2002 Minnesota Lynx season
2002 Minnesota Lynx season | |
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Coach | Brian Agler (resigned Jul. 16, 6–13 record) Heidi VanDerveer (interim, 4–9 record) |
Arena | Target Center |
Attendance | 7,819 per game |
Results | |
Record | 10–22 (.313) |
Place | 8th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
← 2001 season 2003 season → |
The 2002 WNBA season was the fourth for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx failed to emerge from their recent struggles, going dead last in the West.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 6 | Tamika Williams | ![]() | UConn |
3 | 38 | Lindsey Meder | ![]() | Iowa |
4 | 54 | Shárron Francis | ![]() | Old Dominion |
Transactions
Date | Transaction | |
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April 19, 2002 | Traded Erin Buescher to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Shaunzinski Gortman[1] | |
Drafted Tamika Williams, Lindsey Meder, and Shárron Francis in the 2002 WNBA Draft[1] | ||
April 26, 2002 | Signed ShaRae Mansfield and Sonja Tate[1] | |
May 7, 2002 | Waived ShaRae Mansfield and Shárron Francis[1] | |
May 11, 2002 | Signed Angelina Wolvert[1] | |
May 12, 2002 | Waived Kate Paye[1] | |
May 16, 2002 | Waived Angelina Wolvert[1] | |
Suspended contract of Sonja Tate[1] | ||
June 11, 2002 | Traded Betty Lennox and a 2003 1st Round Pick to the Miami Sol in exchange for Tamara Moore and a 2003 2nd Round Pick[1] | |
June 13, 2002 | Signed Tamara Moore[1] | |
July 16, 2002 | Brian Agler resigned as Head Coach[1] | |
Hired Heidi VanDerveer as Interim Head Coach[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
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 |
Statistics
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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 |
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Katie Smith | 31 | 31 | 36.7 | .404 | .330 | .824 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 16.5 |
Tamika Williams | 31 | 31 | 33.0 | .561 | .273 | .583 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
Svetlana Abrosimova | 27 | 27 | 29.8 | .377 | .333 | .483 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
Betty Lennox | 5 | 1 | 27.6 | .208 | .217 | .600 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
Tamara Moore | 26 | 20 | 25.1 | .366 | .382 | .830 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
Lynn Pride | 31 | 15 | 19.0 | .385 | .100 | .471 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Kristi Harrower | 27 | 6 | 17.8 | .389 | .333 | .400 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
Georgia Schweitzer | 30 | 9 | 17.0 | .483 | .424 | .867 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
Michele Van Gorp | 22 | 13 | 16.0 | .456 | .286 | .727 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
Shaunzinski Gortman | 29 | 2 | 12.7 | .361 | .326 | .778 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
Janell Burse | 31 | 2 | 11.1 | .373 | .000 | .583 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
Val Whiting-Raymond | 6 | 3 | 8.7 | .308 | N/A | .417 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
Shanele Stires | 9 | 0 | 2.4 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2002 Minnesota Lynx Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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