2002 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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WNBA champions | |
Coach | Michael Cooper |
Arena | Staples Center |
Attendance | 11,651 per game |
Results | |
Record | 25–7 (.781) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks ended the season winning the WNBA Finals for the second straight year.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 16 | Rosalind Ross | ![]() | Oklahoma |
2 | 30 | Gergana Slavcheva | ![]() | FIU |
2 | 32 | Jackie Higgins | ![]() | North Carolina |
3 | 48 | Rashana Barnes | ![]() | Penn State |
4 | 64 | Tiffany Thompson | ![]() | Old Dominion |
Date | Transaction | |
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April 19, 2002 | Traded Ukari Figgs and Gergana Slavcheva to the Portland Fire in exchange for Nikki Teasley and Sophia Witherspoon [1] | |
Drafted Rosalind Ross, Gergana Slavcheva, Jackie Higgins, Rashana Barnes and Tiffany Thompson in the 2002 WNBA draft [1] | ||
April 30, 2002 | Signed Erika de Souza, Rhonda Smith and Kim Williams [1] | |
May 3, 2002 | Waived Rashana Barnes [1] | |
May 8, 2002 | Waived Tiffany Thompson [1] | |
May 13, 2002 | Waived Jackie Higgins, Kelley Simon, Kim Williams and Nicole Levandusky [1] | |
Signed Vicki Hall, Shala Crawford and Naomi Mulitauaopele [1] | ||
May 16, 2002 | Waived Rhonda Smith and Wendi Willits [1] | |
May 23, 2002 | Waived Naomi Mulitauaopele [1] | |
June 7, 2002 | Signed Katryna Gaither [1] | |
June 11, 2002 | Signed Sophia Witherspoon [1] | |
June 18, 2002 | Traded a 2003 1st Round Pick to the Miami Sol in exchange for Marlies Askamp [1] | |
June 21, 2002 | Waived Katryna Gaither [1] |
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2002 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round vs. Seattle Storm Won Series: 2–0
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Conference Finals vs. Utah Starzz Won Series: 2–0
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WNBA Finals vs. New York Liberty Won Series: 2–0
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2002 playoff schedule |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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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 |
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Lisa Leslie | 31 | 31 | 34.2 | .466 | .324 | .727 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 16.9 |
Mwadi Mabika | 32 | 32 | 32.8 | .423 | .366 | .839 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
Tamecka Dixon | 30 | 30 | 31.9 | .391 | .351 | .831 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 32 | 25 | 30.2 | .487 | .420 | .740 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
Nikki Teasley | 32 | 32 | 27.6 | .404 | .400 | .750 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
Latasha Byears | 26 | 5 | 18.7 | .618 | N/A | .566 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
Sophia Witherspoon | 31 | 1 | 11.5 | .415 | .418 | .761 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
Nicky McCrimmon | 32 | 0 | 11.1 | .408 | .267 | .636 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Marlies Askamp | 20 | 4 | 10.8 | .473 | .000 | .643 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
Vedrana Grgin-Fonseca | 12 | 0 | 6.6 | .387 | .417 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
Vicki Hall | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Katryna Gaither | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Erika de Souza | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | .357 | N/A | .200 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season