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2003 WNBA All-Star Game
Exhibition basketball game
Exhibition basketball game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2003 WNBA All-Star Game |
| image | WNBAAllStarGame2003.gif |
| visitor | **West** |
| home | East |
| visitor_total | 84 |
| home_total | 75 |
| visitor_qtr1 | 38 |
| visitor_qtr2 | 46 |
| home_qtr1 | 46 |
| home_qtr2 | 29 |
| date | July 12, 2003 |
| arena | Madison Square Garden |
| city | New York, New York |
| attendance | 18,610 |
| MVP | Nikki Teasley |
| prev_year | [2002](2002-wnba-all-star-game) |
| next_year | 2004 |
The 2003 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. This is the second time New York hosted the contest after previously hosting the 1999 game. This is the 5th annual WNBA All-Star Game.
The West defeated the East, 84–75, and Nikki Teasley was named the All-Star Game MVP after recording 10 points, six rebounds and six assists.
The All-Star Game
Rosters
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # | Starters | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | Reserves | PG | SG | SG | SG | PF | PF | C | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Cynthia Cooper 1 | Houston Comets | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Tina Thompson 1 | Houston Comets | 5th | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks | 5th | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Nikki Teasley 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Tamecka Dixon 3 | Los Angeles Sparks | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Marie Ferdinand 2 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Katie Smith | Minnesota Lynx | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| AUS Lauren Jackson 3 | Seattle Storm | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Adrian Williams | Phoenix Mercury | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| POL Margo Dydek | San Antonio Silver Stars | 1st |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Selection # | Starters | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | Reserves | PG | PG | SG | SG | SF | PF | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Teresa Weatherspoon | New York Liberty | 5th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Dawn Staley | Charlotte Sting | 3rd | |||||||||||||||
| USA Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
| USA Chamique Holdsclaw | Washington Mystics | 5th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Tari Phillips | New York Liberty | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Becky Hammon 1 | New York Liberty | 1st | |||||||||||||||
| USA Shannon Johnson | Connecticut Sun | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock | 1st | |||||||||||||||
| USA Nykesha Sales 2 | Connecticut Sun | 5th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Swin Cash | Detroit Shock | 1st | |||||||||||||||
| USA Natalie Williams | Indiana Fever | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| USA Cheryl Ford | Detroit Shock | 1st |
- 1 Injured
- 2 Injury replacement
- 3 Starting in place of injured player
Coaches
The coach for the Western Conference was Los Angeles Sparks coach Michael Cooper. The coach for the Eastern Conference was New York Liberty coach Richie Adubato.
References
References
- (July 13, 2003). "Leslie Is Injured in All-Star Game". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (May 10, 2004). "Cynthia Cooper Announces Retirement".
- (July 10, 2003). "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Comets' Thompson Out of All-Star Game". [[The New York Times]].
- (June 27, 2003). "Liberty's leading scorer tears ACL against Shock". [[ESPN]].
- (July 7, 2003). "Sales, Teasley named All-Star replacements". [[ESPN]].
- (July 9, 2003). "Dixon to start for Coop, Ferdinand added to roster". [[ESPN]].
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