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WNBA team season
2002 Charlotte Sting season
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance6,667 per game
Results
Record18–14 (.563)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-0) to Washington Mystics
Team Leaders
PointsAndrea Stinson (12.8)
ReboundsTammy Sutton-Brown (6.0)
AssistsDawn Staley (5.1)
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The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth for the Charlotte Sting. The team advanced to the playoffs, but they were later swept in the opening round to the Washington Mystics.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2002 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 7 Sheila Lambert  United States Baylor
1 9 Shaunzinski Gortman  United States South Carolina
3 41 Edniesha Curry  United States Oregon
4 57 Jessie Stomski  United States Wisconsin

Transactions

Date Transaction
April 18, 2002 Traded Clarisse Machanguana to the Orlando Miracle in exchange for a 2002 1st Round Pick
April 19, 2002 Drafted Sheila Lambert, Shaunzinski Gortman, Edniesha Curry and Jessie Stomski in the 2002 WNBA Draft
Traded Shaunzinski Gortman to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Erin Buescher and Maylana Martin
May 2, 2002 Waived Jessie Stomski
May 20, 2002 Waived Anna DeForge
May 24, 2002 Waived Edniesha Curry, Maylana Martin, Rasheeda Clark and Tiffany Travis
May 24, 2002 Waived Beth Cunningham
June 17, 2002 Traded a 2003 3rd Round Pick to the Houston Comets in exchange for Elena Shakirova
Waived Shantia Owens

Roster

2002 Charlotte Sting roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 20 United States Anderson, Keisha 5' 7" (1.7m) 125 lb (57kg) 1974-05-08 Wisconsin 2
G 13 United States Edwards, Tonya 5' 10" (1.78m) 160 lb (73kg) 1968-03-13 Tennessee 3
F/C 7 United States Enis, Shalonda 6' 1" (1.85m) 185 lb (84kg) 1974-12-03 Alabama 3
C 3 United States Erb, Summer 6' 6" (1.98m) 240 lb (109kg) 1977-07-25 NC State 2
F 21 United States Feaster, Allison 5' 11" (1.8m) 168 lb (76kg) 1976-02-11 Harvard 4
G 31 United States Lambert, Sheila 5' 7" (1.7m) 125 lb (57kg) 1980-07-21 Baylor R
G 8 United States Miller, Kelly 5' 10" (1.78m) 140 lb (64kg) 1978-09-06 Georgia 1
F 25 United States Owens, Shantia 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 1978-05-16 Kentucky 1
F 11 United States Buescher, Erin 6' 3" (1.91m) 181 lb (82kg) 1979-06-05 Master's 1
C 15 Soviet Union Shakirova, Elena 6' 3" (1.91m) 190 lb (86kg) 1970-06-02 2
F 23 United States Smith, Charlotte 6' 0" (1.83m) 148 lb (67kg) 1973-08-23 North Carolina 3
G 5 United States Staley, Dawn 5' 6" (1.68m) 134 lb (61kg) 1970-05-04 Virginia 3
G 32 United States Stinson, Andrea 5' 10" (1.78m) 158 lb (72kg) 1967-11-25 NC State 5
C 55 Canada Sutton-Brown, Tammy 6' 4" (1.93m) 199 lb (90kg) 1978-01-27 Rutgers 1
Head coach
United States Anne Donovan (Old Dominion)
Assistant coaches
United States Cheryl Reeve
United States Trudi Lacey



