| 2002 Sacramento Monarchs season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Maura McHugh |
| Arena | ARCO Arena |
| Attendance | 9,011 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–18 (.438) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 6th season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team missed the playoffs for the first time in four years.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Hamchétou Maïga (G/F) |  Mali | Old Dominion |
| 3 | 44 | Alayne Ingram (G) |  United States | Michigan |
| 4 | 51 | Jermisha Dosty (C) | United States | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 4 | 60 | Elizabeth Pickney (F) | United States | Arizona |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | Minnesota | 61-63 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 6 | @ Portland | 73-86 | Loss | 0-2 |
| June 9 | @ Houston | 62-75 | Loss | 0-3 |
| June 11 | @ Minnesota | 63-72 | Loss | 0-4 |
| June 13 | New York | 78-77 (OT) | Win | 1-4 |
| June 15 | Los Angeles | 66-72 (OT) | Loss | 1-5 |
| June 18 | @ Phoenix | 63-78 | Loss | 1-6 |
| June 20 | Seattle | 72-64 | Win | 2-6 |
| June 22 | Utah | 61-77 | Loss | 2-7 |
| June 23 | @ Seattle | 60-86 | Loss | 2-8 |
| June 25 | Washington | 86-87 (OT) | Loss | 2-9 |
| June 27 | @ Cleveland | 50-73 | Loss | 2-10 |
| June 28 | @ Indiana | 60-67 | Loss | 2-11 |
| June 30 | @ Detroit | 60-71 | Loss | 2-12 |
| July 5 | @ Los Angeles | 65-87 | Loss | 2-13 |
| July 7 | @ Portland | 59-74 | Loss | 2-14 |
| July 11 | Cleveland | 71-69 | Win | 3-14 |
| July 12 | Houston | 60-74 | Loss | 3-15 |
| July 17 | @ Miami | 78-62 | Win | 4-15 |
| July 19 | @ Charlotte | 51-70 | Loss | 4-16 |
| July 21 | Orlando | 62-60 | Win | 5-16 |
| July 25 | Portland | 81-80 (OT) | Win | 6-16 |
| July 27 | @ Phoenix | 79-64 | Win | 7-16 |
| July 28 | Minnesota | 66-56 | Win | 8-16 |
| July 30 | Indiana | 74-65 | Win | 9-16 |
| August 1 | Utah | 80-71 | Win | 10-16 |
| August 3 | Los Angeles | 71-81 | Loss | 10-17 |
| August 6 | Phoenix | 73-70 | Win | 11-17 |
| August 8 | @ Orlando | 82-72 | Win | 12-17 |
| August 10 | @ Houston | 61-59 | Win | 13-17 |
| August 12 | @ Utah | 79-81 | Loss | 13-18 |
| August 13 | Seattle | 59-51 | Win | 14-18 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangela Smith | 32 | 188 | 40 | 27 | 46 | 469 |
| Ruthie Bolton | 32 | 94 | 37 | 45 | 2 | 349 |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | 32 | 90 | 63 | 41 | 5 | 296 |
| Yolanda Griffith | 17 | 148 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 288 |
| Lady Grooms | 32 | 99 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 227 |
| Ticha Penicheiro | 24 | 102 | 192 | 64 | 1 | 203 |
| La'Keshia Frett | 32 | 95 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 187 |
| Cass Bauer-Bilodeau | 25 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 43 |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 23 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 40 |
| Andrea Nagy | 24 | 29 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 34 |
| Kara Wolters | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Edna Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Stacey Ford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Monique Ambers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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