2002 Indiana Fever season

2002 Indiana Fever season
CoachNell Fortner
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Attendance8,434 per game
Results
Record16–16 (.500)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-1) to New York Liberty

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.

Transactions

WNBA draft

See also: 2002 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 13 Tawana McDonald  United States Georgia
2 17 Zuzi Klimešová  Czechoslovakia Vanderbilt
3 34 Kelly Komara  United States Purdue
4 49 LaKeisha Taylor  United States Arizona
4 52 Jillian Danker  United States Vanderbilt

Transactions

Date Transaction
March 4, 2002 Traded Gordana Grubin to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Bridget Pettis and a 2002 2nd Round Pick[1]
April 19, 2002 Drafted Tawana McDonald, Zuzi Klimešová, Kelly Komara, LaKeisha Taylor and Jillian Danker in the 2002 WNBA Draft[1]
April 24, 2002 Waived Marlena Williams and Vicki Hall[1]
May 2, 2002 Waived Jillian Danker and LaKeisha Taylor[1]
May 24, 2002 Waived Itoro Coleman and Kelly Komara[1]
July 22, 2002 Traded Rita Williams to the Houston Comets in exchange for Coquese Washington[1]

Roster

2002 Indiana Fever roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
F 24 United States Catchings, Tamika 6' 1" (1.85m) 167 lb (76kg) 1979-07-21 Tennessee R
G 33 United States Ivey, Niele 5' 7" (1.7m) 149 lb (68kg) 1977-09-24 Notre Dame 1
G 13 Czechoslovakia Klimešová, Zuzi 6' 2" (1.88m) – 1979-01-21 Vanderbilt R
F 42 Jamaica Malcolm, Nadine 6' 1" (1.85m) 170 lb (77kg) 1975-11-27 Providence 1
F 21 United States Maxwell, Monica 5' 9" (1.75m) 162 lb (73kg) 1976-12-21 Louisiana Tech 3
G 15 United States McCray, Nikki 5' 11" (1.8m) 158 lb (72kg) 1971-12-17 Tennessee 4
C 6 United States Moore, Jackie 6' 2" (1.88m) – 1979-11-06 Long Beach State R
G 32 United States Pettis, Bridget 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) 1971-01-01 Florida 5
C 11 United States Schumacher, Kelly 6' 5" (1.96m) 183 lb (83kg) 1977-10-14 Connecticut 1
C 0 United States Scott-Richardson, Olympia 6' 2" (1.88m) 175 lb (79kg) 1976-05-05 Stanford 4
F 43 United States Thompson, Alicia 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) 1976-06-30 Texas Tech 3
G 4 United States Washington, Coquese 5' 6" (1.68m) 138 lb (63kg) 1971-01-17 Notre Dame 4
G 23 United States Williams, Rita 5' 6" (1.68m) 135 lb (61kg) 1976-01-14 Connecticut 4
Head coach
United States Nell Fortner (Texas)
Assistant coaches
United States Shelley Patterson
United States Julie Plank



