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Swin
Cash kisses the WNBA Championship trophy after Detroit
defeated the Sparks 83-78 (Photo: AP)
Nikki
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In 2003 the Orlando Miracle relocated to
become the Connecticut Sun. It was the first franchise owned by a party
other than the NBA.
Detroit Shock - WNBA Champions 2003
Head Coach: Bill Laimbeer
* Swin Cash
* Cheryl Ford
* Ruth Riley
* Deanna Nolan
* Elaine Powell
K Holland-Corn
Barbara Farris
Sheila Lambert
Stacey Thomas
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta
Ayana Walker
2003 WNBA Finals
Game 1: Detroit - Los Angeles 63-75
Game 2: Detroit - Los Angeles 62-61
Game 3: Detroit - Los Angeles 83-78
Eastern Conference Playoff box scores
Conference finals (Shock def. Sun 2-0)
• Game 1: Detroit 73, Connecticut 63
• Game 2: Detroit 79, Connecticut 73
First round (Shock def. Rockers 2-1)
• Game 1: Detroit 76, Cleveland 74
• Game 2: Cleveland 66, Detroit 59
• Game 3: Detroit 77, Cleveland 63
First round (Sun def. Sting 2-0)
• Game 1: Connecticut 68, Charlotte 66
• Game 2: Connecticut 68, Charlotte 62
Western Conference Playoff box scores
Conference finals (Sparks def. Monarchs 2-1)
• Game 1: Sacramento 77, L.A. 69
• Game 2: L.A. 79, Sacramento 54
• Game 3: L.A. 66, Sacramento 63
First round (Sparks def. Lynx 2-1)
• Game 1: Minnesota 74, L.A. 72
• Game 2: L.A. 80, Minnesota 69
• Game 3: L.A. 74, Minnesota 64
First round (Monarchs def. Comets 2-1)
• Game 1: Sacramento 65, Houston 59
• Game 2: Houston 69, Sacramento 48
• Game 3: Sacramento 70, Houston 68
WNBA Awards 2003:
WNBA Most Valuable Player: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
WNBA Finals MVP: Ruth Riley, Detroit Shock
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
WNBA Rookie of the Year: Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock
WNBA Most Improved Player: Michelle Snow, Houston Comets
WNBA Coach of the Year: Bill Laimbeer, Detroit Shock
WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Winners: Edna Campbell, Sacramento
Monarchs
All-WNBA 1st Team:
Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles
Lauren Jackson, Seattle
Tamika Catchings, Indiana
Sue Bird, Seattle
Katie Smith, Minnesota
All-WNBA 2nd Team:
Cheryl Ford, Detroit
Sheryl Swoopes, Houston
Swin Cash, Detroit
Nikki Teasley, Los Angeles
Deanna Nolan, Detroit
 WNBA
All-Star Game 2003
July 12, 2003 Madison Square Garden (New York) West 84 East 75 18,610
East
Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington
Tamika Catchings, Indiana
Tari Phillips, New York
Dawn Staley, Charlotte
Teresa Weatherspoon, New York
Swin Cash, Detroit
Deanna Nolan, Detroit
Cheryl Ford, Detroit
x-Becky Hammon, New York (DNP-injury)
Shannon Johnson, Connecticut
Natalie Williams, Indiana
Nykesha Sales, Connecticut
Coach: Richie Adubato, New York
West
Sheryl Swoopes, Houston
Tina Thompson, Houston (DNP-injury)
Cynthia Cooper, Houston (DNP-injury)
Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles
Sue Bird, Seattle
Tamecka Dixon, Los Angeles
Lauren Jackson, Seattle
Katie Smith, Minnesota
Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento
Margo Dydek, San Antonio
Adrian Williams, Phoenix
Nikki Teasley, Los Angeles
Marie Ferdinand, San Antonio
Coach: Michael Cooper, Los Angeles
2003 Draft:
First round
1. Cleveland Rockers LaToya Thomas F Mississippi State
2. Sacramento Monarchs Chantelle Anderson C Vanderbilt
3. Detroit Shock Cheryl Ford C Louisiana Tech
4. Phoenix Mercury Plenette Pierson F/C Texas Tech
5. Detroit Shock (from Connecticut) Kara Lawson G Tennessee
6. Indiana Fever Gwen Jackson F Tennessee
7. Washington Mystics Aiysha Smith C LSU
8. Seattle Storm Sun-Min Jung C Korea
9. Charlotte Sting Jocelyn Penn F South Carolina
10. New York Liberty Molly Creamer G Bucknell
11. San Antonio Silver Stars Coretta Brown G North Carolina
12. Houston Comets Allison Curtin G Tulsa
Second round
13. Connecticut Sun (from Detroit) Courtney Coleman C Ohio State
14. Minnesota Lynx Teresa Edwards G Georgia
15. Cleveland Rockers Jennifer Butler C Massachusetts
16. Phoenix Mercury — A Petra Ujhelyi F/C South Carolina
17. New York Liberty (from Sacramento) Erin Thorn G BYU
18. Minnesota Lynx (from Miami) Jordan Adams C New Mexico
19. Houston Comets (from Connecticut) Lori Nero F/C Louisville
20. Indiana Fever DeTrina White F LSU
21. Washington Mystics Zuzana Zirkova G Czech Republic
22. Seattle Storm Suzy Batkovic C Australia
23. Charlotte Sting Dana Cherry G Arkansas
24. New York Liberty Sonja Mallory C Georgia Tech
25. San Antonio Silver Stars Ke-Ke Tardy F LSU
26. New York Liberty (from Houston) K.B. Sharp G Cincinnati
27. Los Angeles Sparks Schuye LaRue F Virginia
Third round
28. Detroit Shock Syreeta Bromfield F Michigan State
29. Minnesota Lynx Carla Bennett C Drake
30. Cleveland Rockers Shaquala Williams G Oregon
31. Phoenix Mercury — A Telisha Quarles G Virginia
32. Washington Mystics (from Sacramento) Trish Juhline G Villanova
33. Phoenix Mercury (from Miami) Marion Jones G North Carolina
34. Connecticut Sun Lindsey Wilson G Iowa State
35. Indiana Fever Ashley McElhiney G Vanderbilt
36. Washington Mystics Tamara Bowie F Ball State
37. Seattle Storm Chrissy Floyd G Clemson
38. Houston Comets (from Charlotte) Constance Jinks G UNLV
39. New York Liberty Nicole Kaczmarski G
40. San Antonio Silver Stars Brooke Armistead G Austin Peay
41. Houston Comets Oxyana Rokhmaxulina F
42. Los Angeles Sparks Mary Jo Noon C Purdue |
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