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The 2001 WNBA season was the third season for the Minnesota Lynx.
Date
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Transaction
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February 20, 2001
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Traded Kristin Folkl and a 2001 2nd Round Pick to the Portland Fire in exchange for Lynn Pride and Michele Van Gorp[1]
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April 17, 2001
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Traded Annie La Fleur to the Washington Mystics in exchange for 2001 2nd Round Pick[1]
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April 20, 2001
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Drafted Svetlana Abrosimova, Erin Buescher, Janell Burse, Tombi Bell and Megan Taylor in the 2001 WNBA Draft[1]
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Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Val Whiting-Raymond[1]
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Traded Marla Brumfield to the Miami Sol in exchange for Georgia Schweitzer[1]
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April 25, 2001
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Waived Angela Aycock[1]
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May 7, 2001
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Waived Angie Potthoff and Tombi Bell[1]
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May 25, 2001
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Waived Keitha Dickerson and Megan Taylor[1]
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May 27, 2001
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Waived Andrea Lloyd-Curry and Sonja Tate[1]
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2001 Minnesota Lynx roster
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
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Height |
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Weight |
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DOB |
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From |
Yrs
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F
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25
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Abrosimova, Svetlana
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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169 lb (77kg)
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1980-07-09
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Connecticut
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R
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F
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11
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Buescher, Erin
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|
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6' 3" (1.91m)
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181 lb (82kg)
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|
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1979-06-05
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|
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Master's
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R
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C
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33
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Burse, Janell
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|
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6' 5" (1.96m)
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199 lb (90kg)
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|
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1979-05-19
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|
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Tulane
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R
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G
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8
|
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Harrower, Kristi
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|
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5' 4" (1.63m)
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139 lb (63kg)
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|
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1975-03-04
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|
|
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2
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G
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22
|
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Lennox, Betty
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|
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5' 8" (1.73m)
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143 lb (65kg)
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|
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1976-12-04
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|
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Louisiana Tech
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1
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F/C
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13
|
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Martin, Maylana
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|
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6' 2" (1.88m)
|
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174 lb (79kg)
|
|
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1978-04-17
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|
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UCLA
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1
|
G
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7
|
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Paye, Kate
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|
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5' 8" (1.73m)
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150 lb (68kg)
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|
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1974-03-06
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|
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Stanford
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1
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G/F
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34
|
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Pride, Lynn
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|
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6' 2" (1.88m)
|
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180 lb (82kg)
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|
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1978-10-16
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|
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Kansas
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1
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G/F
|
23
|
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Schweitzer, Georgia
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|
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6' 0" (1.83m)
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–
|
|
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1979-01-31
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|
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Duke
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R
|
G
|
30
|
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Smith, Katie
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|
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5' 11" (1.8m)
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175 lb (79kg)
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|
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1974-06-04
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Ohio State
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2
|
F
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3
|
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Stires, Shanele
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|
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5' 11" (1.8m)
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208 lb (94kg)
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|
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1972-05-21
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Kansas State
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1
|
C
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31
|
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Van Gorp, Michele
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|
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6' 6" (1.98m)
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187 lb (85kg)
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|
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1977-05-10
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Duke
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2
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F/C
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52
|
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Whiting-Raymond, Val
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|
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6' 2" (1.88m)
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199 lb (90kg)
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|
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1972-04-09
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Stanford
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1
|
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- Head coach
- Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
- Assistant coaches
- Heidi VanDerveer
Kelly Kramer
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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2001 game log Total: 12–20 (Home: 6–11; Road: 6–9)
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May: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
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June
: 4–6 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–2)
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July
: 2–11 (Home: 2–5; Road: 0–6)
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August
: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)
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2001 season schedule
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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