2003 New York Liberty season

2003 New York Liberty season
CoachRichie Adubato
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendance12,123 per game
Results
Record16–18 (.471)
Place6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2003 WNBA season was the seventh for the New York Liberty. The Liberty fell one game short for the playoffs, also missing the postseason for the first time since 1998.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Pick Player Nationality Former Team
11 Elena Baranova (F)  United States Miami Sol

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
1 10 Molly Creamer (G)  United States Bucknell
2 17 Erin Thorn (G)  United States Brigham Young
2 24 Sonja Mallory (C)  United States Georgia Tech
3 39 Nicole Kaczmarski (G)  United States UCLA

Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 31 @ Cleveland 50-74 Loss 0-1
June 1 Washington 70-57 Win 1-1
June 6 @ Minnesota 70-60 Win 2-1
June 7 @ Indiana 66-86 Loss 2-2
June 10 Cleveland 73-65 Win 3-2
June 14 Los Angeles 60-67 Loss 3-3
June 17 Sacramento 70-61 Win 4-3
June 20 @ Detroit 83-88 Loss 4-4
June 22 Charlotte 69-57 Win 5-4
June 25 Phoenix 70-64 Win 6-4
June 27 Detroit 69-75 Loss 6-5
July 1 Connecticut 90-64 Win 7-5
July 6 @ Connecticut 58-62 Loss 7-6
July 10 @ Indiana 69-76 Loss 7-7
July 15 Washington 64-77 Loss 7-8
July 18 Charlotte 56-48 Win 8-8
July 20 Indiana 73-65 Win 9-8
July 23 @ Seattle 65-75 Loss 9-9
July 24 @ Sacramento 53-67 Loss 9-10
July 26 @ Houston 53-61 Loss 9-11
July 29 @ Phoenix 59-66 Loss 9-12
August 1 Detroit 60-62 Loss 9-13
August 3 Cleveland 60-48 Win 10-13
August 5 San Antonio 69-60 Win 11-13
August 7 @ Charlotte 54-65 Loss 11-14
August 9 @ Washington 65-56 Win 12-14
August 10 @ Detroit 87-90 (OT) Loss 12-15
August 12 @ Connecticut 74-73 Win 13-15
August 16 Connecticut 71-84 Loss 13-16
August 17 @ Cleveland 71-54 Win 14-16
August 18 Houston 67-64 Win 15-16
August 21 @ Washington 65-60 Win 16-16
August 22 Indiana 51-64 Loss 16-17
August 24 @ Charlotte 59-61 (OT) Loss 16-18

Player stats

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Vickie Johnson 32 95 75 29 7 430
Crystal Robinson 33 70 63 40 13 395
Tari Phillips 33 280 56 56 28 372
Elena Baranova 33 181 64 36 43 278
Tamika Whitmore 33 122 25 35 22 271
Becky Hammon 11 21 18 10 1 162
Teresa Weatherspoon 34 97 149 28 5 98
K.B. Sharp 30 32 37 14 0 94
Linda Frohlich 26 36 15 6 8 83
Erin Thorn 23 11 16 4 1 44
Lindsey Yamasaki 24 12 9 4 0 16
Bethany Donaphin 1 0 0 0 0 0

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References

  1. ^ "2003 New York Liberty Stats".