The 2002 WNBA season was their fourth season and their last in Orlando. The Miracle missed out of the playoffs by losing in a tiebreaker to the Indiana Fever. It was also the final season in Orlando.

Offseason

WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
2	23	Davalyn Cunningham	United States	Rutgers
3	39	Saundra Jackson	United States	Mississippi
4	55	Tomeka Brown	United States	Ohio State

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Transactions

• May 24: The Miracle waived Andrea Congreaves and Anna Zimerle.
• May 22: The Miracle waived E.C. Hill and Saundra Jackson.
• May 18: The Miracle waived Tawona Alhaleem and Tomeka Brown.
• May 12: The Miracle waived Jaclyn Johnson.
• May 5: The Miracle waived Naomi Mulitauaopele, Alissa Murphy and Monika Roberts.
• May 4: The Miracle waived Darene Thomas.
• April 18: The Miracle acquired Clarisse Machanguana from the Charlotte Sting in exchange for a first-round pick (seventh overall) in the 2002 Draft.

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Roster

Orlando Miracle roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs F 50 Cunningham, Davalyn 6' 0" (1.83m) 187 lb (85kg) Rutgers C 28 dos Santos, Cintia 6' 5" (1.96m) 187 lb (85kg) Brazil G/F 32 Douglas, Katie 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) Purdue F/C 7 Hicks, Jessie 6' 4" (1.93m) 188 lb (85kg) Maryland G 31 Johnson, Adrienne 5' 10" (1.78m) 154 lb (70kg) Ohio State G 14 Johnson, Shannon 5' 7" (1.7m) 152 lb (69kg) South Carolina C 00 Machanguana, Clarisse 6' 5" (1.96m) 180 lb (82kg) Old Dominion G/F 12 McCain, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 167 lb (76kg) Kentucky F 10 McGhee, Carla 6' 1" (1.85m) 179 lb (81kg) Tennessee F/C 11 McWilliams, Taj (C) 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) St. Edward's College F 3 Palmer-Daniel, Wendy 6' 2" (1.88m) 165 lb (75kg) Virginia G/F 42 Sales, Nykesha (C) 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) Connecticut F 21 Wyckoff, Brooke 6' 1" (1.85m) 183 lb (83kg) Florida State	Head coach Dee Brown (Jacksonville University) Assistant coaches Vonn Read (Clark Atlanta) Valerie Still (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Season standings

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

The Miracle tied for fourth place with the Indiana Fever. However, the Miracle lost two of the three regular season meetings with the Fever and therefore, the Fever took fourth place and advanced to the postseason for the first time ever.

Depth

Player stats

• http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2002/

Awards and honors

• Shannon Johnson and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
• Shannon Johnson was named WNBA Player of the Week for the week of June 9.
• Nykesha Sales was named WNBA Player of the Week for the week of June 23.
• Shannon Johnson was named to the All-WNBA Second Team for the third time in her career.