Comets Tip Off 2004 Season on May 20 at Toyota Center vs. San Antonio
Published on January 21, 2004 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Houston Comets News Release
HOUSTON â The Houston Comets tip off the 2004 regular season on Thursday, May 20 at Toyota Center with a 7:30 p.m. contest versus the San Antonio Silver Stars. The game was announced today by the WNBA as part of the 2004 league schedule. In addition, the Comets will be on five nationally televised games, with two contests on ABC, two on ESPN2 and one on Oxygen.
The WNBA will showcase 13 teams in 2004, while continuing the 34-game schedule (17 home and 17 away). Overall, Houston will play each Western Conference opponent three or four times and face each Eastern Conference opponent two times.
Houston's 17-game home slate will include four nationally televised games, including an ABC broadcast for the first of two home battles with the Los Angeles Sparks on June 5. The team's second ABC game will come against Tamika Catchings and the Indiana Fever on July 31. The Comets will also be featured twice at home on ESPN2, hosting the defending WNBA Champion Detroit Shock on July 15 and the Sacramento Monarchs on Sept. 16.
Other highlights of Houston's home schedule include a meeting with the New York Liberty on June 3 and a second visit by the Sparks on July 10. Lauren Jackson, Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm are also scheduled to make a pair of visits to Toyota Center on June 18 and July 27.
In order to accommodate the approximately 30 WNBA players expected to represent their countries at the 2004 Olympic Games being held August 13-28 in Athens, Greece, the WNBA has lengthened the 2004 season by four weeks and will not play regular season games from August 2-31. Players not representing their countries during the Olympics will participate in a variety of activities that celebrate the sport of women's basketball, taking part in community outreach initiatives such as "WNBA Mind. Body. Spirit.," "Read to Achieve," and "Jr. WNBA." Various teams will also run basketball camps and host viewing parties throughout the Olympic Games.
The 2004 regular season ends on Sunday, September 19, with the playoffs scheduled to begin on Friday, September 24. The WNBA Finals will begin on Friday, October 8.
Season and group tickets for the 2004 Houston Comets are available, starting at just $8.00 a game, by going on-line at www.houstoncomets.com or by calling (713) 627-WNBA. Individual game tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Houston Comets 2004 Schedule
Regular Season
Date Day Opponent Time Site TV
May 20 Thursday San Antonio Silver Stars 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
21 Friday at Charlotte Sting 6:00 p.m. Charlotte Coliseum --
23 Sunday at New York Liberty 3:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden --
25 Tuesday at Connecticut Sun 6:00 p.m. Mohegan Sun Arena --
30 Sunday Sacramento Monarchs 3:00 p.m. Toyota Center --
June 1 Tuesday at Phoenix Mercury 9:00 p.m. America West Arena --
3 Thursday New York Liberty 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
5 Saturday Los Angeles Sparks 3:00 p.m. Toyota Center ABC
9 Wednesday San Antonio Silver Stars 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
12 Saturday at San Antonio Silver Stars 7:00 p.m. SBC Center --
18 Friday Seattle Storm 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
19 Saturday at Minnesota Lynx 7:00 p.m. Target Center --
22 Tuesday at Seattle Storm 9:00 p.m. KeyArena --
25 Friday at Sacramento Monarchs 9:00 p.m. ARCO Arena --
27 Sunday Washington Mystics 3:00 p.m. Toyota Center --
30 Wednesday at Minnesota Lynx 7:00 p.m. Target Center --
July 3 Saturday Charlotte Sting 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
6 Tuesday at Detroit Shock 6:30 p.m. Palace of Auburn Hills --
10 Saturday Los Angeles Sparks 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
14 Wednesday at Indiana Fever 12:00 p.m. Conseco Fieldhouse --
15 Thursday Detroit Shock 7:00 p.m. Toyota Center ESPN2
17 Saturday Connecticut Sun 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
23 Friday at Los Angeles Sparks 9:30 p.m. STAPLES Center --
24 Saturday at Seattle Storm 9:00 p.m. KeyArena --
27 Tuesday Seattle Storm 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
31 Saturday Indiana Fever 3:00 p.m. Toyota Center ABC
Sept. 1 Wednesday Minnesota Lynx 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
3 Friday Phoenix Mercury 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
9 Thursday at San Antonio Silver Stars 7:00 p.m. SBC Center --
12 Sunday at Washington Mystics 11:00 a.m. MCI Center Oxygen
14 Tuesday Minnesota Lynx 7:30 p.m. Toyota Center --
16 Thursday Sacramento Monarchs 7:00 p.m. Toyota Center ESPN2
18 Saturday at Sacramento Monarchs 9:00 p.m. ARCO Arena --
19 Sunday at Phoenix Mercury 8:00 p.m. America West Arena --
Schedule is subject to change
All times CDT
Women's National Basketball Association Stories from January 21, 2004
- Mercury Open 2004 Season May 20 - Phoenix Mercury
- Seattle Storm Announce 2004 Schedule - Seattle Storm
- Minnesota Lynx Open 2004 WNBA Regular Season at Seattle Storm on Thursday, May 20 - Minnesota Lynx
- Comets Tip Off 2004 Season on May 20 at Toyota Center vs. San Antonio - Houston Comets
- New York Liberty Announces 2004 Schedule - New York Liberty
- Connecticut Sun Announce 2004 Schedule - Connecticut Sun
- Charlotte Sting Announce 2004 Schedule - Charlotte Sting
- 2004 WNBA Season Tips off May 20 - WNBA
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