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2003 WNBA season
Duration	May 22 - September 16
Games	34
Teams	14
Total attendance	2,100,630
Average attendance	8,826
TV partner/s	ABC, ESPN, Oxygen
Draft
Top draft pick	LaToya Thomas
Picked by	Cleveland Rockers
Regular season
Season MVP	Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
Stat leaders
Points	L. Jackson (21.2)
Rebounds	C. Holdsclaw (10.9)
Assists	T. Penicheiro (6.7)
Playoffs
East champions	Detroit Shock
East runners-up	Connecticut Sun
West champions	Los Angeles Sparks
West 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.

Contents

1 Regular season standings
2 Season award winners
3 Playoffs
4 External links

Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Detroit Shock ^x	25	9	.735	–	13–4	12–5	18–6
Charlotte Sting ^x	18	16	.529	7.0	13–4	5–12	12–12
Connecticut Sun ^x	18	16	.529	7.0	10–7	8–9	11–13
Cleveland Rockers ^x	17	17	.500	8.0	11–6	6–11	13–11
Indiana Fever ^o	16	18	.471	9.0	11–6	5–12	12–12
New York Liberty ^o	16	18	.471	9.0	11–6	5–12	11–13
Washington Mystics ^o	9	25	.265	16.0	3–14	6–11	7–17

Western Conference

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	24	10	.706	–	11–6	13–4	17–7
Houston Comets ^x	20	14	.588	4.0	14–3	6–11	14–10
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	19	15	.559	5.0	12–5	7–10	13–11
Minnesota Lynx ^x	18	16	.529	6.0	11–6	7–10	14–10
Seattle Storm ^o	18	16	.529	6.0	13–4	5–12	11–13
San Antonio Silver Stars ^o	12	22	.353	12.0	9–8	3–14	10–14
Phoenix Mercury ^o	8	26	.235	16.0	6–11	2–15	5–19

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

Playoffs

First Round
Best of 3

Conference Finals
Best of 3

WNBA Finals
Best of 3

Detroit

Cleveland

Detroit

Eastern Conference

Connecticut

Charlotte

Connecticut

Detroit

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Minnesota

Los Angeles

Western Conference

Sacramento

Houston

Sacramento

External links

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

v · d · eWNBA seasons
1990s								1997	1998	1999
2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010s	2010	2011

v · d · e2003 WNBA season by team
Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals
Eastern	Charlotte Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Connecticut Sun	Detroit Shock	Indiana Fever	New York Liberty	Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	San Antonio Silver Stars	Seattle Storm
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