2002 Cleveland Rockers season

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

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

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 <br> 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 <br> Taylor (6) | Jones <br> McCain <br> 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 <br> Wauters (7) | Jennifer Rizzotti (14) | Gund Arena | 3–5 |- | 9 | June 23 | @ Washington | L 45–63 | Chasity Melvin (10) | Jones <br> Melvin <br> Rizzotti <br> Taylor (4) | Jones <br> Rizzotti <br> 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 <br> Taylor <br> Wauters (5) | Gund Arena | 5–6 |- | 12 | June 28 | @ New York | W 67–58 | Penny Taylor (20) | Merlakia Jones (7) | Andrade <br> Jones <br> McCain <br> Rizzotti <br> Taylor (2) | Madison Square Garden | 6–6 |- | 13 | June 30 | Utah | L 62–79 | Ann Wauters (20) | Ann Wauters (6) | Brown <br> McCain <br> 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 <br> Jones <br> Melvin <br> Wauters (4) | Jones <br> Taylor (4) | Gund Arena | 6–9 |- | 16 | July 6 | @ Charlotte | L 67–78 | Merlakia Jones (17) | Jones <br> Wauters (6) | Penny Taylor (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 6–10 |- | 17 | July 8 | @ Indiana | L 57–68 | Jones <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> Rizzotti <br> Taylor <br> Wauters (2) | Target Center | 8–12 |- | 21 | July 20 | Los Angeles | L 50–63 | Penny Taylor (11) | Merlakia Jones (9) | Bader Binford <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> Rizzotti (5) | America West Arena | 10–19 |- | 30 | August 9 | @ Miami | L 59–65 | Penny Taylor (11) | Jones <br> Melvin (6) | Mery Andrade (4) | American Airlines Arena | 10–20 |- | 31 | August 11 | Washington | L 54–60 | Ann Wauters (12) | Melvin <br> Taylor (7) | Brown <br> Jones <br> <br> Rizzotti <br> 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

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

References