2001 WNBA Transactions
Indiana Fever acquired G Nikki McCray, a second round (17th overall) and fourth round (49th overall) pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft from the Washington Mystics in exchange for first (4th overall) and third round (36th overall) picks in the draft and C Angie Braziel
Aug. 14
Miami Sol placed Levys Torres on the injured list and activated Tracy Reid
Aug. 12
Seattle Storm placed Kamila Vodichkova on the injured list and activated Quacy Barnes
Minnesota Lynx placed Shanele Stires on the injured list and activated Val Whiting-Raymond
Aug. 10
New York Liberty placed Rebecca Lobo on the injured list and activated Grace Daley
Aug. 9
Sacramento Monarchs placed Stacy Clinesmith on the injured list and added Dana Wynne to its roster
Phoenix Mercury placed Kristen Veal on the injured list and activated Michele Timms
Aug. 8
Portland Fire placed LaQuanda Barksdale on the injured list and activated Alisa Burras
Orlando Miracle placed Jacyln Johnson on the injured list and activated Cintia dos Santos
Aug. 6
Miami Sol placed Tracy Reid on the injured list and activated Levys Torres
Aug. 4
Minnesota Lynx placed Val Whiting-Raymond on the injured list and activated Betty Lennox
Seattle Storm placed Quacy Barnes on the injured list and activated Stacey Lovelace
Aug. 3
Phoenix Mercury placed Michele Timms on the injured list and added Adriana Moises to its roster
Aug. 1
New York Liberty placed Grace Daley on the injured list and activated Camille Cooper
July 30
Portland Fire placed Alisa Burras on the injured list and activated DeMya Walker
Washington Mystics placed Tamara Stocks on the injured list and activated Cass Bauer-Bilodeau
July 25
Cleveland Rockers placed Eva Nemcova on the injured list and activated Chasity Melvin
July 24
New York Liberty placed Mactabene Amachree on the injured list and activated Katarina Lazic
July 23
Portland Fire placed Jenny Mowe on the injured list and activated LaQuanda Barksdale
July 22
Washington Mystics placed Markita Aldridge on the injured list and activated Chamique Holdsclaw
July 20
Indiana Fever placed Monica Maxwell on the injured list and activated Alicia Thompson
July 18
Indiana Fever terminated the contract of Danielle McCulley
July 14
Seattle Storm activated Alessandra Santos de Oliveria and Katy Steding
July 13
Indiana Fever placed Alicia Thompson on the injured list, waived Danielle McCulley and added Vicki Hall to its roster
Detroit Shock placed Kelly Santos on the injured list
Utah Starzz terminated the contract of Keitha Dickerson
July 12
Cleveland Rockers added Paige Sauer to its roster
July 11
Utah Starzz activated Michaela Pavlickova and waived Keitha Dickerson
July 10
Cleveland Rockers placed Chasity Melvin on the injured list and waived Vicki Hall
Washington Mystics placed Chamique Holdsclaw and Cass Bauer-Bilodeau on the injured list and activated Markita Aldridge and Tamara Stocks
July 9
Portland Fire placed LaQuanda Barksdale on the injured list and activated Carolyn Young
New York Liberty added Mactabene Amachree to its roster
July 6
Charlotte Sting terminated the contract of Reshea Bristol
Miami Sol terminated the contract of Milena Flores
Phoenix Mercury terminated the contracts of E.C. Hill and Pat Luckey
July 4
Portland Fire placed DeMya Walker and Carolyn Young on the injured list and activated Jenny Mowe and LaQuanda Barksdale
Phoenix Mercury waived E.C. Hill and activated Ilona Korstine
July 3
Miami Sol waived Milena Flores
July 2
Charlotte Sting waived Reshea Bristol
New York Liberty placed Hajdana Radunovic on the injured list and activated Camille Cooper
July 1
Cleveland Rockers placed Vicki Hall on the injured list and activated Eva Nemcova
