2002 Orlando Miracle season

2002 Orlando Miracle season

Head Coach

Arena

Attendance

7,115 per game

Results
Record	16–16 (.500)
Place	5th (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Did Not Qualify
Team Leaders
Points	Shannon Johnson (16.1)
Rebounds	Wendy Palmer (5.8)
Assists	Shannon Johnson (5.3)
Orlando Miracle seasons
< 2001	2003 >

The 2002 WNBA season was their 4th season and their last in Orlando. The Miracle missed out of the playoffs by losing in a tiebreaker to the Indiana Fever. It was also the final season in Orlando.

Offseason

WNBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
2	23	Davalyn Cunningham	United States	Rutgers
3	39	Saundra Jackson	United States	Mississippi
4	55	Tomeka Brown	United States	Ohio State

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Transactions

May 24: The Miracle waived Andrea Congreaves and Anna Zimerle.
May 22: The Miracle waived E.C. Hill and Saundra Jackson.
May 18: The Miracle waived Tawona Alhaleem and Tomeka Brown.
May 12: The Miracle waived Jaclyn Johnson.
May 5: The Miracle waived Naomi Mulitauaopele, Alissa Murphy and Monika Roberts.
May 4: The Miracle waived Darene Thomas.
April 18: The Miracle acquired Clarisse Machanguana from the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a first round pick (seventh overall) in the 2002 Draft.

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Roster

Orlando Miracle roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	From
4.0 !F	50	USA !	Cunningham, Davalyn	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Rutgers
6.0 !C	28	BRA !	dos Santos, Cintia	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Brazil
2.5 !G/F	32	USA !	Douglas, Katie	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Purdue
5.5 !F/C	7	USA !	Hicks, Jessie	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Maryland
1.5 !G	31	USA !	Johnson, Adrienne	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	Ohio State
1.5 !G	14	USA !	Johnson, Shannon	7000170180000000000♠5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	South Carolina
6.0 !C	00	MOZ !	Machanguana, Clarisse	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Old Dominion
2.5 !G/F	12	USA !	McCain, Tiffany	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Kentucky
4.0 !F	10	USA !	McGhee, Carla	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Tennessee
5.5 !F/C	11	USA !	McWilliams, Taj (C)	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	St. Edward's College
4.0 !F	3	USA !	Palmer-Daniel, Wendy	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Virginia
2.5 !G/F	42	USA !	Sales, Nykesha (C)	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Connecticut
4.0 !F	21	USA !	Wyckoff, Brooke	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Florida State

Head coach

Dee Brown (Jacksonville University)

Assistant coaches

Vonn Read (Clark Atlanta)
Valerie Still (Kentucky)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Injured

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

Schedule

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	May 11	Miami	W 67-59	1-0
2	May 19	Los Angeles	L 75-85	1-1
3	May 21	@ Houston	W 61-56	2-1

Regular season

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	May 30	Detroit	W 80-66	1-0
2	June 1	@ Washington	L 82-93	1-1
3	June 4	@ Miami	W 71-69	2-1
4	June 8	Cleveland	W 103-99 (3OT)	3-1
5	June 11	Indiana	L 69-75	3-2
6	June 15	Miami	L 65-69	3-3
7	June 18	@ New York	W 71-62	4-3
8	June 19	@ Cleveland	W 66-62	5-3
9	June 21	@ Detroit	W 80-59	6-3
10	June 23	New York	W 77-65	7-3
11	June 26	@ Portland	L 57-64	7-4
12	June 27	@ Seattle	L 71-73	7-5
13	June 29	@ Minnesota	L 59-67	7-6
14	July 3	Indiana	W 79-71 (OT)	8-6
15	July 6	Phoenix	W 72-70	9-6
16	July 8	Washington	L 51-63	9-7
17	July 12	Charlotte	L 67-72	9-8
18	July 13	@ Miami	L 56-70	9-9
19	July 17	@ Charlotte	L 62-89	9-10
20	July 19	Utah	W 84-73	10-10
21	July 21	@ Sacramento	L 60-62	10-11
22	July 22	@ Los Angeles	L 84-92	10-12
23	July 25	Seattle	L 76-79	10-13
24	July 28	@ Cleveland	W 76-70 (OT)	11-13
25	July 30	@ Washington	W 70-55	12-13
26	August 1	Charlotte	W 65-63	13-13
27	August 3	@ Houston	L 62-69	13-14
28	August 4	Portland	W 63-61	14-14
29	August 7	@ Indiana	L 63-70	14-15
30	August 8	@ Sacramento	L 72-82	14-16
31	August 11	Detroit	W 71-58	15-16
32	August 13	New York	W 70-63	16-16

Playoffs

The Miracle tied for fourth place with the Indiana Fever. However, the Miracle lost two of the three regular season meetings with the Fever and therefore, the Fever took fourth place and advanced to the postseason for the first time ever.

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Inactive
C	Clarisse Machanguana	Jessie Hicks -- Cintia dos Santos
PF	Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Wendy Palmer-Daniel	Davalyn Cunningham
SF	Katie Douglas	Brooke Wyckoff	Carla McGhee
SG	Nykesha Sales	Adrienne Johnson
PG	Shannon Johnson	Tiffany McCain

Player stats

http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2002/

Awards and honors

Shannon Johnson and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
Shannon Johnson was named WNBA Player of the Week for the week of June 9.
Nykesha Sales was named WNBA Player of the Week for the week of June 23.
Shannon Johnson was named to the All-WNBA Second Team for the third time in her career.

References

Connecticut Sun seasons

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Bold indicates WNBA Finals appearance

Connecticut Sun

Formerly the Orlando Miracle Founded in 1999 Based in Uncasville, Connecticut

The franchise	All-time roster The Orlando Miracle Years The move to Connecticut Current season

Arenas	TD Waterhouse Centre Mohegan Sun Arena

Head coaches	Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Mike Thibault Anne Donovan Curt Miller

Administration	Owner: RDV Sports, Inc. Mohegan Sun General Manager: Carolyn Peck Dee Brown Chris Sienko

All-Stars	Alex Bentley Kelsey Bone Tina Charles Katie Douglas Margo Dydek Allison Hightower Shannon Johnson Asjha Jones Taj McWilliams Renee Montgomery Chiney Ogwumike Nykesha Sales Lindsay Whalen

Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Playoff appearances	2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012

Conference titles	2004 2005

WNBA titles	None

Rivals	Atlanta Dream Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty

Media	TV: CPTV Sports (CPTV-S) Announcers: Bob Heussler Rebecca Lobo Jennifer Rizzotti Kara Wolters

2002 WNBA season by team

Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals

Eastern	Charlotte Sting Cleveland Rockers Detroit Shock Indiana Fever Miami Sol New York Liberty Orlando Miracle Washington Mystics

Western	Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Portland Fire Sacramento Monarchs Seattle Storm Utah Starzz

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