2002 WNBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game February 2024 August 2023 y 2002 WNBA All-Star Game WNBAAllStarGame2002.png West East 81 76 40 41 40 36 July 15, 2002 MCI Center Washington D.C. 19,487 Lisa Leslie 2001 2003 The 2002 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 15, 2002 at MCI Center in Washington, D.C. This was the 4th annual WNBA All-Star Game. The West defeated the East, 81–76, and Lisa Leslie was named the All-Star Game MVP after recording 18 points and 14 rebounds.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/07/16/wnba-is-getting-better-all-the-time/4cd72213-dc40-4ec8-a338-2d30f59268ba/ WNBA Is Getting Better All the Time Sally Jenkins The Washington Post July 15, 2002 February 20, 2024 The All-Star Game Rosters 50% +Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters G POR Ticha Penicheiro Sacramento Monarchs 4th G USA Sue Bird Seattle Storm 1st F USA Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets 3rd F USA Tina Thompson Houston Comets 4th C USA Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks 4th Reserves G USA Tamecka Dixon Los Angeles Sparks 2nd G USA Marie Ferdinand Utah Starzz 1st G USA Adrienne Goodson Utah Starzz 1st G COD 1997 Mwadi Mabika Los Angeles Sparks 2nd F USA Katie Smith Minnesota Lynx 3rd F AUS Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm 2nd +Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters G USA Teresa Weatherspoon New York Liberty 4th G USA Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting 2nd F USA Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 1st F USA Chamique Holdsclaw 1 Washington Mystics 4th C USA Tari Phillips New York Liberty 3rd Reserves G CAN Stacey Dales-Schuman 2 Washington Mystics 1st G USA Shannon Johnson Orlando Miracle 3rd G USA Nykesha Sales Orlando Miracle 4th G USA Sheri Sam Miami Sol 1st G USA Andrea Stinson 3 Charlotte Sting 3rd F AUS Penny Taylor Cleveland Rockers 1st C CAN Tammy Sutton-Brown Charlotte Sting 1st 1 InjuredWNBA.com's 24 Days of All-Star Balloting – Chamique Holdsclaw https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/24_days_balloting_holdsclaw.html WNBA WNBA July 22, 2019 Holdsclaw was voted by the fans as a starter for the 2002 WNBA All-Star Game, but was unable to play due to a high ankle sprain July 5, 2025 2 Injury replacementHoldsclaw All-Star replacement named https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/07/11/Holdsclaw-All-Star-replacement-named/52831026416309/ UPI July 11, 2002 July 5, 2025 3 Starting in place of injured player #eee July 15 7:30 p.m. MCI Center, Washington D.C. #10 Bob Trammell, #20 Teresa Dahlem, #19 Tony Brown 19,487 ESPN Western Conference 81 Eastern Conference 76 Tina Thompson 20 Tamika Catchings 12 Lisa Leslie 14 Tari Phillips 10 Sue Bird 7 Dawn Staley 5 Coaches The coach for the Western Conference was Los Angeles Sparks coach Michael Cooper. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Charlotte Sting coach Anne Donovan. References All-Star Game WNBA All-Star Game Category:Basketball competitions in Washington, D.C. Category:WNBA All-Star Game WNBA All-Star Game Category:Women's sports in Washington, D.C.