| 2003 San Antonio Silver Stars season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Candi Harvey Shell Dailey (interim) |
| Arena | SBC Center |
| Attendance | 10,384 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–22 (.353) |
| Place | 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2003 WNBA season was the 1st season for the franchise in San Antonio and the 7th season in the league as a franchise.
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | Previous WNBA Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | LaQuanda Barksdale (G/F) |  United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | Portland Fire |
| Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Coretta Brown (G) | United States | North Carolina |
| 25 | Ke-Ke Tardy (F) | United States | LSU |
| 40 | Brooke Armistead (G) | United States | Austin Peay |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | Seattle | 65-56 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 28 | @ Phoenix | 50-51 | Loss | 1-1 |
| May 30 | Minnesota | 65-75 | Loss | 1-2 |
| June 1 | Connecticut | 64-83 | Loss | 1-3 |
| June 4 | @ Charlotte | 52-67 | Loss | 1-4 |
| June 5 | Phoenix | 70-55 | Win | 2-4 |
| June 7 | Detroit | 55-74 | Loss | 2-5 |
| June 10 | @ Washington | 72-79 | Loss | 2-6 |
| June 14 | Charlotte | 62-52 | Win | 3-6 |
| June 20 | Houston | 76-69 | Win | 4-6 |
| June 22 | @ Seattle | 53-93 | Loss | 4-7 |
| June 24 | @ Sacramento | 60-57 | Win | 5-7 |
| June 26 | Los Angeles | 58-67 | Loss | 5-8 |
| June 28 | @ Houston | 49-64 | Loss | 5-9 |
| July 1 | @ Detroit | 88-99 | Loss | 5-10 |
| July 5 | Phoenix | 81-70 | Win | 6-10 |
| July 10 | @ Sacramento | 76-89 | Loss | 6-11 |
| July 16 | @ Minnesota | 78-85 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 17 | Sacramento | 60-62 | Loss | 6-13 |
| July 19 | Washington | 77-85 | Loss | 6-14 |
| July 23 | @ Indiana | 47-81 | Loss | 6-15 |
| July 25 | @ Minnesota | 54-81 | Loss | 6-16 |
| July 27 | Cleveland | 64-55 | Win | 7-16 |
| July 30 | @ Los Angeles | 70-62 | Win | 8-16 |
| August 1 | Houston | 63-53 | Win | 9-16 |
| August 2 | @ Houston | 55-64 | Loss | 9-17 |
| August 5 | @ New York | 60-69 | Loss | 9-18 |
| August 7 | Sacramento | 61-86 | Loss | 9-19 |
| August 9 | Los Angeles | 69-52 | Win | 10-19 |
| August 12 | @ Seattle | 87-77 | Win | 11-19 |
| August 16 | Minnesota | 64-73 | Loss | 11-20 |
| August 20 | Seattle | 78-70 (OT) | Win | 12-20 |
| August 22 | @ Phoenix | 62-89 | Loss | 12-21 |
| August 23 | @ Los Angeles | 70-83 | Loss | 12-22 |
| 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 |
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Ferdinand-Harris | 34 | 127 | 90 | 58 | 6 | 470 | 13.8 |
| Margo Dydek | 34 | 251 | 58 | 19 | 100 | 406 | 11.9 |
| Adrienne Goodson | 33 | 185 | 71 | 24 | 6 | 371 | 11.2 |
| Gwen Jackson | 33 | 205 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 289 | 8.8 |
| Jennifer Azzi | 34 | 91 | 111 | 27 | 9 | 260 | 7.6 |
| Sylvia Crawley | 33 | 105 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 115 | 3.5 |
| Semeka Randall | 33 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 88 | 2.7 |
| LaQuanda Barksdale | 26 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 2.3 |
| Tausha Mills | 29 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 2.0 |
| LaTonya Johnson | 31 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 1.9 |
| Tai Dillard | 24 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 1.7 |
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