Indiana Fever placed Danielle McCulley on the injured list and activated Monica Maxwell
June 29
Phoenix Mercury placed Ilona Korstine on the injured list, added E.C. Hill to its roster and waived Pat Luckey
Miami Sol placed Levys Torres on the injured list and activated Katrina Colleton
June 28
Seattle Storm placed Alessandra Santos de Oliveria on the injured list and activated Quacy Barnes
June 26
Charlotte Sting terminated the contract of Angie Ball
June 25
Orlando Miracle placed Cintia dos Santos on the injured list and activated Carla McGhee
June 22
Charlotte Sting waived Angie Ball and placed Reshea Bristol on the injured list
Phoenix Mercury traded Tonya Edwards to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a second-round pick in 2002 WNBA Draft and changed Ilona Korstine's status from suspended to active
Washington Mystics terminated the contract of Jennifer Whittle
Indiana Fever placed Monica Maxwell on the injured list and activated Danielle McCulley
June 21
Minnesota Lynx placed Betty Lennox on the injured list and activated Svetlana Abrosimova
Utah Starzz placed Michaela Pavlickova on the injured list and added Keitha Dickerson to its roster
Miami Sol placed Katrina Colleton on the injured list and activated Levys Torres
June 20
Washington Mystics waived Jennifer Whittle, placed Markita Aldridge on the injured list and activated Audrey Sauret
Phoenix Mercury terminated the contract of Nicole Kubik
Cleveland Rockers terminated the contract of Adia Barnes
June 19
Sacramento Monarchs terminated the contract of Maren Walseth
Seattle Storm activated Alessandra Santos de Oliveria and placed Quacy Barnes on the injured list
Portland Fire activated Carolyn Young and placed LaQuanda Barksdale on the injured list
June 17
Detroit Shock activated Rachael Sporn and placed Wendy Palmer on the injured list
Miami Sol activated Kristen Rasmussen and placed Milena Flores on the injured list
June 16
Phoenix Mercury activated Michele Timms and Adrain Williams, placed Pat Luckey on the injured list and waived Nicole Kubik
Cleveland Rockers activated Ann Wauters and waived Adia Barnes
June 15
Sacramento Monarchs activated Ticha Penicheiro and waived Maren Walseth
New York Liberty placed Camille Cooper on the injured list and activated Hajdana Radunovic
Miami Sol placed Levys Torres on the injured list and activated Milena Flores
Minnesota Lynx terminated the contract of Jo Hill
Indiana Fever terminated the contract of Kenya Robinson
June 14
Washington Mystics placed Jennifer Whittle on the injured list and activated Cass Bauer-Bilodeau
June 13
Minnesota Lynx waived Jo Hill, placed Kristi Harrower on the injured list and activated Shanele Stires
June 12
Indiana Fever waived Kenya Robinson, changed the status of Jurgita Streimikyte to active and placed Danielle McCulley on the injured list
Houston Comets terminated the contract of Dalivorka Vilipic
Washington Mystics terminated the contract of Belinda Snell
June 11
Seattle Storm terminated the contract of Katrina Hibbert
Houston Comets terminated the contract of Angela Aycock
Sacramento Monarchs terminated the contract of Monique Ambers
June 8
Washington Mystics waived Belinda Snell
Seattle Storm added Michelle Marciniak to its roster
Cleveland Rockers placed Eva Nemcova on the injured list and activated Adia Barnes
Houston Comets waived Dalivorka Vilipic
June 7
New York Liberty terminated the contract of Stacey Ford
Phoenix Mercury terminated the contract of Michelle Cleary
June 6
Seattle Storm waived Katrina Hibbert
Houston Comets waived Angela Aycock
Sacramento Monarchs waived Monique Ambers
Phoenix Mercury terminated the contract of Fatou Kine N'diaye
June 5
Los Angeles Sparks traded Camille Cooper to the New York Liberty for a second-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft
New York Liberty waived Stacey Ford
Phoenix Mercury waived Michelle Cleary, signed Nicole Kubik, activated Pat Luckey and placed Adrain Williams on the injured list
Indiana Fever terminated the contract of Itoro Umoh-Coleman
Cleveland Rockers terminated the contract of Angelina Wolvert
June 4
Phoenix Mercury waived Fatou Kine N'diaye
June 1
Indiana Fever activated Gordana Grubin and waived Itoro Umoh-Coleman
Cleveland Rockers activated Rushia Brown and waived Angelina Wolvert
May 31
Phoenix Mercury suspended Brandy Reed and terminated the contracts of Elena Kravchenko, Nicole Kubik, Carolyn Moos, Tere Williams and Amanda Wilson
Sacramento Monarchs placed Monique Ambers on the injured list and Yolanda Griffith on the active roster
Charlotte Sting terminated the contracts of Felecity Willis, Tombi Bell and Niesa Johnson
Cleveland Rockers terminated the contracts of Dale Hodges and Jess Zinobile
Detroit Shock terminated the contract of Joy Holmes
Houston Comets terminated the contracts of Kristen Clement, Allison Cook Tranquilli and Tanisha Johnson
Indiana Fever terminated the contracts of Katryna Gaither, Cornelia Gayden and Texlin Quinney
Miami Sol terminated the contracts of Jamie Cassidy and Jameka Jones
Minnesota Lynx terminated the contracts of Keitha Dickerson, Andrea Lloyd Curry, Sonja Tate and Megan Taylor
New York Liberty terminated the contracts of Katie Cronin and Marina Ferragut
Orlando Miracle terminated the contracts of Denique Graves, Romana Hamzova, Shelley Sandie and Anne Thorius
Phoenix Mercury terminated the contracts of Elena Kravchenko, Nicole Kubik, Carolyn Moos, Tere Williams and Amanda Wilson
Portland Fire terminated the contract of Rasheeda Clark and Michelle Marciniak
Seattle Storm terminated the contracts of Juana Brown and Andrea Garner
Washington Mystics terminated the contracts of Michelle Campbell and Jamie Lewis
Utah Starzz terminated the contracts of Stacy Frese, Naomi Mulitauaopele and Erica Routt
May 30
Los Angeles Sparks terminated the contracts of Kiesha Brown, E.C. Hill and Paige Sauer
Sacramento Monarchs terminated the contracts of Ryneldi Bencenti, Jackie Moore and Dana Wynne
May 27
Utah Starzz placed Shea Ralph on the injured list
Seattle Storm placed Katrina Hibbert on the injured list and Alessandra Santos de Oliveira on the suspended list
Sacramento Monarchs placed Ticha Penicheiro on the injured list and Yolanda Griffith on the suspended list
New York Liberty placed Katarina Lazic and Hajdana Radunovic on the injured list
Miami Sol placed Milena Flores and Levys Torres on the injured list
Los Angeles Sparks placed Camille Cooper on the injured list and Kelley Siemon on the suspended list
Detroit Shock waived Joy Holmes and placed Rachael Sporn and Oksana Zakaluzhnaya on the injured list
Indiana Fever acquired F Olympia Scott-Richardson and a third-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft from the Detroit Shock in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft, and waived Katryna Gaither, Cornelia Gayden and Texlin Quinney, and placed Tamika Catchings and Kenya Robinson on the injured list
Cleveland Rockers acquired G Jennifer Rizzotti from the Detroit Shock in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft, waived Dale Hodges and Jess Zinobile, placed Adia Barnes and Tracy Henderson on the injured list, and placed Rushia Brown and Ann Wauters on the suspended list
Charlotte Sting acquired G Keisha Anderson from the Washington Mystics in exchange for C/F Cass Bauer-Bilodeau, waived Felecity Willis, Tombi Bell and Niesa Johnson, and placed Angie Ball and Tiffany Travis on the injured list
