The 2001 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2001 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the Charlotte Sting, fourth-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Los Angeles' first title. The Sparks made their first appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Sting also made their first Finals appearance. Going into the series, no other team expect the Houston Comets had ever won a WNBA championship (1997-2000). The Sparks had a 28-4 record (.875), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Sting (18-14). It did not matter, however, as the Sparks swept the Sting. [edit] Road to the finals [edit] Regular season series The Sparks won the regular season series: [edit] Game summaries All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time. [edit] Game 1 [edit] Game 2 [edit] Awards [edit] Rosters | 2001 Los Angeles Sparks Finals roster | | Players | Coaches | | Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | From | | 3.5 F | 00 | USA  | Byears, Latasha | 71 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | DePaul | | 1.5 G | 21 | USA | Dixon, Tamecka | 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 148 lb (67 kg) | Kansas | | 1.5 G | 5 | USA | Figgs, Ukari | 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 142 lb (64 kg) | Purdue | | 3.5 F | 17 | Croatia  | Grgin-Fonseca, Vedrana | 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Croatia | | 5.0 C | 9 | USA | Leslie, Lisa | 77 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Southern California | | 1.5 G | 40 | USA | Levandusky, Nicole | 68 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | Xavier | | 3.5 F | 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo  | Mabika, Mwadi | 71 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | 5.0 C | 51 | USA | Mapp, Rhonda | 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | North Carolina State | | 1.5 G | 10 | USA | McCrimmon, Nikki | 68 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Southern California | | 3.5 F | 8 | USA | Milton, Delisha | 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Florida | | 1.5 G | 20 | USA | Willits, Wendy | 67 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | 141 lb (64 kg) | Arkansas | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Glenn McDonald
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
 Injured | | 2001 Charlotte Sting Finals roster | | Players | Coaches | | Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | From | | 1.5 G | 20 | USA | Anderson, Keisha | 67 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Wisconsin | | 1.5 G | 13 | USA | Edwards, Tonya | 70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Tennessee | | 3.5 F | 7 | USA | Enis, Shalonda | 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Alabama | | 5.0 C | 3 | USA | Erb, Summer | 78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | North Carolina State | | 3.5 F | 21 | USA | Feaster, Allison | 71 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | Harvard University | | 5.0 C | 33 | Mozambique  | Machanguana, Clarisse | 77 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Old Dominion | | 1.5 G | 8 | USA | Miller, Kelly | 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 144 lb (65 kg) | Georgia | | 3.5 F | 23 | USA | Smith, Charlotte | 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 148 lb (67 kg) | North Carolina | | 1.5 G | 5 | USA | Staley, Dawn | 66 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 134 lb (61 kg) | Virginia | | 1.5 G | 32 | USA | Stinson, Andrea | 70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 158 lb (72 kg) | North Carolina State | | 5.0 C | 55 | CAN  | Sutton-Brown, Tammy | 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | Rutgers | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Trudi Lacey
- Cheryl Reeve
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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