2002 WNBA season

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2002 WNBA season
League Women's National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
DurationMay 25 - August 31, 2002
Number of games32
Number of teams16
Total attendance2,362,412
Average attendance9,228
TV partner(s) ESPN, NBC, Oxygen
2002 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick Flag of the United States.svg Sue Bird
Picked by Seattle Storm
Regular season
Season MVP Flag of the United States.svg Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern champions New York Liberty
  Eastern runners-up Washington Mystics
Western champions Los Angeles Sparks
  Western runners-up Utah Starzz
Finals
Champions Los Angeles Sparks
  Runners-up New York Liberty
Finals MVP Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles)
WNBA seasons

The 2002 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's sixth season. The season ended with the Los Angeles Sparks winning their second WNBA championship.

Contents

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

Western Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Los Angeles Sparks x257.78117–4–
Houston Comets x248.75016–51.0
Utah Starzz x2012.62512–95.0
Seattle Storm x1715.53110–118.0
Portland Fire o1616.5008–139.0
Sacramento Monarchs o1418.4388–1311.0
Phoenix Mercury o1121.3447–1414.0
Minnesota Lynx o1022.3136–1515.0

Playoffs

Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 		Conference finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-3
         
E1 New York 2
E4 Indiana 1
E1 New York 2
Eastern Conference
E3 Washington 0
E2 Charlotte 0
E3 Washington 2
E1 New York 0
W1 Los Angeles 2
W1 Los Angeles 2
W4 Seattle 0
W1 Los Angeles 2
Western Conference
W3 Utah 0
W2 Houston 1
W3 Utah 2

Awards

Reference: [1]

Individual

AwardWinnerTeam
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Finals MVP Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
Defensive Player of the Year Sheryl SwoopesHouston Comets
Most Improved Player Coco Miller Washington Mystics
Peak Performers Scoring Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
ReboundingChamique HoldsclawWashington Mystics
Rookie of the Year Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Jennifer Gillom Phoenix Mercury
Coach of the Year Marianne Stanley Washington Mystics

Team

AwardPlayerTeam
All-WNBA First Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
Sue Bird Seattle Storm
Mwadi Mabika Los Angeles Sparks
Second Team Tina Thompson Houston Comets
Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
Tari Phillips New York Liberty
Katie Smith Minnesota Lynx
Shannon Johnson Orlando Miracle

Players of the Week

Week endingPlayerTeam
June 2 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
June 9 Shannon Johnson Orlando Miracle
June 16 Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
June 23 Nykesha Sales Orlando Miracle
June 30 Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
July 7 Allison Feaster Charlotte Sting
July 21 Tamika Whitmore New York Liberty
July 28 Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
August 4 Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs
August 11Tamika Catchings (2)Indiana Fever

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

  1. ↑ "2002 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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