2002 Indiana Fever season
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| 2002 Indiana Fever season | |
| Head Coach | Nell Fortner |
| Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| Attendance | 8,434 per game |
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Record | 16–16 (.500) |
| Place | 4th (Eastern) |
| Playoff Finish | Lost First Round (2-1) to New York Liberty |
| Indiana Fever seasons | |
| < 2001 | 2003 > |
The 2002 WNBA season was the 3rd season for the Indiana Fever. The team, led by Tamika Catchings, went to the playoffs for the first time in team history, losing in the first round to the New York Liberty.
Contents
Offseason
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Tawana McDonald (C) |  United States |
Georgia |
| 2 | 17 | Zuzi Klimesova (F) |  Czech Republic |
Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 34 | Kelly Komara (G) | United States |
Purdue |
| 4 | 49 | LaKeisha Taylor (C) | United States |
Arizona |
| 4 | 52 | Jillian Danker (G/F) | United States |
Vanderbilt |
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 | Detroit | 79-62 | Win | 1-0 |
| June 2 | @ Detroit | 78-65 | Win | 2-0 |
| June 5 | Houston | 45-56 | Loss | 2-1 |
| June 7 | @ Washington | 68-89 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 8 | New York | 71-62 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 11 | @ Orlando | 75-69 | Win | 4-2 |
| June 13 | @ Charlotte | 64-75 | Loss | 4-3 |
| June 15 | Cleveland | 68-79 | Loss | 4-4 |
| June 18 | @ Utah | 71-79 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 20 | @ Portland | 81-72 | Win | 5-5 |
| June 21 | @ Seattle | 51-63 | Loss | 5-6 |
| June 25 | @ New York | 55-74 | Loss | 5-7 |
| June 28 | Sacramento | 67-60 | Win | 6-7 |
| June 30 | @ Miami | 59-65 | Loss | 6-8 |
| July 3 | @ Orlando | 71-79 (OT) | Loss | 6-9 |
| July 6 | Washington | 50-45 | Win | 7-9 |
| July 8 | Cleveland | 68-57 | Win | 8-9 |
| July 10 | Utah | 69-82 | Loss | 8-10 |
| July 12 | Miami | 62-68 | Loss | 8-11 |
| July 17 | Los Angeles | 58-73 | Loss | 8-12 |
| July 19 | New York | 62-70 | Loss | 8-13 |
| July 22 | Charlotte | 73-72 | Win | 9-13 |
| July 26 | Minnesota | 73-63 | Win | 10-13 |
| July 28 | @ Los Angeles | 62-80 | Loss | 10-14 |
| July 30 | @ Sacramento | 65-74 | Loss | 10-15 |
| July 31 | @ Phoenix | 58-56 | Win | 11-15 |
| August 3 | Charlotte | 69-48 | Win | 12-15 |
| August 6 | @ Washington | 64-55 | Win | 13-15 |
| August 7 | Orlando | 70-63 | Win | 14-15 |
| August 9 | @ Detroit | 54-55 | Loss | 14-16 |
| August 11 | Miami | 77-63 | Win | 15-16 |
| August 13 | @ Cleveland | 60-56 | Win | 16-16 |
| August 16 1st Round, G1 |
New York | 73-55 | Win | 1-0 |
| August 18 1st Round, G2 |
@ New York | 65-84 | Loss | 1-1 |
| August 20 1st Round, G3 |
@ New York | 60-75 | Loss | 1-2 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamika Catchings | 32 | 276 | 118 | 94 | 43 | 594 |
| Nikki McCray | 32 | 97 | 70 | 28 | 3 | 369 |
| Olympia Scott | 31 | 211 | 52 | 38 | 13 | 292 |
| Nadine Malcolm | 29 | 61 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 156 |
| Rita Williams | 20 | 37 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 120 |
| Bridget Pettis | 32 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 113 |
| Kelly Schumacher | 31 | 59 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 108 |
| Alicia Thompson | 18 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 97 |
| Niele Ivey | 31 | 28 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 86 |
| Coquese Washington | 11 | 33 | 48 | 23 | 2 | 80 |
| Jackie Moore | 18 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 42 |
| Monica Maxwell | 18 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| Zuzi Kilmesova | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
