WNBA announces 2004 preseason schedule
Published on March 1, 2004 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
NEW YORK, March 1 â The WNBA announced its 2004 preseason schedule today, highlighted by a three-game tour of the United States by the Chinese National Team. The tour features games against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, May 8 at 7 p.m. ET, the Detroit Shock on Monday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m., and the Charlotte Sting at the Bobcats Basketball Center on Tuesday, May 18 at 5:30 p.m.
The Houston Comets and Indiana Fever tip off the 2004 preseason on Tuesday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Minnesota Lynx and Detroit Shock will travel out of market on Saturday May 15 to the University of Pittsburgh for a 7 p.m. tip at Peterson Events Center. The game serves as a homecoming of sorts for Minnesota head coach Suzie McConnell Serio, and Detroit forward Swin Cash. McConnell Serio coached at Pittsburgh's Oakland Catholic High School for 13 years before joining the Lynx staff, and Cash is a graduate of nearby McKeesport High School.
The WNBA preseason schedule is comprised of 20 games, with teams allowed to play up to four preseason games. WNBA team training camps open Sunday, April 25 with Media Day scheduled for that same day at the teams' respective training facilities.
The WNBA will tip off its eighth season Thursday, May 20 with three Western Conference games featuring San Antonio against the Comets at the Compaq Center, the Sacramento Monarchs vs. the Phoenix Mercury at America West Arena and the Seattle Storm hosting the Minnesota Lynx at Key Arena.
ABC will air the first of seven regular season Saturday afternoon games on May 22, as the Connecticut Sun hosts the Phoenix Mercury at 4 p.m. EDT. On May 29, ABC will televise a rematch of last year's WNBA Finals with the Los Angeles Sparks traveling to Detroit to take on the Shock at 4 p.m.
ESPN2 will televise 10 regular season contests in 2004, with the Oxygen network telecasting five regular season games and Telemundo showing up to 10 additional games. NBA TV will televise 40 regular season and playoff contests. The league's 24-hour television network is available to 45 million homes in the U.S. and in 39 other countries.
For the fourth consecutive season, more than 2 million fans attended WNBA games in 2003, and a WNBA-record 22,076 fans attended Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills to see the Detroit Shock capture its first WNBA Championship.
For more information on the WNBA, visit wnba.com. The complete 2004 preseason schedule follows.
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2004 WNBA PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Day Date Visiting Team Home Team Local Time Location
Tue. May 4 Houston @ Indiana 7:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse
Wed. May 5 Sacramento @ Minnesota 7:00 PM TBD
Fri. May 7 San Antonio @ Houston 7:30 PM Toyota Center
Sat. May 8 Seattle @ Phoenix 7:00 PM America West
Sat. May 8 Chinese Natl Team @ Connecticut 7:00 PM Mohegan Sun Arena
Sat. May 8 New York @ Los Angeles 7:00 PM The Pyramid â Long Beach State Univ.
Sun. May 9 Charlotte @ Indiana 4:00 PM Hinkle Fieldhouse â Butler University
Mon. May 10 Sacramento @ Phoenix 7:00 PM America West
Tue. May 11 Detroit @ Minnesota 11:00 AM Target Center
Tue. May 11 Indiana @ Washington 7:00 PM MCI Center
Tue. May 11 Connecticut @ Houston 7:30 PM Toyota Center
Thu. May 13 Los Angeles @ Connecticut 7:00 PM Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri. May 14 Washington @ Charlotte 7:00 PM Bobcats Basketball Center
Fri. May 14 Houston @ San Antonio 7:00 PM SBC Center
Fri. May 14 Seattle @ Sacramento 7:30 PM Arco Arena
Sat. May 15 Los Angeles @ New York 4:00 PM Madison Square Garden
Sat. May 15 Minnesota @ Detroit 7:00 PM Petersen Events Center â U of Pittsburgh
Mon. May 17 Chinese Natl. Team @ Detroit 7:30 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills
Tue. May 18 Seattle @ Phoenix 7:00 PM America West
Tue May 18 Chinese Natl. Team @ Charlotte 5:30 PM Bobcats Basketball Center
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