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2002 Phoenix Mercury season
Linda Sharp (interim)
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
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 25 | Tootie Shaw (F) | United States | Wichita State |
| 3 | 40 | Kayte Christensen (F) | United States | UC-Santa Barbara |
| 4 | 56 | Amba Kongolo (F/C) | United States | North Carolina Central |
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 29 | @ [Houston](2002-houston-comets-season) | L 56–61 | 0–1 |
| 2 | June 1 | [Utah](2002-utah-starzz-season) | W 71–66 | 1–1 |
| 3 | June 3 | [Washington](2002-washington-mystics-season) | W 71–65 | 2–1 |
| 4 | June 9 | [Charlotte](2002-charlotte-sting-season) | W 80–77 | 3–1 |
| 5 | June 13 | [Detroit](2002-detroit-shock-season) | W 70–67 | 4–1 |
| 6 | June 14 | [Seattle](2002-seattle-storm-season) | L 82–90 | 4–2 |
| 7 | June 18 | [Sacramento](2002-sacramento-monarchs-season) | W 78–63 | 5–2 |
| 8 | June 21 | @ [Houston](2002-houston-comets-season) | L 59–61 | 5–3 |
| 9 | June 23 | [Minnesota](2002-minnesota-lynx-season) | W 70–61 | 6–3 |
| 10 | June 25 | @ [Los Angeles](2002-los-angeles-sparks-season) | L 66–89 | 6–4 |
| 11 | June 26 | [Seattle](2002-seattle-storm-season) | W 62–53 | 7–4 |
| 12 | June 28 | [Los Angeles](2002-los-angeles-sparks-season) | L 72–84 | 7–5 |
| 13 | July 1 | @ [Charlotte](2002-charlotte-sting-season) | L 68–90 | 7–6 |
| 14 | July 3 | @ [Miami](2002-miami-sol-season) | L 61–86 | 7–7 |
| 15 | July 6 | @ [Orlando](2002-orlando-miracle-season) | L 70–72 | 7–8 |
| 16 | July 8 | @ [New York](2002-new-york-liberty-season) | L 71–77 | 7–9 |
| 17 | July 9 | @ [Washington](2002-washington-mystics-season) | L 54–68 | 7–10 |
| 18 | July 11 | [Houston](2002-houston-comets-season) | W 58–52 | 8–10 |
| 19 | July 13 | @ [Utah](2002-utah-starzz-season) | L 66–75 | 8–11 |
| 20 | July 17 | @ [Portland](2002-portland-fire-season) | L 61–73 | 8–12 |
| 21 | July 19 | @ [Seattle](2002-seattle-storm-season) | L 48–89 | 8–13 |
| 22 | July 21 | [Portland](2002-portland-fire-season) | L 75–87 | 8–14 |
| 23 | July 26 | @ [Utah](2002-utah-starzz-season) | L 61–74 | 8–15 |
| 24 | July 27 | [Sacramento](2002-sacramento-monarchs-season) | L 64–79 | 8–16 |
| 25 | July 29 | [Minnesota](2002-minnesota-lynx-season) | W 57–46 | 9–16 |
| 26 | July 31 | [Indiana](2002-indiana-fever-season) | L 56–58 | 9–17 |
| 27 | August 2 | @ [Minnesota](2002-minnesota-lynx-season) | L 51–75 | 9–18 |
| 28 | August 4 | @ [Detroit](2002-detroit-shock-season) | L 75–91 | 9–19 |
| 29 | August 6 | @ [Sacramento](2002-sacramento-monarchs-season) | L 70–73 | 9–20 |
| 30 | August 7 | [Cleveland](2002-cleveland-rockers-season) | W 59–57 | 10–20 |
| 31 | August 11 | @ [Portland](2002-portland-fire-season) | W 73–70 | 11–20 |
| 32 | August 13 | [Los Angeles](2002-los-angeles-sparks-season) | L 56–63 | 11–21 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | 31 | 116 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 473 |
| Gordana Grubin | 32 | 64 | 104 | 36 | 3 | 317 |
| Lisa Harrison | 32 | 126 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 262 |
| Adrian Williams | 32 | 220 | 35 | 48 | 29 | 200 |
| Adriana Moises Pinto | 32 | 60 | 79 | 30 | 3 | 193 |
| Kayte Christensen | 30 | 80 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 120 |
| Tracy Reid | 24 | 77 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 113 |
| Susanna Bonfiglio | 22 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 105 |
| Jaynetta Saunders | 27 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 99 |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | 26 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 86 |
| Kristen Veal | 23 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 71 |
| Brandy Reed | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
| Oksana Zakaluzhnaya | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Shea Mahoney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Quacy Barnes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
References
References
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