The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty franchise reached their 4th berth to the WNBA Finals, but lost in a sweep to the Los Angeles Sparks. This was the last season that New York qualified for the WNBA Finals, before their appearance in 2023.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 26 | Linda Fröhlich (F) | UNLV | ||
| 3 | 46 | Tracy Gahan (G) | Iowa State | ||
| 4 | 62 | Deedee Warley (F) | Maryland |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 64-72 | Loss | 0-1 | ||
| May 29 | 84-62 | Win | 1-1 | ||
| May 30 | 78-61 | Win | 2-1 | ||
| June 2 | 58-52 | Win | 3-1 | ||
| June 5 | 60-59 | Win | 4-1 | ||
| June 8 | 62-71 | Loss | 4-2 | ||
| June 9 | 70-63 | Win | 5-2 | ||
| June 11 | 71-68 | Win | 6-2 | ||
| June 13 | 77-78 (OT) | Loss | 6-3 | ||
| June 16 | 54-53 | Win | 7-3 | ||
| June 18 | 62-71 | Loss | 7-4 | ||
| June 21 | 69-80 | Loss | 7-5 | ||
| June 23 | 65-77 | Loss | 7-6 | ||
| June 25 | 74-55 | Win | 8-6 | ||
| June 28 | 58-67 | Loss | 8-7 | ||
| June 30 | 44-54 | Loss | 8-8 | ||
| July 2 | 74-63 | Win | 9-8 | ||
| July 8 | 77-71 | Win | 10-8 | ||
| July 10 | 63-66 | Loss | 10-9 | ||
| July 13 | 67-53 | Win | 11-9 | ||
| July 18 | 72-59 | Win | 12-9 | ||
| July 19 | 70-62 | Win | 13-9 | ||
| July 22 | 73-52 | Win | 14-9 | ||
| July 23 | 46-54 | Loss | 14-10 | ||
| July 28 | 62-56 | Win | 15-10 | ||
| August 2 | 66-54 | Win | 16-10 | ||
| August 4 | 71-58 | Win | 17-10 | ||
| August 6 | 49-52 | Loss | 17-11 | ||
| August 8 | 54-65 | Loss | 17-12 | ||
| August 9 | 74-66 | Win | 18-12 | ||
| August 11 | 58-71 | Loss | 18-13 | ||
| August 13 | 63-70 | Loss | 18-14 | ||
| August 16 1st Round, G1 | 55-73 | Loss | 0-1 | ||
| August 18 1st Round, G2 | 84-65 | Win | 1-1 | ||
| August 20 1st Round, G3 | 75-60 | Win | 2-1 | ||
| August 22 East Finals, G1 | 74-79 | Loss | 2-2 | ||
| August 24 East Finals, G2 | 96-79 | Win | 3-2 | ||
| August 25 East Finals, G3 | 64-57 | Win | 4-2 | ||
| August 29 WNBA Finals, G1 | 63-71 | Loss | 4-3 | ||
| August 31 WNBA Finals, G2 | 66-69 | Loss | 4-4 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Phillips | 32 | 223 | 41 | 58 | 14 | 451 | |
| Tamika Whitmore | 32 | 141 | 23 | 27 | 43 | 406 | |
| Crystal Robinson | 32 | 92 | 81 | 48 | 12 | 378 | |
| Vickie Johnson | 31 | 109 | 86 | 27 | 4 | 359 | |
| Becky Hammon | 32 | 68 | 54 | 25 | 0 | 256 | |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 32 | 86 | 181 | 42 | 3 | 108 | |
| Sue Wicks | 30 | 101 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 66 | |
| Camille Cooper | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 27 | |
| Korie Hlede | 16 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
| Linda Fröhlich | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Bernadette Ngoyisa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |