2002 Cleveland Rockers season

The 2002 WNBA season was the 6th season for the Cleveland Rockers.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country17Deanna JacksonUAB19Brandi McCainFlorida341Angie WelleIowa State457Marche StricklandMaryland

Transactions DateTransactionMarch 4, 2002Traded Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and a 2002 1st Round Pick to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for a 2002 1st Round PickApril 19, 2002 Drafted Deanna Jackson, Brandi McCain, Angie Welle and Marche Strickland in the 2002 WNBA draftMay 8, 2002Waived Jameka Jones, Jannon Roland and Tere WilliamsMay 19, 2002Waived Angie Welle and Marche StricklandMay 21, 2002Waived Katryna GaitherMay 23, 2002Waived Anastasia KostakiMay 30, 2002Waived Nyree RobertsSigned Lucienne BerthieuJune 14, 2002Waived Paige Sauer

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

| 1 | June 1 | Houston | L 65–69 (OT) | Penny Taylor (24) | Penny Taylor (9) | Jennifer Rizzotti (5) | Gund Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 6 | Detroit | W 72–55 | Chasity Melvin (19) | Penny Taylor (9) | Andrade Jones (4) | Gund Arena | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 6 | @ Orlando | L 99–103 (3OT) | Penny Taylor (27) | Merlakia Jones (8) | Jennifer Rizzotti (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 1–2 |- | 4 | June 11 | @ Miami | L 65–74 | Merlakia Jones (20) | Melvin Taylor (6) | Jones McCain Taylor (3) | American Airlines Arena | 1–3 |- | 5 | June 14 | Washington | L 63–69 | Merlakia Jones (18) | Chasity Melvin (8) | Merlakia Jones (3) | Gund Arena | 1–4 |- | 6 | June 15 | @ Indiana | W 79–68 | Merlakia Jones (27) | Ann Wauters (6) | Brandi McCain (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2–4 |- | 7 | June 19 | Orlando | L 62–66 | Merlakia Jones (14) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Jennifer Rizzotti (4) | Gund Arena | 2–5 |- | 8 | June 21 | New York | W 80–69 | Chasity Melvin (30) | Jones Wauters (7) | Jennifer Rizzotti (14) | Gund Arena | 3–5 |- | 9 | June 23 | @ Washington | L 45–63 | Chasity Melvin (10) | Jones Melvin Rizzotti Taylor (4) | Jones Rizzotti Taylor (2) | MCI Center | 3–6 |- | 10 | June 25 | Miami | W 71–50 | Ann Wauters (18) | Merlakia Jones (9) | Mery Andrade (4) | Gund Arena | 4–6 |- | 11 | June 27 | Sacramento | W 73–50 | Penny Taylor (24) | Chasity Melvin (12) | McCain Taylor Wauters (5) | Gund Arena | 5–6 |- | 12 | June 28 | @ New York | W 67–58 | Penny Taylor (20) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Andrade Jones McCain Rizzotti Taylor (2) | Madison Square Garden | 6–6 |- | 13 | June 30 | Utah | L 62–79 | Ann Wauters (20) | Ann Wauters (6) | Brown McCain Taylor (5) | Gund Arena | 6–7

