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2003 WNBA season

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2003 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 22 - September 16, 2003
Number of games	34
Number of teams	14
Total attendance	2,100,630
Average attendance	8,826
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, Oxygen
2003 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	LaToya Thomas
Picked by	Cleveland Rockers
Regular season
Season MVP	Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Detroit Shock
Eastern runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Western champions	Los Angeles Sparks
Western runners-up	Sacramento Monarchs
Finals
Champions	Detroit Shock
Runners-up	Los Angeles Sparks
Finals MVP	Ruth Riley (Detroit)
WNBA seasons
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's seventh season. It was first season in which teams either folded or relocated, as well as the first to have teams that were not co-owned with NBA teams. The Orlando Miracle relocated to Connecticut and became the Connecticut Sun, the Utah Starzz relocated to San Antonio, Texas and became the San Antonio Silver Stars. Meanwhile, both the Miami Sol and the Portland Fire folded, while the Charlotte Sting became the second WNBA team without a brother NBA team. The schedule increased from 32 games per team to 34. The season ended with the Detroit Shock winning their first WNBA Championship.

Regular season standings

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Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

Season award winners

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Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Ruth Riley	Detroit Shock
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Michelle Snow	Houston Comets
WNBA Peak Performer	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm
WNBA Peak Performer	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Edna Campbell	Sacramento Monarchs
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Bill Laimbeer	Detroit Shock