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

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Dispersal Draft

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

WNBA draft

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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

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Season standings

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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

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Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 23 Washington 70-74 Loss 0-1
May 29 Indiana 66-57 Win 1-1
May 31 @ Detroit 70-67 Win 2-1
June 4 San Antonio 67-52 Win 3-1
June 6 Houston 69-58 Win 4-1
June 7 @ Cleveland 57-67 Loss 4-2
June 12 @ Phoenix 58-50 Win 5-2
June 14 @ San Antonio 52-62 Loss 5-3
June 17 @ Indiana 60-71 Loss 5-4
June 20 Minnesota 76-72 Win 6-4
June 22 @ New York 57-69 Loss 6-5
June 25 Cleveland 61-50 Win 7-5
June 28 Connecticut 69-55 Win 8-5
June 30 Seattle 71-83 Loss 8-6
July 3 @ Detroit 92-79 Win 9-6
July 5 Sacramento 67-65 Win 10-6
July 7 @ Washington 62-56 Win 11-6
July 10 Detroit 65-58 Win 12-6
July 17 @ Washington 60-68 Loss 12-7
July 18 @ New York 48-56 Loss 12-8
July 20 Cleveland 57-59 (OT) Loss 12-9
July 24 Detroit 67-61 Win 13-9
July 26 @ Connecticut 70-74 Loss 13-10
July 31 @ Seattle 54-69 Loss 13-11
August 2 @ Los Angeles 84-73 Win 14-11
August 3 @ Sacramento 60-76 Loss 14-12
August 7 New York 65-54 Win 15-12
August 9 Connecticut 69-68 Win 16-12
August 14 Washington 69-76 Loss 16-13
August 16 @ Indiana 63-69 Loss 16-14
August 20 Indiana 80-50 Win 17-14
August 22 @ Connecticut 55-63 Loss 17-15
August 24 New York 61-59 (OT) Win 18-15
August 25 @ Cleveland 66-75 Loss 18-16
August 28
1st Round, G1
@ Connecticut 66-68 Loss 0-1
August 30
1st Round, G2
Connecticut 62-68 Loss 0-2

Player stats

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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

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  1. ^ "2003 Charlotte Sting Stats".