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2002 New York Liberty season
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The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty franchise reached their 4th berth to the WNBA Finals, but lost in a sweep to the Los Angeles Sparks. This was the last season that New York qualified for the WNBA Finals, before their appearance in 2023.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 26 | Linda Fröhlich | West Germany | UNLV |
| 3 | 46 | Tracy Gahan | Iowa State | |
| 4 | 62 | Deedee Warley | Maryland |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2002 | Traded Rebecca Lobo to the Houston Comets in exchange for a [2002](2002-wnba-draft) 2nd Round Pick | ||||
| April 18, 2002 | Traded a [2002](2002-wnba-draft) 1st Round Pick to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Korie Hlede | ||||
| April 19, 2002 | title=2002 New York Liberty Transactions | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/NYL/2002_transactions.html | access-date=2024-09-06 | website=Basketball-Reference.com | language=en}} |
| April 22, 2002 | Traded Andrea Nagy to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for a [2003](2003-wnba-draft) 2nd Round Pick | ||||
| April 23, 2002 | Traded Grace Daley to the Houston Comets in exchange for a [2003](2003-wnba-draft) 2nd Round Pick | ||||
| May 7, 2002 | Waived Bethany Donaphin and Deedee Warley | ||||
| May 8, 2002 | Waived Shondra Johnson | ||||
| May 21, 2002 | Waived Mactabene Amachree and Tracy Gahan | ||||
| July 2, 2002 | Waived Marina Ferragut |
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
|- | 1 | May 25 | @ Los Angeles | L 64–72 | Vickie Johnson (19) | Vickie Johnson (6) | Teresa Weatherspoon (5) | Staples Center
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| May 28 |
| @ Portland |
| W 84–62 |
| Becky Hammon (22) |
| Tari Phillips (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (11) |
| Rose Garden |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| May 30 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 78–61 |
| Crystal Robinson (17) |
| Johnson |
| Whitmore (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| KeyArena |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 4 |
| June 2 |
| Miami |
| W 58–52 |
| Crystal Robinson (16) |
| Phillips |
| Whitmore (5) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (3) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 3–1 |
| - |
| 5 |
| June 5 |
| Detroit |
| W 60–59 |
| Vickie Johnson (21) |
| Tari Phillips (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 4–1 |
| - |
| 6 |
| June 8 |
| @ Indiana |
| L 62–71 |
| Tamika Whitmore (18) |
| Phillips |
| Wicks (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 4–2 |
| - |
| 7 |
| June 9 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 70–63 |
| Crystal Robinson (19) |
| Phillips |
| Wicks (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 5–2 |
| - |
| 8 |
| June 11 |
| @ Utah |
| W 71–68 |
| Tari Phillips (22) |
| Tari Phillips (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Delta Center |
| 6–2 |
| - |
| 9 |
| June 13 |
| @ Sacramento |
| L 77–78 (2OT) |
| Tamika Whitmore (21) |
| Phillips |
| Robinson (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (12) |
| ARCO Arena |
| 6–3 |
| - |
| 10 |
| June 16 |
| Charlotte |
| W 54–53 |
| Vickie Johnson (15) |
| Tari Phillips (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 7–3 |
| - |
| 11 |
| June 18 |
| Orlando |
| L 62–71 |
| Crystal Robinson (19) |
| Tari Phillips (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 7–4 |
| - |
| 12 |
| June 21 |
| @ Cleveland |
| L 69–80 |
| Vickie Johnson (19) |
| Tari Phillips (5) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (9) |
| Gund Arena |
| 7–5 |
| - |
| 13 |
| June 23 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 65–77 |
| Tari Phillips (16) |
| Phillips |
| Whitmore (8) |
| Johnson |
| Weatherspoon (5) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 7–6 |
| - |
| 14 |
| June 25 |
| Indiana |
| W 74–55 |
| Crystal Robinson (24) |
| Tari Phillips (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 8–6 |
| - |
| 15 |
| June 28 |
| Cleveland |
| L 58–67 |
| Tari Phillips (18) |
| Tari Phillips (9) |
| Robinson |
| Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 8–7 |
| - |
| 16 |
| June 30 |
| Portland |
| L 44–54 |
| Crystal Robinson (17) |
| Tari Phillips (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 8–8 |
| - |
| 17 |
| July 2 |
| Seattle |
| W 74–63 |
| Tari Phillips (19) |
| Hammon |
| Phillips |
| Weathersppon |
| Wicks (3) |
| Johnson |
| Weathersppon (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 9–8 |
| - |
| 18 |
| July 8 |
| Phoenix |
| W 77–71 |
| Tamika Whitmore (28) |
| Phillips |
| Whitmore (5) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (9) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 10–8 |
| - |
| 19 |
| July 10 |
| @ Detroit |
| L 63–66 |
| Crystal Robinson (17) |
| Tari Phillips (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 10–9 |
| - |
| 20 |
