# 2002 WNBA season

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 $^x$ | 18 | 14 | .563 | 11–10 | – |
| Charlotte Sting $^x$ | 18 | 14 | .563 | 12–9 | – |
| Washington Mystics $^x$ | 17 | 15 | .531 | 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 |

## 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: Points | Chamique Holdsclaw | Washington Mystics |
| WNBA Peak Performer: Rebounds | 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 |

## Playoffs

| First Round Best of 3 | First Round Best of 3 | First Round Best of 3 | Conference Finals Best of 3 | Conference Finals Best of 3 | Conference Finals Best of 3 | WNBA Finals Best of 3 | WNBA Finals Best of 3 | WNBA Finals Best of 3 |
| E1 | New York | 2 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Indiana | 1 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Indiana | 1 | E1 | New York | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | New York | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E3 | Washington | 1 | | | |
| E2 | Charlotte | 0 | E3 | Washington | 1 | | | |
| E3 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Washington | 2 | | | | E1 | New York | 0 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Los Angeles | 2 |
| W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | | | | | | | W1 | Los Angeles | 2 |
| W4 | Seattle | 0 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Seattle | 0 | W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | Utah | 0 | | | |
| W2 | Houston | 1 | W3 | Utah | 0 | | | |
| W3 | Utah | 2 | | | | | | |

## Coaches
### Eastern Conference

* Charlotte Sting: Anne Donovan
* Cleveland Rockers: Dan Hughes
* Detroit Shock: Greg Williams and Bill Laimbeer
* Indiana Fever: Nell Fortner
* Miami Sol: Ron Rothstein
* New York Liberty: Richie Adubato
* Orlando Miracle: Dee Brown
* Washington Mystics: Marianne Stanley

### Western Conference

* Houston Comets: Van Chancellor
* Los Angeles Sparks: Michael Cooper
* Minnesota Lynx: Brian Agler and Heidi VanDerveer
* Phoenix Mercury: Cynthia Cooper and Linda Sharp
* Portland Fire: Linda Hargrove
* Sacramento Monarchs: Maura McHugh
* Seattle Storm: Lin Dunn
* Utah Starzz: Candi Harvey