2002 Detroit Shock season

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

Transactions

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 <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> Palmer (16) | Wendy Palmer (9) | Dominique Canty (5) | MCI Center | 0–10 |- | 11 | June 21 | Orlando | L 59–80 | Swin Cash (20) | Palmer <br> Walker (9) | Canty <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> 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 <br> 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

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

References