2002 Detroit Shock season
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Appearance
| 2002 Detroit Shock season | |
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| Coach | Greg Williams (fired Jun. 19, 0–10 record) Bill Laimbeer (9–13 record) |
| Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Attendance | 5,886 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–23 (.281) |
| Place | 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Detroit Shock. The team went 0–13 in their first thirteen games, finishing with a franchise worst 9–23.
Transactions
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Swin Cash | UConn | |
| 2 | 18 | Lenae Williams | DePaul | |
| 2 | 20 | Ayana Walker | Louisiana Tech | |
| 2 | 21 | Jill Chapman | Indiana | |
| 2 | 22 | Kathy Wambe | Dexia Namur (Belgium) | |
| 3 | 47 | Ericka Haney | Notre Dame |
Transactions
[edit]| Date | Transaction | |
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| April 19, 2002 | Drafted Swin Cash, Lenae Williams, Ayana Walker, Jill Chapman, Kathy Wambe and Ericka Haney in the 2002 WNBA draft[1] | |
| April 26, 2002 | Waived Rachael Sporn[1] | |
| May 3, 2002 | Traded Claudia Neves to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2003 4th Round Pick[1] | |
| May 10, 2002 | Traded a 2003 4th Round Pick to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Stacy Clinesmith[1] | |
| May 24, 2002 | Waived Ericka Haney and Stacy Clinesmith[1] | |
| June 19, 2002 | Fired Greg Williams as Head Coach[1] | |
| Hired Bill Laimbeer as Head Coach[1] | ||
| June 21, 2002 | Waived Oksana Zakalyuzhnaya[1] | |
| June 27, 2002 | Waived Begoña García[1] | |
| June 28, 2002 | Signed Stacy Clinesmith[1] | |
| July 7, 2002 | Traded Wendy Palmer and a 2003 2nd Round Pick to the Orlando Miracle in exchange for Elaine Powell and a 2003 1st Round Pick [1] | |
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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| 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
[edit]| Legend | |||||||
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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
[edit]| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Swin Cash | 32 | 32 | 33.7 | .408 | .206 | .762 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| Wendy Palmer | 16 | 16 | 29.0 | .425 | .317 | .660 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| Elaine Powell | 15 | 13 | 26.5 | .446 | .273 | .850 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.9 |
| Deanna Nolan | 32 | 32 | 25.1 | .415 | .368 | .806 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 32 | 32 | 24.3 | .467 | .000 | .590 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| Dominique Canty | 28 | 12 | 22.3 | .338 | .200 | .724 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.7 |
| Edwina Brown | 28 | 7 | 19.6 | .328 | .500 | .719 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Barbara Farris | 32 | 16 | 17.6 | .419 | .000 | .738 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Ayana Walker | 32 | 0 | 17.1 | .377 | .222 | .694 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Kelly Santos | 12 | 0 | 14.1 | .381 | N/A | .600 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Stacy Clinesmith | 12 | 0 | 8.8 | .381 | .400 | .833 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Begoña García | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | .182 | .333 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Lenae Williams | 27 | 0 | 6.6 | .297 | .241 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Jill Chapman | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | .370 | .000 | .667 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Oksana Zakaluzhnaya | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .333 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
[edit]| 2002 Detroit Shock season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Greg Williams (fired Jun. 19, 0–10 record) Bill Laimbeer (9–13 record) |
| Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Attendance | 5,886 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–23 (.281) |
| Place | 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Detroit Shock. The team went 0–13 in their first thirteen games, finishing with a franchise worst 9–23.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Swin Cash | UConn | |
| 2 | 18 | Lenae Williams | DePaul | |
| 2 | 20 | Ayana Walker | Louisiana Tech | |
| 2 | 21 | Jill Chapman | Indiana | |
| 2 | 22 | Kathy Wambe | Dexia Namur (Belgium) | |
| 3 | 47 | Ericka Haney | Notre Dame |
Transactions
| Date | Transaction | |
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| April 19, 2002 | Drafted Swin Cash, Lenae Williams, Ayana Walker, Jill Chapman, Kathy Wambe and Ericka Haney in the 2002 WNBA draft[1] | |
| April 26, 2002 | Waived Rachael Sporn[1] | |
| May 3, 2002 | Traded Claudia Neves to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2003 4th Round Pick[1] | |
| May 10, 2002 | Traded a 2003 4th Round Pick to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Stacy Clinesmith[1] | |
| May 24, 2002 | Waived Ericka Haney and Stacy Clinesmith[1] | |
| June 19, 2002 | Fired Greg Williams as Head Coach[1] | |
| Hired Bill Laimbeer as Head Coach[1] | ||
| June 21, 2002 | Waived Oksana Zakalyuzhnaya[1] | |
| June 27, 2002 | Waived Begoña García[1] | |
| June 28, 2002 | Signed Stacy Clinesmith[1] | |
| July 7, 2002 | Traded Wendy Palmer and a 2003 2nd Round Pick to the Orlando Miracle in exchange for Elaine Powell and a 2003 1st Round Pick [1] | |
Roster
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Schedule
Regular season
| 2002 game log Total: 9–23 (Home: 7–9; Road: 2–14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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June
: 1–12 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–7)
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July
: 5–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–4)
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August
: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
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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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swin Cash | 32 | 32 | 33.7 | .408 | .206 | .762 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| Wendy Palmer | 16 | 16 | 29.0 | .425 | .317 | .660 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| Elaine Powell | 15 | 13 | 26.5 | .446 | .273 | .850 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.9 |
| Deanna Nolan | 32 | 32 | 25.1 | .415 | .368 | .806 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 32 | 32 | 24.3 | .467 | .000 | .590 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| Dominique Canty | 28 | 12 | 22.3 | .338 | .200 | .724 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.7 |
| Edwina Brown | 28 | 7 | 19.6 | .328 | .500 | .719 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Barbara Farris | 32 | 16 | 17.6 | .419 | .000 | .738 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Ayana Walker | 32 | 0 | 17.1 | .377 | .222 | .694 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Kelly Santos | 12 | 0 | 14.1 | .381 | N/A | .600 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Stacy Clinesmith | 12 | 0 | 8.8 | .381 | .400 | .833 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Begoña García | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | .182 | .333 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Lenae Williams | 27 | 0 | 6.6 | .297 | .241 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Jill Chapman | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | .370 | .000 | .667 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Oksana Zakaluzhnaya | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .333 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2002 Detroit Shock Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.