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The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks ended the season winning the WNBA Finals for the second straight year. As of 2012, this is the last WNBA team to win back to back championships.
2002 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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Coach | Michael Cooper |
Arena | Staples Center |
Attendance | 11,651 per game |
Results | |
Record | 25–7 (.781) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 16 | Rosalind Ross | United States | Oklahoma |
2 | 30 | Gergana Slavcheva | Bulgaria | FIU |
2 | 32 | Jackie Higgins | United States | North Carolina |
3 | 48 | Rashana Barnes | United States | Penn State |
4 | 64 | Tiffany Thompson | United States | Old Dominion |
Date | Transaction | |
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April 19, 2002 | Traded Ukari Figgs and Gergana Slavcheva to the Portland Fire in exchange for Nikki Teasley and Sophia Witherspoon[1] | |
Drafted Rosalind Ross, Gergana Slavcheva, Jackie Higgins, Rashana Barnes and Tiffany Thompson in the 2002 WNBA Draft[1] | ||
April 30, 2002 | Signed Erika de Souza, Rhonda Smith and Kim Williams[1] | |
May 3, 2002 | Waived Rashana Barnes[1] | |
May 8, 2002 | Waived Tiffany Thompson[1] | |
May 13, 2002 | Waived Jackie Higgins, Kelley Simon, Kim Williams and Nicole Levandusky[1] | |
Signed Vicki Hall, Shala Crawford and Naomi Mulitauaopele[1] | ||
May 16, 2002 | Waived Rhonda Smith and Wendi Willits[1] | |
May 23, 2002 | Waived Naomi Mulitauaopele[1] | |
June 7, 2002 | Signed Katryna Gaither[1] | |
June 11, 2002 | Signed Sophia Witherspoon[1] | |
June 18, 2002 | Traded a 2003 1st Round Pick to the Miami Sol in exchange for Marlies Askamp[1] | |
June 21, 2002 | Waived Katryna Gaither[1] |
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2002 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round vs. Seattle Storm Won Series: 2–0
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Conference Finals vs. Utah Starzz Won Series: 2–0
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WNBA Finals vs. New York Liberty Won Series: 2–0
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2002 playoff schedule |
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 7 | .781 | 17–4 | – |
Houston Comets x | 24 | 8 | .750 | 16–5 | 1.0 |
Utah Starzz x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12–9 | 5.0 |
Seattle Storm x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 10–11 | 8.0 |
Portland Fire o | 16 | 16 | .500 | 8–13 | 9.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 8–13 | 11.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 7–14 | 14.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 15.0 |
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Lisa Leslie | 31 | 31 | 34.2 | .466 | .324 | .727 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 16.9 |
Mwadi Mabika | 32 | 32 | 32.8 | .423 | .366 | .839 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
Tamecka Dixon | 30 | 30 | 31.9 | .391 | .351 | .831 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 32 | 25 | 30.2 | .487 | .420 | .740 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
Nikki Teasley | 32 | 32 | 27.6 | .404 | .400 | .750 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
Latasha Byears | 26 | 5 | 18.7 | .618 | N/A | .566 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
Sophia Witherspoon | 31 | 1 | 11.5 | .415 | .418 | .761 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
Nicky McCrimmon | 32 | 0 | 11.1 | .408 | .267 | .636 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Marlies Askamp | 20 | 4 | 10.8 | .473 | .000 | .643 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
Vedrana Grgin-Fonseca | 12 | 0 | 6.6 | .387 | .417 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
Vicki Hall | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Katryna Gaither | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Erika de Souza | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | .357 | N/A | .200 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
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