2001 Cleveland Rockers season

August 2023 March 2026 Cleveland Rockers 2001 22 10 Eastern 1st Dan Hughes Gund Arena Lost First Round (2-1) to Charlotte Sting WUAB (UPN 43)Fox Sports Net Ohio The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers topped the Eastern Conference with the best record in franchise history, but their season ended shortly in the playoffs, losing in the first round to eventual conference champion Charlotte Sting. Transactions WNBA draft 2001 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 11 Penny Taylor Dandenong Rangers (Australia) 2 27 Jaynetta Saunders Texas A&M343Angelina WolvertOregon459Erin BatthClemson Transactions DateTransaction April 20, 2001 Drafted Penny Taylor, Jaynetta Saunders, Angelina Wolvert and Erin Batth in the 2001 WNBA draft2001 Cleveland Rockers Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/CLE/2001_transactions.html 2024-08-16 Basketball-Reference.com enApril 30, 2001Signed Jessica Zinobile, Kim Williams, Rhonda Blades and Rhonda SmithMay 8, 2001Waived Kim Williams and Rhonda SmithMay 11, 2001Waived Rhonda BladesMay 22, 2001Waived Erin BatthMay 27, 2001Traded Jaynetta Saunders to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round PickTraded a 2002 3rd Round Pick to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Jennifer RizzottiWaived Jessica ZinobileSuspended contracts of Ann Wauters and Rushia BrownJune 1, 2001Waived Angelina WolvertJune 16, 2001Waived Adia BarnesJuly 10, 2001Waived Vicki HallJuly 12, 2001Waived Paige Sauer Roster Cleveland Rockers 2001 WNBA 23 Mery Andrade F 6 0 169 1975-12-31 2 Old Dominion POR 11 Tricia Bader Binford G 5 4 125 1973-02-26 3 Boise State USA 32 Adia Barnes F 5 11 165 1977-02-03 3 Arizona USA 34 Rushia Brown F 6 2 175 1972-05-05 4 Furman USA 30 Helen Darling G 5 6 164 1978-08-29 1 Penn State USA 42 Vicki Hall F 6 1 180 1969-10-03 1 Texas USA 41 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough C 6 3 165 1975-11-06 2 Michigan BAH 25 Merlakia Jones G 5 10 147 1973-06-21 4 Florida USA 44 Chasity Melvin C/F 6 3 185 1976-05-03 2 NC State USA 6 Eva Němcová F 6 3 178 1972-12-03 4 Czechoslovakia 21 Jennifer Rizzotti G 5 6 146 1974-05-15 2 UConn USA 31 Paige Sauer C 6 5 200 1977-12-08 1 UConn USA 14 Penny Taylor F 6 1 165 1981-05-24 R AUS 12 Ann Wauters C 6 4 193 1980-10-12 1 Belgium 40 Angelina Wolvert 1 F/C 6 3 1978-12-08 R Oregon USA USA Dan Hughes basketball Muskingum USA Lisa Boyer Schedule Regular season Cleveland Rockers 2001 Total: 22–10 (Home: 14–2; Road: 8–8) Cleveland Rockers May yes 1 0 0 0 |- | 1 | May 31 | Washington | W 69–34 | Merlakia Jones (17) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (10) | Chasity Melvin (5) | Gund Arena | 1–0 Cleveland Rockers June 5 0 4 4 |- | 2 | June 2 | @ Sacramento | L 65–70 | Penny Taylor (19) | Jones Melvin (7) | Andrade Taylor (4) | ARCO Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 5 | @ Los Angeles | L 50–58 | Merlakia Jones (18) | Merlakia Jones (12) | Helen Darling (8) | Staples Center | 1–2 |- | 4 | June 7 | New York | W 67–49 | Jones Melvin (13) | Merlakia Jones (8) | Merlakia Jones (6) | Gund Arena | 2–2 |- | 5 | June 9 | Indiana | W 86–76 | Chasity Melvin (22) | Brown Jones (6) | Chasity Melvin (5) | Gund Arena | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 12 | @ Portland | L 62–67 | Penny Taylor (11) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Andrade Jones (4) | Rose Garden | 3–3 |- | 7 | June 14 | @ Seattle | W 58–36 | Chasity Melvin (16) | Chasity Melvin (10) | Mery Andrade (6) | KeyArena | 4–3 |- | 8 | June 16 | Miami | W 70–53 | Merlakia Jones (18) | Chasity Melvin (11) | Andrade Jones (5) | Gund Arena | 5–3 |- | 9 | June 17 | @ Washington | W 57–55 | Merlakia Jones (17) | Chasity Melvin (12) | Mery Andrade (6) | MCI Center | 6–3 |- | 10 | June 22 | Los Angeles | W 74–70 | Merlakia Jones (26) | Chasity Melvin (7) | Helen Darling (4) | Gund Arena | 7–3 |- | 11 | June 24 | @ Miami | W 54–35 | Chasity Melvin (11) | Merlakia Jones (9) | Jennifer Rizzotti (4) | American Airlines Arena | 8–3 |- | 12 | June 26 | Portland | W 61–57 | Merlakia Jones (20) | Taylor Wauters (6) | Helen Darling (5) | Gund Arena | 9–3 |- | 13 | June 27 | @ Orlando | W 65–41 | Chasity Melvin (12) | Hall Melvin Taylor (5) | Helen Darling (8) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 10–3 |- | 14 | June 30 | @ Charlotte | L 55–58 | Rushia Brown (16) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Darling Jones Melvin (3) | Charlotte Coliseum | 10–4 Cleveland Rockers July 7 1 3 1 |- | 15 | July 1 | Minnesota | W 52–47 | Merlakia Jones (13) | Merlakia Jones (6) | Helen Darling (6) | Gund Arena | 11–4 |- | 16 | July 6 | @ Utah | L 69–73 | Jones Melvin (13) | Chasity Melvin (8) | Mery Andrade (4) | Delta Center | 11–5 |- | 17 | July 8 | @ Houston | W 63–53 | Helen Darling (18) | Rushia Brown (11) | Helen Darling (7) | Compaq Center | 12–5 |- | 18 | July 10 | Seattle | W 59–53 | Rushia Brown (18) | Rushia Brown (8) | Brown Darling Rizzotti (4) | Gund Arena | 13–5 |- | 19 | July 11 | @ Indiana | W 76–58 | Darling Taylor (14) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (5) | Jennifer Rizzotti (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 14–5 |- | 20 | July 13 | Phoenix | W 69–61 | Merlakia Jones (22) | Merlakia Jones (11) | Darling Rizzotti (3) | Gund Arena | 15–5 |- | 21 | July 19 | New York | W 65–60 | Ann Wauters (19) | Brown Jones (9) | Helen Darling (6) | Gund Arena | 16–5 |- | 22 | July 21 | Charlotte | W 56–41 | Ann Wauters (15) | Brown Jones (6) | Helen Darling (4) | Gund Arena | 17–5 |- | 23 | July 25 | Miami | W 52–48 (OT) | Rushia Brown (15) | Ann Wauters (10) | Mery Andrade (5) | Gund Arena | 18–5 |- | 24 | July 27 | Indiana | L 63–67 | Rushia Brown (20) | Jones Taylor (7) | Mery Andrade (7) | Gund Arena | 18–6 |- | 25 | July 28 | @ Detroit | W 57–50 | Merlakia Jones (12) | Ann Wauters (8) | Helen Darling (2) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 19–6 |- | 26 | July 30 | Orlando | W 65–46 | Helen Darling (16) | Rushia Brown (8) | Helen Darling (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 20–6 Cleveland Rockers August 1 1 1 3 |- | 27 | August 4 | @ New York | W 58–43 | Ann Wauters (14) | Merlakia Jones (11) | Rushia Brown (3) | Madison Square Garden | 21–6 |- | 28 | August 7 | @ Orlando | L 67–74 | Merlakia Jones (20) | Rushia Brown (7) | Mery Andrade (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 21–7 |- | 29 | August 8 | Detroit | W 73–66 | Jones Taylor (14) | Jones Wauters (7) | Andrade Melvin (4) | Gund Arena | 22–7 |- | 30 | August 10 | Charlotte | L 53–55 | Merlakia Jones (15) | Ann Wauters (10) | Ann Wauters (5) | Gund Arena | 22–8 |- | 31 | August 12 | @ Washington | L 49–57 | Chasity Melvin (13) | Chasity Melvin (10) | Helen Darling (4) | MCI Center | 22–9 |- | 32 | August 14 | @ Detroit | L 65–76 | Penny Taylor (21) | Ann Wauters (8) | Mery Andrade (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 22–10 cle 2001 Playoffs Cleveland Rockers 2001 yes Cleveland Rockers First round vs. Charlotte StingLost Series: 1–2 yes |- | 1 | August 16 | @ Charlotte | L 46–53 | Ann Wauters (12) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 18 | Charlotte | W 69–51 | Merlakia Jones (19) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Darling Rizzotti (6) | Gund Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 20 | Charlotte | L 64–72 | Merlakia Jones (13) | Helen Darling (5) | Helen Darling (10) | Gund Arena | 1–2 cle 2001 yes Season standings CLE Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Merlakia Jones 30 30 33.3 .438 .265 .793 5.5 1.5 1.0 0.1 13.5 Mery Andrade 32 32 27.9 .339 .200 .667 2.7 3.1 1.6 0.3 4.8 Chasity Melvin 27 20 27.9 .474 1.000 .698 5.7 1.9 0.9 0.6 9.9 Ann Wauters 24 14 25.9 .569 .000 .800 4.8 1.5 0.7 0.5 9.8 Rushia Brown 30 24 25.3 .518 1.000 .730 4.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 8.3 Helen Darling 32 32 24.3 .355 .329 .764 2.4 3.4 1.1 0.1 6.1 Penny Taylor 32 0 17.5 .382 .301 .783 3.5 1.4 1.1 0.3 7.2 Vicki Hall 14 6 16.1 .409 .318 .500 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 4.6 Jennifer Rizzotti 32 0 14.9 .382 .384 .636 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.1 3.7 Eva Němcová 8 2 14.1 .342 .200 .625 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 4.3Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough1806.6.444N/A.4441.70.20.00.11.6 Tricia Bader Binford 19 0 6.0 .400 .385 N/A 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.1Angelina Wolvert105.0.333N/AN/A1.00.00.00.02.0Paige Sauer202.0.333N/AN/A1.00.00.00.51.0Adia Barnes301.0 1.000N/AN/A0.30.00.00.00.7 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season References Category:Cleveland Rockers seasons Cleveland Cleveland Rockers