2002 Minnesota Lynx season

none August 2023 March 2026 Minnesota Lynx 2002 10 22 Western 8th Brian Agler (resigned Jul. 16, 6–13 record) Heidi VanDerveer (interim, 4–9 record) Target Center Did not qualify The 2002 Minnesota Lynx season was the 4th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the fourth and final season under head coach Brian Agler as he resigned on July 16, 2002 with a 6–13 record. The season tipped-off on May 25, 2002 against the Starzz. The Lynx failed to improve on their 12-20 record from the last season, missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and finished last place in the division for the first time in franchise history. Transactions WNBA draft 2002 WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country16Tamika WilliamsUConn338Lindsey MederIowa454Shárron FrancisOld Dominion Transactions DateTransactionApril 19, 2002Traded Erin Buescher to the Charlotte Sting in exchange for Shaunzinski Gortman Drafted Tamika Williams, Lindsey Meder, and Shárron Francis in the 2002 WNBA draft2002 Minnesota Lynx Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/MIN/2002_transactions.html 2024-09-05 Basketball-Reference.com enApril 26, 2002Signed ShaRae Mansfield and Sonja TateMay 7, 2002Waived ShaRae Mansfield and Shárron FrancisMay 11, 2002Signed Angelina WolvertMay 12, 2002Waived Kate PayeMay 16, 2002Waived Angelina WolvertSuspended contract of Sonja TateJune 11, 2002Traded Betty Lennox and a 2003 1st Round Pick to the Miami Sol in exchange for Tamara Moore and a 2003 2nd Round PickJune 13, 2002Signed Tamara MooreJuly 16, 2002Brian Agler resigned as head coachHired Heidi VanDerveer as interim head coach Roster Minnesota Lynx 2002 WNBA white #00843D white #236192 25 Svetlana Abrosimova F 6 2 169 1980-07-09 1 UConn USSR 33 Janell Burse C 6 5 199 1979-05-19 1 Tulane USA 32 Shaunzinski Gortman G 5 10 158 1979-12-07 R South Carolina USA 8 Kristi Harrower G 5 4 139 1975-03-04 3 AUS 22 Betty Lennox G 5 8 143 1976-12-04 2 Louisiana Tech USA 21 Tamara Moore G 5 10 176 1980-04-11 R Wisconsin USA 34 Lynn Pride G/F 6 2 180 1978-10-16 2 Kansas USA 23 Georgia Schweitzer G/F 6 0 1979-01-31 1 Duke USA 30 Katie Smith G 5 11 175 1974-06-04 3 Ohio State USA 3 Shanele Stires F 5 11 208 1972-05-21 2 Kansas State USA 31 Michele Van Gorp C 6 6 187 1977-05-10 3 Duke USA 52 Val Whiting-Raymond C/F 6 2 199 1972-04-09 2 Stanford USA 20 Tamika Williams F 6 2 195 1980-04-12 R UConn USA USA Heidi VanDerveer College of Charleston USA Kelly Kramer 1 Schedule Regular season Minnesota Lynx #00843D; color:white 2002 Total: 10–22 (Home: 7–9; Road: 3–13) Minnesota Lynx #236192; color:white May yes 0 1 1 0 |- | 1 | May 25 | Utah | L 75–79 (OT) | Svetlana Abrosimova (26) | Tamika Williams (11) | Abrosimova Williams (4) | Target Center | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 28 | @ Miami | W 66–63 | Svetlana Abrosimova (21) | Tamika Williams (7) | Betty Lennox (5) | American Airlines Arena | 1–1 Minnesota Lynx #236192; color:white June 3 2 1 5 |- | 3 | June 1 | @ New York | W 63–61 | Katie Smith (23) | Tamika Williams (7) | Georgia Schweitzer (4) | ARCO Arena | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 4 | @ Seattle | L 68–78 (OT) | Svetlana Abrosimova (16) | Abrosimova Williams (6) | Abrosimova Schweitzer (4) | KeyArena | 2–2 |- | 5 | June 8 | Los Angeles | L 72–76 | Svetlana Abrosimova (23) | Abrosimova Williams (6) | Georgia Schweitzer (4) | Target Center | 2–3 |- | 6 | June 11 | Sacramento | W 72–63 | Katie Smith (22) | Pride Williams (7) | Katie Smith (5) | Target Center | 3–3 |- | 7 | June 13 | Portland | W 60–46 | Katie Smith (17) | Svetlana Abrosimova (13) | Tamika Williams (4) | Target Center | 4–3 |- | 8 | June 15 | @ Houston | L 50–51 | Abrosimova Williams (17) | Pride Williams (7) | Lynn Pride (3) | Compaq Center | 4–4 |- | 9 | June 18 | @ Portland | L 51–59 | Katie Smith (13) | Abrosimova Williams (7) | Katie Smith (3) | Rose Garden | 4–5 |- | 10 | June 21 | @ Los Angeles | L 64–73 | Katie Smith (27) | Tamika Williams (9) | Kristi Harrower (6) | Staples Center | 4–6 |- | 11 | June 23 | @ Phoenix | L 61–70 | Tamika Williams (19) | Tamika Williams (12) | Harrower Moore (3) | America West Arena | 4–7 |- | 12 | June 25 | Houston | L 55–73 | Tamara Moore (16) | Tamika Williams (8) | Tamara Moore (5) | Target Center | 4–8 |- | 13 | June 29 | Orlando | W 67–59 | Katie Smith (25) | Svetlana Abrosimova (10) | Svetlana Abrosimova (5) | Target Center | 5–8 Minnesota Lynx #236192; color:white July 2 4 0 7 |- | 14 | July 1 | Detroit | W 85–80 | Katie Smith (28) | Tamika Williams (11) | Tamara Moore (7) | Target Center | 6–8 |- | 15 | July 3 | Washington | L 63–64 | Katie Smith (18) | Tamara Moore (6) | Pride Smith Williams (3) | Target Center | 6–9 |- | 16 | July 5 | @ Utah | L 56–87 | Shaunzinski Gortman (14) | Lynn Pride (8) | Tamara Moore (4) | Delta Center | 6–10 |- | 17 | July 10 | Portland | L 72–75 | Katie Smith (21) | Abrosimova Williams (9) | Lynn Pride (3) | Target Center | 6–11 |- | 18 | July 12 | @ Detroit | L 69–72 | Katie Smith (27) | Tamika Williams (7) | Abrosimova Harrower (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 6–12 |- | 19 | July 13 | @ Charlotte | L 60–63 | Svetlana Abrosimova (17) | Lynn Pride (7) | Lynn Pride (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–13 |- | 20 | July 17 | Cleveland | L 48–58 | Tamara Moore (14) | Tamika Williams (8) | Tamara Moore (6) | Target Center | 6–14 |- | 21 | July 19 | Miami | L 58–61 | Katie Smith (12) | Michele Van Gorp (6) | Tamara Moore (6) | Target Center | 6–15 |- | 22 | July 24 | Utah | W 70–62 | Katie Smith (20) | Svetlana Abrosimova (12) | Tamara Moore (6) | Target Center | 7–15 |- | 23 | July 26 | @ Indiana | L 63–73 | Tamara Moore (19) | Svetlana Abrosimova (11) | Lynn Pride (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 7–16 |- | 24 | July 28 | @ Sacramento | L 56–66 | Katie Smith (19) | Tamara Moore (7) | Tamara Moore (3) | ARCO Arena | 7–17 |- | 25 | July 29 | @ Phoenix | L 45–57 | Svetlana Abrosimova (13) | Michele Van Gorp (8) | Katie Smith (4) | America West Arena | 7–18 |- | 26 | July 30 | @ Seattle | L 63–75 | Katie Smith (13) | Moore Smith Williams (6) | Tamara Moore (4) | Staples Center | 7–19 Minnesota Lynx #236192; color:white August 2 2 1 1 |- | 27 | August 2 | Phoenix | W 75–51 | Katie Smith (22) | Svetlana Abrosimova (6) | Schweitzer Smith (5) | Target Center | 8–19 |- | 28 | August 4 | Seattle | W 73–60 | Schweitzer Smith (17) | Tamika Williams (9) | Moore Smith (5) | Target Center | 9–19 |- | 29 | August 6 | @ New York | W 52–49 | Tamika Williams (13) | Tamika Williams (7) | Kristi Harrower (3) | Madison Square Garden | 10–19 |- | 30 | August 9 | Charlotte | L 62–68 | Katie Smith (24) | Tamika Williams (8) | Kristi Harrower (5) | Target Center | 10–20 |- | 31 | August 11 | Los Angeles | L 58–69 | Schweitzer Smith (13) | Tamika Williams (6) | Katie Smith (6) | Target Center | 10–21 |- | 32 | August 13 | @ Houston | L 51–63 | Tamara Moore (11) | Tamika Williams (8) | Katie Smith (4) | Compaq Center | 10–22 min 2002 Season standings MIN Statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Katie Smith 31 31 36.7 .404 .330 .824 3.0 2.5 1.0 0.2 16.5 Tamika Williams 31 31 33.0 .561 .273 .583 7.4 1.6 1.4 0.4 10.1 Svetlana Abrosimova 27 27 29.8 .377 .333 .483 5.4 2.2 1.6 0.4 11.6 Betty Lennox 5 1 27.6 .208 .217 .600 3.2 3.2 1.0 0.0 6.2 Tamara Moore 26 20 25.1 .366 .382 .830 2.9 3.0 0.9 0.3 7.5 Lynn Pride 31 15 19.0 .385 .100 .471 3.3 1.4 0.8 0.8 4.0 Kristi Harrower 27 6 17.8 .389 .333 .400 1.7 2.0 0.4 0.0 3.6 Georgia Schweitzer 30 9 17.0 .483 .424 .867 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.2 4.1 Michele Van Gorp 22 13 16.0 .456 .286 .727 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.5 4.5 Shaunzinski Gortman 29 2 12.7 .361 .326 .778 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.2 3.1 Janell Burse 31 2 11.1 .373 .000 .583 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.7Val Whiting-Raymond638.7.308N/A.4171.50.80.30.32.2Shanele Stires902.4.500 .500.5000.70.10.00.10.7 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season References Category:Minnesota Lynx seasons Minnesota Minnesota Lynx