2003 Cleveland Rockers season explained

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.

Offseason

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege/School/Team
11LaToya Thomas (F)Mississippi State
215Jennifer Butler (C)Massachusetts
330Shaquala Williams (G)Oregon

Regular season

Season schedule

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

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksPoints
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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 Cleveland Rockers Stats.