| 2003 Seattle Storm season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Anne Donovan |
| Arena | KeyArena |
| Attendance | 7,109 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–16 (.529) |
| Place | 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Lauren Jackson 21.2 ppg |
| Rebounds | Lauren Jackson 9.3 rpg |
| Assists | Sue Bird 7.8 apg |
The 2003 WNBA season was the fourth for the Seattle Storm. The team almost made the playoffs, but they fell in a tiebreaker to the Minnesota Lynx.
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alisa Burras (F) |  United States |
Portland Fire |
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 8 | Jung Sun-min (C) |  South Korea |
Gwangju Sinsegye Coolcats (WKBL) |
| 2 | 22 | Suzy Batkovic (C) |  Australia |
Valenciennes (France) |
| 3 | 37 | Chrissy Floyd (G) | United States |
Clemson |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 24 | 10 | .706 | – | 11–6 | 13–4 | 17–7 |
| Houston Comets x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4.0 | 14–3 | 6–11 | 14–10 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 5.0 | 12–5 | 7–10 | 13–11 |
| Minnesota Lynx x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 14–10 |
| Seattle Storm o | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 13–4 | 5–12 | 11–13 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 12 | 22 | .353 | 12.0 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 10–14 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 8 | 26 | .235 | 16.0 | 6–11 | 2–15 | 5–19 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 22 | @ Houston | 64-75 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 24 | @ San Antonio | 56-65 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 30 | Los Angeles | 74-77 (OT) | Loss | 0-3 |
| June 3 | Sacramento | 70-56 | Win | 1-3 |
| June 7 | Phoenix | 66-57 | Win | 2-3 |
| June 10 | Indiana | 78-51 | Win | 3-3 |
| June 14 | Minnesota | 72-77 | Loss | 3-4 |
| June 17 | @ Phoenix | 61-60 | Win | 4-4 |
| June 19 | @ Los Angeles | 69-67 | Win | 5-4 |
| June 21 | @ Sacramento | 64-69 | Loss | 5-5 |
| June 22 | San Antonio | 93-53 | Win | 6-5 |
| June 27 | @ Cleveland | 71-59 | Win | 7-5 |
| June 28 | @ Indiana | 70-79 | Loss | 7-6 |
| June 30 | @ Charlotte | 83-71 | Win | 8-6 |
| July 3 | Washington | 76-72 | Win | 9-6 |
| July 5 | @ Los Angeles | 75-84 | Loss | 9-7 |
| July 15 | Houston | 69-55 | Win | 10-7 |
| July 17 | @ Connecticut | 67-65 | Win | 11-7 |
| July 18 | @ Detroit | 61-74 | Loss | 11-8 |
| July 20 | @ Minnesota | 58-69 | Loss | 11-9 |
| July 23 | New York | 75-65 | Win | 12-9 |
| July 25 | Phoenix | 82-53 | Win | 13-9 |
| July 26 | @ Sacramento | 63-76 | Loss | 13-10 |
| July 31 | Charlotte | 69-54 | Win | 14-10 |
| August 2 | @ Minnesota | 71-73 | Loss | 14-11 |
| August 6 | Los Angeles | 92-56 | Win | 15-11 |
| August 8 | Minnesota | 68-65 | Win | 16-11 |
| August 12 | San Antonio | 77-87 | Loss | 16-12 |
| August 15 | @ Phoenix | 50-64 | Loss | 16-13 |
| August 17 | Detroit | 86-95 | Loss | 16-14 |
| August 19 | @ Houston | 47-52 | Loss | 16-15 |
| August 20 | @ San Antonio | 70-78 (OT) | Loss | 16-16 |
| August 23 | Houston | 71-64 | Win | 17-16 |
| August 25 | Sacramento | 70-57 | Win | 18-16 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Lauren Jackson | 33 | 307 | 62 | 38 | 64 | 698 |
| Sue Bird | 34 | 113 | 221 | 48 | 1 | 420 |
| Kamila Vodičková | 28 | 143 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 284 |
| Sandy Brondello | 34 | 56 | 69 | 31 | 2 | 280 |
| Amanda Lassiter | 32 | 112 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 163 |
| Simone Edwards | 34 | 133 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 157 |
| Alisa Burras | 27 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 |
| Adia Barnes | 16 | 65 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 88 |
| Rita Williams | 32 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 78 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 31 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 58 |
| Tonya Washington | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Jung Sun-Min | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| Mactabene Amachree | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Danielle McCulley | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |