2002 Charlotte Sting season

2002 Charlotte Sting season
Coach	Anne Donovan
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Attendance	6,667 per game
Results
Record	18–14 (.563)
Place	2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost First Round (2-0) to Washington Mystics
Team Leaders
Points	Andrea Stinson (12.8)
Rebounds	Tammy Sutton-Brown (6.0)
Assists	Dawn Staley (5.1)
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The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth for the Charlotte Sting. The team advanced to the playoffs, but they were later swept in the opening round to the Washington Mystics.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2002 WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
1	7	Sheila Lambert	United States	Baylor
1	9	Shaunzinski Gortman	United States	South Carolina
3	41	Edniesha Curry	United States	Oregon
4	57	Jessie Stomski	United States	Wisconsin

Transactions

Date	Transaction
April 18, 2002	Traded Clarisse Machanguana to the Orlando Miracle in exchange for a 2002 1st Round Pick [1]
April 19, 2002	Drafted Sheila Lambert, Shaunzinski Gortman, Edniesha Curry and Jessie Stomski in the 2002 WNBA draft [1]
	Traded Shaunzinski Gortman to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Erin Buescher and Maylana Martin [1]
May 2, 2002	Waived Jessie Stomski [1]
May 20, 2002	Waived Anna DeForge [1]
May 24, 2002	Waived Edniesha Curry, Maylana Martin, Rasheeda Clark and Tiffany Travis [1]
May 24, 2002	Waived Beth Cunningham [1]
June 17, 2002	Traded a 2003 3rd Round Pick to the Houston Comets in exchange for Elena Shakirova [1]
	Waived Shantia Owens [1]

Roster

2002 Charlotte Sting roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G 20 Anderson, Keisha 5' 7" (1.7m) 125 lb (57kg) 1974-05-08 Wisconsin 2 G 13 Edwards, Tonya 5' 10" (1.78m) 160 lb (73kg) 1968-03-13 Tennessee 3 F/C 7 Enis, Shalonda 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 1974-12-03 Alabama 3 C 3 Erb, Summer 6' 6" (1.98m) 240 lb (109kg) 1977-07-25 NC State 2 F 21 Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m) 168 lb (76kg) 1976-02-11 Harvard 4 G 31 Lambert, Sheila 5' 7" (1.7m) 125 lb (57kg) 1980-07-21 Baylor R G 8 Miller, Kelly 5' 10" (1.78m) 140 lb (64kg) 1978-09-06 Georgia 1 F 25 Owens, Shantia 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 1978-05-16 Kentucky 1 F 11 Buescher, Erin 6' 3" (1.91m) 181 lb (82kg) 1979-06-05 Master's 1 C 15 Shakirova, Elena 6' 3" (1.91m) 190 lb (86kg) 1970-06-02 2 F 23 Smith, Charlotte 6' 0" (1.83m) 148 lb (67kg) 1973-08-23 North Carolina 3 G 5 Staley, Dawn 5' 6" (1.68m) 134 lb (61kg) 1970-05-04 Virginia 3 G 32 Stinson, Andrea 5' 10" (1.78m) 158 lb (72kg) 1967-11-25 NC State 5 C 55 Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m) 199 lb (90kg) 1978-01-27 Rutgers 1	Head coach Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) Assistant coaches Cheryl Reeve Trudi Lacey Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2002 game log Total: 18–14 (Home: 11–5; Road: 7–9)
June: 6–6 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 2 Los Angeles W 94–87 (OT) Kelly Miller (23) Charlotte Smith (9) Dawn Staley (9) Charlotte Coliseum 1–0 2 June 3 Houston W 67–52 Andrea Stinson (23) Stinson Sutton-Brown (6) Dawn Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum 2–0 3 June 6 @ Seattle L 59–65 Tammy Sutton-Brown (11) Tammy Sutton-Brown (6) Dawn Staley (6) KeyArena 2–1 4 June 8 @ Utah L 64–69 Tammy Sutton-Brown (14) Tammy Sutton-Brown (10) Andrea Stinson (5) Delta Center 2–2 5 June 9 @ Phoenix L 77–80 Andrea Stinson (24) Andrea Stinson (8) Dawn Staley (3) America West Arena 2–3 6 June 11 @ Houston L 66–78 Tammy Sutton-Brown (18) Stinson Sutton-Brown (7) Dawn Staley (7) Compaq Center 2–4 7 June 13 Indiana W 75–64 Andrea Stinson (15) Erin Buescher (6) Charlotte Smith (5) Charlotte Coliseum 3–4 8 June 16 @ New York L 53–54 Tammy Sutton-Brown (14) Andrea Stinson (11) Dawn Staley (6) Madison Square Garden 3–5 9 June 19 Washington W 78–64 Andrea Stinson (27) Andrea Stinson (10) Dawn Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum 4–5 10 June 22 Miami W 76–63 Allison Feaster (23) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Andrea Stinson (6) Charlotte Coliseum 5–5 11 June 26 @ Detroit W 80–73 Andrea Stinson (22) Andrea Stinson (8) Dawn Staley (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 6–5 12 June 30 @ Washington L 55–56 Andrea Stinson (14) Allison Feaster (8) Allison Feaster (4) MCI Center 6–6
July : 8–5 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 13 July 1 Phoenix W 90–68 Tonya Edwards (14) Erin Buescher (11) Miller Stinson (5) Charlotte Coliseum 7–6 14 July 3 Portland L 73–76 Allison Feaster (17) Tammy Sutton-Brown (10) Charlotte Smith (6) Charlotte Coliseum 7–7 15 July 5 @ Miami W 72–68 Andrea Stinson (18) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Dawn Staley (6) American Airlines Arena 8–7 16 July 6 Cleveland W 78–67 Allison Feaster (24) Tammy Sutton-Brown (8) Dawn Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum 9–7 17 July 9 Miami L 55–66 Dawn Staley (13) Andrea Stinson (8) Feaster Smith Staley (2) Charlotte Coliseum 9–8 18 July 12 @ Orlando W 72–67 Allison Feaster (19) Kelly Miller (7) Dawn Staley (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 10–8 19 July 13 Minnesota W 63–60 Tammy Sutton-Brown (13) Tammy Sutton-Brown (7) Miller Staley Stinson (4) Charlotte Coliseum 11–8 20 July 17 Orlando W 89–62 Tammy Sutton-Brown (22) Tammy Sutton-Brown (6) Staley Stinson (8) Charlotte Coliseum 12–8 21 July 19 Sacramento W 70–51 Kelly Miller (16) Andrea Stinson (6) Dawn Staley (6) Charlotte Coliseum 13–8 22 July 22 @ Indiana L 72–73 Dawn Staley (14) Stinson Sutton-Brown (6) Allison Feaster (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 13–9 23 July 24 @ Cleveland W 73–66 (OT) Andrea Stinson (17) Andrea Stinson (12) Dawn Staley (5) Gund Arena 14–9 24 July 25 Cleveland L 73–83 Andrea Stinson (14) Andrea Stinson (6) Dawn Staley (4) Charlotte Coliseum 14–10 25 July 27 Detroit L 66–74 Andrea Stinson (17) Andrea Stinson (5) Staley Stinson (4) Charlotte Coliseum 14–11
August : 4–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 26 August 1 @ Orlando L 63–65 Allison Feaster (14) Allison Feaster (6) Dawn Staley (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 14–12 27 August 3 @ Indiana L 48–69 Feaster Staley (8) Tammy Sutton-Brown (5) Edwards Staley (2) Conseco Fieldhouse 14–13 28 August 4 New York L 58–71 Andrea Stinson (16) Charlotte Smith (7) Allison Feaster (4) Charlotte Coliseum 14–14 29 August 6 @ Detroit W 76–65 Tammy Sutton-Brown (19) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Dawn Staley (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15–14 30 August 9 @ Minnesota W 68–62 Kelly Miller (15) Allison Feaster (5) Dawn Staley (6) Target Center 16–14 31 August 11 @ New York W 71–58 Allison Feaster (18) Erb Stinson (7) Dawn Staley (6) Madison Square Garden 17–14 32 August 13 Washington W 67–57 Allison Feaster (20) Stinson Sutton-Brown (7) Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 18–14
2002 season schedule

