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2002 Detroit Shock season
Bill Laimbeer (9–13 record)
The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Detroit Shock. The team went 0–13 in their first thirteen games, finishing with a franchise worst 9–23.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Detroit Shock}}" width="2%" | Round | Detroit Shock}}" width="5%" | Pick | Detroit Shock}}" width="10%" | Player | Detroit Shock}}" width="10%" | Nationality | Detroit Shock}}" width="10%" | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Swin Cash | UConn | ||||||
| 2 | 18 | Lenae Williams | DePaul | ||||||
| 2 | 20 | Ayana Walker | Louisiana Tech | ||||||
| 2 | 21 | Jill Chapman | Indiana | ||||||
| 2 | 22 | Kathy Wambe | Dexia Namur (Belgium) | ||||||
| 3 | 47 | Ericka Haney | Notre Dame |
Transactions
| Detroit Shock}}" width=125" | Date | Detroit Shock}}" colspan="2" | Transaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2002 | title=2002 Detroit Shock Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/DET/2002_transactions.html | access-date=2024-08-28 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| April 26, 2002 | Waived Rachael Sporn | ||||
| May 3, 2002 | Traded Claudia Neves to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a [2003](2003-wnba-draft) 4th Round Pick | ||||
| May 10, 2002 | Traded a [2003](2003-wnba-draft) 4th Round Pick to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Stacy Clinesmith | ||||
| May 24, 2002 | Waived Ericka Haney and Stacy Clinesmith | ||||
| June 19, 2002 | Fired Greg Williams as Head Coach | ||||
| Hired Bill Laimbeer as Head Coach | |||||
| June 21, 2002 | Waived Oksana Zakalyuzhnaya | ||||
| June 27, 2002 | Waived Begoña García | ||||
| June 28, 2002 | Signed Stacy Clinesmith | ||||
| July 7, 2002 | Traded Wendy Palmer and a [2003](2003-wnba-draft) 2nd Round Pick to the Orlando Miracle in exchange for Elaine Powell and a 2003 1st Round Pick |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 30 | @ Orlando | L 66–80 | Swin Cash (16) | Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (7) | Deanna Nolan (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| June 1 |
| @ Indiana |
| L 62–79 |
| Deanna Nolan (15) |
| Edwina Brown (6) |
| Brown |
| Cash (5) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 0–2 |
| - |
| 3 |
| June 2 |
| Indiana |
| L 65–78 |
| Wendy Palmer (16) |
| Wendy Palmer (5) |
| Edwina Brown (6) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 0–3 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 5 |
| @ New York |
| L 59–60 |
| Swin Cash (15) |
| Cash |
| Palmer (8) |
| Edwina Brown (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 0–4 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 6 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 55–72 |
| Wendy Palmer (15) |
| Edwina Brown (5) |
| Dominique Canty (6) |
| Gund Arena |
| 0–5 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 9 |
| New York |
| L 63–70 |
| Swin Cash (14) |
| Wendy Palmer (15) |
| Edwina Brown (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 0–6 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 11 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 80–90 |
| Deanna Nolan (18) |
| Swin Cash (8) |
| Dominique Canty (3) |
| Staples Center |
| 0–7 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 13 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 67–70 |
| Wendy Palmer (20) |
| Cash |
| Ndiaye-Diatta (7) |
| Dominique Canty (5) |
| America West Arena |
| 0–8 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 15 |
| @ Portland |
| L 60–67 |
| Wendy Palmer (14) |
| Swin Cash (12) |
| Edwina Brown (5) |
| Rose Garden |
| 0–9 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 18 |
| @ Washington |
| L 67–75 |
| Nolan |
| Palmer (16) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Dominique Canty (5) |
| MCI Center |
| 0–10 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 21 |
| Orlando |
| L 59–80 |
| Swin Cash (20) |
| Palmer |
| Walker (9) |
| Canty |
| Ndiaye-Diatta (2) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 0–11 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 26 |
| Charlotte |
| L 73–80 |
| Dominique Canty (17) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (7) |
| Dominique Canty (6) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 0–12 |
| - |
| 13 |
| June 28 |
| Miami |
| L 74–78 (OT) |
| Swin Cash (17) |
| Wendy Palmer (9) |
| Dominique Canty (8) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 0–13 |
| - |
| 14 |
| June 30 |
| Sacramento |
| W 71–60 |
| Swin Cash (19) |
| Swin Cash (11) |
| Dominique Canty (6) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 1–13 |
| - |
| 15 |
| July 1 |
| @ Minnesota |
| L 80–85 (OT) |
| Swin Cash (16) |
| Swin Cash (8) |
| Swin Cash (5) |
| Target Center |
| 1–14 |
| - |
| 16 |
| July 6 |
| @ Houston |
| L 40–61 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12) |
| Cash |
| Ndiaye-Diatta (6) |
| Deanna Nolan (3) |
| Compaq Center |
| 1–15 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 8 |
| @ Utah |
| L 76–94 |
| Swin Cash (25) |
| Swin Cash (6) |
| Deanna Nolan (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 1–16 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 10 |
| New York |
| W 66–63 |
| Swin Cash (16) |
| Swin Cash (10) |