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2002 game log
Total: 18–14 (Home: 11–5; Road: 7–9)
June: 6–6 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 2 Los Angeles W 94–87 (OT) Kelly Miller (23) Charlotte Smith (9) Dawn Staley (9) Charlotte Coliseum 1–0
2 June 3 Houston W 67–52 Andrea Stinson (23) Stinson
Sutton-Brown (6) 		Dawn Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum 2–0
3 June 6 @ Seattle L 59–65 Tammy Sutton-Brown (11) Tammy Sutton-Brown (6) Dawn Staley (6) KeyArena 2–1
4 June 8 @ Utah L 64–69 Tammy Sutton-Brown (14) Tammy Sutton-Brown (10) Andrea Stinson (5) Delta Center 2–2
5 June 9 @ Phoenix L 77–80 Andrea Stinson (24) Andrea Stinson (8) Dawn Staley (3) America West Arena 2–3
6 June 11 @ Houston L 66–78 Tammy Sutton-Brown (18) Stinson
Sutton-Brown (7) 		Dawn Staley (7) Compaq Center 2–4
7 June 13 Indiana W 75–64 Andrea Stinson (15) Erin Buescher (6) Charlotte Smith (5) Charlotte Coliseum 3–4
8 June 16 @ New York L 53–54 Tammy Sutton-Brown (14) Andrea Stinson (11) Dawn Staley (6) Madison Square Garden 3–5
9 June 19 Washington W 78–64 Andrea Stinson (27) Andrea Stinson (10) Dawn Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum 4–5
10 June 22 Miami W 76–63 Allison Feaster (23) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Andrea Stinson (6) Charlotte Coliseum 5–5
11 June 26 @ Detroit W 80–73 Andrea Stinson (22) Andrea Stinson (8) Dawn Staley (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 6–5
12 June 30 @ Washington L 55–56 Andrea Stinson (14) Allison Feaster (8) Allison Feaster (4) MCI Center 6–6
July : 8–5 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 July 1 Phoenix W 90–68 Tonya Edwards (14) Erin Buescher (11) Miller
Stinson (5) 		Charlotte Coliseum 7–6
14 July 3 Portland L 73–76 Allison Feaster (17) Tammy Sutton-Brown (10) Charlotte Smith (6) Charlotte Coliseum 7–7
15 July 5 @ Miami W 72–68 Andrea Stinson (18) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Dawn Staley (6) American Airlines Arena 8–7
16 July 6 Cleveland W 78–67 Allison Feaster (24) Tammy Sutton-Brown (8) Dawn Staley (7) Charlotte Coliseum 9–7
17 July 9 Miami L 55–66 Dawn Staley (13) Andrea Stinson (8) Feaster
Smith
Staley (2) 		Charlotte Coliseum 9–8
18 July 12 @ Orlando W 72–67 Allison Feaster (19) Kelly Miller (7) Dawn Staley (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 10–8
19 July 13 Minnesota W 63–60 Tammy Sutton-Brown (13) Tammy Sutton-Brown (7) Miller
Staley
Stinson (4) 		Charlotte Coliseum 11–8
20 July 17 Orlando W 89–62 Tammy Sutton-Brown (22) Tammy Sutton-Brown (6) Staley
Stinson (8) 		Charlotte Coliseum 12–8
21 July 19 Sacramento W 70–51 Kelly Miller (16) Andrea Stinson (6) Dawn Staley (6) Charlotte Coliseum 13–8
22 July 22 @ Indiana L 72–73 Dawn Staley (14) Stinson
Sutton-Brown (6) 		Allison Feaster (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 13–9
23 July 24 @ Cleveland W 73–66 (OT) Andrea Stinson (17) Andrea Stinson (12) Dawn Staley (5) Gund Arena 14–9
24 July 25 Cleveland L 73–83 Andrea Stinson (14) Andrea Stinson (6) Dawn Staley (4) Charlotte Coliseum 14–10
25 July 27 Detroit L 66–74 Andrea Stinson (17) Andrea Stinson (5) Staley
Stinson (4) 		Charlotte Coliseum 14–11
August : 4–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 1 @ Orlando L 63–65 Allison Feaster (14) Allison Feaster (6) Dawn Staley (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 14–12
27 August 3 @ Indiana L 48–69 Feaster
Staley (8) 		Tammy Sutton-Brown (5) Edwards
Staley (2) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 14–13
28 August 4 New York L 58–71 Andrea Stinson (16) Charlotte Smith (7) Allison Feaster (4) Charlotte Coliseum 14–14
29 August 6 @ Detroit W 76–65 Tammy Sutton-Brown (19) Tammy Sutton-Brown (9) Dawn Staley (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15–14
30 August 9 @ Minnesota W 68–62 Kelly Miller (15) Allison Feaster (5) Dawn Staley (6) Target Center 16–14
31 August 11 @ New York W 71–58 Allison Feaster (18) Erb
Stinson (7) 		Dawn Staley (6) Madison Square Garden 17–14
32 August 13 Washington W 67–57 Allison Feaster (20) Stinson
Sutton-Brown (7) 		Dawn Staley (5) Charlotte Coliseum 18–14
2002 season schedule

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First round vs. Washington Mystics
Lost Series: 0–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 15 @ Washington L 62–74 Andrea Stinson (16) Smith
Stinson
Sutton-Brown (5) 		Dawn Staley (5) MCI Center 0–1
2 August 17 Washington L 59–62 Andrea Stinson (14) Allison Feaster (12) Staley
Stinson (6) 		Charlotte Coliseum 0–2
2002 playoff schedule

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty 18 14 .563 11–10 –
Charlotte Sting 18 14 .563 12–9 –
Washington Mystics 17 15 .531 12–9 1.0
Indiana Fever 16 16 .500 12–9 2.0
Orlando Miracle 16 16 .500 13–8 2.0
Miami Sol 15 17 .469 11–10 3.0
Cleveland Rockers 10 22 .312 7–14 8.0
Detroit Shock 9 23 .281 6–15 9.0

Statistics

Legend
  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

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dawn Staley 32 32 33.2 .366 .398 .762 1.8 5.1 1.5 0.0 8.8
Allison Feaster 32 32 29.9 .394 .418 .824 3.7 1.9 1.2 0.4 11.8
Andrea Stinson 32 32 29.7 .456 .414 .688 5.5 2.8 1.2 0.3 12.8
Charlotte Smith 32 32 27.8 .410 .374 .741 3.8 1.7 0.7 0.5 8.0
Tammy Sutton-Brown 32 29 27.7 .529 N/A .713 6.0 0.5 0.9 1.1 11.9
Kelly Miller 32 0 17.3 .446 .471 .763 2.1 1.5 0.7 0.0 6.6
Shalonda Enis 4 0 14.8 .278 .000 1.000 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 4.8
Erin Buescher 29 0 13.5 .402 .364 .694 3.1 0.6 0.4 0.5 3.3
Summer Erb 31 3 11.0 .565 N/A .720 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 2.8
Tonya Edwards 29 0 10.4 .364 .280 .717 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.1 3.9
Sheila Lambert 3 0 5.3 .333 N/A N/A 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7
Elena Shakirova 1 0 5.0 N/A N/A .500 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Keisha Anderson 7 0 4.4 .250 .250 N/A 0.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0
Shantia Owens 2 0 3.0 N/A N/A N/A 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

References

  1. ^ "2002 Charlotte Sting Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
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