| 2003 New York Liberty season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Richie Adubato |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Attendance | 12,123 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–18 (.471) |
| Place | 6th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2003 WNBA season was the seventh for the New York Liberty. The Liberty fell one game short for the playoffs, also missing the postseason for the first time since 1998.
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Elena Baranova (F) |  United States | Miami Sol |
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 10 | Molly Creamer (G) | United States | Bucknell |
| 2 | 17 | Erin Thorn (G) | United States | Brigham Young |
| 2 | 24 | Sonja Mallory (C) | United States | Georgia Tech |
| 3 | 39 | Nicole Kaczmarski (G) | United States | UCLA |
| 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 31 | @ Cleveland | 50-74 | Loss | 0-1 |
| June 1 | Washington | 70-57 | Win | 1-1 |
| June 6 | @ Minnesota | 70-60 | Win | 2-1 |
| June 7 | @ Indiana | 66-86 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 10 | Cleveland | 73-65 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 14 | Los Angeles | 60-67 | Loss | 3-3 |
| June 17 | Sacramento | 70-61 | Win | 4-3 |
| June 20 | @ Detroit | 83-88 | Loss | 4-4 |
| June 22 | Charlotte | 69-57 | Win | 5-4 |
| June 25 | Phoenix | 70-64 | Win | 6-4 |
| June 27 | Detroit | 69-75 | Loss | 6-5 |
| July 1 | Connecticut | 90-64 | Win | 7-5 |
| July 6 | @ Connecticut | 58-62 | Loss | 7-6 |
| July 10 | @ Indiana | 69-76 | Loss | 7-7 |
| July 15 | Washington | 64-77 | Loss | 7-8 |
| July 18 | Charlotte | 56-48 | Win | 8-8 |
| July 20 | Indiana | 73-65 | Win | 9-8 |
| July 23 | @ Seattle | 65-75 | Loss | 9-9 |
| July 24 | @ Sacramento | 53-67 | Loss | 9-10 |
| July 26 | @ Houston | 53-61 | Loss | 9-11 |
| July 29 | @ Phoenix | 59-66 | Loss | 9-12 |
| August 1 | Detroit | 60-62 | Loss | 9-13 |
| August 3 | Cleveland | 60-48 | Win | 10-13 |
| August 5 | San Antonio | 69-60 | Win | 11-13 |
| August 7 | @ Charlotte | 54-65 | Loss | 11-14 |
| August 9 | @ Washington | 65-56 | Win | 12-14 |
| August 10 | @ Detroit | 87-90 (OT) | Loss | 12-15 |
| August 12 | @ Connecticut | 74-73 | Win | 13-15 |
| August 16 | Connecticut | 71-84 | Loss | 13-16 |
| August 17 | @ Cleveland | 71-54 | Win | 14-16 |
| August 18 | Houston | 67-64 | Win | 15-16 |
| August 21 | @ Washington | 65-60 | Win | 16-16 |
| August 22 | Indiana | 51-64 | Loss | 16-17 |
| August 24 | @ Charlotte | 59-61 (OT) | Loss | 16-18 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Vickie Johnson | 32 | 95 | 75 | 29 | 7 | 430 |
| Crystal Robinson | 33 | 70 | 63 | 40 | 13 | 395 |
| Tari Phillips | 33 | 280 | 56 | 56 | 28 | 372 |
| Elena Baranova | 33 | 181 | 64 | 36 | 43 | 278 |
| Tamika Whitmore | 33 | 122 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 271 |
| Becky Hammon | 11 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 162 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 34 | 97 | 149 | 28 | 5 | 98 |
| K.B. Sharp | 30 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 94 |
| Linda Frohlich | 26 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 83 |
| Erin Thorn | 23 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 44 |
| Lindsey Yamasaki | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Bethany Donaphin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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