2002 Houston Comets season
CoachVan Chancellor
ArenaCompaq Center
Attendance10,866 per game
Results
Record248 (.750)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost 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 x257.78117–4
Houston Comets x248.75016–51.0
Utah Starzz x2012.62512–95.0
Seattle Storm x1715.53110–118.0
Portland Fire o1616.5008–139.0
Sacramento Monarchs o1418.4388–1311.0
Phoenix Mercury o1121.3447–1414.0
Minnesota Lynx o1022.3136–1515.0

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 Swoopes11542211581078823592
Tina Thompson1052176217622520485
Janeth Arcain111612812686516364
Tiffani Johnson81577173391724201
Michelle Snow48045119131226125
Grace Daley1851623163163
Kelley Gibson2762120148760
Sonja Henning52118585123644
Coquese Washington34917413113044
Tynesha Lewis145131893334
Rebecca Lobo1321523121534
Rita Williams8556711019
Tammy Jackson693131336
Amanda Lassiter46062221

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References

  1. "2002 Houston Comets Stats".
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