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/Country12Swin CashUConn218Lenae WilliamsDePaul220Ayana WalkerLouisiana Tech221Jill ChapmanIndiana222Kathy WambeDexia Namur (Belgium)347Ericka HaneyNotre Dame
Transactions DateTransactionApril 19, 2002 Drafted Swin Cash, Lenae Williams, Ayana Walker, Jill Chapman, Kathy Wambe and Ericka Haney in the 2002 WNBA draftApril 26, 2002Waived Rachael SpornMay 3, 2002Traded Claudia Neves to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2003 4th Round PickMay 10, 2002Traded a 2003 4th Round Pick to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Stacy ClinesmithMay 24, 2002Waived Ericka Haney and Stacy ClinesmithJune 19, 2002Fired Greg Williams as Head CoachHired Bill Laimbeer as Head CoachJune 21, 2002Waived Oksana ZakalyuzhnayaJune 27, 2002Waived Begoña GarcíaJune 28, 2002Signed Stacy ClinesmithJuly 7, 2002Traded Wendy Palmer and a 2003 2nd Round Pick to the Orlando Miracle in exchange for Elaine Powell and a 2003 1st Round Pick
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| 1 | May 30 | @ Orlando | L 66–80 | Swin Cash (16) | Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (7) | Deanna Nolan (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 0–1
| 2 | June 1 | @ Indiana | L 62–79 | Deanna Nolan (15) | Edwina Brown (6) | Brown Cash (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 0–2 |- | 3 | June 2 | Indiana | L 65–78 | Wendy Palmer (16) | Wendy Palmer (5) | Edwina Brown (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 0–3 |- | 4 | June 5 | @ New York | L 59–60 | Swin Cash (15) | Cash Palmer (8) | Edwina Brown (6) | Madison Square Garden | 0–4 |- | 5 | June 6 | @ Cleveland | L 55–72 | Wendy Palmer (15) | Edwina Brown (5) | Dominique Canty (6) | Gund Arena | 0–5 |- | 6 | June 9 | New York | L 63–70 | Swin Cash (14) | Wendy Palmer (15) | Edwina Brown (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 0–6 |- | 7 | June 11 | @ Los Angeles | L 80–90 | Deanna Nolan (18) | Swin Cash (8) | Dominique Canty (3) | Staples Center | 0–7 |- | 8 | June 13 | @ Phoenix | L 67–70 | Wendy Palmer (20) | Cash Ndiaye-Diatta (7) | Dominique Canty (5) | America West Arena | 0–8 |- | 9 | June 15 | @ Portland | L 60–67 | Wendy Palmer (14) | Swin Cash (12) | Edwina Brown (5) | Rose Garden | 0–9 |- | 10 | June 18 | @ Washington | L 67–75 | Nolan Palmer (16) | Wendy Palmer (9) | Dominique Canty (5) | MCI Center | 0–10 |- | 11 | June 21 | Orlando | L 59–80 | Swin Cash (20) | Palmer Walker (9) | Canty Ndiaye-Diatta (2) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 0–11 |- | 12 | June 26 | Charlotte | L 73–80 | Dominique Canty (17) | Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (7) | Dominique Canty (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 0–12 |- | 13 | June 28 | Miami | L 74–78 (OT) | Swin Cash (17) | Wendy Palmer (9) | Dominique Canty (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 0–13 |- | 14 | June 30 | Sacramento | W 71–60 | Swin Cash (19) | Swin Cash (11) | Dominique Canty (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 1–13
| 15 | July 1 | @ Minnesota | L 80–85 (OT) | Swin Cash (16) | Swin Cash (8) | Swin Cash (5) | Target Center | 1–14 |- | 16 | July 6 | @ Houston | L 40–61 | Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12) | Cash Ndiaye-Diatta (6) | Deanna Nolan (3) | Compaq Center | 1–15 |- | 17 | July 8 | @ Utah | L 76–94 | Swin Cash (25) | Swin Cash (6) | Deanna Nolan (5) | Delta Center | 1–16 |- | 18 | July 10 | New York | W 66–63 | Swin Cash (16) | Swin Cash (10) | Dominique Canty (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 2–16 |- | 19 | July 12 | Minnesota | W 72–69 | Swin Cash (18) | Swin Cash (6) | Elaine Powell (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 3–16 |- | 20 | July 18 | @ Washington | L 59–63 | Swin Cash (16) | Swin Cash (15) | Edwina Brown (5) | MCI Center | 3–17 |- | 21 | July 20 | Miami | W 69–48 | Swin Cash (11) | Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (6) | Nolan Powell (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 4–17 |- | 22 | July 23 | Utah | L 75–86 | Swin Cash (21) | Swin Cash (11) | Elaine Powell (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 4–18 |- | 23 | July 25 | Washington | W 64–58 | Swin Cash (17) | Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (12) | Elaine Powell (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 5–18 |- | 24 | July 27 | @ Charlotte | W 74–66 | Swin Cash (20) | Swin Cash (10) | Elaine Powell (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–18 |- | 25 | July 28 | Seattle | L 59–72 | Swin Cash (15) | Ndiaye-Diatta Powell (7) | Elaine Powell (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 6–19
| 26 | August 1 | Cleveland | L 66–68 | Swin Cash (19) | Swin Cash (10) | Elaine Powell (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 6–20 |- | 27 | August 3 | @ Cleveland | W 68–57 | Swin Cash (24) | Swin Cash (14) | Elaine Powell (6) | Gund Arena | 7–20 |- | 28 | August 4 | Phoenix | W 91–75 | Swin Cash (14) | Swin Cash (9) | Dominique Canty (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 8–20 |- | 29 | August 6 | Charlotte | L 65–76 | Elaine Powell (15) | Kelly Santos (7) | Swin Cash (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 8–21 |- | 30 | August 9 | Indiana | W 55–54 | Brown Cash (10) | Elaine Powell (5) | Elaine Powell (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 9–21 |- | 31 | August 11 | @ Orlando | L 58–71 | Elaine Powell (15) | Elaine Powell (8) | Elaine Powell (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 9–22 |- | 32 | August 13 | @ Miami | L 56–61 | Swin Cash (13) | Swin Cash (8) | Swin Cash (4) | American Airlines Arena | 9–23
Season standings
Statistics
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 2.3Begoña García808.0.182.333.5000.51.10.40.01.0Lenae Williams2706.6.297.241.0000.70.10.10.02.7Jill Chapman1906.3.370.000.6671.40.00.20.11.2Oksana Zakaluzhnaya303.3.333N/AN/A0.00.00.00.30.7 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season
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