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2002 WNBA season

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2002 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 25 - August 31, 2002
Number of games	32
Number of teams	16
Total attendance	2,362,412
Average attendance	9,228
TV partner(s)	ESPN, NBC, Oxygen
2002 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Sue Bird
Picked by	Seattle Storm
Regular season
Season MVP	Sheryl Swoopes (Houston)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New York Liberty
Eastern runners-up	Washington Mystics
Western champions	Los Angeles Sparks
Western runners-up	Utah Starzz
Finals
Champions	Los Angeles Sparks
Runners-up	New York Liberty
Finals MVP	Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles)
WNBA seasons
← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's sixth season. The season ended with the Los Angeles Sparks winning their second WNBA championship.

Regular season standings[edit]

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Coco Miller	Washington Mystics
WNBA Peak Performer	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
WNBA Peak Performer	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Jennifer Gillom	Phoenix Mercury
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Marianne Stanley	Washington Mystics