The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth for the Washington Mystics. This was the first time in franchise history (and, until 2017, the only) that the Mystics won a playoff series. None of Washington's "big four" teams would accomplish the feat of reaching the semifinals in their respective leagues until the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, with the only trips to the semifinals between Capitals' Stanley Cups being this season and 2017 for the Mystics.

Offseason

WNBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality CollegeFirst round 3rd pick overallStacey Dales-Schuman First round 4th pick overall Asjha Jones Forward University of ConnecticutThird Round 33rd pick overall LaNisha Cartwell Third Round 36th pick overall Teresa Geter

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 June 1 Orlando W 93–82 1–0 2 June 3 @ Phoenix L 65–71 1–1 3 June 4 @ Utah W 97–89 2–1 4 June 7 Indiana W 89–68 3–1 5 June 9 Miami W 76–67 4–1 6 June 13 Houston W 70–64 5–1 7 June 14 @ Cleveland W 69–63 6–1 8 June 18 Detroit W 75–67 7–1 9 June 19 @ Charlotte L 64–78 7–2 10 June 21 @ Miami W 65–60 8–2 11 June 23 Cleveland W 63–45 9–2 12 June 25 @ Sacramento W 87–86 (OT) 10–2 13 June 27 @ Los Angeles L 69–73 10–3 14 June 28 @ Portland L 66–72 10–4 15 June 30 Charlotte W 56–55 11–4 16 July 3 @ Minnesota W 64–63 12–4 17 July 6 @ Indiana L 45–50 12–5 18 July 8 @ Orlando W 63–51 13–5 19 July 9 Phoenix W 68–54 14–5 20 July 13 New York L 53–67 14–6 21 July 18 Detroit W 63–59 15–6 22 July 20 Utah L 73–83 15–7 23 July 25 @ Detroit L 58–64 15–8 24 July 27 Seattle L 71–80 15–9 25 July 30 Orlando L 55–70 15–10 26 August 2 Portland L 65–67 15–11 27 August 4 @ Miami L 50–55 15–12 28 August 6 Indiana L 55–64 15–13 29 August 8 @ New York W 65–54 16–13 30 August 9 New York L 66–74 16–14 31 August 11 @ Cleveland W 60–54 17–14 32 August 13 @ Charlotte L 57–67 17–15 1 August 15 Charlotte W 74–62 1–0 2 August 17 @ Charlotte W 62–59 2–0 1 August 22 New York W 79–74 3–0 2 August 24 @ New York L 79–96 3–1 3 August 25 @ New York L 57–64 3–2

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

Playoffs Won WNBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (2-0) over Charlotte Sting Lost WNBA Eastern Conference Finals (2-1) to New York Liberty

Awards and honors Coco Miller, WNBA Most Improved Player Award Chamique Holdsclaw, WNBA Peak Performer Marianne Stanley, WNBA Coach of the Year Award

References

External links Washington Mystics on Basketball Reference