2002 WNBA season

2002 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationMay 25 - August 31, 2002
Number of games32
Number of teams16
Total attendance2,362,412
Average attendance9,228
TV partner(s)ESPN, NBC, Oxygen
2002 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick Sue Bird
Picked bySeattle Storm
Regular season
Season MVP Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern championsNew York Liberty
  Eastern runners-upWashington Mystics
Western championsLos Angeles Sparks
  Western runners-upUtah Starzz
Finals
ChampionsLos Angeles Sparks
  Runners-upNew York Liberty
Finals MVP Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles)

The 2002 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's sixth season. The season ended with the Los Angeles Sparks winning their second WNBA championship.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty x 18 14 .563 11–10 –
Charlotte Sting x 18 14 .563 12–9 –
Washington Mystics x 17 15 .531 12–9 1.0
Indiana Fever x 16 16 .500 12–9 2.0
Orlando Miracle o 16 16 .500 13–8 2.0
Miami Sol o 15 17 .469 11–10 3.0
Cleveland Rockers o 10 22 .312 7–14 8.0
Detroit Shock o 9 23 .281 6–15 9.0

Western Conference

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2002 WNBA playoffs
See also: 2002 WNBA Finals
Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 		Conference finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-3
         
E1 New York 2
E4 Indiana 1
E1 New York 2
Eastern Conference
E3 Washington 0
E2 Charlotte 0
E3 Washington 2
E1 New York 0
W1 Los Angeles 2
W1 Los Angeles 2
W4 Seattle 0
W1 Los Angeles 2
Western Conference
W3 Utah 0
W2 Houston 1
W3 Utah 2
  • Bold – Series winner
  • Italics – Team with home-court advantage

Awards

Reference:[1]

Individual

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Finals MVP Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
Defensive Player of the Year Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Most Improved Player Coco Miller Washington Mystics
Peak Performers Scoring Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
Rebounding Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
Rookie of the Year Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Jennifer Gillom Phoenix Mercury
Coach of the Year Marianne Stanley Washington Mystics

Team

Award Player Team
All-WNBA First Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
Sue Bird Seattle Storm
Mwadi Mabika Los Angeles Sparks
Second Team Tina Thompson Houston Comets
Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
Tari Phillips New York Liberty
Katie Smith Minnesota Lynx
Shannon Johnson Orlando Miracle

Players of the Week

Week ending Player Team
June 2 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
June 9 Shannon Johnson Orlando Miracle
June 16 Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
June 23 Nykesha Sales Orlando Miracle
June 30 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
July 7 Allison Feaster Charlotte Sting
July 21 Tamika Whitmore New York Liberty
July 28 Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
August 4 Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
August 11 Tamika Catchings (2) Indiana Fever

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

  1. ^ "2002 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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