2003 WNBA Draft
On April 24, 2003, both the dispersal draft and the regular WNBA draft took place. The dispersal draft consisted of players from the rosters of the Portland Fire and Miami Sol, teams which had both folded after the 2002 season.
This year brought multiple changes. Along with the folding of the Fire and the Sol, two teams moved to new cities. The Utah Starzz moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to San Antonio, Texas, changing their name to the San Antonio Silver Stars, and the Orlando Miracle moved from Orlando, Florida to Uncasville, Connecticut to become the Connecticut Sun. The Sun became the first franchise not to be based in a city that also was home to an NBA franchise.
The draft itself also changed. Instead of the previous four-round format, the 2003 Draft shrunk to its current format of only three rounds.
Dispersal Draft
WNBA Draft
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaToya Thomas (F) |  United States |
Cleveland Rockers | |
| 2 | Chantelle Anderson (C) | United States |
Sacramento Monarchs | Vanderbilt |
| 3 | Cheryl Ford (C) | United States |
Detroit Shock | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | Plenette Pierson (F) | United States |
Phoenix Mercury | Texas Tech |
| 5 | Kara Lawson (G) | United States |
Detroit Shock | Tennessee |
| 6 | Gwen Jackson (F) | United States |
Indiana Fever | Tennessee |
| 7 | Aiysha Smith (C) | United States |
Washington Mystics | LSU |
| 8 | Jung Sun-min (C) |  South Korea |
Seattle Storm | Gwangju Sinsegye Coolcats (WKBL) |
| 9 | Jocelyn Penn (F) | United States |
Charlotte Sting | South Carolina |
| 10 | Molly Creamer (G) | United States |
New York Liberty | Bucknell |
| 11 | Coretta Brown (G) | United States |
San Antonio Silver Stars | North Carolina |
| 12 | Allison Curtin (G) | United States |
Houston Comets | Tulsa |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Courtney Coleman (F) | United States |
Connecticut Sun | Ohio State |
| 14 | Teresa Edwards (G) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Georgia |
| 15 | Jennifer Butler (C) | United States |
Cleveland Rockers | Massachusetts |
| 16 | Petra Ujhelyi (F/C) | United States |
Phoenix Mercury | South Carolina |
| 17 | Erin Thorn (G) | United States |
New York Liberty | Brigham Young |
| 18 | Jordan Adams (C) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | New Mexico |
| 19 | Lori Nero (F/C) | United States |
Houston Comets | Louisville |
| 20 | DeTrina White (F) | United States |
Indiana Fever | LSU |
| 21 | Zuzana Zirkova (G) |  Slovakia |
Washington Mystics | Slovakia |
| 22 | Suzy Batkovic (C) |  Australia |
Seattle Storm | Valenciennes (France) |
| 23 | Dana Cherry (G) | United States |
Charlotte Sting | Arkansas |
| 24 | Sonja Mallory (C) | United States |
New York Liberty | Georgia Tech |
| 25 | Ke-Ke Tardy (F) | United States |
San Antonio Silver Stars | LSU |
| 26 | K.B. Sharp (G) | United States |
New York Liberty | Cincinnati |
| 27 | Schuye LaRue (F) | United States |
Los Angeles Sparks | Virginia |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Syreeta Bromfield (F) | United States |
Detroit Shock | Michigan State |
| 29 | Carla Bennett (C) | United States |
Minnesota Lynx | Drake |
| 30 | Shaquala Williams (G) | United States |
Cleveland Rockers | Oregon |
| 31 | Telisha Quarles (G) | United States |
Phoenix Mercury | Virginia |
| 32 | Trish Juhline (G) | United States |
Washington Mystics | Villanova |
| 33 | Marion Jones (G) | United States |
Phoenix Mercury | North Carolina |
| 34 | Lindsey Wilson (G) | United States |
Connecticut Sun | Iowa State |
| 35 | Ashley McElhiney (G) | United States |
Indiana Fever | Vanderbilt |
| 36 | Tamara Bowie (F) | United States |
Washington Mystics | Ball State |
| 37 | Chrissy Floyd (G) | United States |
Seattle Storm | Clemson |
| 38 | Constance Jinks (G) | United States |
Houston Comets | UNLV |
| 39 | Nicole Kaczmarski (G) |  Poland |
New York Liberty | Poland |
| 40 | Brooke Armistead (G) | United States |
San Antonio Silver Stars | Austin Peay |
| 41 | Oksana Rakhmatulina (G) |  Russia |
Houston Comets | Russia |
| 42 | Mary Jo Noon (C) | United States |
Los Angeles Sparks | Purdue |
| Preceded by: 2002 WNBA Draft |
WNBA Draft |
Followed by: 2004 WNBA Draft |
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