2001 Phoenix Mercury season
The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth for the Phoenix Mercury. Cynthia Cooper became the second head coach in franchise history.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
| 1 | 13 | Kristen Veal | Canberra Capitals | |
| 2 | 29 | Ilona Korstine | CJM Bourges Basket | |
| 3 | 45 | Tere Williams | Virginia Tech | |
| 4 | 53 | Carolyn Moos | Stanford | |
| 4 | 61 | Megan Franza | Washington |
Statistics
Regular season
‡Waived/Released during the season†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season