2002 Indiana Fever season
3rd season in the WNBA
2002 Indiana Fever season | |
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Coach | Nell Fortner |
Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
Attendance | 8,434 per game |
Results | |
Record | 16–16 (.500) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-1) to New York Liberty |
← 2001 season 2003 season → |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 3rd season for the Indiana Fever. 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.
Offseason
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 | Tawana McDonald (C) | ![]() | Georgia |
2 | 17 | Zuzi Klimesova (F) | ![]() | Vanderbilt |
3 | 34 | Kelly Komara (G) | ![]() | Purdue |
4 | 49 | LaKeisha Taylor (C) | ![]() | Arizona |
4 | 52 | Jillian Danker (G/F) | ![]() | Vanderbilt |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 1 | Detroit | 79-62 | Win | 1-0 |
June 2 | @ Detroit | 78-65 | Win | 2-0 |
June 5 | Houston | 45-56 | Loss | 2-1 |
June 7 | @ Washington | 68-89 | Loss | 2-2 |
June 8 | New York | 71-62 | Win | 3-2 |
June 11 | @ Orlando | 75-69 | Win | 4-2 |
June 13 | @ Charlotte | 64-75 | Loss | 4-3 |
June 15 | Cleveland | 68-79 | Loss | 4-4 |
June 18 | @ Utah | 71-79 | Loss | 4-5 |
June 20 | @ Portland | 81-72 | Win | 5-5 |
June 21 | @ Seattle | 51-63 | Loss | 5-6 |
June 25 | @ New York | 55-74 | Loss | 5-7 |
June 28 | Sacramento | 67-60 | Win | 6-7 |
June 30 | @ Miami | 59-65 | Loss | 6-8 |
July 3 | @ Orlando | 71-79 (OT) | Loss | 6-9 |
July 6 | Washington | 50-45 | Win | 7-9 |
July 8 | Cleveland | 68-57 | Win | 8-9 |
July 10 | Utah | 69-82 | Loss | 8-10 |
July 12 | Miami | 62-68 | Loss | 8-11 |
July 17 | Los Angeles | 58-73 | Loss | 8-12 |
July 19 | New York | 62-70 | Loss | 8-13 |
July 22 | Charlotte | 73-72 | Win | 9-13 |
July 26 | Minnesota | 73-63 | Win | 10-13 |
July 28 | @ Los Angeles | 62-80 | Loss | 10-14 |
July 30 | @ Sacramento | 65-74 | Loss | 10-15 |
July 31 | @ Phoenix | 58-56 | Win | 11-15 |
August 3 | Charlotte | 69-48 | Win | 12-15 |
August 6 | @ Washington | 64-55 | Win | 13-15 |
August 7 | Orlando | 70-63 | Win | 14-15 |
August 9 | @ Detroit | 54-55 | Loss | 14-16 |
August 11 | Miami | 77-63 | Win | 15-16 |
August 13 | @ Cleveland | 60-56 | Win | 16-16 |
August 16 1st Round, G1 | New York | 73-55 | Win | 1-0 |
August 18 1st Round, G2 | @ New York | 65-84 | Loss | 1-1 |
August 20 1st Round, G3 | @ New York | 60-75 | Loss | 1-2 |
Player stats
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tamika Catchings | 32 | 276 | 118 | 94 | 43 | 594 |
Nikki McCray | 32 | 97 | 70 | 28 | 3 | 369 |
Olympia Scott | 31 | 211 | 52 | 38 | 13 | 292 |
Nadine Malcolm | 29 | 61 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 156 |
Rita Williams | 20 | 37 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 120 |
Bridget Pettis | 32 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 113 |
Kelly Schumacher | 31 | 59 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 108 |
Alicia Thompson | 18 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 97 |
Niele Ivey | 31 | 28 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 86 |
Coquese Washington | 11 | 33 | 48 | 23 | 2 | 80 |
Jackie Moore | 18 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 42 |
Monica Maxwell | 18 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
Zuzi Kilmesova | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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References
- ^ "2002 Indiana Fever Stats".
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Indiana Fever
- Founded in 2000
- Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Gainbridge Fieldhouse (2000–2019; 2021-present)
- IMG Academy (2020)
- Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2021-2022)
- Hinkle Fieldhouse (2022)
- Owner: Herb and Melvin Simon
- Herb Simon
- Sponsors: Bank One Corporation
- Finish Line, Inc.
- Anthem, Inc.
- Salesforce
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Cheez-It
- General Manager: Nell Fortner
- Kelly Krauskopf
- Pokey Chatman
- Tamika Catchings
- Lin Dunn
- Aliyah Boston
- Tamika Catchings
- Caitlin Clark
- Marissa Coleman
- Anna DeForge
- Candice Dupree
- Katie Douglas
- Briann January
- Kelsey Mitchell
- Tammy Sutton-Brown
- Erica Wheeler
- Tamika Whitmore
- Natalie Williams
- Shavonte Zellous