2002 Phoenix Mercury season
WNBA team season
2002 Phoenix Mercury season | |
---|---|
Coach | Cynthia Cooper Linda Sharp (interim) |
Arena | America West Arena |
Attendance | 8,737 per game |
Results | |
Record | 11–21 (.344) |
Place | 7th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
← 2001 season 2003 season → |
The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury's head coach, Cynthia Cooper, resigned during the season.
Offseason
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 25 | Tootie Shaw (F) | ![]() | Wichita State |
3 | 40 | Kayte Christensen (F) | ![]() | UC-Santa Barbara |
4 | 56 | Amba Kongolo (F/C) | ![]() | North Carolina Central |
Regular season
Season standings
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 |
Season schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 29 | @ Houston | 56-61 | Loss | 0-1 |
June 1 | Utah | 71-66 | Win | 1-1 |
June 3 | Washington | 71-65 | Win | 2-1 |
June 9 | Charlotte | 80-77 | Win | 3-1 |
June 13 | Detroit | 70-67 | Win | 4-1 |
June 14 | Seattle | 82-90 | Loss | 4-2 |
June 18 | Sacramento | 78-63 | Win | 5-2 |
June 21 | @ Houston | 59-61 | Loss | 5-3 |
June 23 | Minnesota | 70-61 | Win | 6-3 |
June 25 | @ Los Angeles | 66-89 | Loss | 6-4 |
June 26 | Seattle | 62-53 | Win | 7-4 |
June 28 | Los Angeles | 72-84 | Loss | 7-5 |
July 1 | @ Charlotte | 68-90 | Loss | 7-6 |
July 3 | @ Miami | 61-86 | Loss | 7-7 |
July 6 | @ Orlando | 70-72 | Loss | 7-8 |
July 8 | @ New York | 71-77 | Loss | 7-9 |
July 9 | @ Washington | 54-68 | Loss | 7-10 |
July 11 | Houston | 58-52 | Win | 8-10 |
July 13 | @ Utah | 66-75 | Loss | 8-11 |
July 17 | @ Portland | 61-73 | Loss | 8-12 |
July 19 | @ Seattle | 48-89 | Loss | 8-13 |
July 21 | Portland | 75-87 | Loss | 8-14 |
July 26 | @ Utah | 61-74 | Loss | 8-15 |
July 27 | Sacramento | 64-79 | Loss | 8-16 |
July 29 | Minnesota | 57-46 | Win | 9-16 |
July 31 | Indiana | 56-58 | Loss | 9-17 |
August 2 | @ Minnesota | 51-75 | Loss | 9-18 |
August 4 | @ Detroit | 75-91 | Loss | 9-19 |
August 6 | @ Sacramento | 70-73 | Loss | 9-20 |
August 7 | Cleveland | 59-57 | Win | 10-20 |
August 11 | @ Portland | 73-70 | Win | 11-20 |
August 13 | Los Angeles | 56-63 | Loss | 11-21 |
Player stats
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Gillom | 31 | 116 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 473 |
Gordana Grubin | 32 | 64 | 104 | 36 | 3 | 317 |
Lisa Harrison | 32 | 126 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 262 |
Adrian Williams | 32 | 220 | 35 | 48 | 29 | 200 |
Adriana Moises Pinto | 32 | 60 | 79 | 30 | 3 | 193 |
Kayte Christensen | 30 | 80 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 120 |
Tracy Reid | 24 | 77 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 113 |
Susanna Bonfiglio | 22 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 105 |
Jaynetta Saunders | 27 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 99 |
Slobodanka Tuvic | 26 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 86 |
Kristen Veal | 23 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 71 |
Brandy Reed | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
Oksana Zakaluzhnaya | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Shea Mahoney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Quacy Barnes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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References
- ^ "2002 Phoenix Mercury Stats".