WNBA team season
| 2002 Cleveland Rockers season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Dan Hughes |
| Arena | Gund Arena |
| Attendance | 9,318 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–22 (.313) |
| Place | 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Penny Taylor (13.0) |
| Rebounds | Chasity Melvin (6.1) |
| Assists | Jennifer Rizzotti (3.3) |
| ← 2001 season 2003 season → | |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 6th season for the Cleveland Rockers.
Transactions
WNBA draft
See also: 2002 WNBA draft| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Deanna Jackson |  United States
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UAB |
| 1 | 9 | Brandi McCain | United States
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Florida |
| 3 | 41 | Angie Welle | United States
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Iowa State |
| 4 | 57 | Marche Strickland | United States
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Maryland |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2002 | Traded Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and a 2002 1st Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2002 1st Round Pick | |
| April 19, 2002 | Drafted Deanna Jackson, Brandi McCain, Angie Welle and Marche Strickland in the 2002 WNBA Draft | |
| May 8, 2002 | Waived Jameka Jones, Jannon Roland and Tere Williams | |
| May 19, 2002 | Waived Angie Welle and Marche Strickland | |
| May 21, 2002 | Waived Katryna Gaither | |
| May 23, 2002 | Waived Anastasia Kostaki | |
| May 30, 2002 | Waived Nyree Roberts | |
| Signed Lucienne Berthieu | ||
| June 14, 2002 | Waived Paige Sauer | |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
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 | |||||||
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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 | ||||
Regular Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlakia Jones | 32 | 32 | 34.2 | .399 | .278 | .785 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.2 |
| Chasity Melvin | 32 | 32 | 33.0 | .464 | .500 | .687 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 12.5 |
| Penny Taylor | 30 | 26 | 30.3 | .416 | .342 | .853 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.0 |
| Ann Wauters | 28 | 25 | 28.6 | .553 | .000 | .851 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| Jennifer Rizzotti | 26 | 25 | 26.7 | .400 | .384 | .800 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| Mery Andrade | 32 | 16 | 20.8 | .306 | .192 | .783 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Rushia Brown | 28 | 2 | 16.7 | .400 | .000 | .737 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Brandi McCain | 31 | 2 | 12.6 | .291 | .362 | .750 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Deanna Jackson | 18 | 0 | 7.9 | .413 | .000 | .708 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Tracy Henderson | 23 | 0 | 7.5 | .390 | N/A | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Tricia Bader Binford | 18 | 0 | 7.3 | .154 | .071 | .833 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Paige Sauer | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .000 | N/A | N/A | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lucienne Berthieu | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | .429 | .000 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season
References
- ^ "2002 Cleveland Rockers Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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