2002–03 Utah Jazz season

2002–03 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerKevin O'Connor
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Kings 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKFNZ / KBEE
< 2001–02 2003–04 >

The 2002–03 NBA season was the Jazz's 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agents Matt Harpring,[2][3] Calbert Cheaney,[4][5] and Mark Jackson.[6][7] The team struggled losing seven of their first ten games, but then posted a six-game winning streak afterwards, and held a 29–20 record at the All-Star break.[8] The Jazz finished third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record,[9] and qualified for the playoffs for the twentieth straight season.[10]

Karl Malone averaged 20.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while Harpring averaged 17.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, second-year forward Andrei Kirilenko provided the team with 12.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, and John Stockton contributed 10.8 points, 7.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In addition, Cheaney contributed 8.6 points per game, and Greg Ostertag provided with 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[11]

However, the Jazz once again failed to make it out of the first round, losing to the Sacramento Kings in five games in the Western Conference First Round for the second consecutive season. This season also marked the end of the Stockton and Malone era. Stockton and Malone were both given a long standing ovation after Game 4 at the Delta Center, and another one after Game 5 at the ARCO Arena, as Stockton retired ending his nineteen-year career with the Jazz.[12][13][14][15] Following the season, Malone signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers after eighteen seasons in Utah,[16][17][18][19] while Cheaney signed with the Golden State Warriors,[20][21] and Jackson was released to free agency.

The Jazz would not return to the playoffs until 2007.

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 19 Ryan Humphrey PF  United States Notre Dame
2 46 Jamal Sampson  United States California

Roster

2002–03 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 26 Amaechi, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1970–11–26 Penn State
G 30 Arroyo, Carlos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–07–30 FIU
C 22 Borchardt, Curtis Injured (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1980–09–13 Stanford
G/F 40 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1971–07–17 Indiana
C 31 Collins, Jarron Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1978–12–02 Stanford
G/F 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–05–31 Georgia Tech
G 13 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's
F 47 Kirilenko, Andrei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–02–18 Russia
PG 24 López, Raül Injured (IN) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980–04–15 Spain
F 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
F/C 44 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–07–31 Maryland
C 00 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1973–03–06 Kansas
F 34 Padgett, Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–04–19 Kentucky
G/F 2 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS (CA)
G 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Preseason

Game log

2002 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 1–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 6 @ Seattle 89 – 82 KeyArena
9,264 		1–0
2 October 8 @ Portland 93 – 80 Rose Garden Arena
13,672 		1–1
3 October 10 @ Sacramento 102 – 92 ARCO Arena
11,280 		1–2
4 October 15 NY Knicks 89 – 83 Delta Center
14,921 		1–3
5 October 18 @ Cleveland 95 – 91 Gund Arena
5,114 		1–4
6 October 19 @ Philadelphia 107 – 99 First Union Center
17,178 		2–4
7 October 22 @ NY Knicks 94 – 89 Madison Square Garden
14,000 		3–4
8 October 24 Toronto 89 – 82 Delta Center
14,133 		4–4
2002–03 season schedule

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 60 22 .732 – 33–8 27–14 17–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 – 33–8 27–14 18–6
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 51 31 .622 9 33–8 18–23 15–9
x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 13 29–12 18–23 15–9
Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 17 28–13 15–26 11–13
Memphis Grizzlies 28 54 .341 32 20–21 8–33 5–17
Denver Nuggets 17 65 .207 43 13–28 4–37 3–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Sacramento Kings 59 23 .720 1
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 –
4 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 51 31 .622 9
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 50 32 .610 10
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 10
7 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 13
8 x-Phoenix Suns 44 38 .537 16
9 Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 17
10 Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 20
11 Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 22
12 Memphis Grizzlies 28 54 .341 32
13 Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 33
14 Denver Nuggets 17 65 .207 43

