2002 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 25 - August 31
Number of games	32
Number of teams	16
Total attendance	2,391,972
Average attendance	9,228
TV partner/s	ESPN, NBC, Oxygen
2002 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Sue Bird
Picked by	Seattle Storm
Regular season
Season MVP	Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Top scorer	Tamika Catchings (Indiana)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New York Liberty
Eastern runners-up	Washington Mystics
Western champions	Los Angeles Sparks
Western runners-up	Utah Starzz
Finals
Finals champions	Los Angeles Sparks
Runners-up	New York Liberty
Finals MVP	Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles)
WNBA seasons
← 2001	2003 →

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 1 Regular season standings 2 Season award winners 3 Playoffs 4 External links

[edit] Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
New York Liberty x	18	14	.562	11-10	-
Charlotte Sting x	18	14	.562	12-9	-
Washington Mystics x	17	15	.529	12-9	1.0
Indiana Fever x	16	16	.500	12-9	2.0
Orlando Miracle o	16	16	.500	13-8	2.0
Miami Sol o	15	17	.469	11-10	3.0
Cleveland Rockers o	10	22	.312	7-14	8.0
Detroit Shock o	9	23	.281	6-15	9.0

Western Conference

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

[edit] Season award winners

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Coco Miller	Washington Mystics
WNBA Peak Performer	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
WNBA Peak Performer	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Jennifer Gillom	Phoenix Mercury
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Marianne Stanley	Washington Mystics

[edit] Playoffs

First Round 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

[edit] External links

• 2002 WNBA Final Standings
• 2002 WNBA Awards
• 2002 WNBA Playoffs

Preceded by 2001 WNBA season

WNBA seasons 2002

Succeeded by 2003 WNBA season

v • d • e WNBA Seasons
1990s	1997	1998	1999
2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010s	2010

v • d • e 2002 WNBA season by team
Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals
Eastern	Charlotte Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Detroit Shock	Indiana Fever	Miami Sol	New York Liberty	Orlando Miracle	Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	Portland Fire	Sacramento Monarchs	Seattle Storm	Utah Starzz
←  2001 • WNBA season • 2003  →

v • d • e Women's National Basketball Association (2010)
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Atlanta Dream	Indiana Fever	Los Angeles Sparks	San Antonio Silver Stars
Chicago Sky	New York Liberty	Minnesota Lynx	Seattle Storm
Connecticut Sun	Washington Mystics	Phoenix Mercury	WNBA Tulsa
Annual events: Draft · All-Star Game · Playoffs · Finals
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