2002 Minnesota Lynx season
2002 Minnesota Lynx season | |
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Coach | Brian Agler Heidi VanDerveer (interim) |
Arena | Target Center |
Attendance | 7,819 per game |
Results | |
Record | 10–22 (.313) |
Place | 8th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
← 2001 season 2003 season → |
The 2002 WNBA season was the fourth for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx failed to emerge from their recent struggles, going dead last in the West.
Offseason
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
1 | 6 | Tamika Williams (F) | ![]() | Connecticut |
3 | 38 | Lindsey Meder (G) | ![]() | Iowa |
4 | 54 | Shárron Francis (G) | ![]() | Old Dominion |
Regular season
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 7 | .781 | 17–4 | – |
Houston Comets x | 24 | 8 | .750 | 16–5 | 1.0 |
Utah Starzz x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12–9 | 5.0 |
Seattle Storm x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 10–11 | 8.0 |
Portland Fire o | 16 | 16 | .500 | 8–13 | 9.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 8–13 | 11.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 7–14 | 14.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 15.0 |
Season schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
May 25 | Utah | 75-79 (OT) | Loss | 0-1 |
May 28 | @ Miami | 66-63 | Win | 1-1 |
June 1 | @ Sacramento | 63-61 | Win | 2-1 |
June 4 | @ Seattle | 68-78 (OT) | Loss | 2-2 |
June 8 | Los Angeles | 72-76 | Loss | 2-3 |
June 11 | Sacramento | 72-63 | Win | 3-3 |
June 13 | Portland | 60-46 | Win | 4-3 |
June 15 | @ Houston | 50-51 | Loss | 4-4 |
June 18 | @ Portland | 51-59 | Loss | 4-5 |
June 21 | @ Los Angeles | 64-73 | Loss | 4-6 |
June 23 | @ Phoenix | 61-70 | Loss | 4-7 |
June 25 | Houston | 55-73 | Loss | 4-8 |
June 29 | Orlando | 67-59 | Win | 5-8 |
July 1 | Detroit | 85-80 (OT) | Win | 6-8 |
July 3 | Washington | 63-64 | Loss | 6-9 |
July 5 | @ Utah | 56-87 | Loss | 6-10 |
July 10 | Portland | 72-75 | Loss | 6-11 |
July 12 | @ Detroit | 69-72 | Loss | 6-12 |
July 13 | @ Charlotte | 60-63 | Loss | 6-13 |
July 17 | Cleveland | 48-58 | Loss | 6-14 |
July 19 | Miami | 58-61 | Loss | 6-15 |
July 24 | Utah | 70-62 | Win | 7-15 |
July 26 | @ Indiana | 63-73 | Loss | 7-16 |
July 28 | @ Sacramento | 56-66 | Loss | 7-17 |
July 29 | @ Phoenix | 45-57 | Loss | 7-18 |
July 31 | @ Seattle | 63-75 | Loss | 7-19 |
August 2 | Phoenix | 75-51 | Win | 8-19 |
August 4 | Seattle | 73-60 | Win | 9-19 |
August 6 | @ New York | 52-49 | Win | 10-19 |
August 9 | Charlotte | 62-68 | Loss | 10-20 |
August 11 | Los Angeles | 58-69 | Loss | 10-21 |
August 13 | @ Houston | 51-63 | Loss | 10-22 |
Player stats
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Katie Smith | 31 | 92 | 79 | 32 | 7 | 512 |
Svetlana Abrosimova | 27 | 146 | 60 | 42 | 10 | 314 |
Tamika Williams | 31 | 229 | 51 | 44 | 13 | 314 |
Georgia Schweitzer | 30 | 51 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 124 |
Lynn Pride | 31 | 103 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 123 |
Michele Van Gorp | 22 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 100 |
Kristi Harrower | 27 | 46 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 96 |
Shaunzinski Gortman | 29 | 61 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 91 |
Janell Burse | 31 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 83 |
Val Whiting-Raymond | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Shanele Stires | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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References
- ^ "2002 Minnesota Lynx Stats".
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Minnesota Lynx
- Founded in 1999
- Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Owner: | |
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General Manager: |
- "Apache"
- TV: Bally Sports North
- Radio: KLCI (Bob 106)
- Announcers: Marney Gellner, Lea B. Olsen, Cal Soderquist