Record vs. opponents

2002-03 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 0–3 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–0 – 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–3
Chicago 2–2 2–2 – 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3
Cleveland 0–4 0–4 1–3 – 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 – 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Denver 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 – 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
Detroit 3–1 2–2 4–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1
Golden State 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 4–0 1–1 – 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Houston 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2 3–1 – 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1
Indiana 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 – 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 – 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Memphis 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 – 2–0 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1
Miami 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 1–3 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–3
Milwaukee 2–2 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 – 0–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1
Minnesota 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0
New Jersey 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 – 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 3–1
New Orleans 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1
New York 3–1 0–4 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 – 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Orlando 1–2 2–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 – 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–0
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 – 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1
Portland 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 – 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–3 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 – 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–1
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 – 2–0 2–2 1–1
Toronto 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 3–1
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 – 1–1
Washington 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 —

Game log

Playoffs

2003 playoff game log
First round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 19 @ Sacramento L 90–96 Karl Malone (25) Greg Ostertag (11) Karl Malone (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		0–1
2 April 21 @ Sacramento L 95–108 Andrei Kirilenko (17) Matt Harpring (8) Mark Jackson (4) ARCO Arena
17,317 		0–2
3 April 26 Sacramento W 107–104 Greg Ostertag (22) Greg Ostertag (12) John Stockton (7) Delta Center
19,911 		1–2
4 April 28 Sacramento L 82–99 Karl Malone (24) Greg Ostertag (14) John Stockton (7) Delta Center
19,911 		1–3
5 April 30 @ Sacramento L 91–111 Harpring, Padgett (16) Scott Padgett (6) John Stockton (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–4
2003 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
John Amaechi 50 1 9.5 .314 .481 1.5 .4 .3 .1 2.0
Carlos Arroyo 44 0 6.5 .459 .429 .818 .6 1.2 .3 .0 2.8
Calbert Cheaney 81 74 29.0 .499 .400 .580 3.5 2.0 .8 .2 8.6
Jarron Collins 22 7 19.1 .442 .000 .710 2.7 .6 .2 .3 5.5
Matt Harpring 78 69 32.8 .511 .413 .792 6.6 1.7 .9 .2 17.6
Mark Jackson 82 0 17.9 .398 .284 .763 2.1 4.6 .6 .0 4.7
Andrei Kirilenko 80 11 27.7 .491 .325 .800 5.3 1.7 1.5 2.2 12.0
Karl Malone 81 81 36.2 .462 .214 .763 7.8 4.7 1.7 .4 20.6
Tony Massenburg 58 1 13.7 .448 .774 2.7 .3 .3 .3 4.7
Greg Ostertag 81 74 23.8 .518 .510 6.2 .7 .2 1.8 5.4
Scott Padgett 82 2 16.1 .402 .338 .757 3.3 1.0 .5 .3 5.7
DeShawn Stevenson 61 8 12.5 .401 .333 .691 1.4 .7 .4 .1 4.6
John Stockton 82 82 27.7 .483 .363 .826 2.5 7.7 1.7 .2 10.8

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
John Amaechi 2 0 8.0 .250 .500 .5 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Carlos Arroyo 3 0 9.0 .333 .750 .7 1.7 .0 .0 3.0
Calbert Cheaney 5 5 24.4 .370 .500 1.4 1.6 .4 .2 4.4
Matt Harpring 5 5 31.2 .484 .143 .813 5.4 1.0 1.0 .2 14.8
Mark Jackson 5 0 16.6 .500 .556 1.000 1.0 3.2 .6 .0 7.2
Andrei Kirilenko 5 0 29.0 .419 .143 .875 4.8 1.4 .6 2.0 11.6
Karl Malone 5 5 38.2 .405 .000 .732 6.8 4.0 1.6 .4 19.6
Tony Massenburg 5 0 14.0 .476 .556 4.2 .4 .0 .8 5.0
Greg Ostertag 5 5 30.2 .444 .737 8.6 1.6 .6 1.8 9.2
Scott Padgett 4 0 13.3 .421 .286 .500 2.3 1.0 .8 .0 4.8
DeShawn Stevenson 4 0 9.3 .400 .000 1.000 1.8 1.0 .3 .0 4.5
John Stockton 5 5 29.8 .462 .000 1.000 3.2 5.2 1.6 .2 11.2

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Player Transactions Citation:[22]

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