2004 Charlotte Sting season

2004 Charlotte Sting season
CoachTrudi Lacey
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Attendance6,846 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team Leaders
PointsAllison Feaster (11.8)
ReboundsTammy Sutton-Brown (6.2)
AssistsDawn Staley (5.0)

The 2004 WNBA season was the eighth season for the Charlotte Sting. The team fell short for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in four years, falling a game short to the Washington Mystics.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Sting's 2003 record, they would pick 9th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Sting picked Mery Andrade.

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
1 3 Nicole Powell (G/F)  United States Stanford
2 18 Kelly Mazzante (F)  United States Penn State
2 22 Jenni Benningfield (F)  United States Vanderbilt
3 35 Jia Perkins (G)  United States Texas Tech

Transactions

  • February 5: The Sting traded Kelly Miller and their 9th pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft to the Fever in exchange for Indiana's 3rd and 18th picks in the 2004 WNBA Draft.
  • March 1: The Sting signed Andrea Stinson to a contract extension
  • March 12: The Sting signed Olympia Scott-Richardson.
  • March 18: The Sting signed Kara Wolters.
  • April 5: The Sting signed Sophia Witherspoon.
  • April 21: The Sting signed Telisha Quarles, Lenae Williams, Latoya Davis, and Cristina Ciocan.
  • April 25: The Sting signed La'Keshia Frett.
  • April 27: The Sting waived Lenae Williams.
  • April 30: The Sting waived Telisha Quarles.
  • May 4: The Sting waived Cristina Ciocan.
  • May 6: The Sting waived Latoya Davis and signed Tera Bjorklund.
  • May 11: The Sting waived Latoya Turner.
  • May 12: The Sting waived Kara Wolters.
  • May 17: The Sting waived Sophia Witherspoon and signed Rita Williams.
  • May 19: The Sting waived Jenni Benningfield, Rita Williams, Marla Brumfield, and Tera Bjorklund.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun x 18 16 .529 – 10–7 8–9 14–6
New York Liberty x 18 16 .529 – 11–6 7–10 10–10
Detroit Shock x 17 17 .500 1.0 8–9 9–8 11–9
Washington Mystics x 17 17 .500 1.0 11–6 6–11 9–11
Charlotte Sting o 16 18 .471 2.0 10–7 6–11 8–12
Indiana Fever o 15 19 .441 3.0 10–7 5–12 8–12

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 May 21 Houston L 53–60 0–1
2 May 22 @ Washington W 71–68 1–1
3 May 28 Indiana W 63–41 2–1
4 June 1 New York L 53–63 2–2
5 June 3 @ Connecticut L 62–71 2–3
6 June 5 @ Indiana L 57–70 2–4
7 June 9 @ Los Angeles L 68–82 2–5
8 June 11 @ Phoenix W 59–51 3–5
9 June 15 San Antonio W 59–57 4–5
10 June 18 @ Connecticut W 63–58 (OT) 5–5
11 June 20 Los Angeles W 68–63 (OT) 6–5
12 June 23 Detroit L 60–65 6–6
13 June 26 Indiana W 46–37 7–6
14 July 1 Phoenix L 59–71 7–7
15 July 3 @ Houston W 62–55 8–7
16 July 8 Seattle W 70–67 9–7
17 July 10 Washington W 67–65 10–7
18 July 15 @ Washington L 54–68 10–8
19 July 18 @ New York L 58–75 10–9
20 July 20 New York L 74–80 (OT) 10–10
21 July 23 @ Detroit L 53–63 10–11
22 July 24 Washington W 70–41 11–11
23 July 28 @ Indiana W 63–53 12–11
24 July 31 @ Sacramento L 61–62 12–12
25 August 1 @ Seattle L 55–87 12–13
26 September 1 Connecticut W 62–55 13–13
27 September 2 @ New York L 52–56 13–14
28 September 4 Detroit L 58–66 13–15
29 September 8 @ Minnesota W 72–68 14–15
30 September 9 Sacramento W 74–69 15–15
31 September 11 Minnesota W 60–50 16–15
32 September 15 Connecticut L 67–81 16–16
33 September 17 @ San Antonio L 65–82 16–17
34 September 19 @ Detroit L 54–68 16–18

Player stats

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Allison Feaster 33 84 60 27 6 388
Tammy Sutton-Brown 34 211 15 31 71 325
Dawn Staley 34 58 171 43 2 302
Charlotte Smith-Taylor 34 139 40 18 13 280
Tynesha Lewis 34 57 44 27 7 246
Andrea Stinson 34 119 49 27 7 203
Nicole Powell 31 71 16 15 4 132
Kelly Mazzante 34 33 9 7 2 79
Olympia Scott-Richardson 34 65 10 9 13 73
Teana Miller 9 18 0 2 6 35
Mery Andrade 12 4 7 0 1 9
Jia Perkins 4 3 1 3 0 3
Tera Bjorklund 4 0 0 0 0 2

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References

  1. ^ "2004 Charlotte Sting Stats".
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