2002 Houston Comets season
Compaq Center | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 10,866 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 24–8 (.750) |
| Place | 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost first round (2-1) to Utah Starzz |
The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the Houston Comets. They made their best record in two years at 24–8. Despite with that, they eventually lost in the first round to the Utah Starzz.
Offseason
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Michelle Snow (C) |  United States
|
Tennessee |
| 3 | 42 | Shondra Johnson (G) | United States
|
Alabama |
| 4 | 58 | Cori Enghusen (C)
|
United States
|
Stanford |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Los Angeles | 55-68 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 29 | Phoenix | 61-56 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 1 | @ Cleveland | 69-65 (OT) | Win | 2-1 |
| June 3 | @ Charlotte | 52-67 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 5 | @ Indiana | 56-45 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 9 | Sacramento | 75-62 | Win | 4-2 |
| June 11 | Charlotte | 78-66 | Win | 5-2 |
| June 13 | @ Washington | 64-70 | Loss | 5-3 |
| June 15 | Minnesota | 51-50 | Win | 6-3 |
| June 18 | @ Miami | 53-46 | Win | 7-3 |
| June 21 | Phoenix | 61-59 | Win | 8-3 |
| June 23 | @ Portland | 71-58 | Win | 9-3 |
| June 25 | @ Minnesota | 73-55 | Win | 10-3 |
| June 28 | Utah | 73-57 | Win | 11-3 |
| June 30 | @ Los Angeles | 60-58 | Win | 12-3 |
| July 3 | @ Utah | 78-67 | Win | 13-3 |
| July 6 | Detroit | 61-40 | Win | 14-3 |
| July 9 | Seattle | 67-59 | Win | 15-3 |
| July 11 | @ Phoenix | 52-58 | Loss | 15-4 |
| July 12 | @ Sacramento | 74-60 | Win | 16-4 |
| July 17 | @ Utah | 67-75 | Loss | 16-5 |
| July 19 | @ Portland | 60-70 | Loss | 16-6 |
| July 20 | @ Seattle | 56-54 | Win | 17-6 |
| July 23 | Seattle | 66-54 | Win | 18-6 |
| July 25 | Miami | 69-60 | Win | 19-6 |
| July 28 | @ New York | 56-62 | Loss | 19-7 |
| July 30 | Portland | 89-59 | Win | 20-7 |
| August 3 | Orlando | 69-62 | Win | 21-7 |
| August 6 | Cleveland | 67-54 | Win | 22-7 |
| August 8 | @ Los Angeles | 67-64 | Win | 23-7 |
| August 10 | Sacramento | 59-61 | Loss | 23-8 |
| August 13 | Minnesota | 63-51 | Win | 24-8 |
| August 16 (first round, G1) | @ Utah | 59-66 | Loss | 0-1 |
| August 18 (first round, G2) | Utah | 83-77 (OT) | Win | 1-1 |
| August 20 (first round, G3) | Utah | 72-75 | Loss | 1-2 |
Player stats
| Player | Minutes | Field Goals | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Swoopes | 1154 | 221 | 158 | 107 | 88 | 23 | 592 |
| Tina Thompson | 1052 | 176 | 217 | 62 | 25 | 20 | 485 |
| Janeth Arcain | 1116 | 128 | 126 | 86 | 51 | 6 | 364 |
| Tiffani Johnson | 815 | 77 | 173 | 39 | 17 | 24 | 201 |
| Michelle Snow | 480 | 45 | 119 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 125 |
| Grace Daley | 185 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| Kelley Gibson | 276 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 60 |
| Sonja Henning | 521 | 18 | 58 | 51 | 23 | 6 | 44 |
| Coquese Washington | 349 | 17 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 44 |
| Tynesha Lewis | 145 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Rebecca Lobo | 132 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 34 |
| Rita Williams | 85 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| Tammy Jackson | 69 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Amanda Lassiter | 46 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |