2003 Detroit Shock season
The 2003 WNBA season was the sixth for the Detroit Shock. The Shock won the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. This season was better known as, "From Worst To First".
Offseason
WNBA draft
Cheryl Ford helped the Detroit Shock win a WNBA Championship in her first season.| Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
| 3rd | Cheryl Ford | ||
| 5th | Kara Lawson | ||
| 28th | Syreeta Bromfield |
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; FG = Field Goals; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points| Player | GP | MIN | FG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Swin Cash | 33 | 1097 | 195 | 193 | 119 | 43 | 23 | 548 |
| Deanna Nolan | 396 | |||||||
| Cheryl Ford | 344 | |||||||
| Ruth Riley | 327 | |||||||
| Kedra Holland-Corn | 312 | |||||||
| Elaine Powell | 296 | |||||||
| Barbara Farris | 127 | |||||||
| Sheila Lambert | 87 | |||||||
| Ayana Walker | 56 | |||||||
| Tamara Moore | 21 | |||||||
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 20 | |||||||
| Stacey Thomas | 15 | |||||||
| Petra Ujhelyi | 14 | 68 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |