2002 Phoenix Mercury season
CoachCynthia Cooper
Linda Sharp (interim)
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Attendance8,737 per game
Results
Record1121 (.344)
Place7th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege/School/Team
225Tootie Shaw (F) United StatesWichita State
340Kayte Christensen (F) United StatesUC-Santa Barbara
456Amba Kongolo (F/C) United StatesNorth Carolina Central

Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 29@ Houston56-61Loss0-1
June 1Utah71-66Win1-1
June 3Washington71-65Win2-1
June 9Charlotte80-77Win3-1
June 13Detroit70-67Win4-1
June 14Seattle82-90Loss4-2
June 18Sacramento78-63Win5-2
June 21@ Houston59-61Loss5-3
June 23Minnesota70-61Win6-3
June 25@ Los Angeles66-89Loss6-4
June 26Seattle62-53Win7-4
June 28Los Angeles72-84Loss7-5
July 1@ Charlotte68-90Loss7-6
July 3@ Miami61-86Loss7-7
July 6@ Orlando70-72Loss7-8
July 8@ New York71-77Loss7-9
July 9@ Washington54-68Loss7-10
July 11Houston58-52Win8-10
July 13@ Utah66-75Loss8-11
July 17@ Portland61-73Loss8-12
July 19@ Seattle48-89Loss8-13
July 21Portland75-87Loss8-14
July 26@ Utah61-74Loss8-15
July 27Sacramento64-79Loss8-16
July 29Minnesota57-46Win9-16
July 31Indiana56-58Loss9-17
August 2@ Minnesota51-75Loss9-18
August 4@ Detroit75-91Loss9-19
August 6@ Sacramento70-73Loss9-20
August 7Cleveland59-57Win10-20
August 11@ Portland73-70Win11-20
August 13Los Angeles56-63Loss11-21

Player stats

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Jennifer Gillom31116372921473
Gordana Grubin3264104363317
Lisa Harrison3212640313262
Adrian Williams32220354829200
Adriana Moises Pinto326079303193
Kayte Christensen3080152413120
Tracy Reid247714222113
Susanna Bonfiglio223723120105
Jaynetta Saunders2738239499
Slobodanka Tuvic2663119986
Kristen Veal23274114271
Brandy Reed5442338
Oksana Zakaluzhnaya530006
Shea Mahoney321005
Quacy Barnes210123

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References

  1. "2002 Phoenix Mercury Stats".
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