2002 Miami Sol season

2002 Miami Sol season
CoachRon Rothstein
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Attendance8,828 per game
Results
Record15–17 (.469)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2002 WNBA season was the 3rd and final season for the Miami Sol. The team missed the playoffs for the second and final time in their history. The team later folded after the season due to financial issues.

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
115Tamara Moore United StatesWisconsin
229Lindsey Yamasaki United StatesStanford
345Jerica Watson United StatesIowa
461Jerkisha Dosty United StatesSaint Mary's

Transactions

DateTransaction
March 4, 2002Traded Tracy Reid and a 2002 1st Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and 2002 1st Round Pick[1]
April 19, 2002Drafted Tamara Moore, Lindsey Yamasaki, Jerica Watson and Jerkisha Dosty in the 2002 WNBA draft[1]
April 23, 2002Waived Levys Torres[1]
April 30, 2002Signed Iziane Castro Marques and Shaka Massey[1]
May 3, 2002Waived Jerkisha Dosty[1]
May 5, 2002Traded a 2003 3rd Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Claudia Neves[1]
Signed Carolyn Moos[1]
May 12, 2002Waived Shaka Massey[1]
May 16, 2002Waived Kisha Ford[1]
May 22, 2002Traded Marla Brumfield and Katrina Colleton to the Portland Fire in exchange for Vanessa Nygaard[1]
May 24, 2002Waived Jerica Watson[1]
June 11, 2002Traded Tamara Moore and a 2003 2nd Round Pick to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Betty Lennox and a 2003 1st Round Pick[1]
June 13, 2002Signed Betty Lennox[1]
June 18, 2002Traded Marlies Askamp to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for a 2003 1st Round Pick[1]
Signed Trisha Stafford-Odom[1]
July 1, 2002Waived Carolyn Moos[1]

Roster

2002 Miami Sol roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C14West GermanyAskamp, Marlies6' 5" (1.96m)198 lb (90kg)1970-07-085
G31United StatesBlack, Debbie5' 3" (1.6m)124 lb (56kg)1966-07-29Saint Joseph's3
G6AustraliaBrondello, Sandy5' 7" (1.7m)136 lb (62kg)1968-08-203
G/F8BrazilCastro Marques, Iziane6' 0" (1.83m)140 lb (64kg)1982-03-13R
C41The BahamasJohns Kimbrough, Pollyanna6' 3" (1.91m)165 lb (75kg)1975-11-06Michigan3
G22United StatesLennox, Betty5' 8" (1.73m)143 lb (65kg)1976-12-04Louisiana Tech2
G30United StatesMoore, Tamara5' 10" (1.78m)176 lb (80kg)1980-04-11WisconsinR
F/C53United StatesMoos, Carolyn6' 6" (1.98m)1978-05-23StanfordR
G9BrazilNeves, Claudia5' 8" (1.73m)136 lb (62kg)1975-02-173
F18United StatesNygaard, Vanessa6' 1" (1.85m)175 lb (79kg)1975-03-13Stanford3
F52United StatesRasmussen, Kristen6' 4" (1.93m)172 lb (78kg)1978-11-01Michigan State2
C7United StatesRiley, Ruth6' 5" (1.96m)198 lb (90kg)1979-08-28Notre Dame1
G/F55United StatesSam, Sheri6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1974-05-05Vanderbilt3
F5United StatesStafford-Odom, Trisha6' 0" (1.83m)160 lb (73kg)1970-11-11California1
G/F11United StatesYamasaki, Lindsey6' 1" (1.85m)185 lb (84kg)1980-06-02StanfordR
Head coach
United States Ron Rothstein (Rhode Island)
Assistant coaches
United States Jenny Boucek
United States Tony Fiorentino
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

