2003 Connecticut Sun Statistics
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Team Record: 18-16
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-2 Lost semifinals
First Round - Defeated Charlotte Sting 2-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Detroit Shock 2-0
Coach: Mike Thibault (18-16)
Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 102,433, Avg. 6,025 in 17 home dates
2003 Connecticut Sun RosterTeam Record: 18-16
Finishing 3rd in the WNBA's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-2 Lost semifinals
First Round - Defeated Charlotte Sting 2-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Detroit Shock 2-0
Coach: Mike Thibault (18-16)
Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 102,433, Avg. 6,025 in 17 home dates
The Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association ended the 2003 season with a record of 18 wins and 16 losses, finishing third in the WNBA's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.
The Sun tossed in 2,384 points and gave up 2,409. Nykesha Sales scored a team-high 548 points for Connecticut, while Katie Douglas and Shannon Johnson contributed 11 or more per game, too. Taj McWilliams-Franklin accounted for 227 boards. Shannon Johnson dished out 196 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Nykesha Sales added 46 steals.
Mike Thibault coached the team. The 2003 Connecticut Sun lost in the semifinals of the playoffs.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nykesha Sales | G-F | 34 | 34 | 1106 | 468 | 194 | 114 | 44 | 144 | 116 | 27 | 118 | 145 | 92 | 46 | 13 | 73 | 107 | 548 |
| Shannon Johnson | G | 34 | 34 | 1107 | 319 | 138 | 73 | 19 | 171 | 125 | 39 | 95 | 134 | 196 | 44 | 3 | 107 | 77 | 420 |
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F-C | 34 | 34 | 983 | 301 | 133 | 43 | 12 | 102 | 76 | 78 | 149 | 227 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 54 | 103 | 354 |
| Katie Douglas | G-F | 28 | 27 | 843 | 274 | 120 | 123 | 47 | 68 | 49 | 33 | 73 | 106 | 56 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 336 |
| Adrienne Johnson | G | 34 | 5 | 584 | 195 | 69 | 49 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 173 |
| Brooke Wyckoff | F | 34 | 22 | 755 | 142 | 55 | 70 | 20 | 36 | 26 | 48 | 98 | 146 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 39 | 109 | 156 |
| Wendy Palmer | F | 32 | 1 | 433 | 147 | 58 | 46 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 77 | 106 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 62 | 149 |
| Jessie Hicks | F-C | 27 | 0 | 253 | 80 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 98 |
| Rebecca Lobo | F | 25 | 13 | 297 | 88 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 59 |
| Debbie Black | G | 34 | 0 | 373 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 55 |
| Courtney Coleman | F | 20 | 0 | 141 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| Totals | 336 | 170 | 6875 | 2102 | 864 | 549 | 177 | 646 | 479 | 333 | 762 | 1095 | 520 | 270 | 111 | 428 | 663 | 2384 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nykesha Sales | G-F | 34 | 34 | 32.5 | 41.5 | 38.6 | 80.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 16.1 |
| Shannon Johnson | G | 34 | 34 | 32.6 | 43.3 | 26.0 | 73.1 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F-C | 34 | 34 | 28.9 | 44.2 | 27.9 | 74.5 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 10.4 |
| Katie Douglas | G-F | 28 | 27 | 30.1 | 43.8 | 38.2 | 72.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| Adrienne Johnson | G | 34 | 5 | 17.2 | 35.4 | 34.7 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Brooke Wyckoff | F | 34 | 22 | 22.2 | 38.7 | 28.6 | 72.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| Wendy Palmer | F | 32 | 1 | 13.5 | 39.5 | 21.7 | 82.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.7 |
| Jessie Hicks | F-C | 27 | 0 | 9.4 | 46.3 | 96.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | |
| Rebecca Lobo | F | 25 | 13 | 11.9 | 28.4 | 25.0 | 22.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| Debbie Black | G | 34 | 0 | 11.0 | 35.3 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Courtney Coleman | F | 20 | 0 | 7.1 | 55.0 | 46.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | |
| Averages | 336 | 170 | 20.5 | 41.1 | 32.2 | 74.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 7.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F-C | 4 | 4 | 122 | 47 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 65 |
| Nykesha Sales | G-F | 4 | 4 | 131 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 47 |
| Shannon Johnson | G | 4 | 4 | 131 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 45 |
| Wendy Palmer | F | 4 | 0 | 64 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| Katie Douglas | G-F | 4 | 4 | 126 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| Brooke Wyckoff | F | 4 | 3 | 89 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| Adrienne Johnson | G | 3 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Jessie Hicks | F-C | 4 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Rebecca Lobo | F | 2 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Debbie Black | G | 4 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Totals | 37 | 20 | 800 | 221 | 103 | 48 | 12 | 67 | 54 | 26 | 83 | 109 | 65 | 26 | 13 | 38 | 75 | 272 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | F-C | 4 | 4 | 30.5 | 51.1 | 20.0 | 94.1 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 16.3 |
| Nykesha Sales | G-F | 4 | 4 | 32.8 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 72.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 11.8 |
| Shannon Johnson | G | 4 | 4 | 32.8 | 44.8 | 50.0 | 77.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 11.3 |
| Wendy Palmer | F | 4 | 0 | 16.0 | 59.1 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| Katie Douglas | G-F | 4 | 4 | 31.5 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| Brooke Wyckoff | F | 4 | 3 | 22.3 | 43.8 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| Adrienne Johnson | G | 3 | 0 | 14.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | |
| Jessie Hicks | F-C | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | 62.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | ||
| Rebecca Lobo | F | 2 | 1 | 19.0 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| Debbie Black | G | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Averages | 336 | 20 | 21.6 | 46.6 | 25.0 | 80.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.4 |
