| 2002 Utah Starzz season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Candi Harvey |
| Arena | Delta Center |
| Attendance | 7,420 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 20–12 (.625) |
| Place | 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 6th season and their last in Utah. They won their first playoff series with a 1st round victory over the Houston Comets, but lost in a sweep to the Los Angeles Sparks in the West Finals. After the season, the team relocated to San Antonio, Texas to become the San Antonio Silver Stars.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Danielle Crockrom (F) |  United States | Baylor |
| 1 | 14 | LaNeishea Caufield (G) | United States | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 27 | Andrea Gardner (F/C) | United States | Howard |
| 3 | 43 | Edmarie Lumbsley (C) | United States | Mobile |
| 4 | 59 | Jaclyn Winfield (G) | United States | Southern |
| 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 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 25 | @ Minnesota | W 79–75 (OT) | 1–0 |
| 2 | May 30 | Portland | W 69–64 | 2–0 |
| 3 | June 1 | @ Phoenix | L 66–71 | 2–1 |
| 4 | June 4 | Washington | L 89–97 | 2–2 |
| 5 | June 8 | Charlotte | W 69–64 | 3–2 |
| 6 | June 9 | @ Seattle | W 71–68 | 4–2 |
| 7 | June 11 | New York | L 68–71 | 4–3 |
| 8 | June 15 | Seattle | W 61–54 | 5–3 |
| 9 | June 18 | Indiana | W 79–71 | 6–3 |
| 10 | June 22 | @ Sacramento | W 77–61 | 7–3 |
| 11 | June 25 | Portland | W 86–83 | 8–3 |
| 12 | June 28 | @ Houston | L 57–73 | 8–4 |
| 13 | June 30 | @ Cleveland | W 79–62 | 9–4 |
| 14 | July 3 | Houston | L 67–78 | 9–5 |
| 15 | July 5 | Minnesota | W 87–56 | 10–5 |
| 16 | July 7 | @ Los Angeles | L 75–102 | 10–6 |
| 17 | July 8 | Detroit | W 94–76 | 11–6 |
| 18 | July 10 | @ Indiana | W 82–69 | 12–6 |
| 19 | July 13 | Phoenix | W 75–66 | 13–6 |
| 20 | July 17 | Houston | W 75–67 | 14–6 |
| 21 | July 19 | @ Orlando | L 73–84 | 14–7 |
| 22 | July 20 | @ Washington | W 83–73 | 15–7 |
| 23 | July 23 | @ Detroit | W 86–75 | 16–7 |
| 24 | July 24 | @ Minnesota | L 62–70 | 16–8 |
| 25 | July 26 | Phoenix | W 74–61 | 17–8 |
| 26 | July 31 | Miami | W 81–76 (OT) | 18–8 |
| 27 | August 1 | @ Sacramento | L 71–80 | 18–9 |
| 28 | August 4 | @ Los Angeles | L 86–90 | 18–10 |
| 29 | August 6 | @ Portland | W 82–69 | 19–10 |
| 30 | August 9 | Los Angeles | L 77–85 | 19–11 |
| 31 | August 11 | @ Seattle | L 57–74 | 19–12 |
| 32 | August 12 | Sacramento | W 81–79 | 20–12 |
| 1 | August 16 | Houston | W 66–59 | 1–0 |
| 2 | August 18 | @ Houston | L 77–83 (OT) | 1–1 |
| 3 | August 20 | @ Houston | W 75–72 | 2–1 |
| 1 | August 22 | Los Angeles | L 67–75 | 2–2 |
| 2 | August 24 | @ Los Angeles | L 77–103 | 2–3 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Goodson | 32 | 181 | 67 | 45 | 6 | 503 |
| Marie Ferdinand-Harris | 32 | 107 | 91 | 51 | 7 | 489 |
| Margo Dydek | 30 | 262 | 71 | 25 | 107 | 394 |
| Natalie Williams | 31 | 255 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 351 |
| Jennifer Azzi | 32 | 69 | 158 | 27 | 14 | 306 |
| LaTonya Johnson | 28 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 75 |
| Amy Herrig | 28 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 68 |
| Semeka Randall | 8 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 58 |
| Andrea Gardner | 30 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 57 |
| Elisa Aguilar | 28 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 43 |
| Danielle Crockrom | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Kate Starbird | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| LaNeishea Caufield | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 |