The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury's head coach, Cynthia Cooper, resigned during the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 25 | Tootie Shaw (F) | Wichita State | ||
| 3 | 40 | Kayte Christensen (F) | UC-Santa Barbara | ||
| 4 | 56 | Amba Kongolo (F/C) | North Carolina Central |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29 | 56-61 | Loss | 0-1 | ||
| June 1 | 71-66 | Win | 1-1 | ||
| June 3 | 71-65 | Win | 2-1 | ||
| June 9 | 80-77 | Win | 3-1 | ||
| June 13 | 70-67 | Win | 4-1 | ||
| June 14 | 82-90 | Loss | 4-2 | ||
| June 18 | 78-63 | Win | 5-2 | ||
| June 21 | 59-61 | Loss | 5-3 | ||
| June 23 | 70-61 | Win | 6-3 | ||
| June 25 | 66-89 | Loss | 6-4 | ||
| June 26 | 62-53 | Win | 7-4 | ||
| June 28 | 72-84 | Loss | 7-5 | ||
| July 1 | 68-90 | Loss | 7-6 | ||
| July 3 | 61-86 | Loss | 7-7 | ||
| July 6 | 70-72 | Loss | 7-8 | ||
| July 8 | 71-77 | Loss | 7-9 | ||
| July 9 | 54-68 | Loss | 7-10 | ||
| July 11 | 58-52 | Win | 8-10 | ||
| July 13 | 66-75 | Loss | 8-11 | ||
| July 17 | 61-73 | Loss | 8-12 | ||
| July 19 | 48-89 | Loss | 8-13 | ||
| July 21 | 75-87 | Loss | 8-14 | ||
| July 26 | 61-74 | Loss | 8-15 | ||
| July 27 | 64-79 | Loss | 8-16 | ||
| July 29 | 57-46 | Win | 9-16 | ||
| July 31 | 56-58 | Loss | 9-17 | ||
| August 2 | 51-75 | Loss | 9-18 | ||
| August 4 | 75-91 | Loss | 9-19 | ||
| August 6 | 70-73 | Loss | 9-20 | ||
| August 7 | 59-57 | Win | 10-20 | ||
| August 11 | 73-70 | Win | 11-20 | ||
| August 13 | 56-63 | Loss | 11-21 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom | 31 | 116 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 473 | |
| Gordana Grubin | 32 | 64 | 104 | 36 | 3 | 317 | |
| Lisa Harrison | 32 | 126 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 262 | |
| Adrian Williams | 32 | 220 | 35 | 48 | 29 | 200 | |
| Adriana Moises Pinto | 32 | 60 | 79 | 30 | 3 | 193 | |
| Kayte Christensen | 30 | 80 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 120 | |
| Tracy Reid | 24 | 77 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 113 | |
| Susanna Bonfiglio | 22 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 105 | |
| Jaynetta Saunders | 27 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 99 | |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | 26 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 86 | |
| Kristen Veal | 23 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 71 | |
| Brandy Reed | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 | |
| Oksana Zakaluzhnaya | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Shea Mahoney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Quacy Barnes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |