The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team won their first playoff series, but they were later defeated by eventual champion Los Angeles Sparks in the conference finals.
Date
Transaction
April 11, 2001
Traded a 2001 1st Round Pick to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Kara Wolters [ 1]
April 20, 2001
Drafted Jackie Moore, Maren Walseth and Katie Smrcka-Duffy in the 2001 WNBA Draft [ 1]
April 24, 2001
Traded Katy Steding and a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Edna Campbell and a 2002 4th Round Pick[ 1]
April 30, 2001
Signed Dana Wynne, Maxann Reese, Monique Ambers and Ryneldi Becenti [ 1]
May 9, 2001
Waived Katie Smrcka-Duffy[ 1]
May 11, 2001
Waived Linda Burgess[ 1]
May 24, 2001
Waived Dana Wynne and Jackie Moore[ 1]
May 27, 2001
Suspended contract of Yolanda Griffith [ 1]
June 6, 2001
Waived Monique Ambers [ 1]
June 15, 2001
Waived Maren Walseth[ 1]
June 26, 2001
Sonny Allen resigned as Head Coach[ 1]
Hired Maura McHugh as Head Coach[ 1]
2001 Sacramento Monarchs roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
G
5
Blodgett, Cindy
5' 9" (1.75m)
130 lb (59kg)
1975-12-13
Maine
3
G
6
Bolton, Ruthie
5' 9" (1.75m)
150 lb (68kg)
1967-05-27
Auburn
4
G
12
Campbell, Edna
5' 8" (1.73m)
152 lb (69kg)
1968-11-26
Texas
2
G
24
Clinesmith, Stacy
5' 5" (1.65m)
125 lb (57kg)
1978-04-22
UC Santa Barbara
1
F
0
Frett, La'Keshia
6' 3" (1.91m)
170 lb (77kg)
1975-06-12
Georgia
2
F/C
33
Griffith, Yolanda
6' 4" (1.93m)
175 lb (79kg)
1970-03-01
Florida Atlantic
2
F
27
Hardmon, Lady
5' 10" (1.78m)
160 lb (73kg)
1970-09-12
Georgia
4
F
25
Holland-Corn, Kedra
5' 8" (1.73m)
129 lb (59kg)
1974-11-02
Georgia
2
G
21
Penicheiro, Ticha
5' 11" (1.8m)
146 lb (66kg)
1974-09-18
Old Dominion
3
C
50
Smith, Tangela
6' 3" (1.91m)
158 lb (72kg)
1977-04-01
Iowa
3
F
54
Walseth, Maren
6' 2" (1.88m)
–
1978-10-28
Penn State
R
C
52
Wolters, Kara
6' 7" (2.01m)
227 lb (103kg)
1975-08-15
Connecticut
2
F
10
Wynne, Dana
6' 2" (1.88m)
–
1975-02-02
Seton Hall
R
Head coach
Maura McHugh (Old Dominion )
Assistant coaches
Al Biancani Jill Jackson Michele Cherry Steve Shuman
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
2001 game log Total: 20–12 (Home: 12–4; Road: 8–8)
June: 8–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–3)
July
: 7–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–3)
August
: 5–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–2)
2001 season schedule
2001 playoff game log
First round vs. Utah Starzz Won Series: 2–0
Conference Finals vs. Los Angeles Sparks Lost Series: 1–2
2001 playoff schedule
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Yolanda Griffith
32
31
33.7
.522
N/A
.720
11.2
1.7
2.0
1.2
16.2
Ticha Penichiero
23
22
32.3
.339
.262
.766
3.7
7.5
1.7
0.3
6.3
Tangela Smith
32
32
28.5
.420
.000
.729
5.6
1.3
1.1
1.7
11.2
Kedra Holland-Corn
32
32
27.3
.442
.393
.683
2.3
2.2
1.8
0.2
10.1
Edna Campbell
32
32
26.7
.377
.457
.767
2.7
2.3
0.6
0.3
8.1
Ruthie Bolton
31
0
18.8
.338
.364
.692
3.0
1.8
0.9
0.0
7.2
Lady Hardmon
31
0
17.5
.430
N/A
.741
2.5
1.2
0.5
0.3
4.5
La'Keshia Frett
30
10
13.4
.389
N/A
.857
1.8
0.6
0.3
0.2
4.3
Kara Wolters
31
1
12.2
.470
N/A
.806
2.4
0.5
0.1
0.8
4.9
Cindy Blodgett
11
0
6.5
.448
.533
N/A
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.1
3.1
Stacy Clinesmith
16
0
4.7
.286
.200
N/A
0.2
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.6
Dana Wynne
1
0
3.0
N/A
N/A
1.000
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
Maren Walseth
4
0
2.0
.500
N/A
1.000
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season