2003 Charlotte Sting season

2003 Charlotte Sting season
CoachTrudi Lacey
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance7,062 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-0) to Connecticut Sun
Team Leaders
PointsAllison Feaster (12.4)
ReboundsTammy Sutton-Brown (5.9)
AssistsDawn Staley (5.1)

The 2003 WNBA season was the seventh season for the Charlotte Sting. The team qualified for the playoffs for the 6th and last time in franchise history, losing the opening round in a sweep to the Connecticut Sun.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Pick Player Nationality Former team
10 Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough  United States Miami Sol

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
1 9 Jocelyn Penn (F)  United States South Carolina
2 23 Dana Cherry (G)  United States Arkansas

Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 May 23 Washington L 70–74 0–1
2 May 29 Indiana W 66–57 1–1
3 May 31 @ Detroit W 70–67 2–1
4 June 4 San Antonio W 67–52 3–1
5 June 6 Houston W 69–58 4–1
6 June 7 @ Cleveland L 57–67 4–2
7 June 12 @ Phoenix W 58–50 5–2
8 June 14 @ San Antonio L 52–62 5–3
9 June 17 @ Indiana L 60–71 5–4
10 June 20 Minnesota W 76–72 6–4
11 June 22 @ New York L 57–69 6–5
12 June 25 Cleveland W 61–50 7–5
13 June 28 Connecticut W 69–55 8–5
14 June 30 Seattle L 71–83 8–6
15 July 3 @ Detroit W 92–79 9–6
16 July 5 Sacramento W 67–65 10–6
17 July 7 @ Washington W 62–56 11–6
18 July 10 Detroit W 65–58 12–6
19 July 17 @ Washington L 60–68 12–7
20 July 18 @ New York L 48–56 12–8
21 July 20 Cleveland L 57–59 (OT) 12–9
22 July 24 Detroit W 67–61 13–9
23 July 26 @ Connecticut L 70–74 13–10
24 July 31 @ Seattle L 54–69 13–11
25 August 2 @ Los Angeles W 84–73 14–11
26 August 3 @ Sacramento L 60–76 14–12
27 August 7 New York W 65–54 15–12
28 August 9 Connecticut W 69–68 16–12
29 August 14 Washington L 69–76 16–13
30 August 16 @ Indiana L 63–69 16–14
31 August 20 Indiana W 80–50 17–14
32 August 22 @ Connecticut L 55–63 17–15
33 August 24 New York W 61–59 (OT) 18–15
34 August 25 @ Cleveland L 66–75 18–16
1 August 28 @ Connecticut L 66–68 0–1
2 August 30 Connecticut L 62–68 0–2

Player stats

Player Games Played Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Points
Allison Feaster 34 113 73 52 9 422
Andrea Stinson 34 140 97 48 5 377
Tammy Sutton-Brown 34 201 15 19 50 286
Dawn Staley 34 58 174 49 4 269
Shalonda Enis 29 125 16 29 2 252
Kelly Miller 34 53 47 18 2 189
Rushia Brown 34 83 16 29 10 125
Teana Miller 31 91 6 14 24 105
Charlotte Smith 27 60 18 10 2 95
Tynesha Lewis 23 33 20 10 6 70
Marla Brumfield 25 10 14 1 1 18
Erin Buescher 14 4 3 0 0 9

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References

  1. ^ "2003 Charlotte Sting Stats".