2002 Miami Sol season

The 2002 WNBA season was the 3rd and final season for the Miami Sol. The team missed the playoffs for the second and final time in their history. The team later folded after the season due to financial issues.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 28 | Minnesota | L 63–66 | Tamara Moore (22) | Vanessa Nygaard (6) | Tamara Moore (4) | American Airlines Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 30 | Los Angeles | L 65–69 | Sandy Brondello (20) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (8) | Debbie Black (5) | American Airlines Arena | 0–2

|- | 3 | June 2 | @ New York | L 52–58 | Sandy Brondello (17) | Sheri Sam (8) | Black <br> Moore <br> Rasmussen (2) | Madison Square Garden | 0–3 |- | 4 | June 4 | Orlando | L 69–71 | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (16) | Sheri Sam (9) | Black <br> Brondello (5) | American Airlines Arena | 0–4 |- | 5 | June 9 | @ Washington | L 67–76 | Sheri Sam (23) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7) | Debbie Black (9) | MCI Center | 0–5 |- | 6 | June 11 | Cleveland | W 74–65 | Sheri Sam (18) | Debbie Black (9) | Black <br> Sam (5) | American Airlines Arena | 1–5 |- | 7 | June 15 | @ Orlando | W 69–65 | Sheri Sam (17) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7) | Debbie Black (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 2–5 |- | 8 | June 18 | Houston | L 46–53 | Riley <br> Sam (11) | Debbie Black (7) | Black <br> Riley (3) | American Airlines Arena | 2–6 |- | 9 | June 21 | Washington | L 60–65 | Sheri Sam (18) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (9) | Black <br> Sam (4) | American Airlines Arena | 2–7 |- | 10 | June 22 | @ Charlotte | L 63–76 | Betty Lennox (18) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (12) | Claudia Neves (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–8 |- | 11 | June 25 | @ Cleveland | L 50–71 | Betty Lennox (19) | Betty Lennox (6) | Sheri Sam (4) | Gund Arena | 2–9 |- | 12 | June 28 | @ Detroit | W 78–74 (OT) | Sheri Sam (27) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7) | Debbie Black (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 3–9 |- | 13 | June 30 | Indiana | W 65–59 | Sheri Sam (19) | Kristen Rasmussen (6) | Lennox <br> Sam (4) | American Airlines Arena | 4–9

|- | 14 | July 3 | Phoenix | W 86–61 | Betty Lennox (16) | Johns Kimbrough <br> Nygaard (6) | Debbie Black (7) | American Airlines Arena | 5–9 |- | 15 | July 5 | Charlotte | L 68–72 | Sandy Brondello (23) | Kristen Rasmussen (6) | Debbie Black (4) | American Airlines Arena | 5–10 |- | 16 | July 7 | Seattle | W 65–61 (OT) | Betty Lennox (19) | Kristen Rasmussen (9) | Sheri Sam (7) | American Airlines Arena | 6–10 |- | 17 | July 9 | @ Charlotte | W 66–55 | Sheri Sam (23) | Sheri Sam (6) | Kristen Rasmussen (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–10 |- | 18 | July 12 | @ Indiana | W 68–62 | Sheri Sam (15) | Sheri Sam (10) | Debbie Black (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 8–10 |- | 19 | July 13 | Orlando | W 70–56 | Betty Lennox (24) | Sheri Sam (6) | Black <br> Neves <br> Rasmussen (3) | American Airlines Arena | 9–10 |- | 20 | July 17 | Sacramento | L 62–78 | Betty Lennox (18) | Kristen Rasmussen (8) | Johns Kimbrough <br> Lennox (2) | American Airlines Arena | 9–11 |- | 21 | July 19 | @ Minnesota | W 61–58 | Brondello <br> Sam (11) | Betty Lennox (7) | Debbie Black (7) | Target Center | 10–11 |- | 22 | July 20 | @ Detroit | L 48–69 | Claudia Neves (9) | Sheri Sam (7) | Ruth Riley (2) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 10–12 |- | 23 | July 23 | New York | W 54–46 | Sheri Sam (24) | Black <br> Rasmussen (8) | Debbie Black (4) | American Airlines Arena | 11–12 |- | 24 | July 25 | @ Houston | L 60–69 | Sheri Sam (17) | Sheri Sam (7) | Sheri Sam (7) | Compaq Center | 11–13 |- | 25 | July 27 | @ Portland | L 61–71 | Sheri Sam (15) | Kristen Rasmussen (7) | Debbie Black (5) | Rose Garden | 11–14 |- | 26 | July 30 | @ Los Angeles | W 82–73 | Sheri Sam (18) | Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (7) | Debbie Black (7) | Staples Center | 12–14 |- | 27 | July 31 | @ Utah | L 76–81 (OT) | Sheri Sam (18) | Sheri Sam (9) | Sandy Brondello (7) | Delta Center | 12–15

|- | 28 | August 2 | @ New York | L 54–66 | Kristen Rasmussen (19) | Sheri Sam (7) | Betty Lennox (4) | Madison Square Garden | 12–16 |- | 29 | August 4 | Washington | W 55–50 | Sheri Sam (13) | Ruth Riley (6) | Debbie Black (6) | American Airlines Arena | 13–16 |- | 30 | August 9 | Cleveland | W 65–59 | Sheri Sam (18) | Rasmussen <br> Sam (6) | Debbie Black (5) | American Airlines Arena | 14–16 |- | 31 | August 11 | @ Indiana | L 63–77 | Sheri Sam (20) | Kristen Rasmussen (5) | Debbie Black (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 14–17 |- | 32 | August 13 | Detroit | W 61–56 | Betty Lennox (20) | Rasmussen <br> Sam (7) | Debbie Black (4) | American Airlines Arena | 15–17

Season standings

Statistics

Regular Season

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

References