2001 New York Liberty season
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| 2001 New York Liberty season | |
| Head 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 |
| New York Liberty seasons | |
| < 2000 | 2002 > |
The 2001 WNBA season was the 5th 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.
Contents
Offseason
WNBA Draft
| 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
Season schedule
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
