| 2003 Indiana Fever season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Nell Fortner |
| Arena | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| Attendance | 8,340 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–18 (.471) |
| Place | 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2003 WNBA season was the 4th for the Indiana Fever. The Fever attempted to reach the playoffs, but they fell short by one game.
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sylvia Crawley (C) |  United States | Portland Fire |
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 6 | Gwen Jackson (F) | United States | Tennessee |
| 2 | 20 | DeTrina White (F) | United States | LSU |
| 3 | 35 | Ashley McElhiney (G) | United States | Vanderbilt |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 29 | @ Charlotte | 57-66 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 31 | Washington | 71-60 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 7 | New York | 86-66 | Win | 2-1 |
| June 10 | @ Seattle | 51-78 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 12 | @ Los Angeles | 66-74 | Loss | 2-3 |
| June 14 | @ Sacramento | 79-67 | Win | 3-3 |
| June 17 | Charlotte | 71-60 | Win | 4-3 |
| June 20 | Connecticut | 84-74 | Win | 5-3 |
| June 21 | @ Minnesota | 58-66 | Loss | 5-4 |
| June 24 | @ Detroit | 60-68 | Loss | 5-5 |
| June 26 | @ Connecticut | 94-90 (OT) | Win | 6-5 |
| June 28 | Seattle | 79-70 | Win | 7-5 |
| June 29 | @ Cleveland | 53-66 | Loss | 7-6 |
| July 2 | Phoenix | 79-68 | Win | 8-6 |
| July 6 | Detroit | 85-54 | Win | 9-6 |
| July 8 | @ Houston | 56-60 | Loss | 9-7 |
| July 10 | New York | 76-69 | Win | 10-7 |
| July 16 | Detroit | 68-70 | Loss | 10-8 |
| July 20 | @ New York | 65-73 | Loss | 10-9 |
| July 23 | San Antonio | 81-47 | Win | 11-9 |
| July 24 | @ Washington | 80-75 | Win | 12-9 |
| July 26 | Minnesota | 65-70 | Loss | 12-10 |
| July 29 | @ Washington | 92-91 (OT) | Win | 13-10 |
| August 2 | @ Detroit | 58-72 | Loss | 13-11 |
| August 3 | @ Connecticut | 55-66 | Loss | 13-12 |
| August 7 | Houston | 55-68 | Loss | 13-13 |
| August 9 | Cleveland | 62-66 | Loss | 13-14 |
| August 10 | @ Cleveland | 67-71 | Loss | 13-15 |
| August 12 | Washington | 80-84 | Loss | 13-16 |
| August 16 | Charlotte | 69-63 | Win | 14-16 |
| August 20 | @ Charlotte | 50-80 | Loss | 14-17 |
| August 22 | @ New York | 64-51 | Win | 15-17 |
| August 23 | Cleveland | 59-46 | Win | 16-17 |
| August 25 | Connecticut | 62-72 | Loss | 16-18 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Tamika Catchings | 34 | 272 | 114 | 72 | 35 | 671 |
| Natalie Williams | 34 | 255 | 46 | 43 | 21 | 457 |
| Kristen Rasmussen | 33 | 115 | 64 | 24 | 15 | 226 |
| Stephanie McCarty | 28 | 41 | 58 | 34 | 6 | 194 |
| Kelly Schumacher | 34 | 99 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 189 |
| Coretta Brown | 30 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 186 |
| Niele Ivey | 27 | 32 | 71 | 29 | 7 | 135 |
| Nikki McCray | 34 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 2 | 131 |
| Coquese Washington | 20 | 29 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 63 |
| Bridget Pettis | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| Sonja Henning | 23 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Leigh Aziz | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Zuzi Klimesova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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