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WNBA team season
The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Houston Comets . The team advanced to the WNBA Playoffs , but failed to win a fifth consecutive championship.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Transactions
Date
Transaction
April 20, 2001
Drafted Amanda Lassiter , Tynesha Lewis , ShaRae Mansfield, Shala Crawford and Kristen Clement in the 2001 WNBA Draft [ 1]
April 23, 2001
Traded Jennifer Rizzotti to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Anna DeForge [ 1]
April 30, 2001
Signed Daliborka Vilipić , Pietra Gay and Trisha Stafford-Odom[ 1]
May 8, 2001
Waived Pietra Gay and Shala Crawford[ 1]
Signed Angela Aycock and Franthea Price[ 1]
May 10, 2001
Waived Anna DeForge [ 1]
May 11, 2001
Waived Franthea Price[ 1]
May 14, 2001
Waived ShaRae Mansfield[ 1]
May 25, 2001
Waived Kristen Clement[ 1]
May 27, 2001
Suspended contracts of Angela Aycock , Daliborka Vilipić , Natalya Zasulskaya and Polina Tzekova [ 1]
June 6, 2001
Waived Angela Aycock [ 1]
June 8, 2001
Waived Daliborka Vilipić [ 1]
Roster
2001 Houston Comets roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
Yrs
G
9
Arcain, Janeth
5' 11" (1.8m)
147 lb (67kg)
1969-04-11
4
G/F
3
Gibson, Kelley
5' 9" (1.75m)
137 lb (62kg)
1976-11-07
Maryland
1
G
6
Henderson, Nekeshia
5' 8" (1.73m)
–
1973-02-28
Texas
R
F/C
23
Jackson, Tammy
6' 2" (1.88m)
190 lb (86kg)
1962-12-03
Florida
4
C
0
Johnson, Tiffani
6' 4" (1.93m)
240 lb (109kg)
1975-12-27
Tennessee
2
F
24
Lassiter, Amanda
6' 1" (1.85m)
160 lb (73kg)
1979-06-09
Missouri
R
G
20
Lewis, Tynesha
5' 10" (1.78m)
152 lb (69kg)
1979-05-08
NC State
R
C
32
Shakirova, Elena
6' 3" (1.91m)
190 lb (86kg)
1970-06-02
1
F
5
Stafford-Odom, Trisha
6' 0" (1.83m)
160 lb (73kg)
1970-11-11
California
R
F
7
Thompson, Tina
6' 2" (1.88m)
178 lb (81kg)
1975-02-10
USC
4
G
4
Washington, Coquese
5' 6" (1.68m)
138 lb (63kg)
1971-01-17
Notre Dame
3
Head coach
Van Chancellor (Mississippi State )
Assistant coaches
Kevin Cook Alisa Scott Michelle Leget
Legend
(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured
Schedule
Regular season
2001 game log Total: 19–13 (Home: 11–5; Road: 8–8)
May: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
June
: 9–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–1)
July
: 6–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–3)
August
: 3–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–4)
2001 season schedule
Playoffs
Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
‡ Waived/Released during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
References