2002 Houston Comets season

2002 Houston Comets season
CoachVan Chancellor
ArenaCompaq Center
Attendance10,866 per game
Results
Record24–8 (.750)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost first round (2-1) to Utah Starzz

The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the Houston Comets. They made their best record in two years at 24–8. Despite with that, they eventually lost in the first round to the Utah Starzz.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2002 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 10 Michelle Snow  United States Tennessee
3 42 Shondra Johnson  United States Alabama
4 58 Cori Enghusen  United States Stanford

Transactions

Date Transaction
April 3, 2002 Traded a 2002 2nd Round Pick to the New York Liberty in exchange for Rebecca Lobo[1]
April 19, 2002 Drafted Michelle Snow, Shondra Johnson and Cori Enghusen in the 2002 WNBA Draft[1]
April 23, 2002 Traded Shondra Johnson and a 2003 2nd Round Pick to the New York Liberty in exchange for Grace Daley[1]
May 8, 2002 Waived Niesa Johnson and Tora Suber[1]
May 21, 2002 Waived Larecha Jones[1]
May 22, 2002 Waived Nekeshia Henderson[1]
Signed Anna DeForge[1]
May 24, 2002 Waived Anna DeForge and Cori Enghusen[1]
Suspended contract of Elena Shakirova[1]
June 17, 2002 Traded Amanda Lassiter to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Sonja Henning[1]
Traded Elena Shakirova to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a 2003 3rd Round Pick[1]
June 20, 2002 Waived Amaya Valdemoro[1]
July 22, 2002 Traded Coquese Washington to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Rita Williams[1]

Roster

2002 Houston Comets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G9Arcain, Janeth5' 11" (1.8m)147 lb (67kg)1969-04-115
G8Daley, Grace5' 8" (1.73m)147 lb (67kg)1978-06-06Tulane2
G/F3Gibson, Kelley5' 9" (1.75m)137 lb (62kg)1976-11-07Maryland2
G34Henning, Sonja5' 7" (1.7m)143 lb (65kg)1969-10-04Stanford3
F/C23Jackson, Tammy6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1962-12-03Florida5
C0Johnson, Tiffani6' 4" (1.93m)240 lb (109kg)1975-12-27Tennessee3
F24Lassiter, Amanda6' 1" (1.85m)160 lb (73kg)1979-06-09Missouri1
G20Lewis, Tynesha5' 10" (1.78m)152 lb (69kg)1979-05-08NC State1
C50Lobo, Rebecca6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)1973-10-06Connecticut1
C2Snow, Michelle6' 5" (1.96m)145 lb (66kg)1980-03-20TennesseeR
G/F22Swoopes, Sheryl6' 0" (1.83m)145 lb (66kg)1971-03-25Texas Tech4
F7Thompson, Tina6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg)1975-02-10USC5
G4Washington, Coquese5' 6" (1.68m)138 lb (63kg)1971-01-17Notre Dame4
G33Williams, Rita5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1976-01-14Connecticut4
Head coach
Van Chancellor (Mississippi State)
Assistant coaches
Michelle Leget
Kevin Cook
Alisa Scott
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2002 game log
Total: 24–8 (Home: 14–2; Road: 10–6)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 27 Los Angeles L 55–68 Sheryl Swoopes (15) Tina Thompson (8) Sheryl Swoopes (6) Compaq Center 0–1
2 May 29 Phoenix W 61–56 Sheryl Swoopes (20) Tina Thompson (12) Tina Thompson (6) Compaq Center 1–1
June : 11–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 1 @ Cleveland W 69–65 (OT) Tina Thompson (26) Johnson
Thompson (8) 		Sheryl Swoopes (8) Gund Arena 2–1
4 June 3 @ Charlotte L 52–67 Sheryl Swoopes (17) Johnson
Snow (6) 		Janeth Arcain (5) Charlotte Coliseum 2–2
5 June 5 @ Indiana W 56–45 Tina Thompson (20) Arcain
Johnson
Thompson (8) 		Swoopes
Thompson (6) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 3–2
6 June 9 Sacramento W 75–62 Tina Thompson (23) Tina Thompson (13) Daley
Swoopes
Thompson (3) 		Compaq Center 4–2
7 June 11 Charlotte W 78–66 Sheryl Swoopes (25) Sheryl Swoopes (8) Sheryl Swoopes (6) Compaq Center 5–2
8 June 13 @ Washington L 64–70 Tina Thompson (18) Swoopes
Thompson (7) 		Sheryl Swoopes (5) MCI Center 5–3
9 June 15 Minnesota W 51–50 Kelley Gibson (13) Tina Thompson (11) Tynesha Lewis (4) Compaq Center 6–3
10 June 18 @ Miami W 53–46 Sheryl Swoopes (16) Snow
Thompson (7) 		Sheryl Swoopes (4) American Airlines Arena 7–3
11 June 21 Phoenix W 61–59 Sheryl Swoopes (27) Tina Thompson (10) Janeth Arcain (6) Compaq Center 8–3
12 June 23 @ Portland W 71–58 Tina Thompson (31) Tina Thompson (6) Sheryl Swoopes (5) Rose Garden 9–3
13 June 25 @ Minnesota W 73–55 Swoopes
Thompson (18) 		Tina Thompson (7) Janeth Arcain (7) Target Center 10–3
14 June 28 Utah W 73–57 Sheryl Swoopes (27) Arcain
Johnson (7) 		Janeth Arcain (5) Compaq Center 11–3
15 June 30 @ Los Angeles W 60–58 Sheryl Swoopes (20) Tiffani Johnson (14) Arcain
Henning
Swoopes
Thompson (2) 		Staples Center 12–3
July : 8–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 July 3 @ Utah W 78–67 Janeth Arcain (23) Tina Thompson (9) Janeth Arcain (6) Delta Center 13–3
17 July 6 Detroit W 61–40 Tina Thompson (19) Tina Thompson (9) Sheryl Swoopes (5) Compaq Center 14–3
18 July 9 Seattle W 67–59 Sheryl Swoopes (24) Tina Thompson (13) Coquese Washington (5) Compaq Center 15–3
19 July 11 @ Phoenix L 52–58 Sheryl Swoopes (20) Sheryl Swoopes (8) Sheryl Swoopes (4) America West Arena 15–4
20 July 12 @ Washington W 74–60 Sheryl Swoopes (15) Tina Thompson (7) Janeth Arcain (6) MCI Center 16–4
21 July 17 @ Utah L 67–75 Janeth Arcain (17) Michelle Snow (8) Janeth Arcain (4) Delta Center 16–5
22 July 19 @ Portland L 60–70 Swoopes
Thompson (22) 		Michelle Snow (9) Arcain
Swoopes (3) 		Rose Garden 16–6
23 July 20 @ Seattle W 56–54 Tina Thompson (18) Tina Thompson (10) Janeth Arcain (6) KeyArena 17–6
24 July 23 Seattle W 74–66 Sheryl Swoopes (19) Michelle Snow (9) Sheryl Swoopes (10) Compaq Center 18–6
25 July 25 Miami W 69–60 Janeth Arcain (22) Tina Thompson (8) Sheryl Swoopes (4) Compaq Center 19–6
26 July 28 @ New York L 56–62 Sheryl Swoopes (23) Tina Thompson (5) Tina Thompson (3) Madison Square Garden 19–7
27 July 30 Portland W 89–59 Tina Thompson (19) Snow
Swoopes (7) 		Sonja Henning (4) Compaq Center 20–7
August : 4–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 August 3 Orlando W 69–62 Sheryl Swoopes (25) Sonja Henning (9) Sonja Henning (5) Compaq Center 21–7
29 August 6 Cleveland W 67–54 Tina Thompson (19) Tina Thompson (7) Arcain
Henning (4) 		Compaq Center 22–7
30 August 8 @ Los Angeles W 67–64 Sheryl Swoopes (31) Michelle Snow (11) Sonja Henning (4) Staples Center 23–7
31 August 10 Sacramento L 59–61 Sheryl Swoopes (32) Michelle Snow (9) Janeth Arcain (3) Compaq Center 23–8
32 August 13 Minnesota L 63–51 Rita Williams (15) Michelle Snow (8) Henning
Swoopes (4) 		Compaq Center 24–8
2002 season schedule

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First round vs. Utah Starzz
Lost Series: 1–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 16 @ Utah L 59–66 Sheryl Swoopes (17) Sheryl Swoopes (10) Sheryl Swoopes (4) Delta Center 0–1
2 August 18 Utah W 83–77 (2OT) Sheryl Swoopes (28) Tina Thompson (14) Sheryl Swoopes (7) Compaq Center 1–1
3 August 20 Utah L 72–75 Sheryl Swoopes (28) Michelle Snow (8) Sheryl Swoopes (6) Compaq Center 1–2
2002 playoff schedule

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Los Angeles Sparks x 25 7 .781 17–4 –
Houston Comets x 24 8 .750 16–5 1.0
Utah Starzz x 20 12 .625 12–9 5.0
Seattle Storm x 17 15 .531 10–11 8.0
Portland Fire o 16 16 .500 8–13 9.0
Sacramento Monarchs o 14 18 .438 8–13 11.0
Phoenix Mercury o 11 21 .344 7–14 14.0
Minnesota Lynx o 10 22 .313 6–15 15.0

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tina Thompson 29 29 36.3 .431 .370 .823 7.5 2.1 0.9 0.7 16.7
Sheryl Swoopes 32 32 36.1 .434 .288 .825 4.9 3.3 2.8 0.7 18.5
Janeth Arcain 32 32 34.9 .424 .270 .883 3.9 2.7 1.6 0.2 11.4
Tiffani Johnson 32 32 25.5 .433 .000 .810 5.4 1.2 0.5 0.8 6.3
Sonja Henning 23 10 22.7 .346 .250 .455 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.3 1.9
Coquese Washington 21 15 16.6 .340 .381 1.000 2.0 1.5 0.6 0.0 2.1
Michelle Snow 32 2 15.0 .469 .500 .596 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 3.9
Tammy Jackson 5 1 13.8 .375 N/A .000 2.6 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.2
Kelley Gibson 29 2 9.5 .382 .389 .667 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.1
Rita Williams 9 0 9.4 .455 .333 .700 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.0 2.1
Tynesha Lewis 17 1 8.5 .433 .375 .625 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 2.0
Grace Daley 23 4 8.0 .432 .250 .617 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 2.7
Amanda Lassiter 6 0 7.7 .000 .000 .500 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Rebecca Lobo 21 0 6.3 .469 .429 .250 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.6


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2002 Houston Comets Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
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