2002 New York Liberty season

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2002 New York Liberty season
Coach Richie Adubato
Arena Madison Square Garden
Attendance14,670 per game
Results
Record18–14 (.563)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks
Media
Television WPIX (WB 11)
MSG Network

The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty franchise reached their 4th berth to the WNBA Finals, but lost in a sweep to the Los Angeles Sparks. This was the last season that New York qualified for the WNBA Finals, before their appearance in 2023.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
226 Linda Fröhlich Flag of Germany.svg West Germany UNLV
346 Tracy Gahan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Iowa State
462Deedee WarleyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Maryland

Transactions

DateTransaction
April 3, 2002Traded Rebecca Lobo to the Houston Comets in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick [1]
April 18, 2002Traded a 2002 1st Round Pick to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Korie Hlede [1]
April 19, 2002Drafted Linda Fröhlich, Tracy Gahan, and Deedee Warley in the 2002 WNBA draft [1]
April 22, 2002Traded Andrea Nagy to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for a 2003 2nd Round Pick [1]
April 23, 2002Traded Grace Daley to the Houston Comets in exchange for a 2003 2nd Round Pick [1]
May 7, 2002Waived Bethany Donaphin and Deedee Warley [1]
May 8, 2002Waived Shondra Johnson [1]
May 21, 2002Waived Mactabene Amachree and Tracy Gahan [1]
July 2, 2002Waived Marina Ferragut [1]

Roster

2002 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 42 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper, Camille 6' 4" (1.93m)1979-02-05 Purdue 1
F/C 31 Flag of Germany.svg Fröhlich, Linda 6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1979-06-23 UNLV R
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Hammon, Becky 5' 6" (1.68m)136 lb (62kg)1977-03-11 Colorado State 3
G 7 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hlede, Korie 5' 9" (1.75m)155 lb (70kg)1975-03-29 Duquesne 4
G/F 55 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Vickie 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1972-04-15 Louisiana Tech 5
C 50 Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Ngoyisa, Bernadette 6' 4" (1.93m)195 lb (88kg)1982-08-26R
F/C 24 Flag of the United States.svg Phillips, Tari 6' 2" (1.88m)200 lb (91kg)1970-03-06 Central Florida 3
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Robinson, Crystal 5' 11" (1.8m)155 lb (70kg)1974-01-22 SE Oklahoma State 3
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Weatherspoon, Teresa 5' 8" (1.73m)161 lb (73kg)1965-12-08 Louisiana Tech 5
F 44 Flag of the United States.svg Whitmore, Tamika 6' 2" (1.88m)215 lb (98kg)1977-06-05 Memphis 3
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Wicks, Sue 6' 3" (1.91m)174 lb (79kg)1966-11-26 Rutgers 5
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Richie Adubato (William Paterson)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa White
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff House
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Coyle
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2002 game log
Total: 18–14 (Home: 10–6; Road: 8–8)
May: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 25@ Los Angeles L 64–72 Vickie Johnson (19) Vickie Johnson (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Staples Center 0–1
2May 28@ Portland W 84–62 Becky Hammon (22) Tari Phillips (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (11) Rose Garden 1–1
3May 30@ Seattle W 78–61 Crystal Robinson (17) Johnson
Whitmore (7)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (4) KeyArena 2–1
June : 6–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4June 2 Miami W 58–52 Crystal Robinson (16) Phillips
Whitmore (5)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (3) Madison Square Garden 3–1
5June 5 Detroit W 60–59 Vickie Johnson (21) Tari Phillips (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (4) Madison Square Garden 4–1
6June 8@ Indiana L 62–71 Tamika Whitmore (18) Phillips
Wicks (6)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 4–2
7June 9@ Detroit W 70–63 Crystal Robinson (19) Phillips
Wicks (6)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 5–2
8June 11@ Utah W 71–68 Tari Phillips (22) Tari Phillips (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Delta Center 6–2
9June 13@ Sacramento L 77–78 (2OT) Tamika Whitmore (21) Phillips
Robinson (7)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (12) ARCO Arena 6–3
10June 16 Charlotte W 54–53 Vickie Johnson (15) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Madison Square Garden 7–3
11June 18 Orlando L 62–71 Crystal Robinson (19) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (6) Madison Square Garden 7–4
12June 21@ Cleveland L 69–80 Vickie Johnson (19) Tari Phillips (5) Teresa Weatherspoon (9) Gund Arena 7–5
13June 23@ Orlando L 65–77 Tari Phillips (16) Phillips
Whitmore (8)		 Johnson
Weatherspoon (5)		 TD Waterhouse Centre 7–6
14June 25 Indiana W 74–55 Crystal Robinson (24) Tari Phillips (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (10) Madison Square Garden 8–6
15June 28 Cleveland L 58–67 Tari Phillips (18) Tari Phillips (9) Robinson
Weatherspoon (4)		 Madison Square Garden 8–7
16June 30 Portland L 44–54 Crystal Robinson (17) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (6) Madison Square Garden 8–8
July : 7–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 2 Seattle W 74–63 Tari Phillips (19) Hammon
Phillips
Weathersppon
Wicks (3)		 Johnson
Weathersppon (6)		 Madison Square Garden 9–8
18July 8 Phoenix W 77–71 Tamika Whitmore (28) Phillips
Whitmore (5)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (9) Madison Square Garden 10–8
19July 10@ Detroit L 63–66 Crystal Robinson (17) Tari Phillips (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10–9
20July 13@ Washington W 67–53 Vickie Johnson (19) Tari Phillips (12) Vickie Johnson (5) MCI Center 11–9
21July 18 Los Angeles W 72–59 Tamika Whitmore (25) Tari Phillips (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (6) Target Center 12–9
22July 19@ Indiana W 70–62 Becky Hammon (15) Tari Phillips (5) Vickie Johnson (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 13–9
23July 22 Cleveland W 73–52 Tari Phillips (15) Hammon
Phillips (5)		 Hammon
Johnson (3)		 Madison Square Garden 14–9
24July 23@ Miami L 46–54 Crystal Robinson (12) Tamika Whitmore (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (3) American Airlines Arena 14–10
25July 28 Houston W 62–56 Tamika Whitmore (15) Phillips
Whitmore (8)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (4) Madison Square Garden 15–10
August : 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26August 2 Miami W 66–54 Vickie Johnson (20) Tari Phillips (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (10) Madison Square Garden 16–10
27August 4@ Charlotte W 71–58 Vickie Johnson (20) Sue Wicks (9) Teresa Weatherspoon (8) Charlotte Coliseum 17–10
28August 6 Minnesota L 49–52 Tari Phillips (17) Tari Phillips (11) Vickie Johnson (6) Madison Square Garden 17–11
29August 8 Washington L 54–65 Tari Phillips (22) Tari Phillips (11) Hammon
Weatherspoon (4)		 Madison Square Garden 17–12
30August 9@ Washington W 74–66 Becky Hammon (22) Weatherspoon
Whitmore (6)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (8) MCI Center 18–12
31August 11 Charlotte L 58–71 Crystal Robinson (16) Tamika Whitmore (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 18–13
32August 13@ Orlando L 63–70 Phillips
Whitmore (20)		 Tari Phillips (10) Hammon
Robinson (3)		 TD Waterhouse Centre 18–14
2002 season schedule

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First round vs. Indiana Fever
Won Series: 2–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1August 16@ Indiana L 55–73 Tamika Whitmore (18) Becky Hammon (5) Teresa Weatherspoon (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 0–1
2August 18 Indiana W 84–65 Tamika Whitmore (24) Tamika Whitmore (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (9) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3August 20 Indiana W 75–60 Vickie Johnson (19) Vickie Johnson (7) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Madison Square Garden 2–1
Conference Finals vs. Washington Mystics
Won Series: 2–1
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1August 22@ Washington L 74–79 Tari Phillips (21) Phillips
Robinson
Weatherspoon
Whitmore (5)		 Teresa Weatherspoon (9) MCI Center 0–1
2August 24 Washington W 96–79 Phillips
Whitmore (23)		 Tari Phillips (6) Teresa Weatherspoon (12) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3August 25 Washington W 64–57 Vickie Johnson (19) Tari Phillips (11) Teresa Weatherspoon (4) Madison Square Garden 2–1
WNBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Lost Series: 0–2
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 August 29 Los Angeles L 63–71 Becky Hammon (18) Teresa Weatherspoon (7) Johnson
Phillips
Weatherspoon (3)		 Madison Square Garden 0–1
2 August 31 @ Los Angeles L 66–69 Phillips
Whitmore (17)		 Tari Phillips (8) Teresa Weatherspoon (5) Staples Center 0–2
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
Crystal Robinson 323233.4.417.370.8192.82.51.50.411.8
Vickie Johnson 313133.2.456.421.8033.52.80.90.111.6
Tari Phillips 323131.5.491.000.6757.01.31.80.414.1
Tamika Whitmore 323230.5.477.000.7334.40.70.81.312.7
Teresa Weatherspoon 323229.8.342.100.5192.75.71.30.13.4
Becky Hammon 32120.6.442.386.6792.11.70.80.08.0
Sue Wicks 30014.3.343.000.6673.40.50.70.52.2
Korie Hlede 1608.1.423.000.4441.00.80.40.11.6
Camille Cooper 2315.2.393N/A.6250.70.10.20.21.2
Linda Fröhlich 1604.2.100.0001.0000.80.10.10.00.4
Bernadette Ngoyisa 701.7.600N/AN/A0.70.00.00.30.9


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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2002 New York Liberty Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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