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2002 Washington Mystics season

None of Washington's "big four" teams would accomplish the feat of reaching the semifinals in their respective leagues until the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, with the only trips to the semifinals between Capitals' Stanley Cups being this season and 2017 for the Mystics.

Offseason

WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
First round	3rd pick overall	Stacey Dales-Schuman
First round	4th pick overall	Asjha Jones	Forward	University of Connecticut
Third Round	33rd pick overall	LaNisha Cartwell
Third Round	36th pick overall	Teresa Geter

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	June 1	[Orlando](2002-orlando-miracle-season)	W 93–82	1–0
2	June 3	@ [Phoenix](2002-phoenix-mercury-season)	L 65–71	1–1
3	June 4	@ [Utah](2002-utah-starzz-season)	W 97–89	2–1
4	June 7	[Indiana](2002-indiana-fever-season)	W 89–68	3–1
5	June 9	[Miami](2002-miami-sol-season)	W 76–67	4–1
6	June 13	[Houston](2002-houston-comets-season)	W 70–64	5–1
7	June 14	@ [Cleveland](2002-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 69–63	6–1
8	June 18	[Detroit](2002-detroit-shock-season)	W 75–67	7–1
9	June 19	@ [Charlotte](2002-charlotte-sting-season)	L 64–78	7–2
10	June 21	@ [Miami](2002-miami-sol-season)	W 65–60	8–2
11	June 23	[Cleveland](2002-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 63–45	9–2
12	June 25	@ [Sacramento](2002-sacramento-monarchs-season)	W 87–86 (OT)	10–2
13	June 27	@ [Los Angeles](2002-los-angeles-sparks-season)	L 69–73	10–3
14	June 28	@ [Portland](2002-portland-fire-season)	L 66–72	10–4
15	June 30	[Charlotte](2002-charlotte-sting-season)	W 56–55	11–4
16	July 3	@ [Minnesota](2002-minnesota-lynx-season)	W 64–63	12–4
17	July 6	@ [Indiana](2002-indiana-fever-season)	L 45–50	12–5
18	July 8	@ [Orlando](2002-orlando-miracle-season)	W 63–51	13–5
19	July 9	[Phoenix](2002-phoenix-mercury-season)	W 68–54	14–5
20	July 13	[New York](2002-new-york-liberty-season)	L 53–67	14–6
21	July 18	[Detroit](2002-detroit-shock-season)	W 63–59	15–6
22	July 20	[Utah](2002-utah-starzz-season)	L 73–83	15–7
23	July 25	@ [Detroit](2002-detroit-shock-season)	L 58–64	15–8
24	July 27	[Seattle](2002-seattle-storm-season)	L 71–80	15–9
25	July 30	[Orlando](2002-orlando-miracle-season)	L 55–70	15–10
26	August 2	[Portland](2002-portland-fire-season)	L 65–67	15–11
27	August 4	@ [Miami](2002-miami-sol-season)	L 50–55	15–12
28	August 6	[Indiana](2002-indiana-fever-season)	L 55–64	15–13
29	August 8	@ [New York](2002-new-york-liberty-season)	W 65–54	16–13
30	August 9	[New York](2002-new-york-liberty-season)	L 66–74	16–14
31	August 11	@ [Cleveland](2002-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 60–54	17–14
32	August 13	@ [Charlotte](2002-charlotte-sting-season)	L 57–67	17–15
1	August 15	[Charlotte](2002-charlotte-sting-season)	W 74–62	1–0
2	August 17	@ [Charlotte](2002-charlotte-sting-season)	W 62–59	2–0
1	August 22	[New York](2002-new-york-liberty-season)	W 79–74	3–0
2	August 24	@ [New York](2002-new-york-liberty-season)	L 79–96	3–1
3	August 25	@ [New York](2002-new-york-liberty-season)	L 57–64	3–2

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Playoffs

Won WNBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (2-0) over Charlotte Sting
Lost WNBA Eastern Conference Finals (2-1) to New York Liberty

Awards and honors

Coco Miller, WNBA Most Improved Player Award
Chamique Holdsclaw, WNBA Peak Performer
Marianne Stanley, WNBA Coach of the Year Award

References

"WNBA.com: Washington Mystics Draft History".

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