2003 Houston Comets season

2003 Houston Comets season
CoachVan Chancellor
ArenaCompaq Center
Attendance8,835 per game
Results
Record20–14 (.588)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost First Round (Sacramento) 2-1

The 2003 WNBA season was the seventh for the Houston Comets. Former WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper came out of retirement and played four games with the Comets. This was their final year in the Compaq Center.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Pick Player Nationality Team Previous WNBA Team
13 Ukari Figgs (G)  United States Houston Comets (from Portland Fire)

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
1 12 Allison Curtin  United States Tulsa
2 19 Lori Nero  United States Louisville
3 38 Constance Jinks  United States UNLV
3 41 Oksana Rakhmatulina  Russia Russia

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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

Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 22 Seattle 75-64 Win 1-0
May 24 @ Phoenix 69-62 Win 2-0
May 30 Connecticut 83-91 Loss 2-1
June 1 @ Minnesota 64-68 (OT) Loss 2-2
June 3 Phoenix 66-51 Win 3-2
June 6 @ Charlotte 58-69 Loss 3-3
June 7 @ Connecticut 58-65 Loss 3-4
June 10 Sacramento 71-66 Win 4-4
June 14 @ Phoenix 61-76 Loss 4-5
June 17 @ Minnesota 77-68 Win 5-5
June 20 @ San Antonio 69-76 Loss 5-6
June 21 Cleveland 63-62 Win 6-6
June 24 Los Angeles 62-71 Loss 6-7
June 28 San Antonio 64-49 Win 7-7
July 1 Minnesota 71-69 Win 8-7
July 5 Washington 76-54 Win 9-7
July 8 Indiana 60-56 Win 10-7
July 15 @ Seattle 55-69 Loss 10-8
July 18 @ Los Angeles 79-74 Win 11-8
July 19 @ Sacramento 74-71 Win 12-8
July 26 New York 61-53 Win 13-8
July 29 Minnesota 73-58 Win 14-8
August 1 @ San Antonio 53-63 Loss 14-9
August 2 San Antonio 64-55 Win 15-9
August 5 Sacramento 74-47 Win 16-9
August 7 @ Indiana 68-55 Win 17-9
August 8 @ Detroit 66-56 Win 18-9
August 10 Phoenix 69-46 Win 19-9
August 16 Los Angeles 63-64 Loss 19-10
August 18 @ New York 64-67 Loss 19-11
August 19 Seattle 52-47 Win 20-11
August 21 @ Sacramento 52-64 Loss 20-12
August 23 @ Seattle 64-71 Loss 20-13
August 25 @ Los Angeles 64-67 Loss 20-14
August 29 (First Round, Game 1) @ Sacramento 59-65 Loss 0-1
August 31 (First Round, Game 2) Sacramento 69-48 Win 1-1
September 2 (First Round, Game 3) Sacramento 68-70 Loss 1-2

Player stats

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Houston Comets Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.