2003 Detroit Shock season

The 2003 WNBA season was the sixth for the Detroit Shock. The Shock won the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. This season was better known as, "From Worst To First".

2003 Detroit Shock season
CoachBill Laimbeer
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance7,862 per game
Results
Record25–9 (.735)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals

Offseason

Dispersal Draft
Pick Player Nationality Team Previous Team
1 Terris Hightower (C)  United States Detroit Shock (from Duke)

WNBA draft

Cheryl Ford (daughter of NBA great Karl Malone) helped the Detroit Shock win a WNBA Championship in her first season.

Pick Player Nationality School
3rd Cheryl Ford
5th Kara Lawson
28th Syreeta Bromfield

[1]

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x259.735–13–412–518–6
Charlotte Sting x1816.5297.013–45–1212–12
Connecticut Sun x1816.5297.010–78–911–13
Cleveland Rockers x1717.5008.011–66–1113–11
Indiana Fever o1618.4719.011–65–1212–12
New York Liberty o1618.4719.011–65–1211–13
Washington Mystics o925.26516.03–146–117–17

Season Schedule
Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 31 Charlotte 67-70 Loss 0-1
June 5 Connecticut 103-89 Win 1-1
June 7 @ San Antonio 74-55 Win 2-1
June 14 @ Washington 93-56 Win 3-1
June 17 Los Angeles 87-78 (OT) Win 4-1
June 20 New York 88-83 Win 5-1
June 22 @ Connecticut 82-73 (OT) Win 6-1
June 24 Indiana 68-60 Win 7-1
June 27 @ New York 75-69 Win 8-1
June 28 Phoenix 65-68 Loss 8-2
July 1 San Antonio 99-88 Win 9-2
July 3 Charlotte 79-92 Loss 9-3
July 6 @ Indiana 54-85 Loss 9-4
July 8 Connecticut 66-50 Win 10-4
July 8 @ Charlotte 58-65 Loss 10-5
July 16 @ Indiana 70-68 Win 11-5
July 18 Seattle 74-61 Win 12-5
July 19 @ Cleveland 58-57 Win 13-5
July 22 Cleveland 74-71 Win 14-5
July 24 @ Charlotte 61-67 Loss 14-6
July 27 Washington 81-71 Win 15-6
July 29 @ Cleveland 77-65 Win 16-6
Aug 1 @ New York 62-60 Win 17-6
Aug 2 Indiana 78-58 Win 18-6
Aug 5 @ Connecticut 78-61 Win 19-6
Aug 6 @ Washington 81-92 Loss 19-7
Aug 8 Houston 56-66 Loss 19-8
Aug 10 New York 90-87 (OT) Win 20-8
Aug 13 @ Phoenix 78-76 Win 21-8
Aug 15 @ Sacramento 63-75 Loss 21-9
Aug 17 @ Seattle 95-86 Win 22-9
Aug 21 Cleveland 71-56 Win 23-9
Aug 23 @ Minnesota 86-77 (OT) Win 24-9
Aug 25 Washington 68-60 Win 25-9

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Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; FG = Field Goals; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

Player GP MIN FG REB AST STL BLK PTS
Swin Cash3310971951931194323548
Deanna Nolan396
Cheryl Ford344
Ruth Riley327
Kedra Holland-Corn312
Elaine Powell296
Barbara Farris127
Sheila Lambert87
Ayana Walker56
Tamara Moore21
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta20
Stacey Thomas15
Petra Ujhelyi14682123014

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Playoffs
Round Date Opponent Score Result Record
Eastern Conference Semi August 29 @ Cleveland 76-74 Win 1-0
August 31 vs. Cleveland 59-66 Loss 1-1
September 2 vs. Cleveland 76-74 Win 2-1[2]
Eastern Conference Final September 5 @ Connecticut 73-63 Win 1-0 (3-1)
September 7 vs. Connecticut 79-73 Win 2-0 (4-1) [2]
WNBA Finals September 12 @ Los Angeles 63-75 Loss 0-1 (4-2)
September 14 Los Angeles 62-61 Win 1-1 (5-2)
September 16 vs. Los Angeles 83-78 Win 2-1 (6-2)

[4]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Tulsa Shock Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. "SHOCK: 2003 Schedule".
  3. "2003 Detroit Shock Stats".
  4. "WNBA.com: Finals 2003". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
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