2003 WNBA All-Star Game

2003 WNBA All-Star Game

1 2 Total West 38 46 84 East 46 29 75
Date	July 12, 2003
Arena	Madison Square Garden
City	New York, New York
MVP	Nikki Teasley
Attendance	18,610
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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

Western Conference All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Selection #
Starters
PG	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	2nd
SG	Cynthia Cooper 1	Houston Comets	3rd
SF	Sheryl Swoopes	Houston Comets	4th
PF	Tina Thompson 1	Houston Comets	5th
C	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks	5th
Reserves
PG	Nikki Teasley 2	Los Angeles Sparks	1st
SG	Tamecka Dixon 3	Los Angeles Sparks	3rd
SG	Marie Ferdinand 2	San Antonio Silver Stars	2nd
SG	Katie Smith	Minnesota Lynx	4th
PF	Lauren Jackson 3	Seattle Storm	3rd
PF	Adrian Williams	Phoenix Mercury	1st
C	Yolanda Griffith	Sacramento Monarchs	4th
C	Margo Dydek	San Antonio Silver Stars	1st

Eastern Conference All-Stars

Pos.	Player	Team	Selection #
Starters
PG	Teresa Weatherspoon	New York Liberty	5th
SG	Dawn Staley	Charlotte Sting	3rd
SF	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever	2nd
PF	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics	5th
C	Tari Phillips	New York Liberty	4th
Reserves
PG	Becky Hammon 1	New York Liberty	1st
PG	Shannon Johnson	Connecticut Sun	4th
SG	Deanna Nolan	Detroit Shock	1st
SG	Nykesha Sales 2	Connecticut Sun	5th
SF	Swin Cash	Detroit Shock	1st
PF	Natalie Williams	Indiana Fever	4th
C	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock	1st

• ¹ Injured
• ² Injury replacement
• ³ Starting in place of injured player

ABC

July 12 4:00 p.m.

Western Conference 84, Eastern Conference 75
Pts: Lisa Leslie 17 Rebs: Yolanda Griffith 7 Asts: Nikki Teasley 6		Pts: Tamika Catchings 17 Rebs: Natalie Williams 11 Asts: Dawn Staley 7

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Attendance: 18,610

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.