| July 13 |
| @ Washington |
| W 67–53 |
| Vickie Johnson (19) |
| Tari Phillips (12) |
| Vickie Johnson (5) |
| MCI Center |
| 11–9 |
| - |
| 21 |
| July 18 |
| Los Angeles |
| W 72–59 |
| Tamika Whitmore (25) |
| Tari Phillips (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (6) |
| Target Center |
| 12–9 |
| - |
| 22 |
| July 19 |
| @ Indiana |
| W 70–62 |
| Becky Hammon (15) |
| Tari Phillips (5) |
| Vickie Johnson (4) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 13–9 |
| - |
| 23 |
| July 22 |
| Cleveland |
| W 73–52 |
| Tari Phillips (15) |
| Hammon |
| Phillips (5) |
| Hammon |
| Johnson (3) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 14–9 |
| - |
| 24 |
| July 23 |
| @ Miami |
| L 46–54 |
| Crystal Robinson (12) |
| Tamika Whitmore (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (3) |
| American Airlines Arena |
| 14–10 |
| - |
| 25 |
| July 28 |
| Houston |
| W 62–56 |
| Tamika Whitmore (15) |
| Phillips |
| Whitmore (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 15–10 |
| - |
| 26 |
| August 2 |
| Miami |
| W 66–54 |
| Vickie Johnson (20) |
| Tari Phillips (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (10) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 16–10 |
| - |
| 27 |
| August 4 |
| @ Charlotte |
| W 71–58 |
| Vickie Johnson (20) |
| Sue Wicks (9) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| Charlotte Coliseum |
| 17–10 |
| - |
| 28 |
| August 6 |
| Minnesota |
| L 49–52 |
| Tari Phillips (17) |
| Tari Phillips (11) |
| Vickie Johnson (6) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 17–11 |
| - |
| 29 |
| August 8 |
| Washington |
| L 54–65 |
| Tari Phillips (22) |
| Tari Phillips (11) |
| Hammon |
| Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 17–12 |
| - |
| 30 |
| August 9 |
| @ Washington |
| W 74–66 |
| Becky Hammon (22) |
| Weatherspoon |
| Whitmore (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (8) |
| MCI Center |
| 18–12 |
| - |
| 31 |
| August 11 |
| Charlotte |
| L 58–71 |
| Crystal Robinson (16) |
| Tamika Whitmore (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 18–13 |
| - |
| 32 |
| August 13 |
| @ Orlando |
| L 63–70 |
| Phillips |
| Whitmore (20) |
| Tari Phillips (10) |
| Hammon |
| Robinson (3) |
| TD Waterhouse Centre |
| 18–14 |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | August 16 | @ Indiana | L 55–73 | Tamika Whitmore (18) | Becky Hammon (5) | Teresa Weatherspoon (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse
| 0–1 |
|---|
| 2 |
| August 18 |
| Indiana |
| W 84–65 |
| Tamika Whitmore (24) |
| Tamika Whitmore (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (9) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| August 20 |
| Indiana |
| W 75–60 |
| Vickie Johnson (19) |
| Vickie Johnson (7) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 1 |
| August 22 |
| @ Washington |
| L 74–79 |
| Tari Phillips (21) |
| Phillips |
| Robinson |
| Weatherspoon |
| Whitmore (5) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (9) |
| MCI Center |
| 0–1 |
| - |
| 2 |
| August 24 |
| Washington |
| W 96–79 |
| Phillips |
| Whitmore (23) |
| Tari Phillips (6) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (12) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 1–1 |
| - |
| 3 |
| August 25 |
| Washington |
| W 64–57 |
| Vickie Johnson (19) |
| Tari Phillips (11) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (4) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 2–1 |
| - |
| 1 |
| August 29 |
| Los Angeles |
| L 63–71 |
| Becky Hammon (18) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (7) |
| Johnson |
| Phillips |
| Weatherspoon (3) |
| Madison Square Garden |
| 0–1 |
| - |
| 2 |
| August 31 |
| @ Los Angeles |
| L 66–69 |
| Phillips |
| Whitmore (17) |
| Tari Phillips (8) |
| Teresa Weatherspoon (5) |
| Staples Center |
| 0–2 |
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Robinson | 32 | 32 | 33.4 | .417 | .370 | .819 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
| Vickie Johnson | 31 | 31 | 33.2 | .456 | .421 | .803 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| Tari Phillips | 32 | 31 | 31.5 | .491 | .000 | .675 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 14.1 |
| Tamika Whitmore | 32 | 32 | 30.5 | .477 | .000 | .733 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 32 | 32 | 29.8 | .342 | .100 | .519 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Becky Hammon | 32 | 1 | 20.6 | .442 | .386 | .679 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| Sue Wicks | 30 | 0 | 14.3 | .343 | .000 | .667 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Korie Hlede | 16 | 0 | 8.1 | .423 | .000 | .444 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Camille Cooper | 23 | 1 | 5.2 | .393 | N/A | .625 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Linda Fröhlich | 16 | 0 | 4.2 | .100 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Bernadette Ngoyisa | 7 | 0 | 1.7 | .600 | N/A | N/A | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
References
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