2004 Charlotte Sting season
| 2004 Charlotte Sting season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Trudi Lacey |
| Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Attendance | 6,846 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–18 (.471) |
| Place | 5th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Allison Feaster (11.8) |
| Rebounds | Tammy Sutton-Brown (6.2) |
| Assists | Dawn Staley (5.0) |
The 2004 WNBA season was the eighth season for the Charlotte Sting. The team fell short for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in four years, falling a game short to the Washington Mystics.
Offseason
[edit]Dispersal Draft
[edit]Based on the Sting's 2003 record, they would pick 9th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Sting picked Mery Andrade.
WNBA draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 3 | Nicole Powell (G/F) |  United States |
Stanford |
| 2 | 18 | Kelly Mazzante (F) | United States |
Penn State |
| 2 | 22 | Jenni Benningfield (F) | United States |
Vanderbilt |
| 3 | 35 | Jia Perkins (G) | United States |
Texas Tech |
Transactions
[edit]- February 5: The Sting traded Kelly Miller and their 9th pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft to the Fever in exchange for Indiana's 3rd and 18th picks in the 2004 WNBA Draft.
- March 1: The Sting signed Andrea Stinson to a contract extension
- March 12: The Sting signed Olympia Scott-Richardson.
- March 18: The Sting signed Kara Wolters.
- April 5: The Sting signed Sophia Witherspoon.
- April 21: The Sting signed Telisha Quarles, Lenae Williams, Latoya Davis, and Cristina Ciocan.
- April 25: The Sting signed La'Keshia Frett.
- April 27: The Sting waived Lenae Williams.
- April 30: The Sting waived Telisha Quarles.
- May 4: The Sting waived Cristina Ciocan.
- May 6: The Sting waived Latoya Davis and signed Tera Bjorklund.
- May 11: The Sting waived Latoya Turner.
- May 12: The Sting waived Kara Wolters.
- May 17: The Sting waived Sophia Witherspoon and signed Rita Williams.
- May 19: The Sting waived Jenni Benningfield, Rita Williams, Marla Brumfield, and Tera Bjorklund.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Sun x | 18 | 16 | .529 | – | 10–7 | 8–9 | 14–6 |
| New York Liberty x | 18 | 16 | .529 | – | 11–6 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Detroit Shock x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 1.0 | 8–9 | 9–8 | 11–9 |
| Washington Mystics x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 1.0 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 9–11 |
| Charlotte Sting o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 2.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 8–12 |
| Indiana Fever o | 15 | 19 | .441 | 3.0 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 8–12 |
Season schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 21 | Houston | 53-60 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 22 | @ Washington | 71-68 | Win | 1-1 |
| May 28 | Indiana | 63-41 | Win | 2-1 |
| June 1 | New York | 53-63 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 3 | @ Connecticut | 62-71 | Loss | 2-3 |
| June 5 | @ Indiana | 57-70 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 9 | @ Los Angeles | 68-82 | Loss | 2-5 |
| June 11 | @ Phoenix | 59-51 | Win | 3-5 |
| June 15 | San Antonio | 59-57 | Win | 4-5 |
| June 18 | @ Connecticut | 63-58 (OT) | Win | 5-5 |
| June 20 | Los Angeles | 68-63 (OT) | Win | 6-5 |
| June 23 | Detroit | 60-65 | Loss | 6-6 |
| June 26 | Indiana | 46-37 | Win | 7-6 |
| July 1 | Phoenix | 59-71 | Loss | 7-7 |
| July 3 | @ Houston | 62-55 | Win | 8-7 |
| July 8 | Seattle | 70-67 | Win | 9-7 |
| July 10 | Washington | 67-65 | Win | 10-7 |
| July 15 | @ Washington | 54-68 | Loss | 10-8 |
| July 18 | @ New York | 58-75 | Loss | 10-9 |
| July 20 | New York | 74-80 (OT) | Loss | 10-10 |
| July 23 | @ Detroit | 53-63 | Loss | 10-11 |
| July 24 | Washington | 70-41 | Win | 11-11 |
| July 28 | @ Indiana | 63-53 | Win | 12-11 |
| July 31 | @ Sacramento | 61-62 | Loss | 12-12 |
| August 1 | @ Seattle | 55-87 | Loss | 12-13 |
| September 1 | Connecticut | 62-55 | Win | 13-13 |
| September 2 | @ New York | 52-56 | Loss | 13-14 |
| September 4 | Detroit | 58-66 | Loss | 13-15 |
| September 8 | @ Minnesota | 72-68 | Win | 14-15 |
| September 9 | Sacramento | 74-69 | Win | 15-15 |
| September 11 | Minnesota | 60-50 | Win | 16-15 |
| September 15 | Connecticut | 67-81 | Loss | 16-16 |
| September 17 | @ San Antonio | 65-82 | Loss | 16-17 |
| September 19 | @ Detroit | 54-68 | Loss | 16-18 |
Player stats
[edit]| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Allison Feaster | 33 | 84 | 60 | 27 | 6 | 388 |
| Tammy Sutton-Brown | 34 | 211 | 15 | 31 | 71 | 325 |
| Dawn Staley | 34 | 58 | 171 | 43 | 2 | 302 |
| Charlotte Smith-Taylor | 34 | 139 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 280 |
| Tynesha Lewis | 34 | 57 | 44 | 27 | 7 | 246 |
| Andrea Stinson | 34 | 119 | 49 | 27 | 7 | 203 |
| Nicole Powell | 31 | 71 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 132 |
| Kelly Mazzante | 34 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 79 |
| Olympia Scott-Richardson | 34 | 65 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 73 |
| Teana Miller | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 35 |
| Mery Andrade | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Jia Perkins | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tera Bjorklund | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |