2002 WNBA season

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2002 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationMay 25 - August 31, 2002
Games32
Teams16
Total attendance2,362,412
Average attendance9,228
TV partner(s)ESPN, NBC, Oxygen
2002 WNBA Draft
Top draft pickUnited States Sue Bird
Picked bySeattle Storm
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern championsNew York Liberty
  Eastern runners-upWashington Mystics
Western championsLos Angeles Sparks
  Western runners-upUtah Starzz
Finals
ChampionsLos Angeles Sparks
  Runners-upNew York Liberty
Finals MVPUnited States 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.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. 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 W L PCT Conf. 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 1
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
  • Bold – Series winner
  • Italics – Team with home-court advantage

Awards

Reference:[1]

Individual

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player (MVP) Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Finals MVP Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks
Defensive Player of the Year Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets
Most Improved Player Coco Miller Washington Mystics
Peak Performers Scoring Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics
Rebounding Chamique Holdsclaw Washington 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

Award Player Team
All-WNBA First Team Tamika CatchingsIndiana Fever
Sheryl SwoopesHouston Comets
Lisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks
Sue BirdSeattle Storm
Mwadi MabikaLos Angeles Sparks
Second Team Tina ThompsonHouston Comets
Chamique HoldsclawWashington Mystics
Tari PhillipsNew York Liberty
Katie SmithMinnesota Lynx
Shannon JohnsonOrlando Miracle

Players of the Week

Week ending Player Team
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 11 Tamika Catchings (2) Indiana Fever

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

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