Offseason
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Michelle Snow (C) |  United States | Tennessee |
| 3 | 42 | Shondra Johnson (G) | United States | Alabama |
| 4 | 58 | Cori Enghusen (C) | United States | Stanford |
| 2002 Houston Comets season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Van Chancellor |
| Arena | Compaq Center |
| Attendance | 10,866 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 24–8 (.750) |
| Place | 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost 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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Michelle Snow (C) | United States | Tennessee |
| 3 | 42 | Shondra Johnson (G) | United States | Alabama |
| 4 | 58 | Cori Enghusen (C) | United States | Stanford |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Los Angeles | 55-68 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 29 | Phoenix | 61-56 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 1 | @ Cleveland | 69-65 (OT) | Win | 2-1 |
| June 3 | @ Charlotte | 52-67 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 5 | @ Indiana | 56-45 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 9 | Sacramento | 75-62 | Win | 4-2 |
| June 11 | Charlotte | 78-66 | Win | 5-2 |
| June 13 | @ Washington | 64-70 | Loss | 5-3 |
| June 15 | Minnesota | 51-50 | Win | 6-3 |
| June 18 | @ Miami | 53-46 | Win | 7-3 |
| June 21 | Phoenix | 61-59 | Win | 8-3 |
| June 23 | @ Portland | 71-58 | Win | 9-3 |
| June 25 | @ Minnesota | 73-55 | Win | 10-3 |
| June 28 | Utah | 73-57 | Win | 11-3 |
| June 30 | @ Los Angeles | 60-58 | Win | 12-3 |
| July 3 | @ Utah | 78-67 | Win | 13-3 |
| July 6 | Detroit | 61-40 | Win | 14-3 |
| July 9 | Seattle | 67-59 | Win | 15-3 |
| July 11 | @ Phoenix | 52-58 | Loss | 15-4 |
| July 12 | @ Sacramento | 74-60 | Win | 16-4 |
| July 17 | @ Utah | 67-75 | Loss | 16-5 |
| July 19 | @ Portland | 60-70 | Loss | 16-6 |
| July 20 | @ Seattle | 56-54 | Win | 17-6 |
| July 23 | Seattle | 66-54 | Win | 18-6 |
| July 25 | Miami | 69-60 | Win | 19-6 |
| July 28 | @ New York | 56-62 | Loss | 19-7 |
| July 30 | Portland | 89-59 | Win | 20-7 |
| August 3 | Orlando | 69-62 | Win | 21-7 |
| August 6 | Cleveland | 67-54 | Win | 22-7 |
| August 8 | @ Los Angeles | 67-64 | Win | 23-7 |
| August 10 | Sacramento | 59-61 | Loss | 23-8 |
| August 13 | Minnesota | 63-51 | Win | 24-8 |
| August 16 (first round, G1) | @ Utah | 59-66 | Loss | 0-1 |
| August 18 (first round, G2) | Utah | 83-77 (OT) | Win | 1-1 |
| August 20 (first round, G3) | Utah | 72-75 | Loss | 1-2 |
| Player | Minutes | Field Goals | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Swoopes | 1154 | 221 | 158 | 107 | 88 | 23 | 592 |
| Tina Thompson | 1052 | 176 | 217 | 62 | 25 | 20 | 485 |
| Janeth Arcain | 1116 | 128 | 126 | 86 | 51 | 6 | 364 |
| Tiffani Johnson | 815 | 77 | 173 | 39 | 17 | 24 | 201 |
| Michelle Snow | 480 | 45 | 119 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 125 |
| Grace Daley | 185 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| Kelley Gibson | 276 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 60 |
| Sonja Henning | 521 | 18 | 58 | 51 | 23 | 6 | 44 |
| Coquese Washington | 349 | 17 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 44 |
| Tynesha Lewis | 145 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Rebecca Lobo | 132 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 34 |
| Rita Williams | 85 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| Tammy Jackson | 69 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Amanda Lassiter | 46 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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