| 2002 Seattle Storm season | |
| Head Coach | Lin Dunn |
| Arena | KeyArena |
| Attendance | 6,986 per game |
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Record | 17–15 (.531) |
| Place | 4th (Western) |
| Playoff Finish | Lost Western Conference Semifinals |
| Seattle Storm seasons | |
| < 2001 | 2003 > |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 3rd season for the Seattle Storm. They made to the playoffs for the first time, but losing to the Los Angeles Sparks in a sweep, who went on to win the WNBA Finals for the second year in a row. The Storm beat the Portland Fire by 1 game for the final spot, which the Fire would later cease operations.
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Sue Bird was among four of the top six draft picks, (along with Swin Cash (#2), Asjha Jones (#4) and Tamika (Williams) Raymond (#6) ) that were from the same team, the 2002 NCAA Champion University of Connecticut.
| Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Bird | United States | University of Connecticut |
| 19 | Lucienne Berthieu | ||
| 28 | Felicia Ragland | ||
| 35 | Takeisha Lewis |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 | vs New York | 61-78 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 2 | at Portland | 57-47 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 4 | vs Minnesota | 78-68 (OT) | Win | 2-1 |
| June 6 | vs Charlotte | 65-59 | Win | 3-1 |
| June 9 | vs Utah | 68-71 | Loss | 3-2 |
| June 11 | vs Portland | 63-70 | Loss | 3-3 |
| June 14 | at Phoenix | 90-82 | Win | 4-3 |
| June 15 | at Utah | 54-61 | Loss | 4-4 |
| June 18 | vs Los Angeles | 68-80 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 20 | at Sacramento | 64-72 | Loss | 4-6 |
| June 21 | vs Indiana | 63-51 | Win | 5-6 |
| June 23 | vs Sacramento | 86-60 | Win | 6-6 |
| June 26 | at Phoenix | 53-62 | Loss | 6-7 |
| June 27 | vs Orlando | 73-71 | Win | 7-7 |
| July 2 | at New York | 63-74 | Loss | 7-8 |
| July 5 | at Cleveland | 73-65 | Win | 8-8 |
| July 7 | at Miami | 61-65 (OT) | Loss | 8-9 |
| July 9 | at Houston | 59-67 | Loss | 8-10 |
| July 11 | vs Los Angeles | 79-60 | Win | 9-10 |
| July 12 | vs Cleveland | 58-62 | Loss | 9-11 |
| July 19 | vs Phoenix | 89-48 | Win | 10-11 |
| July 20 | vs Houston | 54-56 | Loss | 10-12 |
| July 23 | at Houston | 54-66 | Loss | 10-13 |
| July 25 | at Orlando | 79-76 | Win | 11-13 |
| July 27 | at Washington | 80-71 | Win | 12-13 |
| July 28 | at Detroit | 72-59 | Win | 13-13 |
| July 31 | vs Minnesota | 75-63 | Win | 14-13 |
| August 1 | at Los Angeles | 81-76 | Win | 15-13 |
| August 4 | at Minnesota | 60-73 | Loss | 15-14 |
| August 9 | vs Portland | 83-74 | Win | 16-14 |
| August 11 | vs Utah | 74-57 | Win | 17-14 |
| August 13 | at Sacramento | 51-59 | Loss | 17-15 |
| August 15 (Playoffs, Game 1) | vs Los Angeles | 61-78 | Loss | 0-1 |
| August 17 (Playoffs, Game 2) | at Los Angeles | 59-69 | Loss | 0-2 |
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
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