| 2002 Cleveland Rockers season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Dan Hughes |
| Arena | Gund Arena |
| Attendance | 9,318 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–22 (.313) |
| Place | 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Penny Taylor (13.0) |
| Rebounds | Chasity Melvin (6.1) |
| Assists | Jennifer Rizzotti (3.3) |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 6th season for the Cleveland Rockers.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 8 | Deanna Jackson (F) |  United States | Alabama |
| 2 | 24 | Brandi McCain (G) | United States | Florida |
| 2 | 31 | Angie Welle (C) | United States | Iowa State |
| 4 | 63 | Marché Strickland (G) | United States | Maryland |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| June 1 | Houston | 65-69 (OT) | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 6 | Detroit | 72-55 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 8 | @ Orlando | 99-103 (3OT) | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 11 | @ Miami | 65-74 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 14 | Washington | 63-69 | Loss | 1-4 |
| June 15 | @ Indiana | 79-68 | Win | 2-4 |
| June 19 | Orlando | 62-66 | Loss | 2-5 |
| June 21 | New York | 80-69 | Win | 3-5 |
| June 23 | @ Washington | 45-63 | Loss | 3-6 |
| June 25 | Miami | 71-50 | Win | 4-6 |
| June 27 | Sacramento | 73-50 | Win | 5-6 |
| June 28 | @ New York | 67-58 | Win | 6-6 |
| June 30 | Utah | 62-79 | Loss | 6-7 |
| July 2 | Portland | 64-68 | Loss | 6-8 |
| July 5 | Seattle | 65-73 | Loss | 6-9 |
| July 6 | @ Charlotte | 67-78 | Loss | 6-10 |
| July 8 | @ Indiana | 57-68 | Loss | 6-11 |
| July 11 | @ Sacramento | 69-71 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 12 | @ Seattle | 62-58 | Win | 7-12 |
| July 17 | @ Minnesota | 58-48 | Win | 8-12 |
| July 20 | Los Angeles | 50-63 | Loss | 8-13 |
| July 22 | @ New York | 52-73 | Loss | 8-14 |
| July 24 | Charlotte | 66-73 (OT) | Loss | 8-15 |
| July 25 | @ Charlotte | 83-73 | Win | 9-15 |
| July 28 | Orlando | 70-76 (OT) | Loss | 9-16 |
| August 1 | @ Detroit | 68-66 | Win | 10-16 |
| August 3 | Detroit | 57-68 | Loss | 10-17 |
| August 6 | @ Houston | 54-67 | Loss | 10-18 |
| August 7 | @ Phoenix | 57-59 | Loss | 10-19 |
| August 9 | @ Miami | 59-65 | Loss | 10-20 |
| August 11 | Washington | 54-60 | Loss | 10-21 |
| August 13 | Indiana | 56-60 | Loss | 10-22 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasity Melvin | 32 | 194 | 57 | 28 | 18 | 399 |
| Merlakia Jones | 32 | 176 | 72 | 44 | 4 | 391 |
| Penny Taylor | 30 | 158 | 68 | 37 | 11 | 391 |
| Ann Wauters | 28 | 140 | 39 | 16 | 21 | 314 |
| Jennifer Rizzotti | 26 | 70 | 85 | 23 | 3 | 178 |
| Rushia Brown | 28 | 75 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 112 |
| Mery Andrade | 32 | 56 | 67 | 29 | 6 | 91 |
| Brandi McCain | 31 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 83 |
| Deanna Jackson | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| Tracy Henderson | 23 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 35 |
| Tricia Bader Binford | 18 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| Lucienne Berthieu | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Paige Sauer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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