Phoenix Mercury waived Elena Kravchenko, Nicole Kubik, Carolyn Moos, Tere Williams and Amanda Wilson, placed Michele Timms and Pat Luckey on the injured list, and acquired G Jaynetta Saunders from the Cleveland Rockers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft
Houston Comets placed Sheryl Swoopes and Amaya Valdemoro on the injured list, and changed the status of Angela Aycock, Polina Tzekova, Dalivorka Vilipic and Natalia Zasulskaya to suspended
Washington Mystics waived Michelle Campbell and Jamie Lewis, placed Tamara Stocks on the injured list, and placed Audrey Sauret, Belinda Snell, Jennie Whittle on the suspended list
Orlando Miracle waived Denique Graves, Romana Hamzova, Shelley Sandie and Anne Thorius and placed Adrienne Johnson and Shannon Johnson on the injured list
Minnesota Lynx waived Andrea Lloyd Curry and Sonja Tate, placed Svetlana Abrosimova and Shanele Stires on the injured list, and placed Jo Hill on the suspended list
May 26
Utah Starzz waived Stacy Frese, Naomi Mulitauaopele and Erica Routt
Portland Fire waived Rasheeda Clark and Michelle Marciniak and placed Jenny Mowe and Carolyn Young on the injured list
New York Liberty waived Marina Ferragut
Miami Sol waived Jamie Cassidy and Jameka Jones
May 25
Houston Comets waived Kristen Clement, Allison Cook Tranquilli and Tanisha Johnson
Seattle Storm waived Juana Brown and Andrea Garner
New York Liberty waived Katie Cronin
Minnesota Lynx waived Keitha Dickerson and Megan Taylor
May 24
Los Angeles Sparks waived Kiesha Brown, E.C. Hill and Paige Sauer
Sacramento Monarchs waived Ryneldi Bencenti, Jackie Moore and Dana Wynne
Cleveland Rockers terminated the contract of Erin Batth
Orlando Miracle terminated the contract of Andrea Congreaves
May 23
Houston Comets terminated the contract of Danielette Coleman
Orlando Miracle terminated the contract of Jannon Roland
Washington Mystics terminated the contract of Beth Cunningham
May 22
Cleveland Rockers waived Erin Batth
Orlando Miracle waived Andrea Congreaves
Washington Mystics terminated the contract of Elena Karpova
Indiana Fever terminated the contracts of Lesley Brown and Sonia Chase
Detroit Shock terminated the contracts of Cal Bouchard and Svetlana Volnaya
May 21
Houston Comets waived Danielette Coleman
Orlando Miracle waived Jannon Roland
Washington Mystics waived Beth Cunningham
May 18
Washington Mystics waived Elena Karpova
Indiana Fever waived Lesley Brown and Sonia Chase and terminated the contract of April Brown
Detroit Shock waived Cal Bouchard and Svetlana Volnaya
Houston Comets terminated the contract of ShaRae Mansfield
New York Liberty terminated the contract of Tara Mitchem
May 17
Cleveland Rockers added Dale Hodges to its roster
May 16
Cleveland Rockers terminated the contract of Taiwo Rafiu
Miami Sol terminated the contracts of Rhonda Banchero and Umeki Webb
New York Liberty waived Tara Mitchem and terminated the contracts of Olga Firsova and Desiree Francis
Charlotte Sting terminated the contract of Marte Alexander
Phoenix Mercury terminated the contracts of LaCresha Flannagan and Monet Sykes
Portland Fire terminated the contract of Tasha Pointer
May 15
Orlando Miracle terminated the contracts of Shaka Massey, LaCharlotte Smith and Tora Suber
Detroit Shock terminated the contract of Kacy Moffit
Houston Comets terminated the contract of Franthea Price
Seattle Storm terminated the contracts of Amber Hall, Linda Miles and Robin Threatt-Elliott
Cleveland Rockers terminated the contracts of Rhonda Blades and Lisa Oldenburg
Indiana Fever added Angie Braziel to its roster and waived April Brown
Utah Starzz terminated the contracts of Brandy Jones and Tanja Kostic
Sacramento Monarchs terminated the contract of Linda Burgess
Charlotte Sting terminated the contract of Larecha Jones