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2002 game log
Total: 16–16 (Home: 10–6; Road: 6–10)
June: 6–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 1 Detroit W 72–69 Tamika Catchings (23) Tamika Catchings (13) Nikki McCray (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 1–0
2 June 2 @ Detroit W 78–65 Tamika Catchings (27) Nikki McCray (7) Tamika Catchings (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 2–0
3 June 5 Houston L 45–56 Nikki McCray (14) Olympia Scott-Richardson (17) Olympia Scott-Richardson (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 2–1
4 June 7 @ Washington L 68–89 Catchings
Scott-Richardson (15) 		Tamika Catchings (11) Tamika Catchings (7) MCI Center 2–2
5 June 8 New York W 71–62 Tamika Catchings (32) Tamika Catchings (14) Rita Williams (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 3–2
6 June 11 @ Orlando W 75–69 Catchings
McCray (20) 		Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) Tamika Catchings (5) TD Waterhouse Centre 4–2
7 June 13 @ Charlotte L 64–75 Nikki McCray (13) Catchings
Malcolm (5) 		Rita Williams (5) Charlotte Coliseum 4–3
8 June 15 Cleveland L 68–79 Tamika Catchings (23) Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) McCray
Williams (4) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 4–4
9 June 18 @ Utah L 71–79 Tamika Catchings (14) Tamika Catchings (11) Tamika Catchings (5) Delta Center 4–5
10 June 20 @ Portland W 81–72 Nikki McCray (30) Catchings
Scott-Richardson (9) 		Tamika Catchings (5) Rose Garden 5–5
11 June 21 @ Seattle L 51–63 Olympia Scott-Richardson (12) Tamika Catchings (8) Tamika Catchings (7) KeyArena 5–6
12 June 25 @ New York L 55–74 Bridget Pettis (13) Tamika Catchings (8) Tamika Catchings (6) Madison Square Garden 5–7
13 June 28 Sacramento W 67–60 Tamika Catchings (21) Tamika Catchings (12) Scott-Richardson
Williams (3) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 6–7
14 June 30 @ Miami L 59–65 Rita Williams (17) Tamika Catchings (6) Ivey
McCray (3) 		American Airlines Arena 6–8
July : 5–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 July 3 @ Orlando L 71–79 (OT) Tamika Catchings (24) Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) Nikki McCray (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 6–9
16 July 6 Washington W 50–45 Tamika Catchings (18) Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) McCray
Scott-Richardson
Williams (2) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 7–9
17 July 8 Cleveland W 68–57 Tamika Catchings (24) Tamika Catchings (10) Ivey
McCray (3) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 8–9
18 July 10 Utah L 69–82 Olympia Scott-Richardson (31) Catchings
Scott-Richardson (9) 		Olympia Scott-Richardson (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 8–10
19 July 12 Miami L 62–68 Nadine Malcolm (16) Olympia Scott-Richardson (11) Catchings
McCray
Williams (3) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 8–11
20 July 17 Los Angeles L 58–73 Tamika Catchings (15) Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) Catchings
McCray
Williams (4) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 8–12
21 July 19 New York L 62–70 Tamika Catchings (21) Tamika Catchings (12) Catchings
Ivey (3) 		Conseco Fieldhouse 8–13
22 July 22 Charlotte W 73–72 Catchings
McCray (17) 		Tamika Catchings (9) Tamika Catchings (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 9–13
23 July 26 Minnesota W 73–63 Tamika Catchings (23) Tamika Catchings (5) Tamika Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 10–13
24 July 28 @ Los Angeles L 62–80 Coquese Washington (14) Tamika Catchings (7) Coquese Washington (8) Staples Center 10–14
25 July 30 @ Sacramento L 65–74 Tamika Catchings (24) Tamika Catchings (11) Tamika Catchings (5) ARCO Arena 10–15
26 July 31 @ Phoenix W 58–56 Tamika Catchings (22) Tamika Catchings (6) Tamika Catchings (6) America West Arena 11–15
August : 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 August 3 Charlotte W 69–48 Nikki McCray (20) Tamika Catchings (15) Coquese Washington (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 12–15
28 August 6 @ Washington W 64–55 Tamika Catchings (28) Catchings
Scott-Richardson (10) 		McCray
Washington (4) 		MCI Center 13–15
29 August 7 Orlando W 70–63 Tamika Catchings (32) Tamika Catchings (12) Coquese Washington (11) Conseco Fieldhouse 14–15
30 August 9 @ Detroit L 54–55 Tamika Catchings (21) Tamika Catchings (12) Catchings
McCray (2) 		The Palace of Auburn Hills 14–16
31 August 11 Miami W 77–63 Tamika Catchings (20) Catchings
Scott-Richardson (7) 		Tamika Catchings (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 15–16
32 August 13 @ Cleveland W 60–56 Kelly Schumacher (15) Kelly Schumacher (9) Coquese Washington (7) Gund Arena 16–16
2002 season schedule

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First round vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–2
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 August 16 New York W 73–55 Tamika Catchings (29) Olympia Scott-Richardson (14) Nikki McCray (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 1–0
2 August 18 @ New York L 65–84 Tamika Catchings (20) Tamika Catchings (14) Coquese Washington (5) Madison Square Garden 1–1
3 August 20 @ New York L 60–75 Nikki McCray (14) Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) Coquese Washington (7) Madison Square Garden 1–2
2002 playoff schedule

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

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tamika Catchings 32 32 36.5 .420 .396 .815 8.6 3.7 2.9 1.3 18.6
Nikki McCray 32 32 33.1 .415 .318 .816 3.0 2.2 0.9 0.1 11.5
Olympia Scott-Richardson 31 31 31.5 .487 .000 .805 6.8 1.7 1.2 0.4 9.4
Coquese Washington 11 8 29.5 .371 .452 .700 3.0 4.4 2.1 0.2 7.3
Rita Williams 20 1 24.2 .289 .254 .735 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.1 6.0
Nadine Malcolm 29 28 20.7 .367 .293 .757 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 5.4
Alicia Thompson 18 2 17.4 .358 .241 .706 2.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 5.4
Niele Ivey 31 23 14.2 .352 .380 .810 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.1 2.8
Bridget Pettis 32 0 11.7 .355 .209 .718 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 3.5
Kelly Schumacher 31 1 11.4 .506 .000 .692 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.7 3.5
Monica Maxwell 18 0 9.4 .298 .294 1.000 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.9
Jackie Moore 18 2 7.1 .421 .000 .714 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 2.3
Zuzi Klimešová 11 0 3.5 .167 N/A 1.000 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "2002 Indiana Fever Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.