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First round vs. Washington Mystics Lost Series: 0–2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 August 15 @ Washington L 62–74 Andrea Stinson (16) Smith Stinson Sutton-Brown (5) Dawn Staley (5) MCI Center 0–1 2 August 17 Washington L 59–62 Andrea Stinson (14) Allison Feaster (12) Staley Stinson (6) Charlotte Coliseum 0–2
2002 playoff schedule

Season standings

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

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
Dawn Staley	32	32	33.2	.366	.398	.762	1.8	5.1	1.5	0.0	8.8
Allison Feaster	32	32	29.9	.394	.418	.824	3.7	1.9	1.2	0.4	11.8
Andrea Stinson	32	32	29.7	.456	.414	.688	5.5	2.8	1.2	0.3	12.8
Charlotte Smith	32	32	27.8	.410	.374	.741	3.8	1.7	0.7	0.5	8.0
Tammy Sutton-Brown	32	29	27.7	.529	N/A	.713	6.0	0.5	0.9	1.1	11.9
Kelly Miller	32	0	17.3	.446	.471	.763	2.1	1.5	0.7	0.0	6.6
Shalonda Enis	4	0	14.8	.278	.000	1.000	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.5	4.8
Erin Buescher	29	0	13.5	.402	.364	.694	3.1	0.6	0.4	0.5	3.3
Summer Erb	31	3	11.0	.565	N/A	.720	2.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	2.8
Tonya Edwards	29	0	10.4	.364	.280	.717	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.1	3.9
Sheila Lambert	3	0	5.3	.333	N/A	N/A	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.7
Elena Shakirova	1	0	5.0	N/A	N/A	.500	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Keisha Anderson	7	0	4.4	.250	.250	N/A	0.9	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0
Shantia Owens	2	0	3.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

References

1. "2002 Charlotte Sting Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2024.