The 2002 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's sixth season. The season ended with the Los Angeles Sparks winning their second WNBA championship.
Regular season Standings Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Playoffs
Awards Reference:
Individual Award Winner Team Most Valuable Player (MVP) Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets Finals MVP Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Defensive Player of the YearSheryl SwoopesHouston Comets Most Improved Player Coco Miller Washington Mystics Peak PerformersScoring Chamique HoldsclawWashington MysticsReboundingChamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics Rookie of the Year Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Jennifer Gillom Phoenix Mercury Coach of the Year Marianne Stanley Washington Mystics
Team Award Player Team All-WNBA First Team Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks Sue Bird Seattle Storm Mwadi Mabika Los Angeles Sparks Second Team Tina Thompson Houston Comets Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics Tari Phillips New York Liberty Katie Smith Minnesota Lynx Shannon Johnson Orlando Miracle
Players of the Week Week endingPlayerTeamJune 2Tamika CatchingsIndiana FeverJune 9Shannon JohnsonOrlando MiracleJune 16Chamique HoldsclawWashington MysticsJune 23Nykesha SalesOrlando MiracleJune 30Sheryl SwoopesHouston CometsJuly 7Allison FeasterCharlotte StingJuly 21Tamika WhitmoreNew York LibertyJuly 28Lisa LeslieLos Angeles SparksAugust 4Yolanda GriffithSacramento MonarchsAugust 11Tamika Catchings (2)Indiana Fever
Coaches Eastern Conference Charlotte Sting: Anne Donovan Cleveland Rockers: Dan Hughes Detroit Shock: Greg Williams and Bill Laimbeer Indiana Fever: Nell Fortner Miami Sol: Ron Rothstein New York Liberty: Richie Adubato Orlando Miracle: Dee Brown Washington Mystics: Marianne Stanley
Western Conference Houston Comets: Van Chancellor Los Angeles Sparks: Michael Cooper Minnesota Lynx: Brian Agler and Heidi VanDerveer Phoenix Mercury: Cynthia Cooper and Linda Sharp Portland Fire: Linda Hargrove Sacramento Monarchs: Maura McHugh Seattle Storm: Lin Dunn Utah Starzz: Candi Harvey
References
External links 2002 WNBA Final Standings