2002 Washington Mystics season

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2002 Washington Mystics season
CoachMarianne Stanley
Arena MCI Center
Attendance16,202 per game
Results
Record17–15 (.531)
Place3rd (East)
Playoff finishLost Conference Finals

The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth for the Washington Mystics. This was the first time in franchise history (and, until 2017, the only) that the Mystics won a playoff series.

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None of Washington's "big four" teams would accomplish the feat of reaching the semifinals in their respective leagues until the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, with the only trips to the semifinals between Capitals' Stanley Cups being this season and 2017 for the Mystics.

Offseason

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
First round3rd pick overallStacey Dales-SchumanFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
First round4th pick overallAsjha JonesForwardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States University of Connecticut
Third Round33rd pick overallLaNisha Cartwell
Third Round36th pick overallTeresa Geter

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Regular season

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

Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecord
1June 1 Orlando W 93–821–0
2June 3@ Phoenix L 65–711–1
3June 4@ Utah W 97–892–1
4June 7 Indiana W 89–683–1
5June 9 Miami W 76–674–1
6June 13 Houston W 70–645–1
7June 14@ Cleveland W 69–636–1
8June 18 Detroit W 75–677–1
9June 19@ Charlotte L 64–787–2
10June 21@ Miami W 65–608–2
11June 23 Cleveland W 63–459–2
12June 25@ Sacramento W 87–86 (OT)10–2
13June 27@ Los Angeles L 69–7310–3
14June 28@ Portland L 66–7210–4
15June 30 Charlotte W 56–5511–4
16July 3@ Minnesota W 64–6312–4
17July 6@ Indiana L 45–5012–5
18July 8@ Orlando W 63–5113–5
19July 9 Phoenix W 68–5414–5
20July 13 New York L 53–6714–6
21July 18 Detroit W 63–5915–6
22July 20 Utah L 73–8315–7
23July 25@ Detroit L 58–6415–8
24July 27 Seattle L 71–8015–9
25July 30 Orlando L 55–7015–10
26August 2 Portland L 65–6715–11
27August 4@ Miami L 50–5515–12
28August 6 Indiana L 55–6415–13
29August 8@ New York W 65–5416–13
30August 9 New York L 66–7416–14
31August 11@ Cleveland W 60–5417–14
32August 13@ Charlotte L 57–6717–15
1August 15 Charlotte W 74–621–0
2August 17@ Charlotte W 62–592–0
1August 22 New York W 79–743–0
2August 24@ New York L 79–963–1
3August 25@ New York L 57–643–2

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "WNBA.com: Washington Mystics Draft History". www.wnba.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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