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
Transactions
Roster
| 2002 Indiana Fever roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | Yrs |
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| F | 24 |  | Catchings, Tamika | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 167 lb (76kg) | 1979-07-21 | Tennessee | R | | G | 33 | | Ivey, Niele | 5' 7" (1.7m) | 149 lb (68kg) | 1977-09-24 | Notre Dame | 1 | | G | 13 |  | Klimešová, Zuzi | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | 1979-01-21 | Vanderbilt | R | | F | 42 |  | Malcolm, Nadine | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 170 lb (77kg) | 1975-11-27 | Providence | 1 | | F | 21 | | Maxwell, Monica | 5' 9" (1.75m) | 162 lb (73kg) | 1976-12-21 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | | G | 15 | | McCray, Nikki | 5' 11" (1.8m) | 158 lb (72kg) | 1971-12-17 | Tennessee | 4 | | C | 6 | | Moore, Jackie | 6' 2" (1.88m) | | 1979-11-06 | Long Beach State | R | | G | 32 | | Pettis, Bridget | 5' 9" (1.75m) | 150 lb (68kg) | 1971-01-01 | Florida | 5 | | C | 11 | | Schumacher, Kelly | 6' 5" (1.96m) | 183 lb (83kg) | 1977-10-14 | Connecticut | 1 | | C | 0 | | Scott-Richardson, Olympia | 6' 2" (1.88m) | 175 lb (79kg) | 1976-05-05 | Stanford | 4 | | F | 43 | | Thompson, Alicia | 6' 1" (1.85m) | 180 lb (82kg) | 1976-06-30 | Texas Tech | 3 | | G | 4 | | Washington, Coquese | 5' 6" (1.68m) | 138 lb (63kg) | 1971-01-17 | Notre Dame | 4 | | G | 23 | | Williams, Rita | 5' 6" (1.68m) | 135 lb (61kg) | 1976-01-14 | Connecticut | 4 |
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- Head coach
- Nell Fortner (Texas)
- Assistant coaches
- Shelley Patterson
- Julie Plank
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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Schedule
Regular season
2002 game log
Total: 16–16 (Home: 10–6; Road: 6–10)
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June: 6–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–6)
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July
: 5–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–3)
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August
: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
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| 2002 season schedule
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Playoffs
Season standings
Statistics
Regular Season
| Player
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GP
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GS
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MPG
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FG%
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3P%
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FT%
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RPG
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APG
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SPG
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BPG
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PPG
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| Tamika Catchings
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32
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32
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36.5
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.420
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.396
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.815
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8.6
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3.7
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2.9
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1.3
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18.6
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| Nikki McCray
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32
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32
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33.1
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.415
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.318
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.816
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3.0
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2.2
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0.9
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0.1
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11.5
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| Olympia Scott-Richardson
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31
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31
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31.5
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.487
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.000
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.805
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6.8
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1.7
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1.2
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0.4
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9.4
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| Coquese Washington
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11
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8
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29.5
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.371
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.452
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.700
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3.0
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4.4
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2.1
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0.2
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7.3
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| Rita Williams
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20
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1
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24.2
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.289
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.254
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.735
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1.9
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2.2
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1.1
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0.1
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6.0
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| Nadine Malcolm
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29
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28
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20.7
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.367
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.293
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.757
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2.1
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0.7
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0.4
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0.1
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5.4
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| Alicia Thompson
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18
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2
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17.4
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.358
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.241
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.706
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2.3
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0.8
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0.4
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0.1
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5.4
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| Niele Ivey
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31
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23
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14.2
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.352
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.380
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.810
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0.9
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1.3
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0.5
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0.1
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2.8
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| Bridget Pettis
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32
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0
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11.7
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.355
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.209
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.718
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1.2
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0.5
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0.3
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0.0
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3.5
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| Kelly Schumacher
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31
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1
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11.4
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.506
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.000
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.692
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1.9
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0.4
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0.2
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0.7
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3.5
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| Monica Maxwell
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18
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0
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9.4
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.298
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.294
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1.000
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1.7
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0.4
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0.4
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0.2
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1.9
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| Jackie Moore
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18
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2
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7.1
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.421
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.000
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.714
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1.6
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0.2
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0.3
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0.1
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2.3
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| Zuzi Klimešová
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11
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0
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3.5
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.167
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N/A
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1.000
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0.5
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0.2
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0.1
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0.1
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0.5
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‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
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| Commissioner's Cup Championships | |
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| WNBA Championships | |
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