Cleveland Rockers

The owner was Gordon Gund, who at the time also owned the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.

[7] Their relentless defense allowed just 55.9 points per game that year, a record that still stands.

[8] The 2002 Rockers fell by 12 games over the previous year's mark, posting a 10–22 record.

4 seed in the East; however, they would fall in the first round of the playoffs to the eventual champion Detroit Shock, 2–1.

A WNBA franchise would next fold in 2008 when the Houston Comets ceased operations because of lack of ownership.