2002 Miami Sol season

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2002 Miami Sol season
Coach Ron Rothstein
Arena American Airlines Arena
Attendance8,828 per game
Results
Record15–17 (.469)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2002 WNBA season was the 3rd and final season for the Miami Sol. The team missed the playoffs for the second and final time in their history. The team later folded after the season due to financial issues.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
115 Tamara Moore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wisconsin
229 Lindsey Yamasaki Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Stanford
345Jerica WatsonFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa
461Jerkisha DostyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Saint Mary's

Transactions

DateTransaction
March 4, 2002Traded Tracy Reid and a 2002 1st Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and 2002 1st Round Pick [1]
April 19, 2002Drafted Tamara Moore, Lindsey Yamasaki, Jerica Watson and Jerkisha Dosty in the 2002 WNBA Draft [1]
April 23, 2002Waived Levys Torres [1]
April 30, 2002Signed Iziane Castro Marques and Shaka Massey [1]
May 3, 2002Waived Jerkisha Dosty [1]
May 5, 2002Traded a 2003 3rd Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Claudia Neves [1]
Signed Carolyn Moos [1]
May 12, 2002Waived Shaka Massey [1]
May 16, 2002Waived Kisha Ford [1]
May 22, 2002Traded Marla Brumfield and Katrina Colleton to the Portland Fire in exchange for Vanessa Nygaard [1]
May 24, 2002Waived Jerica Watson [1]
June 11, 2002Traded Tamara Moore and a 2003 2nd Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Betty Lennox and a 2003 1st Round Pick [1]
June 13, 2002Signed Betty Lennox [1]
June 18, 2002Traded Marlies Askamp to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a 2003 1st Round Pick [1]
Signed Trisha Stafford-Odom [1]
July 1, 2002Waived Carolyn Moos [1]

Roster

2002 Miami Sol roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 14 Flag of Germany.svg Askamp, Marlies 6' 5" (1.96m)198 lb (90kg)1970-07-085
G 31 Flag of the United States.svg Black, Debbie 5' 3" (1.6m)124 lb (56kg)1966-07-29 Saint Joseph's 3
G 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brondello, Sandy 5' 7" (1.7m)136 lb (62kg)1968-08-203
G/F 8 Flag of Brazil.svg Castro Marques, Iziane 6' 0" (1.83m)140 lb (64kg)1982-03-13R
C 41 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Johns Kimbrough, Pollyanna 6' 3" (1.91m)165 lb (75kg)1975-11-06 Michigan 3
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Lennox, Betty 5' 8" (1.73m)143 lb (65kg)1976-12-04 Louisiana Tech 2
G 30 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Tamara 5' 10" (1.78m)176 lb (80kg)1980-04-11 Wisconsin R
F/C 53 Flag of the United States.svg Moos, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m)–1978-05-23 Stanford R
G 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Neves, Claudia 5' 8" (1.73m)136 lb (62kg)1975-02-173
F 18 Flag of the United States.svg Nygaard, Vanessa 6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1975-03-13 Stanford 3
F 52 Flag of the United States.svg Rasmussen, Kristen 6' 4" (1.93m)172 lb (78kg)1978-11-01 Michigan State 2
C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Riley, Ruth 6' 5" (1.96m)198 lb (90kg)1979-08-28 Notre Dame 1
G/F 55 Flag of the United States.svg Sam, Sheri 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1974-05-05 Vanderbilt 3
F 5 Flag of the United States.svg Stafford-Odom, Trisha 6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1970-11-11 California 1
G/F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Yamasaki, Lindsey 6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)1980-06-02 Stanford R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Ron Rothstein (Rhode Island)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Boucek
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Fiorentino



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2002 game log
Total: 15–17 (Home: 9–7; Road: 6–10)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 28 Minnesota L 63–66 Tamara Moore (22) Vanessa Nygaard (6) Tamara Moore (4) American Airlines Arena 0–1
2May 30 Los Angeles L 65–69 Sandy Brondello (20) Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (8) Debbie Black (5) American Airlines Arena 0–2
June : 4–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3June 2@ New York L 52–58 Sandy Brondello (17) Sheri Sam (8) Black
Moore
Rasmussen (2)		 Madison Square Garden 0–3
4June 4 Orlando L 69–71 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (16) Sheri Sam (9) Black
Brondello (5)		 American Airlines Arena 0–4
5June 9@ Washington L 67–76 Sheri Sam (23) Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7) Debbie Black (9) MCI Center 0–5
6June 11 Cleveland W 74–65 Sheri Sam (18) Debbie Black (9) Black
Sam (5)		 American Airlines Arena 1–5
7June 15@ Orlando W 69–65 Sheri Sam (17) Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7) Debbie Black (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 2–5
8June 18 Houston L 46–53 Riley
Sam (11)		 Debbie Black (7) Black
Riley (3)		 American Airlines Arena 2–6
9June 21 Washington L 60–65 Sheri Sam (18) Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (9) Black
Sam (4)		 American Airlines Arena 2–7
10June 22@ Charlotte L 63–76 Betty Lennox (18) Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (12) Claudia Neves (4) Charlotte Coliseum 2–8
11June 25@ Cleveland L 50–71 Betty Lennox (19) Betty Lennox (6) Sheri Sam (4) Gund Arena 2–9
12June 28@ Detroit W 78–74 (OT) Sheri Sam (27) Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7) Debbie Black (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 3–9
13June 30 Indiana W 65–59 Sheri Sam (19) Kristen Rasmussen (6) Lennox
Sam (4)		 American Airlines Arena 4–9
July : 8–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14July 3 Phoenix W 86–61 Betty Lennox (16) Johns Kimbrough
Nygaard (6)		 Debbie Black (7) American Airlines Arena 5–9
15July 5 Charlotte L 68–72 Sandy Brondello (23) Kristen Rasmussen (6) Debbie Black (4) American Airlines Arena 5–10
16July 7 Seattle W 65–61 (OT) Betty Lennox (19) Kristen Rasmussen (9) Sheri Sam (7) American Airlines Arena 6–10
17July 9@ Charlotte W 66–55 Sheri Sam (23) Sheri Sam (6) Kristen Rasmussen (5) Charlotte Coliseum 7–10
18July 12@ Indiana W 68–62 Sheri Sam (15) Sheri Sam (10) Debbie Black (9) Conseco Fieldhouse 8–10
19July 13 Orlando W 70–56 Betty Lennox (24) Sheri Sam (6) Black
Neves
Rasmussen (3)		 American Airlines Arena 9–10
20July 17 Sacramento L 62–78 Betty Lennox (18) Kristen Rasmussen (8) Johns Kimbrough
Lennox (2)		 American Airlines Arena 9–11
21July 19@ Minnesota W 61–58 Brondello
Sam (11)		 Betty Lennox (7) Debbie Black (7) Target Center 10–11
22July 20@ Detroit L 48–69 Claudia Neves (9) Sheri Sam (7) Ruth Riley (2) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10–12
23July 23 New York W 54–46 Sheri Sam (24) Black
Rasmussen (8)		 Debbie Black (4) American Airlines Arena 11–12
24July 25@ Houston L 60–69 Sheri Sam (17) Sheri Sam (7) Sheri Sam (7) Compaq Center 11–13
25July 27@ Portland L 61–71 Sheri Sam (15) Kristen Rasmussen (7) Debbie Black (5) Rose Garden 11–14
26July 30@ Los Angeles W 82–73 Sheri Sam (18) Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7) Debbie Black (7) Staples Center 12–14
27July 31@ Utah L 76–81 (OT) Sheri Sam (18) Sheri Sam (9) Sandy Brondello (7) Delta Center 12–15
August : 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 2@ New York L 54–66 Kristen Rasmussen (19) Sheri Sam (7) Betty Lennox (4) Madison Square Garden 12–16
29August 4 Washington W 55–50 Sheri Sam (13) Ruth Riley (6) Debbie Black (6) American Airlines Arena 13–16
30August 9 Cleveland W 65–59 Sheri Sam (18) Rasmussen
Sam (6)		 Debbie Black (5) American Airlines Arena 14–16
31August 11@ Indiana L 63–77 Sheri Sam (20) Kristen Rasmussen (5) Debbie Black (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 14–17
32August 13 Detroit W 61–56 Betty Lennox (20) Rasmussen
Sam (7)		 Debbie Black (4) American Airlines Arena 15–17
2002 season 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
Sheri Sam 323233.5.434.342.6184.82.62.20.214.5
Debbie Black 323228.1.400.000.7583.84.31.80.24.8
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough 313025.8.523N/A.6294.51.00.90.57.0
Sandy Brondello 302325.4.365.318.8211.41.50.90.18.8
Betty Lennox 26322.3.358.351.7592.81.81.00.211.9
Kristen Rasmussen 31521.7.552.429.8483.81.30.60.55.5
Ruth Riley 26820.0.465N/A.6093.51.00.41.65.7
Tamara Moore 5316.6.320.2221.0001.42.01.40.05.6
Vanessa Nygaard 292215.3.426.375.7692.30.30.40.04.1
Marlies Askamp 6112.0.400N/A.2731.80.50.20.21.8
Lindsey Yamasaki 1509.8.442.529.5001.00.60.30.13.5
Claudia Neves 2009.7.355.190.6880.41.30.40.01.9
Iziane Castro Marques 1919.6.333.059.6800.90.40.40.03.5
Trisha Stafford-Odom 606.3.167N/A.7501.00.30.20.01.3
Carolyn Moos 203.0.000N/AN/A0.00.00.00.50.0


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

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