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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 WNBA draft 2 Regular season 2.1 Season schedule 3 Playoffs 4 Player stats 5 References

2001 New York Liberty season

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2001 New York Liberty season
Coach	Richie Adubato
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Attendance	15,660 per game
Results
Record	21–11 (.656)
Place	2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to Charlotte Sting
Media
Television	WPIX (WB 11) Fox Sports Net New York MSG Network MetroTV
← 2000 season 2002 season →

The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the New York Liberty. The team attempted to reach the WNBA Finals, but they failed in the conference finals, losing in three games to the Charlotte Sting.

Offseason

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WNBA draft

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Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/School/Team
4	57	Taru Tuukkanen (F/C)	Finland	Xavier
4	60	Tara Mitchem (G)	United States	Southwest Missouri State

Regular season

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Season schedule

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Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Cleveland Rockers ^x	22	10	.688	15–6	–
New York Liberty ^x	21	11	.656	13–8	1.0
Miami Sol ^x	20	12	.625	14–7	2.0
Charlotte Sting ^x	18	14	.563	15–6	4.0
Orlando Miracle ^o	13	19	.406	9–12	9.0
Indiana Fever ^o	10	22	.313	7–14	12.0
Detroit Shock ^o	10	22	.313	7–14	12.0
Washington Mystics ^o	10	22	.313	4–17	12.0

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
May 31	@ Miami	59-68	Loss	0-1
June 2	Indiana	75-58	Win	1-1
June 4	Sacramento	63-80	Loss	1-2
June 7	@ Cleveland	49-67	Loss	1-3
June 10	@ Washington	81-80	Win	2-3
June 12	Charlotte	79-70	Win	3-3
June 16	Washington	86-63	Win	4-3
June 17	@ Miami	55-48	Win	5-3
June 19	@ Sacramento	65-56	Win	6-3
June 21	@ Phoenix	95-70	Win	7-3
June 24	Los Angeles	82-69	Win	8-3
June 25	@ Orlando	54-67	Loss	8-4
June 30	Orlando	72-60	Win	9-4
July 2	Detroit	66-60	Win	10-4
July 3	@ Charlotte	61-66	Loss	10-5
July 6	@ Minnesota	70-57	Win	11-5
July 8	@ Indiana	58-56	Win	12-5
July 9	Indiana	72-65	Win	13-5
July 11	Seattle	67-53	Win	14-5
July 13	Minnesota	67-64	Win	15-5
July 18	@ Detroit	80-67	Win	16-5
July 19	@ Cleveland	60-65	Loss	16-6
July 22	Miami	52-68	Loss	16-7
July 24	@ Portland	68-86	Loss	16-8
July 26	@ Utah	63-71	Loss	16-9
July 28	@ Houston	64-61	Win	17-9
August 1	Detroit	66-63	Win	18-9
August 4	Cleveland	43-58	Loss	18-10
August 8	Utah	82-63	Win	19-10
August 10	Orlando	77-67	Win	20-10
August 11	@ Charlotte	60-80	Loss	20-11
August 14	Washington	71-56	Win	21-11

Playoffs

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Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1	August 17	@ Miami	62-46	Win	1-0
2	August 19	Miami	50-53	Loss	1-1
3	August 21	Miami	72-61	Win	2-1
Eastern Conference Finals
1	August 24	@ Charlotte	61-57	Win	3-1
2	August 26	Charlotte	53-62	Loss	3-2
3	August 27	Charlotte	44-48	Loss	3-3

Player stats

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Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Tari Phillips	32	257	34	48	17	489
Vickie Johnson	32	107	87	35	4	353
Crystal Robinson	32	92	83	32	8	342
Becky Hammon	32	52	51	27	1	262
Tamika Whitmore	32	97	19	17	10	226
Teresa Weatherspoon	32	118	203	55	7	207
Sue Wicks	30	138	37	36	30	157
Andrea Nagy	23	9	24	2	3	34
Camille Cooper	4	11	1	0	2	26
Gracy Daley	15	8	10	8	1	25
Katrina Lazic	8	6	3	3	0	17
Rebecca Lobo	16	14	1	2	0	17
Hajduna Radunovic	4	4	0	0	1	4
Mactabene Amachree	2	1	0	0	1	1