2002 Cleveland Rockers Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 10-22
Finishing 7th in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Coach: Dan Hughes (10-22)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 149,084, Avg. 9,318 in 16 home dates
2002 Cleveland Rockers RosterTeam Record: 10-22
Finishing 7th in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Coach: Dan Hughes (10-22)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 149,084, Avg. 9,318 in 16 home dates
The Cleveland Rockers of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2002 season with a record of 10 wins and 22 losses, finishing seventh in the WNBA's Eastern Conference.
The Rockers scored 2,071 points and allowed 2,140. Chasity Melvin scored a team-best 399 points for Cleveland, while Merlakia Jones, Penny Taylor and Ann Wauters each contributed 10 or more per game also. Chasity Melvin accounted for 194 rebounds. Jennifer Rizzotti dished out 85 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Merlakia Jones added 44 steals.
Dan Hughes coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasity Melvin | C-F | 32 | 32 | 1055 | 330 | 153 | 6 | 3 | 131 | 90 | 84 | 110 | 194 | 57 | 28 | 18 | 74 | 104 | 399 |
| Merlakia Jones | G | 32 | 32 | 1094 | 393 | 157 | 54 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 33 | 143 | 176 | 72 | 44 | 4 | 55 | 60 | 391 |
| Penny Taylor | F | 30 | 26 | 908 | 320 | 133 | 111 | 38 | 102 | 87 | 51 | 107 | 158 | 68 | 37 | 11 | 58 | 66 | 391 |
| Ann Wauters | C | 28 | 25 | 802 | 217 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 74 | 45 | 95 | 140 | 39 | 16 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 314 |
| Jennifer Rizzotti | G | 26 | 25 | 695 | 135 | 54 | 99 | 38 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 65 | 70 | 85 | 23 | 3 | 45 | 53 | 178 |
| Rushia Brown | F | 28 | 2 | 468 | 105 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 39 | 54 | 112 |
| Mery Andrade | F | 32 | 16 | 665 | 111 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 67 | 29 | 6 | 41 | 82 | 91 |
| Brandi McCain | G | 31 | 2 | 392 | 86 | 25 | 58 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 29 | 83 |
| Deanna Jackson | F | 18 | 0 | 143 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 55 |
| Tracy Henderson | C | 23 | 0 | 173 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 35 |
| Tricia Bader Binford | G | 18 | 0 | 132 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Lucienne Berthieu | F-C | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Paige Sauer | C | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 304 | 160 | 6550 | 1820 | 760 | 374 | 121 | 553 | 430 | 295 | 674 | 969 | 480 | 221 | 83 | 440 | 567 | 2071 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasity Melvin | C-F | 32 | 32 | 33.0 | 46.4 | 50.0 | 68.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 12.5 |
| Merlakia Jones | G | 32 | 32 | 34.2 | 39.9 | 27.8 | 78.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 12.2 |
| Penny Taylor | F | 30 | 26 | 30.3 | 41.6 | 34.2 | 85.3 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 13.0 |
| Ann Wauters | C | 28 | 25 | 28.6 | 55.3 | 0.0 | 85.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 11.2 |
| Jennifer Rizzotti | G | 26 | 25 | 26.7 | 40.0 | 38.4 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| Rushia Brown | F | 28 | 2 | 16.7 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 73.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| Mery Andrade | F | 32 | 16 | 20.8 | 30.6 | 19.2 | 78.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Brandi McCain | G | 31 | 2 | 12.6 | 29.1 | 36.2 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Deanna Jackson | F | 18 | 0 | 7.9 | 41.3 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Tracy Henderson | C | 23 | 0 | 7.5 | 39.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
| Tricia Bader Binford | G | 18 | 0 | 7.3 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 83.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Lucienne Berthieu | F-C | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Paige Sauer | C | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 304 | 160 | 21.5 | 41.8 | 32.4 | 77.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 6.8 |
