| 2003 Phoenix Mercury season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | John Shumate |
| Arena | America West Arena |
| Attendance | 8,501 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–26 (.235) |
| Place | 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2003 WNBA season was the seventh season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise. The season saw Phoenix going for the worst record in the league at a franchise worst of 8-26.
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tamicha Jackson (G) |  United States | Portland Fire |
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Plenette Pierson (F) | United States | Texas Tech |
| 2 | 16 | Petra Ujhelyi (F/C) | United States | South Carolina |
| 3 | 31 | Telisha Quarles (G) | United States | Virginia |
| 3 | 33 | Marion Jones (G) | United States | North Carolina |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 24 | 10 | .706 | – | 11–6 | 13–4 | 17–7 |
| Houston Comets x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4.0 | 14–3 | 6–11 | 14–10 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 5.0 | 12–5 | 7–10 | 13–11 |
| Minnesota Lynx x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 14–10 |
| Seattle Storm o | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 13–4 | 5–12 | 11–13 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 12 | 22 | .353 | 12.0 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 10–14 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 8 | 26 | .235 | 16.0 | 6–11 | 2–15 | 5–19 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Sacramento | 56-65 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 24 | Houston | 62-69 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 28 | San Antonio | 51-50 | Win | 1-2 |
| May 30 | @ Sacramento | 49-69 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 3 | @ Houston | 51-66 | Loss | 1-4 |
| June 5 | @ San Antonio | 55-70 | Loss | 1-5 |
| June 7 | @ Seattle | 57-66 | Loss | 1-6 |
| June 12 | Charlotte | 50-58 | Loss | 1-7 |
| June 14 | Houston | 76-61 | Win | 2-7 |
| June 17 | Seattle | 60-61 | Loss | 2-8 |
| June 21 | Los Angeles | 48-54 | Loss | 2-9 |
| June 25 | @ New York | 64-70 | Loss | 2-10 |
| June 27 | @ Minnesota | 59-67 | Loss | 2-11 |
| June 28 | @ Detroit | 68-65 | Win | 3-11 |
| July 2 | @ Indiana | 68-79 | Loss | 3-12 |
| July 5 | @ San Antonio | 70-81 | Loss | 3-13 |
| July 10 | Cleveland | 67-68 | Loss | 3-14 |
| July 15 | @ Los Angeles | 77-80 | Loss | 3-15 |
| July 19 | Connecticut | 67-75 | Loss | 3-16 |
| July 24 | @ Los Angeles | 65-82 | Loss | 3-17 |
| July 25 | @ Seattle | 53-82 | Loss | 3-18 |
| July 29 | New York | 66-59 | Win | 4-18 |
| August 1 | @ Cleveland | 56-73 | Loss | 4-19 |
| August 3 | @ Washington | 70-69 | Win | 5-19 |
| August 4 | @ Minnesota | 56-61 | Loss | 5-20 |
| August 6 | Minnesota | 56-49 | Win | 6-20 |
| August 8 | Los Angeles | 64-67 | Loss | 6-21 |
| August 10 | @ Houston | 46-69 | Loss | 6-22 |
| August 13 | Detroit | 76-78 | Loss | 6-23 |
| August 15 | Seattle | 64-50 | Win | 7-23 |
| August 16 | Sacramento | 61-65 | Loss | 7-24 |
| August 20 | Minnesota | 66-69 | Loss | 7-25 |
| August 22 | San Antonio | 89-62 | Win | 8-25 |
| August 23 | @ Sacramento | 54-61 | Loss | 8-26 |
Note: GP = Games played; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna DeForge | 34 | 105 | 72 | 51 | 12 | 405 | 11.9 |
| Adrian Williams-Strong | 34 | 252 | 31 | 57 | 19 | 334 | 9.8 |
| Tamicha Jackson | 34 | 82 | 146 | 52 | 4 | 300 | 8.8 |
| Kayte Christensen | 30 | 126 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 206 | 6.9 |
| Plenette Pierson | 33 | 80 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 198 | 6.0 |
| Lisa Harrison | 33 | 118 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 183 | 5.5 |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | 17 | 67 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 127 | 7.5 |
| Edwina Brown | 34 | 71 | 62 | 30 | 7 | 118 | 3.5 |
| Iziane Castro Marques | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 4.3 |
| Stacey Thomas | 19 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 2.4 |
| Edniesha Curry | 20 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1.7 |
| Tamara Moore | 11 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 3.0 |
| Nevriye Yılmaz | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 |
| Sonja Mallory | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Dalma Ivanyi | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Michaela Pavlickova | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Felicia Ragland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Grace Daley | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Tracy Reid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Gergana Slavtcheva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Charmin Smith | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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