2003 WNBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 February 2024 y 2003 WNBA All-Star Game WNBAAllStarGame2003.gif West East 84 75 38 46 46 29 July 12, 2003 Madison Square Garden New York, New York 18,610 Nikki Teasley 2002 2004 The 2003 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. This is the second time New York hosted the contest after previously hosting the 1999 game. This is the 5th annual WNBA All-Star Game. The West defeated the East, 84–75, and Nikki Teasley was named the All-Star Game MVP after recording 10 points, six rebounds and six assists.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-13-sp-wnba13-story.html Leslie Is Injured in All-Star Game Los Angeles Times July 13, 2003 February 20, 2024 The All-Star Game Rosters 50% +Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG USA Sue Bird Seattle Storm 2nd SG USA Cynthia Cooper 1 Houston Comets 3rd SF USA Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets 4th PF USA Tina Thompson 1 Houston Comets 5th C USA Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks 5th Reserves PG USA Nikki Teasley 2 Los Angeles Sparks 1st SG USA Tamecka Dixon 3 Los Angeles Sparks 3rd SG USA Marie Ferdinand 2 San Antonio Silver Stars 2nd SG USA Katie Smith Minnesota Lynx 4th PF AUS Lauren Jackson 3 Seattle Storm 3rd PF USA Adrian Williams Phoenix Mercury 1st C USA Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs 4th C POL Margo Dydek San Antonio Silver Stars 1st +Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG USA Teresa Weatherspoon New York Liberty 5th SG USA Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting 3rd SF USA Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 2nd PF USA Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics 5th C USA Tari Phillips New York Liberty 4th Reserves PG USA Becky Hammon 1 New York Liberty 1st PG USA Shannon Johnson Connecticut Sun 4th SG USA Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock 1st SG USA Nykesha Sales 2 Connecticut Sun 5th SF USA Swin Cash Detroit Shock 1st PF USA Natalie Williams Indiana Fever 4th C USA Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock 1st 1 InjuredCynthia Cooper Announces Retirement https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/comets/news/Cynthia_Cooper_Announces_Retir-107899-222.html WNBA May 10, 2004 Despite the injury, Cooper was voted in as a starting guard to the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game. June 30, 2025PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Comets' Thompson Out of All-Star Game https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/sports/plus-pro-basketball-comets-thompson-out-of-all-star-game.html The New York Times July 10, 2003 July 5, 2025Liberty's leading scorer tears ACL against Shock https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/2003/0627/1573949.html ESPN June 27, 2003 July 5, 2025 2 Injury replacementSales, Teasley named All-Star replacements https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/2003/0707/1577717.html ESPN July 7, 2003 July 5, 2025Dixon to start for Coop, Ferdinand added to roster https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/2003/0709/1578653.html ESPN July 9, 2003 July 5, 2025 3 Starting in place of injured player #eee July 12 4:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden, New York, New York 18,610 ABC Western Conference 84 Eastern Conference 75 Lisa Leslie 17 Tamika Catchings 17 Yolanda Griffith 7 Natalie Williams 11 Nikki Teasley 6 Dawn Staley 7 Coaches The coach for the Western Conference was Los Angeles Sparks coach Michael Cooper. The coach for the Eastern Conference was New York Liberty coach Richie Adubato. References All-Star Game WNBA All-Star Game Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:WNBA All-Star Game WNBA All-Star Game Category:Women's sports in New York City Category:Events at Madison Square Garden