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2002 Indiana Fever season
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3rd season in the WNBA
August 2023
March 2026
Indiana Fever 2002 16 16 Eastern 4th Nell Fortner Conseco Fieldhouse Lost First Round (2-1) to New York Liberty
The 2002 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 3rd season in the WNBA and their 2nd season under head coach, Nell Fortner. 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
2002 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country113Tawana McDonaldGeorgia217Zuzi KlimešováCzechoslovakiaVanderbilt334Kelly KomaraPurdue449LaKeisha TaylorArizona452Jillian DankerVanderbilt
Transactions
DateTransactionMarch 4, 2002Traded Gordana Grubin to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Bridget Pettis and a 2002 2nd Round PickApril 19, 2002 Drafted Tawana McDonald, Zuzi Klimešová, Kelly Komara, LaKeisha Taylor and Jillian Danker in the 2002 WNBA draft2002 Indiana Fever Transactions https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/IND/2002_transactions.html 2024-08-30 Basketball-Reference.com enApril 24, 2002Waived Marlena Williams and Vicki HallMay 2, 2002Waived Jillian Danker and LaKeisha TaylorMay 24, 2002Waived Itoro Coleman and Kelly KomaraJuly 22, 2002Traded Rita Williams to the Houston Comets in exchange for Coquese Washington
Roster
Indiana Fever 2002 WNBA 24 Tamika Catchings F 6 1 167 1979-07-21 R Tennessee USA
33 Niele Ivey G 5 7 149 1977-09-24 1 Notre Dame USA
13 Zuzi Klimešová Zuzi Klimesova G 6 2 1979-01-21 R Vanderbilt Czechoslovakia
42 Nadine Malcolm 1 F 6 1 170 1975-11-27 1 Providence JAM
21 Monica Maxwell F 5 9 162 1976-12-21 3 Louisiana Tech USA
15 Nikki McCray G 5 11 158 1971-12-17 4 Tennessee USA
6 Jackie Moore 1 C 6 2 1979-11-06 R Long Beach State USA
32 Bridget Pettis G 5 9 150 1971-01-01 5 Florida USA
11 Kelly Schumacher C 6 5 183 1977-10-14 1 UConn USA
0 Olympia Scott-Richardson C 6 2 175 1976-05-05 4 Stanford USA
43 Alicia Thompson F 6 1 180 1976-06-30 3 Texas Tech USA
4 Coquese Washington G 5 6 138 1971-01-17 4 Notre Dame USA
23 Rita Williams G 5 6 135 1976-01-14 4 UConn USA USA Nell Fortner Texas USA Shelley Patterson
USA Julie Plank
Schedule
Regular season
Indiana Fever 2002 Total: 16–16 (Home: 10–6; Road: 6–10)
Indiana Fever June yes 3 2 3 6
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| 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
Indiana Fever July 4 4 1 3
|-
| 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
Indiana Fever August 3 0 2 1
|-
| 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
ind 2002
Playoffs
Indiana Fever yes 2002
Indiana Fever First round vs. New York LibertyLost Series: 1–2 yes yes no
|-
| 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
IND yes 2002
Season standings
IND
Statistics
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 1.9Jackie Moore1827.1.421.000.7141.60.20.30.12.3Zuzi Klimešová1103.5.167N/A 1.0000.50.20.10.10.5
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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