2002 Washington Mystics season

2002 Washington Mystics season
Head Coach Marianne Stanley
Arena MCI Center
Attendance 16,202 per game
Results
Record 1715
(.531)
Place 3rd (East)
Playoff Finish Lost Conference Finals
Washington Mystics seasons
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The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth for the Washington Mystics.

Offseason

WNBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
First Round 3rd Pick OverallStacey Dales-Schuman  Canada
First Round 4th Pick Overall Asjha Jones Forward  United States University of Connecticut
Third Round 33rd Pick Overall LaNisha Cartwell
Third Round 36th Pick Overall Teresa Geter

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Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
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

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
June 1 Orlando 93-82 Win 1-0
June 3 @ Phoenix 65-71 Loss 1-1
June 4 @ Utah 97-89 Win 2-1
June 7 Indiana 89-68 Win 3-1
June 9 Miami 76-67 Win 4-1
June 13 Houston 70-64 Win 5-1
June 14 @ Cleveland 69-63 Win 6-1
June 18 Detroit 75-67 Win 7-1
June 19 @ Charlotte 64-78 Loss 7-2
June 21 @ Miami 65-60 Win 8-2
June 23 Cleveland 63-45 Win 9-2
June 25 @ Sacramento 87-86 (OT) Win 10-2
June 27 @ Los Angeles 69-73 Loss 10-3
June 28 @ Portland 66-72 Loss 10-4
June 30 Charlotte 56-55 Win 11-4
July 3 @ Minnesota 64-63 Win 12-4
July 6 @ Indiana 45-50 Loss 12-5
July 8 @ Orlando 63-51 Win 13-5
July 9 Phoenix 68-54 Win 14-5
July 13 New York 53-67 Loss 14-6
July 18 Detroit 63-59 Win 15-6
July 20 Utah 73-83 Loss 15-7
July 25 @ Detroit 58-64 Loss 15-8
July 27 Seattle 71-80 Loss 15-9
July 30 Orlando 55-70 Loss 15-10
August 2 Portland 65-67 Loss 15-11
August 4 @ Miami 50-55 Loss 15-12
August 6 Indiana 55-64 Loss 15-13
August 8 @ New York 65-54 Win 16-13
August 9 New York 66-74 Loss 16-14
August 11 @ Cleveland 60-54 Win 17-14
August 13 @ Charlotte 57-67 Loss 17-15
August 15 (First Round, G1) Charlotte 74-62 Win 1-0
August 17 (First Round, G2) @ Charlotte 62-59 Win 2-0
August 22 (East Finals, G1) New York 79-74 Win 3-0
August 24 (East Finals, G2) @ New York 79-96 Loss 3-1
August 25 (East Finals, G3) @ New York 57-64 Loss 3-2

Player stats

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

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

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