2002 Indiana Fever season

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2002 Indiana Fever season
Coach Nell Fortner
Arena Conseco Fieldhouse
Attendance8,434 per game
Results
Record16–16 (.500)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-1) to New York Liberty

The 2002 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 3rd season in the WNBA and their 2nd season under head coach, Nell Fortner. The team, led by Tamika Catchings, went to the playoffs for the first time in team history, losing in the first round to the New York Liberty.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
113 Tawana McDonald Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Georgia
217 Zuzi Klimešová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Vanderbilt
334Kelly KomaraFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Purdue
449LaKeisha TaylorFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Arizona
452Jillian DankerFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Vanderbilt

Transactions

DateTransaction
March 4, 2002Traded Gordana Grubin to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Bridget Pettis and a 2002 2nd Round Pick [1]
April 19, 2002Drafted Tawana McDonald, Zuzi Klimešová, Kelly Komara, LaKeisha Taylor and Jillian Danker in the 2002 WNBA draft [1]
April 24, 2002Waived Marlena Williams and Vicki Hall [1]
May 2, 2002Waived Jillian Danker and LaKeisha Taylor [1]
May 24, 2002Waived Itoro Coleman and Kelly Komara [1]
July 22, 2002Traded Rita Williams to the Houston Comets in exchange for Coquese Washington [1]

Roster

2002 Indiana Fever roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m)167 lb (76kg)1979-07-21 Tennessee R
G 33 Flag of the United States.svg Ivey, Niele 5' 7" (1.7m)149 lb (68kg)1977-09-24 Notre Dame 1
G 13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klimešová, Zuzi 6' 2" (1.88m)1979-01-21 Vanderbilt R
F 42 Flag of Jamaica.svg Malcolm, Nadine6' 1" (1.85m)170 lb (77kg)1975-11-27 Providence 1
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Maxwell, Monica 5' 9" (1.75m)162 lb (73kg)1976-12-21 Louisiana Tech 3
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg McCray, Nikki 5' 11" (1.8m)158 lb (72kg)1971-12-17 Tennessee 4
C 6 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Jackie6' 2" (1.88m)1979-11-06 Long Beach State R
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Pettis, Bridget 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1971-01-01 Florida 5
C 11 Flag of the United States.svg Schumacher, Kelly 6' 5" (1.96m)183 lb (83kg)1977-10-14 Connecticut 1
C 0 Flag of the United States.svg Scott-Richardson, Olympia 6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1976-05-05 Stanford 4
F 43 Flag of the United States.svg Thompson, Alicia 6' 1" (1.85m)180 lb (82kg)1976-06-30 Texas Tech 3
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Washington, Coquese 5' 6" (1.68m)138 lb (63kg)1971-01-17 Notre Dame 4
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Rita 5' 6" (1.68m)135 lb (61kg)1976-01-14 Connecticut 4
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Nell Fortner (Texas)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Shelley Patterson
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Plank
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2002 game log
Total: 16–16 (Home: 10–6; Road: 6–10)
June: 6–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1June 1 Detroit W 72–69 Tamika Catchings (23) Tamika Catchings (13) Nikki McCray (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 1–0
2June 2@ Detroit W 78–65 Tamika Catchings (27) Nikki McCray (7) Tamika Catchings (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 2–0
3June 5 Houston L 45–56 Nikki McCray (14) Olympia Scott-Richardson (17) Olympia Scott-Richardson (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 2–1
4June 7@ Washington L 68–89 Catchings
Scott-Richardson (15)		 Tamika Catchings (11) Tamika Catchings (7) MCI Center 2–2
5June 8 New York W 71–62 Tamika Catchings (32) Tamika Catchings (14) Rita Williams (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 3–2
6June 11@ Orlando W 75–69 Catchings
McCray (20)		 Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) Tamika Catchings (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 4–2
7June 13@ Charlotte L 64–75 Nikki McCray (13) Catchings
Malcolm (5)		 Rita Williams (5) Charlotte Coliseum 4–3
8June 15 Cleveland L 68–79 Tamika Catchings (23) Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) McCray
Williams (4)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 4–4
9June 18@ Utah L 71–79 Tamika Catchings (14) Tamika Catchings (11) Tamika Catchings (5) Delta Center 4–5
10June 20@ Portland W 81–72 Nikki McCray (30) Catchings
Scott-Richardson (9)		 Tamika Catchings (5) Rose Garden 5–5
11June 21@ Seattle L 51–63 Olympia Scott-Richardson (12) Tamika Catchings (8) Tamika Catchings (7) KeyArena 5–6
12June 25@ New York L 55–74 Bridget Pettis (13) Tamika Catchings (8) Tamika Catchings (6) Madison Square Garden 5–7
13June 28 Sacramento W 67–60 Tamika Catchings (21) Tamika Catchings (12) Scott-Richardson
Williams (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 6–7
14June 30@ Miami L 59–65 Rita Williams (17) Tamika Catchings (6) Ivey
McCray (3)		 American Airlines Arena 6–8
July : 5–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15July 3@ Orlando L 71–79 (OT) Tamika Catchings (24) Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) Nikki McCray (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 6–9
16July 6 Washington W 50–45 Tamika Catchings (18) Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) McCray
Scott-Richardson
Williams (2)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 7–9
17July 8 Cleveland W 68–57 Tamika Catchings (24) Tamika Catchings (10) Ivey
McCray (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 8–9
18July 10 Utah L 69–82 Olympia Scott-Richardson (31) Catchings
Scott-Richardson (9)		 Olympia Scott-Richardson (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 8–10
19July 12 Miami L 62–68 Nadine Malcolm (16) Olympia Scott-Richardson (11) Catchings
McCray
Williams (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 8–11
20July 17 Los Angeles L 58–73 Tamika Catchings (15) Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) Catchings
McCray
Williams (4)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 8–12
21July 19 New York L 62–70 Tamika Catchings (21) Tamika Catchings (12) Catchings
Ivey (3)		 Conseco Fieldhouse 8–13
22July 22 Charlotte W 73–72 Catchings
McCray (17)		 Tamika Catchings (9) Tamika Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 9–13
23July 26 Minnesota W 73–63 Tamika Catchings (23) Tamika Catchings (5) Tamika Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 10–13
24July 28@ Los Angeles L 62–80 Coquese Washington (14) Tamika Catchings (7) Coquese Washington (8) Staples Center 10–14
25July 30@ Sacramento L 65–74 Tamika Catchings (24) Tamika Catchings (11) Tamika Catchings (5) ARCO Arena 10–15
26July 31@ Phoenix W 58–56 Tamika Catchings (22) Tamika Catchings (6) Tamika Catchings (6) America West Arena 11–15
August : 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27August 3 Charlotte W 69–48 Nikki McCray (20) Tamika Catchings (15) Coquese Washington (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 12–15
28August 6@ Washington W 64–55 Tamika Catchings (28) Catchings
Scott-Richardson (10)		 McCray
Washington (4)		 MCI Center 13–15
29August 7 Orlando W 70–63 Tamika Catchings (32) Tamika Catchings (12) Coquese Washington (11) Conseco Fieldhouse 14–15
30August 9@ Detroit L 54–55 Tamika Catchings (21) Tamika Catchings (12) Catchings
McCray (2)		 The Palace of Auburn Hills 14–16
31August 11 Miami W 77–63 Tamika Catchings (20) Catchings
Scott-Richardson (7)		 Tamika Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 15–16
32August 13@ Cleveland W 60–56 Kelly Schumacher (15) Kelly Schumacher (9) Coquese Washington (7) Gund Arena 16–16
2002 season schedule

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First round vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 16 New York W 73–55 Tamika Catchings (29) Olympia Scott-Richardson (14) Nikki McCray (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 1–0
2August 18@ New York L 65–84 Tamika Catchings (20) Tamika Catchings (14) Coquese Washington (5) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3August 20@ New York L 60–75 Nikki McCray (14) Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) Coquese Washington (7) Madison Square Garden 1–2
2002 playoff schedule

Season standings

Eastern Conference WLPCTConf.GB
New York Liberty x1814.56311–10–
Charlotte Sting x1814.56312–9–
Washington Mystics x1715.53112–91.0
Indiana Fever x1616.50012–92.0
Orlando Miracle o1616.50013–82.0
Miami Sol o1517.46911–103.0
Cleveland Rockers o1022.3127–148.0
Detroit Shock o923.2816–159.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Tamika Catchings 323236.5.420.396.8158.63.72.91.318.6
Nikki McCray 323233.1.415.318.8163.02.20.90.111.5
Olympia Scott-Richardson 313131.5.487.000.8056.81.71.20.49.4
Coquese Washington 11829.5.371.452.7003.04.42.10.27.3
Rita Williams 20124.2.289.254.7351.92.21.10.16.0
Nadine Malcolm292820.7.367.293.7572.10.70.40.15.4
Alicia Thompson 18217.4.358.241.7062.30.80.40.15.4
Niele Ivey 312314.2.352.380.8100.91.30.50.12.8
Bridget Pettis 32011.7.355.209.7181.20.50.30.03.5
Kelly Schumacher 31111.4.506.000.6921.90.40.20.73.5
Monica Maxwell 1809.4.298.2941.0001.70.40.40.21.9
Jackie Moore1827.1.421.000.7141.60.20.30.12.3
Zuzi Klimešová 1103.5.167N/A1.0000.50.20.10.10.5


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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2002 Indiana Fever Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
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