2003 Seattle Storm season
WNBA team season
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The 2003 WNBA season was the fourth for the Seattle Storm. The team almost made the playoffs, but they fell in a tiebreaker to the Minnesota Lynx.
| 2003 Seattle Storm season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Anne Donovan |
| Arena | KeyArena |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–16 (.529) |
| Place | 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
Dispersal Draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alisa Burras (F) |  United States | Portland Fire |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 8 | Jung Sun-min (C) |  South Korea | Gwangju Sinsegye Coolcats (WKBL) |
| 2 | 22 | Suzy Batkovic (C) |  Australia | Valenciennes (France) |
| 3 | 37 | Chrissy Floyd (G) | United States | Clemson |
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
| 1 | May 22 | @ Houston | L 64–75 | 0–1 |
| 2 | May 24 | @ San Antonio | L 56–65 | 0–2 |
| 3 | May 30 | Los Angeles | L 74–77 (OT) | 0–3 |
| 4 | June 3 | Sacramento | W 70–56 | 1–3 |
| 5 | June 7 | Phoenix | W 66–57 | 2–3 |
| 6 | June 10 | Indiana | W 78–51 | 3–3 |
| 7 | June 14 | Minnesota | L 72–77 | 3-4 |
| 8 | June 17 | @ Phoenix | W 61–60 | 4–4 |
| 9 | June 19 | @ Los Angeles | W 69–67 | 5–4 |
| 10 | June 21 | @ Sacramento | L 64–69 | 5–5 |
| 11 | June 22 | San Antonio | W 93–53 | 6–5 |
| 12 | June 27 | @ Cleveland | W 71–59 | 7–5 |
| 13 | June 28 | @ Indiana | L 70–79 | 7–6 |
| 14 | June 30 | @ Charlotte | W 83–71 | 8–6 |
| 15 | July 3 | Washington | W 76–72 | 9–6 |
| 16 | July 5 | @ Los Angeles | L 75–84 | 9–7 |
| 17 | July 15 | Houston | W 69–55 | 10–7 |
| 18 | July 17 | @ Connecticut | W 67–65 | 11–7 |
| 19 | July 18 | @ Detroit | L 61–74 | 11–8 |
| 20 | July 20 | @ Minnesota | L 58–69 | 11–9 |
| 21 | July 23 | New York | W 75–65 | 12–9 |
| 22 | July 25 | Phoenix | W 82–53 | 13–9 |
| 23 | July 26 | @ Sacramento | L 63–76 | 13–10 |
| 24 | July 31 | Charlotte | W 69–54 | 14–10 |
| 25 | August 2 | @ Minnesota | L 71–73 | 14–11 |
| 26 | August 6 | Los Angeles | W 92–56 | 15–11 |
| 27 | August 8 | Minnesota | W 68–65 | 16–11 |
| 28 | August 12 | San Antonio | L 77–87 | 16–12 |
| 29 | August 15 | @ Phoenix | L 50–64 | 16–13 |
| 30 | August 17 | Detroit | L 86–95 | 16–14 |
| 31 | August 19 | @ Houston | L 47–52 | 16–15 |
| 32 | August 20 | @ San Antonio | L 70–78 (OT) | 16–16 |
| 33 | August 23 | Houston | W 71–64 | 17–16 |
| 34 | August 25 | Sacramento | W 70–57 | 18–16 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Lauren Jackson | 33 | 307 | 62 | 38 | 64 | 698 |
| Sue Bird | 34 | 113 | 221 | 48 | 1 | 420 |
| Kamila Vodičková | 28 | 143 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 284 |
| Sandy Brondello | 34 | 56 | 69 | 31 | 2 | 280 |
| Amanda Lassiter | 32 | 112 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 163 |
| Simone Edwards | 34 | 133 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 157 |
| Alisa Burras | 27 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 |
| Adia Barnes | 16 | 65 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 88 |
| Rita Williams | 32 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 78 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 31 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 58 |
| Tonya Washington | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Jung Sun-Min | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| Mactabene Amachree | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Danielle McCulley | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |