2003 Cleveland Rockers season

The 2003 WNBA season was the 7th and final season for the Cleveland Rockers franchise. The season saw the team reach the playoffs for the first time in two years. To date, they are the only to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs in their final season of play. The team disbanded after the season after no new ownership was found.

2003 Cleveland Rockers season
Coach	Dan Hughes
Arena	Gund Arena
Attendance	7,400 per game
Results
Record	17–17 (.500)
Place	4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost First Round (2-1) to Detroit Shock
Team Leaders
Points	Chasity Melvin (13.1)
Rebounds	Chasity Melvin (6.3)
Assists	Helen Darling (3.8)
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Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Pick	Player	Nationality	Former Team
3	Betty Lennox (G)	United States	Miami Sol

WNBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/School/Team
1	1	LaToya Thomas (F)	United States	Mississippi State
2	15	Jennifer Butler (C)	United States	Massachusetts
3	30	Shaquala Williams (G)	United States	Oregon

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 27	Los Angeles	71-79	Loss	0-1
May 31	New York	74-50	Win	1-1
June 6	@ Washington	63-53	Win	2-1
June 7	Charlotte	67-57	Win	3-1
June 10	@ New York	65-73	Loss	3-2
June 14	Connecticut	84-56	Win	4-2
June 18	@ Connecticut	57-70	Loss	4-3
June 20	Washington	79-74	Win	5-3
June 21	@ Houston	62-63	Loss	5-4
June 25	@ Charlotte	50-61	Loss	5-5
June 27	Seattle	59-71	Loss	5-6
June 29	Indiana	66-53	Win	6-6
July 2	@ Connecticut	57-64	Loss	6-7
July 5	@ Minnesota	79-71	Win	7-7
July 7	@ Los Angeles	75-81	Loss	7-8
July 10	@ Phoenix	68-67	Win	8-8
July 15	Sacramento	57-66	Loss	8-9
July 17	Minnesota	70-61	Win	9-9
July 19	Detroit	57-58	Loss	9-10
July 20	@ Charlotte	59-57 (OT)	Win	10-10
July 22	@ Detroit	71-74	Loss	10-11
July 26	Washington	89-78	Win	11-11
July 27	@ San Antonio	55-64	Loss	11-12
July 29	Detroit	65-77	Loss	11-13
August 1	Phoenix	73-56	Win	12-13
August 3	@ New York	48-60	Loss	12-14
August 9	@ Indiana	66-62	Win	13-14
August 10	Indiana	71-67	Win	14-14
August 16	@ Washington	72-68	Win	15-14
August 17	New York	54-71	Loss	15-15
August 19	Connecticut	69-52	Win	16-15
August 21	@ Detroit	56-71	Loss	16-16
August 23	@ Indiana	46-59	Loss	16-17
August 25	Charlotte	75-66	Win	17-17
August 29 1st Round, G1	Detroit	74-76	Loss	0-1
August 31 1st Round, G2	@ Detroit	66-59	Win	1-1
September 2 1st Round, G3	@ Detroit	63-77	Loss	1-2

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points
Chasity Melvin	34	215	52	28	22	444
Penny Taylor	34	148	80	38	10	398
LaToya Thomas	32	164	37	28	13	345
Betty Lennox	34	89	32	14	4	258
Deanna Jackson	34	89	51	20	13	245
Merlakia Jones	34	97	44	22	3	164
Helen Darling	34	87	128	39	6	141
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough	30	82	19	12	10	89
Lucienne Berthieu	22	42	6	10	4	84
Jennifer Rizzotti	33	42	65	14	0	59
Tracy Henderson	11	14	3	1	1	2

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References

1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/CLE/2003.html