| 2001 Washington Mystics season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Tom Maher |
| Arena | MCI Center |
| Attendance | 15,417 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–22 (.313) |
| Place | 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Media | |
| Television | WBDC (WB 50) Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic |
The 2001 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Washington Mystics. The Mystics finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 9 | Coco Miller (G) |  United States | Georgia |
| 2 | 25 | Tamara Stocks (F/C) | United States | Florida |
| 3 | 41 | Jamie Lewis (G) | United States | Ohio State |
| 3 | 44 | Elena Karpova (F) |  Russia | Russia |
| 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 | @ Cleveland | 34-69 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 3 | Seattle | 68-63 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 5 | Sacramento | 75-72 | Win | 2-1 |
| June 10 | New York | 80-81 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 14 | @ Detroit | 65-80 | Loss | 2-3 |
| June 16 | @ New York | 63-86 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 17 | Cleveland | 55-57 | Loss | 2-5 |
| June 21 | Miami | 63-74 | Loss | 2-6 |
| June 23 | @ Orlando | 59-67 | Loss | 2-7 |
| June 25 | Minnesota | 51-55 | Loss | 2-8 |
| June 27 | @ Houston | 63-76 | Loss | 2-9 |
| June 29 | Utah | 74-64 | Win | 3-9 |
| July 1 | Orlando | 76-64 | Win | 4-9 |
| July 3 | @ Seattle | 72-69 | Win | 5-9 |
| July 6 | @ Portland | 58-69 | Loss | 5-10 |
| July 7 | @ Phoenix | 52-66 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 11 | Detroit | 52-64 | Loss | 5-12 |
| July 14 | Los Angeles | 50-62 | Loss | 5-13 |
| July 20 | @ Indiana | 65-73 | Loss | 5-14 |
| July 22 | Indiana | 69-61 | Win | 6-14 |
| July 24 | @ Orlando | 63-71 | Loss | 6-15 |
| July 26 | @ Charlotte | 60-62 | Loss | 6-16 |
| July 27 | @ Minnesota | 62-60 | Win | 7-16 |
| July 29 | Charlotte | 55-42 | Win | 8-16 |
| August 1 | @ Indiana | 64-70 | Loss | 8-17 |
| August 3 | Portland | 64-50 | Win | 9-17 |
| August 5 | @ Miami | 44-52 | Loss | 9-18 |
| August 6 | Charlotte | 60-65 | Loss | 9-19 |
| August 8 | Miami | 36-42 | Loss | 9-20 |
| August 10 | @ Detroit | 63-69 | Loss | 9-21 |
| August 12 | Cleveland | 57-49 | Win | 10-21 |
| August 14 | @ New York | 56-71 | Loss | 10-22 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Chamique Holdsclaw | 29 | 256 | 66 | 44 | 14 | 486 |
| Nikki McCray | 32 | 56 | 47 | 26 | 0 | 351 |
| Vicky Bullett | 32 | 231 | 43 | 53 | 58 | 278 |
| Murriel Page | 32 | 177 | 55 | 30 | 36 | 225 |
| Helen Luz | 32 | 37 | 55 | 28 | 5 | 164 |
| Annie Lafleur | 31 | 76 | 88 | 26 | 2 | 124 |
| Tonya Washington | 30 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 101 |
| Audrey Sauret | 25 | 42 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 76 |
| Tausha Mills | 30 | 105 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 64 |
| Coco Miller | 20 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Cass Bauer-Bilodeau | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Markita Aldridge | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tamara Stocks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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