| Dominique Canty (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 2–16 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 12 |
| Minnesota |
| W 72–69 |
| Swin Cash (18) |
| Swin Cash (6) |
| Elaine Powell (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 3–16 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 18 |
| @ Washington |
| L 59–63 |
| Swin Cash (16) |
| Swin Cash (15) |
| Edwina Brown (5) |
| MCI Center |
| 3–17 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 20 |
| Miami |
| W 69–48 |
| Swin Cash (11) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (6) |
| Nolan |
| Powell (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–17 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 23 |
| Utah |
| L 75–86 |
| Swin Cash (21) |
| Swin Cash (11) |
| Elaine Powell (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 4–18 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 25 |
| Washington |
| W 64–58 |
| Swin Cash (17) |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12) |
| Elaine Powell (6) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–18 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 27 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 74–66 |
| Swin Cash (20) |
| Swin Cash (10) |
| Elaine Powell (8) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 6–18 |
| - |
| 25 |
| July 28 |
| Seattle |
| L 59–72 |
| Swin Cash (15) |
| Ndiaye-Diatta |
| Powell (7) |
| Elaine Powell (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 6–19 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 1 |
| Cleveland |
| L 66–68 |
| Swin Cash (19) |
| Swin Cash (10) |
| Elaine Powell (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 6–20 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 3 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 68–57 |
| Swin Cash (24) |
| Swin Cash (14) |
| Elaine Powell (6) |
| Gund Arena |
| 7–20 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 4 |
| Phoenix |
| W 91–75 |
| Swin Cash (14) |
| Swin Cash (9) |
| Dominique Canty (7) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 8–20 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 6 |
| Charlotte |
| L 65–76 |
| Elaine Powell (15) |
| Kelly Santos (7) |
| Swin Cash (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 8–21 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 9 |
| Indiana |
| W 55–54 |
| Brown |
| Cash (10) |
| Elaine Powell (5) |
| Elaine Powell (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 9–21 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 11 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 58–71 |
| Elaine Powell (15) |
| Elaine Powell (8) |
| Elaine Powell (4) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 9–22 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 13 |
| @ Miami |
| L 56–61 |
| Swin Cash (13) |
| Swin Cash (8) |
| Swin Cash (4) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 9–23 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | Player | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | GP | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | GS | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | MPG | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | FG% | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | 3P% | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | FT% | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | RPG | Detroit Shock}}" width="5%" | APG | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | SPG | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | BPG | Detroit Shock}}" width="6%" | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swin Cash | 32 | 32 | 33.7 | .408 | .206 | .762 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||
| Wendy Palmer | 16 | 16 | 29.0 | .425 | .317 | .660 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||
| Elaine Powell | 15 | 13 | 26.5 | .446 | .273 | .850 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.9 | ||||||||||||
| Deanna Nolan | 32 | 32 | 25.1 | .415 | .368 | .806 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 32 | 32 | 24.3 | .467 | .000 | .590 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||
| Dominique Canty | 28 | 12 | 22.3 | .338 | .200 | .724 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.7 | ||||||||||||
| Edwina Brown | 28 | 7 | 19.6 | .328 | .500 | .719 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||
| Barbara Farris | 32 | 16 | 17.6 | .419 | .000 | .738 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||
| Ayana Walker | 32 | 0 | 17.1 | .377 | .222 | .694 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.1 | ||||||||||||
| Kelly Santos | 12 | 0 | 14.1 | .381 | N/A | .600 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||
| Stacy Clinesmith | 12 | 0 | 8.8 | .381 | .400 | .833 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||
| Begoña García | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | .182 | .333 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||
| Lenae Williams | 27 | 0 | 6.6 | .297 | .241 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||
| Jill Chapman | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | .370 | .000 | .667 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||
| Oksana Zakaluzhnaya | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .333 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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