Regular season

2002 game log
Total: 15–17 (Home: 9–7; Road: 6–10)
May: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 28MinnesotaL 63–66Tamara Moore (22)Vanessa Nygaard (6)Tamara Moore (4)American Airlines Arena0–1
2May 30Los AngelesL 65–69Sandy Brondello (20)Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (8)Debbie Black (5)American Airlines Arena0–2
June : 4–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3June 2@ New YorkL 52–58Sandy Brondello (17)Sheri Sam (8)Black
Moore
Rasmussen (2)		Madison Square Garden0–3
4June 4OrlandoL 69–71Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (16)Sheri Sam (9)Black
Brondello (5)		American Airlines Arena0–4
5June 9@ WashingtonL 67–76Sheri Sam (23)Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7)Debbie Black (9)MCI Center0–5
6June 11ClevelandW 74–65Sheri Sam (18)Debbie Black (9)Black
Sam (5)		American Airlines Arena1–5
7June 15@ OrlandoW 69–65Sheri Sam (17)Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7)Debbie Black (5)TD Waterhouse Centre2–5
8June 18HoustonL 46–53Riley
Sam (11)		Debbie Black (7)Black
Riley (3)		American Airlines Arena2–6
9June 21WashingtonL 60–65Sheri Sam (18)Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (9)Black
Sam (4)		American Airlines Arena2–7
10June 22@ CharlotteL 63–76Betty Lennox (18)Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (12)Claudia Neves (4)Charlotte Coliseum2–8
11June 25@ ClevelandL 50–71Betty Lennox (19)Betty Lennox (6)Sheri Sam (4)Gund Arena2–9
12June 28@ DetroitW 78–74 (OT)Sheri Sam (27)Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7)Debbie Black (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills3–9
13June 30IndianaW 65–59Sheri Sam (19)Kristen Rasmussen (6)Lennox
Sam (4)		American Airlines Arena4–9
July : 8–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14July 3PhoenixW 86–61Betty Lennox (16)Johns Kimbrough
Nygaard (6)		Debbie Black (7)American Airlines Arena5–9
15July 5CharlotteL 68–72Sandy Brondello (23)Kristen Rasmussen (6)Debbie Black (4)American Airlines Arena5–10
16July 7SeattleW 65–61 (OT)Betty Lennox (19)Kristen Rasmussen (9)Sheri Sam (7)American Airlines Arena6–10
17July 9@ CharlotteW 66–55Sheri Sam (23)Sheri Sam (6)Kristen Rasmussen (5)Charlotte Coliseum7–10
18July 12@ IndianaW 68–62Sheri Sam (15)Sheri Sam (10)Debbie Black (9)Conseco Fieldhouse8–10
19July 13OrlandoW 70–56Betty Lennox (24)Sheri Sam (6)Black
Neves
Rasmussen (3)		American Airlines Arena9–10
20July 17SacramentoL 62–78Betty Lennox (18)Kristen Rasmussen (8)Johns Kimbrough
Lennox (2)		American Airlines Arena9–11
21July 19@ MinnesotaW 61–58Brondello
Sam (11)		Betty Lennox (7)Debbie Black (7)Target Center10–11
22July 20@ DetroitL 48–69Claudia Neves (9)Sheri Sam (7)Ruth Riley (2)The Palace of Auburn Hills10–12
23July 23New YorkW 54–46Sheri Sam (24)Black
Rasmussen (8)		Debbie Black (4)American Airlines Arena11–12
24July 25@ HoustonL 60–69Sheri Sam (17)Sheri Sam (7)Sheri Sam (7)Compaq Center11–13
25July 27@ PortlandL 61–71Sheri Sam (15)Kristen Rasmussen (7)Debbie Black (5)Rose Garden11–14
26July 30@ Los AngelesW 82–73Sheri Sam (18)Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7)Debbie Black (7)Staples Center12–14
27July 31@ UtahL 76–81 (OT)Sheri Sam (18)Sheri Sam (9)Sandy Brondello (7)Delta Center12–15
August : 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 2@ New YorkL 54–66Kristen Rasmussen (19)Sheri Sam (7)Betty Lennox (4)Madison Square Garden12–16
29August 4WashingtonW 55–50Sheri Sam (13)Ruth Riley (6)Debbie Black (6)American Airlines Arena13–16
30August 9ClevelandW 65–59Sheri Sam (18)Rasmussen
Sam (6)		Debbie Black (5)American Airlines Arena14–16
31August 11@ IndianaL 63–77Sheri Sam (20)Kristen Rasmussen (5)Debbie Black (3)Conseco Fieldhouse14–17
32August 13DetroitW 61–56Betty Lennox (20)Rasmussen
Sam (7)		Debbie Black (4)American Airlines Arena15–17
2002 season schedule

Season standings

Eastern ConferenceWLPCTConf.GB
New York Liberty x1814.56311–10–
Charlotte Sting x1814.56312–9–
Washington Mystics x1715.53112–91.0
Indiana Fever x1616.50012–92.0
Orlando Miracle o1616.50013–82.0
Miami Sol o1517.46911–103.0
Cleveland Rockers o1022.3127–148.0
Detroit Shock o923.2816–159.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sheri Sam323233.5.434.342.6184.82.62.20.214.5
Debbie Black323228.1.400.000.7583.84.31.80.24.8
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough313025.8.523N/A.6294.51.00.90.57.0
Sandy Brondello302325.4.365.318.8211.41.50.90.18.8
Betty Lennox26322.3.358.351.7592.81.81.00.211.9
Kristen Rasmussen31521.7.552.429.8483.81.30.60.55.5
Ruth Riley26820.0.465N/A.6093.51.00.41.65.7
Tamara Moore5316.6.320.2221.0001.42.01.40.05.6
Vanessa Nygaard292215.3.426.375.7692.30.30.40.04.1
Marlies Askamp6112.0.400N/A.2731.80.50.20.21.8
Lindsey Yamasaki1509.8.442.529.5001.00.60.30.13.5
Claudia Neves2009.7.355.190.6880.41.30.40.01.9
Iziane Castro Marques1919.6.333.059.6800.90.40.40.03.5
Trisha Stafford-Odom606.3.167N/A.7501.00.30.20.01.3
Carolyn Moos203.0.000N/AN/A0.00.00.00.50.0


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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2002 Miami Sol Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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