2002 New York Liberty season
WNBA team season
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The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty franchise reached their 4th berth to the WNBA Finals, but lost in a sweep to the Los Angeles Sparks. This was the last season that New York qualified for the WNBA Finals, before their appearance in 2023.
| 2002 New York Liberty season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Richie Adubato |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–14 (.563) |
| Place | 1st (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost WNBA Finals (2-0) to Los Angeles Sparks |
| Media | |
| Television | WPIX (WB 11) MSG Network |
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 26 | Linda Fröhlich |  West Germany |
UNLV |
| 3 | 46 | Tracy Gahan |  United States |
Iowa State |
| 4 | 62 | Deedee Warley | United States |
Maryland |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| April 3, 2002 | Traded Rebecca Lobo to the Houston Comets in exchange for a 2002 2nd Round Pick[1] |
| April 18, 2002 | Traded a 2002 1st Round Pick to the Utah Starzz in exchange for Korie Hlede[1] |
| April 19, 2002 | Drafted Linda Fröhlich, Tracy Gahan, and Deedee Warley in the 2002 WNBA draft[1] |
| April 22, 2002 | Traded Andrea Nagy to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for a 2003 2nd Round Pick[1] |
| April 23, 2002 | Traded Grace Daley to the Houston Comets in exchange for a 2003 2nd Round Pick[1] |
| May 7, 2002 | Waived Bethany Donaphin and Deedee Warley[1] |
| May 8, 2002 | Waived Shondra Johnson[1] |
| May 21, 2002 | Waived Mactabene Amachree and Tracy Gahan[1] |
| July 2, 2002 | Waived Marina Ferragut[1] |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
Playoffs
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Conference Finals vs. Washington Mystics Won Series: 2–1
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WNBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Sparks Lost Series: 0–2
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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
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| 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 |
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| Crystal Robinson | 32 | 32 | 33.4 | .417 | .370 | .819 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
| Vickie Johnson | 31 | 31 | 33.2 | .456 | .421 | .803 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| Tari Phillips | 32 | 31 | 31.5 | .491 | .000 | .675 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 14.1 |
| Tamika Whitmore | 32 | 32 | 30.5 | .477 | .000 | .733 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 32 | 32 | 29.8 | .342 | .100 | .519 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Becky Hammon | 32 | 1 | 20.6 | .442 | .386 | .679 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| Sue Wicks | 30 | 0 | 14.3 | .343 | .000 | .667 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Korie Hlede | 16 | 0 | 8.1 | .423 | .000 | .444 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Camille Cooper | 23 | 1 | 5.2 | .393 | N/A | .625 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Linda Fröhlich | 16 | 0 | 4.2 | .100 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Bernadette Ngoyisa | 7 | 0 | 1.7 | .600 | N/A | N/A | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season