From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

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".

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	Previous Team
1	Ruth Riley (C)		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

Regular season

Season standings

Season Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	May 31	[Charlotte](2003-charlotte-sting-season)	L 67–70	0–1
2	June 5	[Connecticut](2003-connecticut-sun-season)	W 103–89	1–1
3	June 7	@ [San Antonio](2003-san-antonio-silver-stars-season)	W 74–55	2-1
4	June 14	@ [Washington](2003-washington-mystics-season)	W 93–56	3–1
5	June 17	[Los Angeles](2003-los-angeles-sparks-season)	W 87–78 (OT)	4–1
6	June 20	[New York](2003-new-york-liberty-season)	W 88–83	5–1
7	June 22	@ [Connecticut](2003-connecticut-sun-season)	W 82–73 (OT)	6–1
8	June 24	[Indiana](2003-indiana-fever-season)	W 68–60	7–1
9	June 27	@ [New York](2003-new-york-liberty-season)	W 75–69	8–1
10	June 28	[Phoenix](2003-phoenix-mercury-season)	L 65–68	8–2
11	July 1	[San Antonio](2003-san-antonio-silver-stars-season)	W 99–88	9–2
12	July 3	[Charlotte](2003-charlotte-sting-season)	L 79–92	9–3
13	July 6	@ [Indiana](2003-indiana-fever-season)	L 54–85	9–4
14	July 8	[Connecticut](2003-connecticut-sun-season)	W 66–50	10–4
15	July 8	@ [Charlotte](2003-charlotte-sting-season)	L 58–65	10–5
16	July 16	@ [Indiana](2003-indiana-fever-season)	W 70–68	11–5
17	July 18	[Seattle](2003-seattle-storm-season)	W 74–61	12–5
18	July 19	@ [Cleveland](2003-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 58–57	13–5
19	July 22	[Cleveland](2003-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 74–71	14–5
20	July 24	@ [Charlotte](2003-charlotte-sting-season)	L 61–67	14–6
21	July 27	[Washington](2003-washington-mystics-season)	W 81–71	15–6
22	July 29	@ [Cleveland](2003-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 77–65	16–6
23	August 1	@ [New York](2003-new-york-liberty-season)	W 62–60	17–6
24	August 2	[Indiana](2003-indiana-fever-season)	W 78–58	18–6
25	August 5	@ [Connecticut](2003-connecticut-sun-season)	W 78–61	19–6
26	August 6	@ [Washington](2003-washington-mystics-season)	L 81–92	19–7
27	August 8	[Houston](2003-houston-comets-season)	L 56–66	19–8
28	Aug 10	[New York](2003-new-york-liberty-season)	W 90–87 (OT)	20–8
29	August 13	@ [Phoenix](2003-phoenix-mercury-season)	W 78–76	21-8
30	August 15	@ [Sacramento](2003-sacramento-monarchs-season)	L 63–75	21–9
31	August 17	@ [Seattle](2003-seattle-storm-season)	W 95–86	22–9
32	August 21	[Cleveland](2003-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 71–56	23–9
33	August 23	@ [Minnesota](2003-minnesota-lynx-season)	W 86–77 (OT)	24–9
34	August 25	[Washington](2003-washington-mystics-season)	W 68–60	25–9

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 Cash	33	1097	195	193	119	43	23	548
Deanna Nolan								396
Cheryl Ford								344
Ruth Riley								327
Kedra Holland-Corn								312
Elaine Powell								296
Barbara Farris								127
Sheila Lambert								87
Ayana Walker								56
Tamara Moore								21
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta								20
Stacey Thomas								15
Petra Ujhelyi	14	68	2	12	3	0	1	4

Playoffs

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	August 29	@ [Cleveland](2003-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 76–74	1–0
2	August 31	[Cleveland](2003-cleveland-rockers-season)	L 59–66	1–1
3	September 2	[Cleveland](2003-cleveland-rockers-season)	W 76–74	2–1
1	September 5	@ [Connecticut](2003-connecticut-sun-season)	W 73–63	1–0
2	September 7	[Connecticut](2003-connecticut-sun-season)	W 79-73	2–0
1	September 12	@ [Los Angeles](2003-los-angeles-sparks-season)	L 63–75	0–1
2	September 14	[Los Angeles](2003-los-angeles-sparks-season)	W 62–61	1–1
3	September 16	[Los Angeles](2003-los-angeles-sparks-season)	W 83–78	2–1

Awards and honors

Ruth Riley, WNBA Finals MVP Award
Cheryl Ford, WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
Bill Laimbeer, WNBA Coach of the Year Award

References

"Tulsa Shock Draft History". WNBA.com.
"SHOCK: 2003 Schedule".
"2003 Detroit Shock Stats".
"WNBA.com: Finals 2003".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

detroit-shock-seasons 2003-wnba-season 2003-in-sports-in-michigan eastern-conference-(wnba)-championship-seasons women's-national-basketball-association-championship-seasons

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2003 Detroit Shock season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report