The 2002 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 3rd season in the WNBA and their 2nd season under head coach, Nell Fortner. The team, led by Tamika Catchings, went to the playoffs for the first time in team history, losing in the first round to the New York Liberty.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country113Tawana McDonaldGeorgia217Zuzi KlimešováVanderbilt334Kelly KomaraPurdue449LaKeisha TaylorArizona452Jillian DankerVanderbilt
Transactions DateTransactionMarch 4, 2002Traded Gordana Grubin to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Bridget Pettis and a 2002 2nd Round PickApril 19, 2002 Drafted Tawana McDonald, Zuzi Klimešová, Kelly Komara, LaKeisha Taylor and Jillian Danker in the 2002 WNBA draftApril 24, 2002Waived Marlena Williams and Vicki HallMay 2, 2002Waived Jillian Danker and LaKeisha TaylorMay 24, 2002Waived Itoro Coleman and Kelly KomaraJuly 22, 2002Traded Rita Williams to the Houston Comets in exchange for Coquese Washington
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 1 | June 1 | Detroit | W 72–69 | Tamika Catchings (23) | Tamika Catchings (13) | Nikki McCray (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 2 | @ Detroit | W 78–65 | Tamika Catchings (27) | Nikki McCray (7) | Tamika Catchings (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 5 | Houston | L 45–56 | Nikki McCray (14) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (17) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 7 | @ Washington | L 68–89 | Catchings Scott-Richardson (15) | Tamika Catchings (11) | Tamika Catchings (7) | MCI Center | 2–2 |- | 5 | June 8 | New York | W 71–62 | Tamika Catchings (32) | Tamika Catchings (14) | Rita Williams (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 11 | @ Orlando | W 75–69 | Catchings McCray (20) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) | Tamika Catchings (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 13 | @ Charlotte | L 64–75 | Nikki McCray (13) | Catchings Malcolm (5) | Rita Williams (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 4–3 |- | 8 | June 15 | Cleveland | L 68–79 | Tamika Catchings (23) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) | McCray Williams (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 4–4 |- | 9 | June 18 | @ Utah | L 71–79 | Tamika Catchings (14) | Tamika Catchings (11) | Tamika Catchings (5) | Delta Center | 4–5 |- | 10 | June 20 | @ Portland | W 81–72 | Nikki McCray (30) | Catchings Scott-Richardson (9) | Tamika Catchings (5) | Rose Garden | 5–5 |- | 11 | June 21 | @ Seattle | L 51–63 | Olympia Scott-Richardson (12) | Tamika Catchings (8) | Tamika Catchings (7) | KeyArena | 5–6 |- | 12 | June 25 | @ New York | L 55–74 | Bridget Pettis (13) | Tamika Catchings (8) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Madison Square Garden | 5–7 |- | 13 | June 28 | Sacramento | W 67–60 | Tamika Catchings (21) | Tamika Catchings (12) | Scott-Richardson Williams (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 6–7 |- | 14 | June 30 | @ Miami | L 59–65 | Rita Williams (17) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Ivey McCray (3) | American Airlines Arena | 6–8
| 15 | July 3 | @ Orlando | L 71–79 (OT) | Tamika Catchings (24) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | Nikki McCray (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 6–9 |- | 16 | July 6 | Washington | W 50–45 | Tamika Catchings (18) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | McCray Scott-Richardson Williams (2) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 7–9 |- | 17 | July 8 | Cleveland | W 68–57 | Tamika Catchings (24) | Tamika Catchings (10) | Ivey McCray (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–9 |- | 18 | July 10 | Utah | L 69–82 | Olympia Scott-Richardson (31) | Catchings Scott-Richardson (9) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–10 |- | 19 | July 12 | Miami | L 62–68 | Nadine Malcolm (16) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (11) | Catchings McCray Williams (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–11 |- | 20 | July 17 | Los Angeles | L 58–73 | Tamika Catchings (15) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) | Catchings McCray Williams (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–12 |- | 21 | July 19 | New York | L 62–70 | Tamika Catchings (21) | Tamika Catchings (12) | Catchings Ivey (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–13 |- | 22 | July 22 | Charlotte | W 73–72 | Catchings McCray (17) | Tamika Catchings (9) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 9–13 |- | 23 | July 26 | Minnesota | W 73–63 | Tamika Catchings (23) | Tamika Catchings (5) | Tamika Catchings (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 10–13 |- | 24 | July 28 | @ Los Angeles | L 62–80 | Coquese Washington (14) | Tamika Catchings (7) | Coquese Washington (8) | Staples Center | 10–14 |- | 25 | July 30 | @ Sacramento | L 65–74 | Tamika Catchings (24) | Tamika Catchings (11) | Tamika Catchings (5) | ARCO Arena | 10–15 |- | 26 | July 31 | @ Phoenix | W 58–56 | Tamika Catchings (22) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Tamika Catchings (6) | America West Arena | 11–15
| 27 | August 3 | Charlotte | W 69–48 | Nikki McCray (20) | Tamika Catchings (15) | Coquese Washington (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 12–15 |- | 28 | August 6 | @ Washington | W 64–55 | Tamika Catchings (28) | Catchings Scott-Richardson (10) | McCray Washington (4) | MCI Center | 13–15 |- | 29 | August 7 | Orlando | W 70–63 | Tamika Catchings (32) | Tamika Catchings (12) | Coquese Washington (11) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 14–15 |- | 30 | August 9 | @ Detroit | L 54–55 | Tamika Catchings (21) | Tamika Catchings (12) | Catchings McCray (2) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 14–16 |- | 31 | August 11 | Miami | W 77–63 | Tamika Catchings (20) | Catchings Scott-Richardson (7) | Tamika Catchings (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 15–16 |- | 32 | August 13 | @ Cleveland | W 60–56 | Kelly Schumacher (15) | Kelly Schumacher (9) | Coquese Washington (7) | Gund Arena | 16–16
Playoffs
| 1 | August 16 | New York | W 73–55 | Tamika Catchings (29) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (14) | Nikki McCray (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 18 | @ New York | L 65–84 | Tamika Catchings (20) | Tamika Catchings (14) | Coquese Washington (5) | Madison Square Garden | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 20 | @ New York | L 60–75 | Nikki McCray (14) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | Coquese Washington (7) | Madison Square Garden | 1–2
Season standings
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Tamika Catchings 32 32 36.5 .420 .396 .815 8.6 3.7 2.9 1.3 18.6 Nikki McCray 32 32 33.1 .415 .318 .816 3.0 2.2 0.9 0.1 11.5 Olympia Scott-Richardson 31 31 31.5 .487 .000 .805 6.8 1.7 1.2 0.4 9.4 Coquese Washington 11 8 29.5 .371 .452 .700 3.0 4.4 2.1 0.2 7.3 Rita Williams 20 1 24.2 .289 .254 .735 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.1 6.0 Nadine Malcolm 29 28 20.7 .367 .293 .757 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 5.4 Alicia Thompson 18 2 17.4 .358 .241 .706 2.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 5.4 Niele Ivey 31 23 14.2 .352 .380 .810 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.1 2.8 Bridget Pettis 32 0 11.7 .355 .209 .718 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 3.5 Kelly Schumacher 31 1 11.4 .506 .000 .692 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.7 3.5 Monica Maxwell 18 0 9.4 .298 .294 1.000 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.9Jackie Moore1827.1.421.000.7141.60.20.30.12.3Zuzi Klimešová1103.5.167N/A 1.0000.50.20.10.10.5 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season
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