| 14 | July 2 | Portland | L 64–68 | Merlakia Jones (18) | Ann Wauters (7) | Merlakia Jones (5) | Gund Arena | 6–8 |- | 15 | July 5 | Seattle | L 65–73 | Penny Taylor (16) | Brown Jones Melvin Wauters (4) | Jones Taylor (4) | Gund Arena | 6–9 |- | 16 | July 6 | @ Charlotte | L 67–78 | Merlakia Jones (17) | Jones Wauters (6) | Penny Taylor (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–10 |- | 17 | July 8 | @ Indiana | L 57–68 | Jones Taylor (12) | Ann Wauters (6) | Merlakia Jones (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 6–11 |- | 18 | July 11 | @ Sacramento | L 69–71 | Ann Wauters (18) | Penny Taylor (10) | Jones Taylor (5) | ARCO Arena | 6–12 |- | 19 | July 12 | @ Seattle | W 62–58 | Ann Wauters (16) | Chasity Melvin (12) | Mery Andrade (4) | KeyArena | 7–12 |- | 20 | July 17 | @ Minnesota | W 58–48 | Ann Wauters (14) | Chasity Melvin (12) | Jones Rizzotti Taylor Wauters (2) | Target Center | 8–12 |- | 21 | July 20 | Los Angeles | L 50–63 | Penny Taylor (11) | Merlakia Jones (9) | Bader Binford Taylor (3) | Gund Arena | 8–13 |- | 22 | July 22 | @ New York | L 52–73 | Merlakia Jones (11) | Penny Taylor (6) | Chasity Melvin (3) | Madison Square Garden | 8–14 |- | 23 | July 24 | Charlotte | L 66–73 (OT) | Merlakia Jones (20) | Brown Jones (8) | Jennifer Rizzotti (4) | Gund Arena | 8–15 |- | 24 | July 25 | @ Charlotte | W 83–73 | Merlakia Jones (23) | Chasity Melvin (10) | Jennifer Rizzotti (7) | Charlotte Coliseum | 9–15 |- | 25 | July 28 | Orlando | L 70–76 (OT) | Andrea Stinson (17) | Andrea Stinson (5) | Staley Stinson (4) | Gund Arena | 9–16

| 26 | August 1 | @ Detroit | W 68–66 | Chasity Melvin (20) | Merlakia Jones (8) | Merlakia Jones (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 10–16 |- | 27 | August 3 | Detroit | L 57–68 | Chasity Melvin (15) | Ann Wauters (8) | Jennifer Rizzotti (4) | Gund Arena | 10–17 |- | 28 | August 6 | @ Houston | L 54–67 | Melvin Taylor (13) | Merlakia Jones (5) | Jennifer Rizzotti (4) | Compaq Center | 10–18 |- | 29 | August 7 | @ Phoenix | L 57–59 | Ann Wauters (16) | Chasity Melvin (9) | Melvin Rizzotti (5) | America West Arena | 10–19 |- | 30 | August 9 | @ Miami | L 59–65 | Penny Taylor (11) | Jones Melvin (6) | Mery Andrade (4) | American Airlines Arena | 10–20 |- | 31 | August 11 | Washington | L 54–60 | Ann Wauters (12) | Melvin Taylor (7) | Brown Jones Rizzotti Taylor (2) | Gund Arena | 10–21 |- | 32 | August 13 | Indiana | L 56–60 | Penny Taylor (22) | Penny Taylor (10) | Chasity Melvin (5) | Gund Arena | 10–22

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Merlakia Jones 32 32 34.2 .399 .278 .785 5.5 2.3 1.4 0.1 12.2 Chasity Melvin 32 32 33.0 .464 .500 .687 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.6 12.5 Penny Taylor 30 26 30.3 .416 .342 .853 5.3 2.3 1.2 0.4 13.0 Ann Wauters 28 25 28.6 .553 .000 .851 5.0 1.4 0.6 0.8 11.2 Jennifer Rizzotti 26 25 26.7 .400 .384 .800 2.7 3.3 0.9 0.1 6.8 Mery Andrade 32 16 20.8 .306 .192 .783 1.8 2.1 0.9 0.2 2.8 Rushia Brown 28 2 16.7 .400 .000 .737 2.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 4.0 Brandi McCain 31 2 12.6 .291 .362 .750 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.1 2.7 Deanna Jackson 18 0 7.9 .413 .000 .708 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 3.1 Tracy Henderson 23 0 7.5 .390 N/A 1.000 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.5 Tricia Bader Binford 18 0 7.3 .154 .071 .833 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.8Paige Sauer107.0.000N/AN/A2.00.01.00.00.0Lucienne Berthieu503.2.429.000.5000.80.00.00.01.6 ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season

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