| 2003 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 24, 2003 |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Merging teams | Miami Sol Portland Fire (both teams folded in 2002) |
| First selection | LaToya Thomas Cleveland Rockers |
The2003 WNBA draft, both the dispersal draft and the regular WNBA draft, took place on April 24. The dispersal draft involved players from the rosters of thePortland Fire andMiami Sol teams which had both folded after the 2002 season. For that reason, Miami's picks obtained in trades were lost.
The year brought multiple changes. Along with the folding of the Fire and the Sol, two teams moved to new cities. The Utah Starzz moved fromSalt Lake City, Utah, toSan Antonio, Texas, changing their name to theSan Antonio Silver Stars, and the Orlando Miracle moved fromOrlando, Florida, toUncasville, Connecticut, to become theConnecticut Sun. The Sun became the first franchise not to be based in a city that also was home to anNBA franchise.
The draft itself also changed. Instead of the previous four-round format, the 2003 draft shrunk to its current format of only three rounds.
| * | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game andAll-WNBA Team |
| + | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| Bold | Denotesplayer who won Rookie of the Year |
Notes:
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Courtney Coleman | F |  United States | Connecticut Sun (from Detroit) | Ohio State |
| 14 | Teresa Edwards | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Georgia |
| 15 | Jennifer Butler | C | United States | Cleveland Rockers | Massachusetts |
| 16 | Petra Ujhelyi | F/C |  Hungary | Phoenix Mercury (traded to Detroit) | South Carolina |
| 17 | Erin Thorn | G | United States | New York Liberty (from Sacramento) | BYU |
| 18 | Jordan Adams | C |  Canada | Minnesota Lynx (from Miami) | New Mexico |
| 19 | Lori Nero | F/C | United States | Houston Comets (from Connecticut) | Louisville |
| 20 | DeTrina White | F | United States | Indiana Fever | LSU |
| 21 | Zuzana Žirková | G |  Slovakia | Washington Mystics | Gambrinus Sika Brno(Czech Republic) |
| 22 | Suzy Batkovic | C |  Australia | Seattle Storm | Valenciennes(France) |
| 23 | Dana Cherry | G | United States | Charlotte Sting | Arkansas |
| 24 | Sonja Mallory | C | United States | New York Liberty | Georgia Tech |
| 25 | Ke-Ke Tardy | F | United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | LSU |
| 26 | K. B. Sharp | G | United States | New York Liberty (from Houston) | Cincinnati |
| 27 | Schuye LaRue | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Virginia |
