2003 Charlotte Sting season

2003 Charlotte Sting season
Coach	Trudi Lacey
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Attendance	7,062 per game
Results
Record	18–16 (.529)
Place	2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost First Round (2-0) to Connecticut Sun
Team Leaders
Points	Allison Feaster (12.4)
Rebounds	Tammy Sutton-Brown (5.9)
Assists	Dawn Staley (5.1)
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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

Dispersal Draft

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

WNBA draft

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

Season standings

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

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

Player stats

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

1. "2003 Charlotte Sting Stats".