2002 Indiana Fever season

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

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 1 | Detroit | W 72–69 | Tamika Catchings (23) | Tamika Catchings (13) | Nikki McCray (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 2 | @ Detroit | W 78–65 | Tamika Catchings (27) | Nikki McCray (7) | Tamika Catchings (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 5 | Houston | L 45–56 | Nikki McCray (14) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (17) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 7 | @ Washington | L 68–89 | Catchings <br> Scott-Richardson (15) | Tamika Catchings (11) | Tamika Catchings (7) | MCI Center | 2–2 |- | 5 | June 8 | New York | W 71–62 | Tamika Catchings (32) | Tamika Catchings (14) | Rita Williams (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 11 | @ Orlando | W 75–69 | Catchings <br> McCray (20) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) | Tamika Catchings (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 13 | @ Charlotte | L 64–75 | Nikki McCray (13) | Catchings <br> Malcolm (5) | Rita Williams (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 4–3 |- | 8 | June 15 | Cleveland | L 68–79 | Tamika Catchings (23) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (8) | McCray <br> Williams (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 4–4 |- | 9 | June 18 | @ Utah | L 71–79 | Tamika Catchings (14) | Tamika Catchings (11) | Tamika Catchings (5) | Delta Center | 4–5 |- | 10 | June 20 | @ Portland | W 81–72 | Nikki McCray (30) | Catchings <br> Scott-Richardson (9) | Tamika Catchings (5) | Rose Garden | 5–5 |- | 11 | June 21 | @ Seattle | L 51–63 | Olympia Scott-Richardson (12) | Tamika Catchings (8) | Tamika Catchings (7) | KeyArena | 5–6 |- | 12 | June 25 | @ New York | L 55–74 | Bridget Pettis (13) | Tamika Catchings (8) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Madison Square Garden | 5–7 |- | 13 | June 28 | Sacramento | W 67–60 | Tamika Catchings (21) | Tamika Catchings (12) | Scott-Richardson <br> Williams (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 6–7 |- | 14 | June 30 | @ Miami | L 59–65 | Rita Williams (17) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Ivey <br> McCray (3) | American Airlines Arena | 6–8

|- | 15 | July 3 | @ Orlando | L 71–79 (OT) | Tamika Catchings (24) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | Nikki McCray (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 6–9 |- | 16 | July 6 | Washington | W 50–45 | Tamika Catchings (18) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | McCray <br> Scott-Richardson <br> Williams (2) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 7–9 |- | 17 | July 8 | Cleveland | W 68–57 | Tamika Catchings (24) | Tamika Catchings (10) | Ivey <br> McCray (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–9 |- | 18 | July 10 | Utah | L 69–82 | Olympia Scott-Richardson (31) | Catchings <br> Scott-Richardson (9) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–10 |- | 19 | July 12 | Miami | L 62–68 | Nadine Malcolm (16) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (11) | Catchings <br> McCray <br> Williams (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–11 |- | 20 | July 17 | Los Angeles | L 58–73 | Tamika Catchings (15) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (10) | Catchings <br> McCray <br> Williams (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–12 |- | 21 | July 19 | New York | L 62–70 | Tamika Catchings (21) | Tamika Catchings (12) | Catchings <br> Ivey (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–13 |- | 22 | July 22 | Charlotte | W 73–72 | Catchings <br> McCray (17) | Tamika Catchings (9) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 9–13 |- | 23 | July 26 | Minnesota | W 73–63 | Tamika Catchings (23) | Tamika Catchings (5) | Tamika Catchings (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 10–13 |- | 24 | July 28 | @ Los Angeles | L 62–80 | Coquese Washington (14) | Tamika Catchings (7) | Coquese Washington (8) | Staples Center | 10–14 |- | 25 | July 30 | @ Sacramento | L 65–74 | Tamika Catchings (24) | Tamika Catchings (11) | Tamika Catchings (5) | ARCO Arena | 10–15 |- | 26 | July 31 | @ Phoenix | W 58–56 | Tamika Catchings (22) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Tamika Catchings (6) | America West Arena | 11–15

|- | 27 | August 3 | Charlotte | W 69–48 | Nikki McCray (20) | Tamika Catchings (15) | Coquese Washington (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 12–15 |- | 28 | August 6 | @ Washington | W 64–55 | Tamika Catchings (28) | Catchings <br> Scott-Richardson (10) | McCray <br> Washington (4) | MCI Center | 13–15 |- | 29 | August 7 | Orlando | W 70–63 | Tamika Catchings (32) | Tamika Catchings (12) | Coquese Washington (11) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 14–15 |- | 30 | August 9 | @ Detroit | L 54–55 | Tamika Catchings (21) | Tamika Catchings (12) | Catchings <br> McCray (2) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 14–16 |- | 31 | August 11 | Miami | W 77–63 | Tamika Catchings (20) | Catchings <br> Scott-Richardson (7) | Tamika Catchings (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 15–16 |- | 32 | August 13 | @ Cleveland | W 60–56 | Kelly Schumacher (15) | Kelly Schumacher (9) | Coquese Washington (7) | Gund Arena | 16–16

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 16 | New York | W 73–55 | Tamika Catchings (29) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (14) | Nikki McCray (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 18 | @ New York | L 65–84 | Tamika Catchings (20) | Tamika Catchings (14) | Coquese Washington (5) | Madison Square Garden | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 20 | @ New York | L 60–75 | Nikki McCray (14) | Olympia Scott-Richardson (9) | Coquese Washington (7) | Madison Square Garden | 1–2

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

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

References