Offseason
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 6 | Tamika Williams (F) |  United States | Connecticut |
| 3 | 38 | Lindsey Meder (G) | United States | Iowa |
| 4 | 54 | Shárron Francis (G) | United States | Old Dominion |
| 2002 Minnesota Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Brian Agler Heidi VanDerveer (interim) |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | 7,819 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–22 (.313) |
| Place | 8th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2002 WNBA season was the fourth for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx failed to emerge from their recent struggles, going dead last in the West.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 6 | Tamika Williams (F) | United States | Connecticut |
| 3 | 38 | Lindsey Meder (G) | United States | Iowa |
| 4 | 54 | Shárron Francis (G) | United States | Old Dominion |
| 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 25 | Utah | 75-79 (OT) | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 28 | @ Miami | 66-63 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 1 | @ Sacramento | 63-61 | Win | 2-1 |
| June 4 | @ Seattle | 68-78 (OT) | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 8 | Los Angeles | 72-76 | Loss | 2-3 |
| June 11 | Sacramento | 72-63 | Win | 3-3 |
| June 13 | Portland | 60-46 | Win | 4-3 |
| June 15 | @ Houston | 50-51 | Loss | 4-4 |
| June 18 | @ Portland | 51-59 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 21 | @ Los Angeles | 64-73 | Loss | 4-6 |
| June 23 | @ Phoenix | 61-70 | Loss | 4-7 |
| June 25 | Houston | 55-73 | Loss | 4-8 |
| June 29 | Orlando | 67-59 | Win | 5-8 |
| July 1 | Detroit | 85-80 (OT) | Win | 6-8 |
| July 3 | Washington | 63-64 | Loss | 6-9 |
| July 5 | @ Utah | 56-87 | Loss | 6-10 |
| July 10 | Portland | 72-75 | Loss | 6-11 |
| July 12 | @ Detroit | 69-72 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 13 | @ Charlotte | 60-63 | Loss | 6-13 |
| July 17 | Cleveland | 48-58 | Loss | 6-14 |
| July 19 | Miami | 58-61 | Loss | 6-15 |
| July 24 | Utah | 70-62 | Win | 7-15 |
| July 26 | @ Indiana | 63-73 | Loss | 7-16 |
| July 28 | @ Sacramento | 56-66 | Loss | 7-17 |
| July 29 | @ Phoenix | 45-57 | Loss | 7-18 |
| July 31 | @ Seattle | 63-75 | Loss | 7-19 |
| August 2 | Phoenix | 75-51 | Win | 8-19 |
| August 4 | Seattle | 73-60 | Win | 9-19 |
| August 6 | @ New York | 52-49 | Win | 10-19 |
| August 9 | Charlotte | 62-68 | Loss | 10-20 |
| August 11 | Los Angeles | 58-69 | Loss | 10-21 |
| August 13 | @ Houston | 51-63 | Loss | 10-22 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Katie Smith | 31 | 92 | 79 | 32 | 7 | 512 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 27 | 146 | 60 | 42 | 10 | 314 |
| Tamika Williams | 31 | 229 | 51 | 44 | 13 | 314 |
| Georgia Schweitzer | 30 | 51 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 124 |
| Lynn Pride | 31 | 103 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 123 |
| Michele Van Gorp | 22 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 100 |
| Kristi Harrower | 27 | 46 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 96 |
| Shaunzinski Gortman | 29 | 61 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 91 |
| Janell Burse | 31 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 83 |
| Val Whiting-Raymond | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Shanele Stires | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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