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2003 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 22 - September 16
Number of games	34
Number of teams	14
Total attendance	2,100,630
Average attendance	8,800
TV partner/s	ABC, ESPN, Oxygen
	2003 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	LaToya Thomas
Picked by	Cleveland Rockers
	Regular season
Season MVP	Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
Top scorer	Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
	Playoffs
Eastern champions	Detroit Shock
Eastern runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Western champions	Los Angeles Sparks
Western runners-up	Sacramento Monarchs
	Finals
Finals champions	Detroit Shock
Runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals MVP	Ruth Riley (Detroit)
	WNBA seasons
← 2002	2004 →

The 2003 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's seventh season. It was first season in which team either folded or relocated. The Orlando Miracle relocated to Connecticut and became the Connecticut Sun, the Utah Starzz relocated to San Antonio, Texas and became the San Antonio Silver Stars. Meanwhile, both the Miami Sol and the Portland Fire folded. The season ended with the Detroit Shock winning their first WNBA Championship.

[edit] Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Detroit Shock ^x	25	9	.735	18-6	-
Charlotte Sting ^x	18	16	.529	12-12	7.0
Connecticut Sun ^x	18	16	.529	11-13	7.0
Cleveland Rockers ^x	17	17	.500	13-11	8.0
Indiana Fever ^o	16	18	.471	12-12	9.0
New York Liberty ^o	16	18	.471	11-13	9.0
Washington Mystics ^o	9	25	.265	7-17	16.0

Western Conference

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	24	10	.706	17-7	-
Houston Comets ^x	20	14	.588	14-10	4.0
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	19	15	.559	13-11	5.0
Minnesota Lynx ^x	18	16	.529	14-10	6.0
Seattle Storm ^o	18	16	.529	11-13	6.0
San Antonio Silver Stars ^o	12	22	.353	10-14	12.0
Phoenix Mercury ^o	8	26	.235	5-19	16.0

[edit] Season award winners

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Ruth Riley	Detroit Shock
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Michelle Snow	Houston Comets
WNBA Peak Performer	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm
WNBA Peak Performer	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Edna Campbell	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Bill Laimbeer	Detroit Shock

[edit] Playoffs

First Round
Best of 3

Conference Finals
Best of 3

WNBA Finals
Best of 3

E1

Detroit

2

E4

Cleveland

1

E1

Detroit

2

Eastern Conference

E3

Connecticut

0

E2

Charlotte

0

E3

Connecticut

2

E1

Detroit

2

W1

Los Angeles

1

W1

Los Angeles

2

W4

Minnesota

1

W1

Los Angeles

2

Western Conference

W3

Sacramento

1

W2

Houston

1

W3

Sacramento

2

[edit] External links

Preceded by 2002 WNBA season	WNBA seasons 2003	Succeeded by 2004 WNBA season

Contents

[edit] Regular season standings

[edit] Season award winners

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] External links