks swept the Sting.
The Sparks had a 28–4 record (.875), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Sting (18–14). It did not matter, however, as the Sparks swept the Sting.


==Road to the finals==
==Road to the finals==
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| date = June 2
| date = June 2
| report = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006192013/www.wnba.com/games2001/20010602/LOSCHA/boxscore.html |date=October 6, 2001 |title=Recap }}
| report = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006192013/http://www.wnba.com/games2001/20010602/LOSCHA/boxscore.html |date=October 6, 2001 |title=Recap }}
| team1 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score1=76'''
| team1 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score1=76'''
| team2 = [[Charlotte Sting]] |score2=67
| team2 = [[Charlotte Sting]] |score2=67
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| bg = #eee
| date = June 19
| date = June 19
| report = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011214070457/www.wnba.com/games2001/20010619/CHALOS/boxscore.html |date=December 14, 2001 |title=Recap }}
| report = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011214070457/http://www.wnba.com/games2001/20010619/CHALOS/boxscore.html |date=December 14, 2001 |title=Recap }}
| team1 = [[Charlotte Sting]] |score1=69
| team1 = [[Charlotte Sting]] |score1=69
| team2 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score2=73'''
| team2 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]] |score2=73'''
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| date = August 30
| date = August 30
| time =
| time =
| report = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006195426/www.wnba.com/games2001/20010830/LOSCHA/boxscore.html |date=October 6, 2001 |title=Recap }}
| report = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006195426/http://www.wnba.com/games2001/20010830/LOSCHA/boxscore.html |date=October 6, 2001 |title=Recap }}
| team1 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]]'''
| team1 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]]'''
| score1 = '''75'''
| score1 = '''75'''
| score2 = 66
| score2 = 66
| team2 = [[Charlotte Sting]]
| team2 = [[Charlotte Sting]]
| H1 = 35-39 | H2 = 40-27
| H1 = 35–39 | H2 = 40–27
| points1 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (24)
| points1 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (24)
| points2 = [[Andrea Stinson|Stinson]] (18)
| points2 = [[Andrea Stinson|Stinson]] (18)
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*Gary Zielinski
*Gary Zielinski
| TV = [[WNBA on ESPN|ESPN]]
| TV = [[WNBA on ESPN|ESPN]]
|series=L.A Sparks leads series, 1–0
}}
}}


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| date = September 1
| date = September 1
| time =
| time =
| report = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011031144041/www.wnba.com/games2001/20010901/CHALOS/boxscore.html |date=October 31, 2001 |title=Recap }}
| report = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011031144041/http://www.wnba.com/games2001/20010901/CHALOS/boxscore.html |date=October 31, 2001 |title=Recap }}
| team1 = [[Charlotte Sting]]
| team1 = [[Charlotte Sting]]
| score1 = 54
| score1 = 54
| score2 = '''82'''
| score2 = '''82'''
| team2 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]]'''
| team2 = '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]]'''
| H1 = 30-38 | H2 = 24-44
| H1 = 30–38 | H2 = 24–44
| points1 = [[Tammy Sutton-Brown|Sutton-Brown]] (12)
| points1 = [[Tammy Sutton-Brown|Sutton-Brown]] (12)
| points2 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (24)
| points2 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (24)
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*June Corteau
*June Corteau
*Bob Trammell
*Bob Trammell
| TV = [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
| TV = [[NBC Sports|NBC]]
|series=L.A Sparks wins WNBA Finals, 2–0
}}
}}


==Awards==
==Awards==
*'''2001 WNBA Champion:''' [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
*'''2001 WNBA Champion:''' [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
*'''[[Women's National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]]''': [[Lisa Leslie]]
*'''[[Women's National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]]''': [[Lisa Leslie]]


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{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Mwadi | last = Mabika | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 165 | from = Democratic Republic of the Congo | nat = Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{player2 | num = 51 | first = Rhonda | last = Mapp | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | college = North Carolina State | nat = USA}}
{{player2 | num = 51 | first = Rhonda | last = Mapp | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | college = North Carolina State | nat = USA}}
{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Nikki | last = McCrimmon | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 125 | college = USC | nat = USA}}
{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Nicky | last = McCrimmon | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 125 | college = USC | nat = USA}}
{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Delisha | last = Milton | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 172 | college = Florida | nat = USA}}
{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Delisha | last = Milton | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 172 | college = Florida | nat = USA}}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Wendy | last = Willits | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 141 | college = Arkansas | nat = USA}}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Wendy | last = Willits | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 141 | college = Arkansas | nat = USA}}
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 9 April 2024

2001 WNBA finals
TeamCoachWins
Los Angeles Sparks Michael Cooper 2
Charlotte Sting Anne Donovan 0
DatesAugust 30-September 1
MVPLisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks)
Hall of FamersSparks:
Lisa Leslie (2015)
Sting:
Dawn Staley (2013)
Coaches:
Michael Cooper (2024, player)
Anne Donovan (1995, player)
Eastern finalsCharlotte defeated New York, 2–1
Western finalsLos Angeles defeated Sacramento, 2–1
← 2000 WNBA finals 2002 →

The 2001 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2001 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the Charlotte Sting, fourth-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Los Angeles' first title.

The Sparks made their first appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Sting also made their first Finals appearance.

Going into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had ever won a WNBA championship (1997-2000).

The Sparks had a 28–4 record (.875), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Sting (18–14). It did not matter, however, as the Sparks swept the Sting.

Road to the finals

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Los Angeles Sparks Charlotte Sting
28–4 (.875)
1st West, 1st overall 		Regular season 18–14 (.562)
4th East, 8th overall
Defeated the (4) Houston Comets, 2–0 Conference Semifinals Defeated the (1) Cleveland Rockers, 2–1
Defeated the (2) Sacramento Monarchs, 2–1 Conference Finals Defeated the (2) New York Liberty, 2–1

Regular season series

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The Sparks won the regular season series:

June 2
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived October 6, 2001)
Los Angeles Sparks 76, Charlotte Sting 67
June 19
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived December 14, 2001)
Charlotte Sting 69, Los Angeles Sparks 73

Game summaries

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All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Game 1

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August 30
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived October 6, 2001)
Los Angeles Sparks 75, Charlotte Sting 66
Scoring by half: 35–39, 40–27
Pts: Leslie (24)
Rebs: Leslie, Milton (8)
Asts: Milton (5)		 Pts: Stinson (18)
Rebs: Feaster (5)
Asts: Stinson (5)
L.A Sparks leads series, 1–0
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte
Attendance: 16,132
Referees:
  • Melissa Barlow
  • Michael Price
  • Gary Zielinski

Game 2

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September 1
Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived October 31, 2001)
Charlotte Sting 54, Los Angeles Sparks 82
Scoring by half: 30–38, 24–44
Pts: Sutton-Brown (12)
Rebs: Smith (8)
Asts: Staley (5)		 Pts: Leslie (24)
Rebs: Leslie (13)
Asts: Dixon (7)
L.A Sparks wins WNBA Finals, 2–0
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles
Attendance: 13,141
Referees:
  • Patty Broderick
  • June Corteau
  • Bob Trammell

Awards

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Rosters

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2001 Los Angeles Sparks Finals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From
F 00 United States Byears, Latasha 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 206 lb (93 kg) DePaul
G 21 United States Dixon, Tamecka 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Kansas
G 5 United States Figgs, Ukari 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 142 lb (64 kg) Purdue
F 17 Croatia Grgin-Fonseca, Vedrana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Croatia
C 9 United States Leslie, Lisa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) USC
G 40 United States Levandusky, Nicole 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Xavier
F 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabika, Mwadi 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Democratic Republic of the Congo
C 51 United States Mapp, Rhonda 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) NC State
G 10 United States McCrimmon, Nicky 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 125 lb (57 kg) USC
F 8 United States Milton, Delisha 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Florida
G 20 United States Willits, Wendy 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 141 lb (64 kg) Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • United States Glenn McDonald



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
2001 Charlotte Sting Finals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From
G 20 United States Anderson, Keisha 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 125 lb (57 kg) Wisconsin
G 13 United States Edwards, Tonya 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Tennessee
F 7 United States Enis, Shalonda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Alabama
C 3 United States Erb, Summer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) NC State
F 21 United States Feaster, Allison 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Harvard University
C 33 Mozambique Machanguana, Clarisse 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Old Dominion
G 8 United States Miller, Kelly 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 144 lb (65 kg) Georgia
F 23 United States Smith, Charlotte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 148 lb (67 kg) North Carolina
G 5 United States Staley, Dawn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 134 lb (61 kg) Virginia
G 32 United States Stinson, Andrea 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 158 lb (72 kg) NC State
C 55 Canada Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Rutgers
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • United States Trudi Lacey
  • United States Cheryl Reeve



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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