The 2003 WNBA season was their 5th season and their 1st in Connecticut. The Sun made the playoffs for the first time since 2000. They would sweep the Charlotte Sting in the first round, only to get swept to the eventual champion Detroit Shock in the conference finals.

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Dispersal Draft

Based on the Sun's 2002 record, they would pick 6th in the Miami Sol/Portland Fire dispersal draft. The Sun selected point guard Debbie Black.

[edit] WNBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Team/Country
2	13	Courtney Coleman	United States	Ohio State
3	34	Lindsay Wilson	United States	Iowa State

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[edit] Transactions

• September 23: Rebecca Lobo announced her retirement.
• May 21: The Sun waived Rasheeda Clark and Lindsey Wilson and announced the retirement of Carla McGhee.
• May 10: The Sun waived Brianne Stepherson.
• May 7: The Sun waived Natalie Powers.
• May 1: The Sun waived Davalyn Cunningham.
• February 14: The Sun traded its second round pick in the 2003 WNBA Draft to the Houston Comets in return for Rebecca Lobo.

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[edit] Roster

Connecticut Sun roster v • d • e
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.5 G 24 USA  Black, Debbie 63 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 124 lb (56 kg) Saint Joseph's 3.5 F 15 USA  Coleman, Courtney 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ohio State 2.5 G/F 32 USA  Douglas, Katie 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Purdue 4.5 F/C 7 USA  Hicks, Jessie 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Maryland 1.5 G 31 USA  Johnson, Adrienne 70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Ohio State 1.5 G 14 USA  Johnson, Shannon 67 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 152 lb (69 kg) South Carolina 3.5 F 50 USA  Lobo, Rebecca 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Connecticut 4.5 F/C 11 USA  McWilliams-Franklin, Taj (C) 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) St. Edward's College 3.5 F 3 USA  Palmer-Daniel, Wendy 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Virginia 2.5 G/F 42 USA  Sales, Nykesha (C) 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Connecticut 3.5 F 21 USA  Wyckoff, Brooke 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Florida State	Head coach Mike Thibault (St. Martin's University) Assistant coach(es) Scott Hawk (Nebraska-Omaha) Bernadette Mattox (Georgia) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Lisa Ciaravella (Lynn University) Athletic trainer(s) Jen Brodeur Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Preseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Playoffs

In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Charlotte Sting. Since the Sting had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut, game 2 at Charlotte, and game 3 (if needed) at Charlotte. The Sun swept the Sting and advanced to the second round. In the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Detroit Shock. Since the Shock had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut and games 2 and 3 (if needed) at Detroit. The Shock swept the Sun and game 3 was not needed.

[edit] Depth

[edit] Player stats

• http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2003/

[edit] Awards and honors

• Shannon Johnson and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team.
• Nykesha Sales was given the Off Season Community Assist Award.

[edit] References

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