2003 Connecticut Sun season

August 2023 March 2026 Connecticut Sun 2003 18 16 Eastern 3 Mike Thibault Mohegan Sun Arena Lost in Eastern Conference Finals The 2003 WNBA season was their fifth season and their first in Connecticut. The Sun made the playoffs for the first time since 2000. They would sweep the Charlotte Sting in the first round, only to get swept to the eventual champion Detroit Shock in the conference finals. Offseason Dispersal Draft Based on the Sun's 2002 record, they would pick 6th in the Miami Sol/Portland Fire dispersal draft. The Sun selected point guard Debbie Black. WNBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country 2 13 Courtney Coleman Ohio State 3 34 Lindsay Wilson Iowa StateWNBA.com: 2003 WNBA Draft Board Transactions September 23: Rebecca Lobo announced her retirement. May 21: The Sun waived Rasheeda Clark and Lindsey Wilson and announced the retirement of Carla McGhee. May 10: The Sun waived Brianne Stepherson. May 7: The Sun waived Natalie Powers. May 1: The Sun waived Davalyn Cunningham. February 14: The Sun traded its second-round pick in the 2003 WNBA Draft to the Houston Comets in return for Rebecca Lobo. WNBA.com: 2003 WNBA Transactions Roster Connecticut Sun 2003 WNBA 24 Debbie Black G 5 3 124 St. Joseph's USA 15 Courtney Coleman F 6 0 170 Ohio State USA 32 Katie Douglas basketball G/F 6 0 165 Purdue USA 7 Jessie Hicks F/C 6 4 188 Maryland USA 31 Adrienne Johnson basketball, born 1974 G 5 10 154 Ohio State USA 14 Shannon Johnson Shannon Johnson (basketball) G 5 7 152 South Carolina USA 50 Rebecca Lobo F 6 4 185 Connecticut USA 11 Taj McWilliams-Franklin F/C 6 2 184 St. Edward's College USA C 3 Wendy Palmer-Daniel F 6 2 165 Virginia USA 42 Nykesha Sales G/F 6 0 175 Connecticut USA C 21 Brooke Wyckoff F 6 1 183 Florida State USA USA Mike Thibault St. Martin's University USA Scott Hawk 1 Nebraska-Omaha USA Bernadette Mattox 1 Georgia USA Lisa Ciaravella 1 Lynn University USA Jen Brodeur 1 Season standings CON Schedule Preseason Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 May 6 New York L 73–81 0–1 2 May 11 @ Charlotte W 65–64 1-1 3 May 16 Houston L 72–79 1–2 Regular season Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 May 24 Los Angeles L 73–82 0–1 2 May 30 @ Houston W 91–83 1-1 3 June 1 @ San Antonio W 83–64 2–1 4 June 5 @ Detroit L 89–103 2-2 5 June 7 Houston W 65–58 3–2 6 June 13 Washington W 84–70 4–2 7 June 14 @ Cleveland L 56–84 4–3 8 June 18 Cleveland W 70–57 5–3 9 June 20 @ Indiana L 74–84 5–4 10 June 22 Detroit L 73–82 (OT) 5–5 11 June 24 @ Washington W 65–63 6–5 12 June 26 Indiana L 90–94 (OT) 6–6 13 June 28 @ Charlotte L 55–69 6–7 14 July 1 @ New York L 64–90 6–8 15 July 2 Cleveland W 64–57 7–8 16 July 4 Sacramento W 69–67 8-8 17 July 6 New York W 62–58 9–8 18 July 8 @ Detroit L 50–66 9-9 19 July 10 @ Minnesota L 75–83 9–10 20 July 17 Seattle L 65–67 9–11 21 July 19 @ Phoenix W 75–67 10–11 22 July 20 @ Los Angeles W 76–73 11–11 23 July 23 Minnesota W 84–70 12–11 24 July 26 Charlotte W 74–70 13–11 25 August 1 Washington L 45–48 13–12 26 August 3 Indiana W 66–55 14–12 27 August 5 Detroit L 61–78 14–13 28 August 9 @ Charlotte L 68–69 14–14 29 August 12 New York L 73–74 14–15 30 August 16 @ New York W 84–71 15–15 31 August 19 @ Cleveland L 52–69 15–16 32 August 22 Charlotte W 63–55 16–16 33 August 23 @ Washington W 74–67 17–16 34 August 25 @ Indiana W 72–62 18–16 Playoffs In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Charlotte Sting. Since the Sting had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut, game 2 at Charlotte, and game 3 (if needed) at Charlotte. The Sun swept the Sting and advanced to the second round. In the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Detroit Shock. Since the Shock had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut and games 2 and 3 (if needed) at Detroit. The Shock swept the Sun and game 3 was not needed. Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 August 28 Charlotte W 68–66 1–0 2 August 30 @ Charlotte W 68–62 2–0 3 September 5 Detroit L 63–73 2–1 4 September 7 @ Detroit L 73–79 2–2 Depth Pos.StarterBenchInactive C Taj McWilliams-Franklin Jessie Hicks PF Brooke Wyckoff Wendy Palmer -- Rebecca Lobo SF Katie Douglas Courtney Coleman SG Nykesha Sales Adrienne Johnson PG Shannon Johnson Debbie Black Player stats http://www.wnba.com/sun/stats/2003/ Awards and honors Shannon Johnson and Nykesha Sales were named to the WNBA All-Star team. Nykesha Sales was given the Off Season Community Assist Award. References External links Category:Connecticut Sun seasons Connecticut Connecticut Sun