May 14
Houston Comets waived ShaRae Mansfield and terminated the contract of Anna DeForge
New York Liberty waived Olga Firsova and Desiree Francis
Cleveland Rockers waived Taiwo Rafiu
Miami Sol waived Rhonda Banchero and Umeki Webb
New York Liberty terminated the contract of Jessica Bibby
Los Angeles Sparks terminated the contracts of Abby Garcheck and Pepi Valeta
May 13
Charlotte Sting waived Marte Alexander
May 12
Portland Fire waived Tasha Pointer
Detroit Shock traded Tamicha Jackson and its fourth-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft to the Portland Fire in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft
May 11
Phoenix Mercury waived LaCresha Flannagan and Monet Sykes
Detroit Shock waived Kacy Moffit
Houston Comets waived Franthea Price and added Teneshia Johnson to its roster
Seattle Storm waived Amber Hall, Linda Miles and Robin Threatt-Elliott
Washington Mystics terminated the contract of Renee Robinson
Los Angeles Sparks terminated the contracts of Beth Record and Melissa Sanford
Cleveland Rockers waived Rhonda Blades and Lisa Oldenburg
Orlando Miracle waived Shaka Massey, LaCharlotte Smith and Tora Suber
Utah Starzz waived Brandy Jones and Tanja Kostic
Sacramento Monarchs waived Linda Burgess and terminated the contracts of Maxann Resse, Katie Smrcka-Duffy and Felisha Wright
May 10
Charlotte Sting waived Larecha Jones and Angie Braziel and placed Shantia Owens on the suspended list
Portland Fire terminated the contract of Rashaunda Richardson
Cleveland Rockers terminated the contracts of Bonnie Dove, Rhonda L. Smith and Kim Williams
Houston Comets terminated the contracts of Shala Crawford, Pietra Gay and Constance Murdock
New York Liberty waived Jessica Bibby
Houston Comets waived Anna DeForge
Los Angeles Sparks waived Abby Garcheck and Pepi Valeta
May 9
Sacramento Monarchs waived Maxann Resse, Katie Smrcka-Duffy and Felisha Wright
Minnesota Lynx terminated the contracts of Tombi Bell and Angie Potthoff
New York Liberty terminated the contracts of Shea Mahoney and Taru Tuukkanen
Phoenix Mercury terminated the contract of Megan Franza
Charlotte Sting terminated the contracts of Jennifer Phillips and Jenea Skeeters and added Tombi Bell to its roster
Portland Fire terminated the contracts of Angela Atterberry and Danielle Scott
Washington Mystics waived Renee Robinson
Los Angeles Sparks waived Beth Record and Melissa Sanford and added Abby Garcheck to its roster
May 8
Seattle Storm terminated the contract of Janice Felder
Phoenix Mercury added LaCresha Flannigan and Monet Sykes to its roster
Houston Comets waived Shala Crawford, Pietra Gay and Constance Murdock and added Angela Aycock and Franthea Price to its roster
Portland Fire waived Rashaunda Richardson
Miami Sol terminated the contract of Monique Morehouse
Orlando Miracle terminated the contract of Shawnetta Stewart
Cleveland Rockers waived Bonnie Dove, Rhonda L. Smith and Kim Williams
May 7
Minnesota Lynx waived Tombi Bell and Angie Potthoff
New York Liberty waived Shea Mahoney and Taru Tuukkanen
Phoenix Mercury waived Megan Franza
Orlando Miracle terminated the contract of Nakia Sanford
Charlotte Sting waived Jennifer Phillips and Jenea Skeeters
May 5
Portland Fire waived Angela Atterberry and Danielle Scott
May 4
Seattle Storm waived Janice Felder
Miami Sol waived Monique Morehouse
Orlando Miracle waived Shawnetta Stewart and terminated the contract of F Tauja Catchings
May 3
Houston Comets added Constance Murdock to its roster
New York Liberty added Katie Cronin to its roster
Orlando Miracle added Tora Suber and LaCharlotte Smith to its roster and waived Nakia Sanford
May 1
Orlando Miracle waived F Tauja Catchings
April 30
Houston Comets C Monica Lamb announced her retirement
