2002 Detroit Shock season
WNBA team season
2002 Detroit Shock season | |
---|---|
Coach | Greg Williams Bill Laimbeer (interim) |
Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Attendance | 5,886 per game |
Results | |
Record | 9–23 (.281) |
Place | 8th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
← 2001 season 2003 season → |
The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Detroit Shock. The team went 0–13 in their first thirteen games, finishing with a franchise worst 9–23.
Offseason
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Swin Cash (F) | ![]() | Connecticut |
2 | 18 | Lenae Williams (G/F) | ![]() | DePaul |
2 | 20 | Ayana Walker (F) | ![]() | Louisiana Tech |
2 | 21 | Jill Chapman (C) | ![]() | Indiana |
2 | 22 | Kathy Wembe (G) | ![]() | Belgium |
3 | 47 | Ericka Haney (G/F) | ![]() | Notre Dame |
Regular season
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 |
Season schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 30 | @ Orlando | 66-80 | Loss | 0-1 |
June 1 | @ Indiana | 62-79 | Loss | 0-2 |
June 2 | Indiana | 65-78 | Loss | 0-3 |
June 5 | @ New York | 59-60 | Loss | 0-4 |
June 6 | @ Cleveland | 55-72 | Loss | 0-5 |
June 9 | New York | 63-70 | Loss | 0-6 |
June 11 | @ Los Angeles | 80-90 | Loss | 0-7 |
June 13 | @ Phoenix | 67-70 | Loss | 0-8 |
June 15 | @ Portland | 60-67 | Loss | 0-9 |
June 18 | @ Washington | 67-75 | Loss | 0-10 |
June 21 | Orlando | 59-80 | Loss | 0-11 |
June 26 | Charlotte | 73-80 | Loss | 0-12 |
June 28 | Miami | 74-78 (OT) | Loss | 0-13 |
June 30 | Sacramento | 71-60 | Win | 1-13 |
July 1 | @ Minnesota | 80-85 (OT) | Loss | 1-14 |
July 6 | @ Houston | 40-61 | Loss | 1-15 |
July 8 | @ Utah | 76-94 | Loss | 1-16 |
July 10 | New York | 66-63 | Win | 2-16 |
July 12 | Minnesota | 72-69 | Win | 3-16 |
July 18 | @ Washington | 59-63 | Loss | 3-17 |
July 20 | Miami | 69-48 | Win | 4-17 |
July 23 | Utah | 75-86 | Loss | 4-18 |
July 25 | Washington | 64-58 | Win | 5-18 |
July 27 | @ Charlotte | 74-66 | Win | 6-18 |
July 28 | Seattle | 59-72 | Loss | 6-19 |
August 1 | Cleveland | 66-68 | Loss | 6-20 |
August 3 | @ Cleveland | 68-57 | Win | 7-20 |
August 4 | Phoenix | 91-75 | Win | 8-20 |
August 6 | Charlotte | 65-76 | Loss | 8-21 |
August 9 | Indiana | 55-54 | Win | 9-21 |
August 11 | @ Orlando | 58-71 | Loss | 9-22 |
August 13 | @ Miami | 56-61 | Loss | 9-23 |
Player stats
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swin Cash | 32 | 222 | 86 | 37 | 31 | 474 |
Deanna Nolan | 32 | 87 | 62 | 27 | 12 | 277 |
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 32 | 162 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 275 |
Wendy Palmer | 16 | 96 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 184 |
Ayana Walker | 32 | 118 | 17 | 12 | 34 | 162 |
Dominique Canty | 28 | 69 | 83 | 21 | 4 | 160 |
Elaine Powell | 15 | 63 | 60 | 23 | 8 | 148 |
Barbara Farris | 32 | 94 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 143 |
Edwina Brown | 28 | 82 | 58 | 25 | 7 | 115 |
Lenae Williams | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 73 |
Kelly Santos | 12 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 44 |
Stacy Clinesmith | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Jill Chapman | 19 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
Begona Garcia | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Oksana Zakaluzhnaya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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References
- ^ "2002 Detroit Shock Stats".
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Detroit Shock
- Founded in 1998
- Relocated in 2010 to Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan
- The Palace of Auburn Hills
- Joe Louis Arena
- Convocation Center
- Nancy Lieberman
- Greg Williams
- Bill Laimbeer
- Rick Mahorn
- Owner: Bill Davidson
- Karen Davidson
- General Manager: Nancy Lieberman
- Greg Williams
- Bill Laimbeer
- Cheryl Reeve