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2002 Charlotte Sting season

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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)

The 2002 WNBA season was the 6th for the Charlotte Sting. The team advanced to the playoffs, but they were later swept in the opening round to the Washington Mystics.

Offseason

WNBA Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
1 7 Sheila Lambert (G)  United States Baylor
1 9 Shaunzinski Gortman (G)  United States South Carolina
3 41 Edniesha Curry (G)  United States Oregon
4 57 Jessie Stomski (F)  United States Wisconsin

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 Los Angeles 94-87 (OT) Win 1-0
June 3 Houston 67-52 Win 2-0
June 6 @ Seattle 59-65 Loss 2-1
June 8 @ Utah 64-69 Loss 2-2
June 9 @ Phoenix 77-80 Loss 2-3
June 11 @ Houston 66-78 Loss 2-4
June 13 Indiana 75-64 Win 3-4
June 16 @ New York 53-54 Loss 3-5
June 19 Washington 78-64 Win 4-5
June 22 Miami 76-63 Win 5-5
June 26 @ Detroit 80-73 Win 6-5
June 30 @ Washington 55-56 Loss 6-6
July 1 Phoenix 90-68 Win 7-6
July 3 Portland 73-76 Loss 7-7
July 5 @ Miami 72-68 Win 8-7
July 6 Cleveland 78-67 Win 9-7
July 9 Miami 55-66 Loss 9-8
July 12 @ Orlando 72-67 Win 10-8
July 13 Minnesota 63-60 Win 11-8
July 17 Orlando 89-62 Win 12-8
July 19 Sacramento 70-51 Win 13-8
July 22 @ Indiana 72-73 Loss 13-9
July 24 @ Cleveland 73-66 (OT) Win 14-9
July 25 Cleveland 73-83 Loss 14-10
July 27 Detroit 66-74 Loss 14-11
August 1 @ Orlando 63-65 Loss 14-12
August 3 @ Indiana 48-69 Loss 14-13
August 4 New York 58-71 Loss 14-14
August 6 @ Detroit 76-65 Win 15-14
August 9 @ Minnesota 68-62 Win 16-14
August 11 @ New York 71-58 Win 17-14
August 13 Washington 67-57 Win 18-14
August 15
1st Round, G1
@ Washington 62-74 Loss 0-1
August 17
1st Round, G2
Washington 59-62 Loss 0-2

Player stats

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Andrea Stinson 32 177 91 37 9 411
Tammy Sutton-Brown 32 191 15 29 36 382
Allison Feaster 32 118 61 39 12 379
Dawn Staley 32 56 164 48 0 278
Charlotte Smith 32 121 53 21 17 256
Kelly Miller 32 68 49 22 1 211
Tonya Edwards 29 41 24 16 2 112
Erin Buescher 29 91 18 13 15 95
Summer Erb 31 71 10 13 11 88
Shalonda Enis 4 9 3 1 2 19
Keisha Anderson 7 6 5 0 0 7
Sheila Lambert 3 3 3 1 0 2
Elena Shakirova 1 1 0 1 0 1
Shantia Owens 2 2 0 0 0 0

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