Phoenix Mercury G Dena Head announced her retirement
Seattle Storm terminated the contract of G Charisse Sampson
Indiana Fever terminated the contract of G/F Usha Gilmore
Washington Mystics added Helen Luz, Audrey Sauret, Belinda Snell and Jennie Whittle to its roster
Utah Starzz added Brandy Jones, Tanja Kostic and Erica Routt to its roster
Seattle Storm added Janice Felder, Amber Hall, Linda Miles and Alessandra Santos de Oliveira to its roster
Sacramento Monarchs added Monique Ambers, Ryneldi Becenti, Maxann Resse, Felisha Wright and Dana Wynne to its roster
Portland Fire added Angela Atterberry, Danielle Scott and Rashaunda Richardson to its roster
Phoenix Mercury added Elena Kravchenko, Pat Luckey, Fatou Kine N'diaye and Slobodanka Tuvic to its roster
Orlando Miracle added Tawona Alhaleem, Tauja Catchings, Denique Graves, Shaka Massey, Nyree Roberts, Shelley Sandie, Nakia Sanford and Shawnetta Stewart to its roster
New York Liberty added Stacey Ford, Katrina Lazic and Hajdana Radunovic to its roster
Minnesota Lynx added Jo Hill to its roster
Miami Sol added Rhonda Banchero and Monique Morehouse to its roster
Los Angeles Sparks added Kiesha Brown and Wendi Willitis to its roster
Indiana Fever added Lesley Brown, Sonia Chase, Cornelia Gayden, Nadine Malcolm, Kenya Robinson and Itoro Umoh-Coleman to its roster
Houston Comets added Danielette Coleman, Pietra Gay, Trisha Stafford-Odom, Allison Cook Tranquilli and Dalivorka Vilipic to its roster
Detroit Shock added Kacy Moffit to its roster
Cleveland Rockers added Rhonda Blades, Bonnie Dove, Lisa Oldenburg, Taiwo Rafiu, Rhonda L. Smith, Kim Williams and Jess Zinobile to its roster
Charlotte Sting added Marte Alexander, Angie Ball and Jenea Skeeters to its roster
Minnesota Lynx terminated the contract of G Angela Aycock
April 27
Charlotte Sting added Felecity Willis to its roster
April 26
Seattle Storm waived G Charisse Sampson
Indiana Fever waived G/F Usha Gilmore
Portland Fire terminated the contract of G Jamila Wideman
April 25
Minnesota Lynx waived G Angela Aycock
April 24
Seattle Storm traded G Edna Campbell and a fourth-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft to the Sacremento Monarchs in exchange for F Katy Steding and a second-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft
Portland Fire waived G Jamila Wideman
April 23
Indiana Fever G Chantel Tremitiere announced her retirement
Detroit Shock traded G/F Anna DeForge to the Houston Comets in exchange for G Jennifer Rizzotti
Utah Starzz terminated the contract of F Kym Hope
April 20
Miami Sol traded G Georgia Schweitzer to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for G Marla Brumfield
Minnesota Lynx acquired C Val Whiting-Raymond from the Detroit Shock in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft
April 19
Utah Starzz waived F Kym Hope
April 17
New York Liberty acquired G Andrea Nagy and the 57th pick of the 2001 WNBA Draft from the Washington Mystics in exchange for its second and third round picks (28th and 44th overall)
Washington Mystics acquired G Annie Burgess from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the 28th pick (acquired from New York in an earlier trade) in the 2001 WNBA Draft
Portland Fire waived F Tara Williams
April 16
Seattle Storm F Robin Threatt will now use the surname Threatt-Elliott
April 11
Sacramento Monarchs acquired C Kara Wolters from the Indiana Fever in exchange for the 14th pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft
March 22
Los Angeles G Vedrana Grgin will now go by Vedrana Grgin Fonseca.
Feb. 20
Portland Fire acquired F Kristin Folkl and the 12th pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for F Lynn Pride and C Michele VanGorp
