2002 Cleveland Rockers season
WNBA team season
2002 Cleveland Rockers season | |
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Coach | Dan Hughes |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Attendance | 9,318 per game |
Results | |
Record | 10–22 (.313) |
Place | 7th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Penny Taylor (13.0) |
Rebounds | Chasity Melvin (6.1) |
Assists | Jennifer Rizzotti (3.3) |
← 2001 season 2003 season → |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 6th season for the Cleveland Rockers.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 7 | Deanna Jackson | ![]() | UAB |
1 | 9 | Brandi McCain | ![]() | Florida |
3 | 41 | Angie Welle | ![]() | Iowa State |
4 | 57 | Marche Strickland | ![]() | Maryland |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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March 4, 2002 | Traded Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and a 2002 1st Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2002 1st Round Pick[1] | |
April 19, 2002 | Drafted Deanna Jackson, Brandi McCain, Angie Welle and Marche Strickland in the 2002 WNBA Draft[1] | |
May 8, 2002 | Waived Jameka Jones, Jannon Roland and Tere Williams[1] | |
May 19, 2002 | Waived Angie Welle and Marche Strickland[1] | |
May 21, 2002 | Waived Katryna Gaither[1] | |
May 23, 2002 | Waived Anastasia Kostaki[1] | |
May 30, 2002 | Waived Nyree Roberts[1] | |
Signed Lucienne Berthieu[1] | ||
June 14, 2002 | Waived Paige Sauer[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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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 |
Statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Merlakia Jones | 32 | 32 | 34.2 | .399 | .278 | .785 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.2 |
Chasity Melvin | 32 | 32 | 33.0 | .464 | .500 | .687 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 12.5 |
Penny Taylor | 30 | 26 | 30.3 | .416 | .342 | .853 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.0 |
Ann Wauters | 28 | 25 | 28.6 | .553 | .000 | .851 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
Jennifer Rizzotti | 26 | 25 | 26.7 | .400 | .384 | .800 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
Mery Andrade | 32 | 16 | 20.8 | .306 | .192 | .783 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Rushia Brown | 28 | 2 | 16.7 | .400 | .000 | .737 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
Brandi McCain | 31 | 2 | 12.6 | .291 | .362 | .750 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
Deanna Jackson | 18 | 0 | 7.9 | .413 | .000 | .708 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Tracy Henderson | 23 | 0 | 7.5 | .390 | N/A | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
Tricia Bader Binford | 18 | 0 | 7.3 | .154 | .071 | .833 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Paige Sauer | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Lucienne Berthieu | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | .429 | .000 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "2002 Cleveland Rockers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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Cleveland Rockers
- Founded in 1997
- Folded in 2003
- Based in Cleveland, Ohio
- Linda Hill-MacDonald
- Dan Hughes
- Owner
- Gordon Gund