2002–03 Golden State Warriors season

2002–03 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachEric Musselman
OwnersChris Cohan
ArenaThe Arena in Oakland
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference

The 2002–03 Golden State Warriors season was the 57th season for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, and their 41st season in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] The Warriors received the third overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and selected small forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. out of Duke University.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team hired Eric Musselman as their new head coach, and later on signed free agent Earl Boykins in November.

Under Musselman, the Warriors got off to a slow start by losing six of their first seven games of the regular season, and held a 4–11 record at the end of November. However, the team later on posted an 8–7 record in January, then won 8 of their 13 games in February, and held a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.[5] The Warriors posted a six-game winning streak between February and March, and reached .500 in winning percentage with a 30–30 record as of March 4, 2003. However, the team fell below .500 by losing 14 of their final 22 games of the season, finishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 38–44 record, which was a 17-game improvement over the previous season; however, the team missed the NBA playoffs for the ninth consecutive year.[6]

Antawn Jamison averaged 22.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while second-year star Gilbert Arenas averaged 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, contributed 109 three-point field goals, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year,[7] and second-year star Jason Richardson provided the team with 15.6 points per game, and also led them with 123 three-point field goals. In addition, second-year forward Troy Murphy provided with 11.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Boykins contributed 8.8 points and 3.3 assists per game, and Erick Dampier averaged 8.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Bob Sura provided with 7.3 points and 3.2 assists, Dunleavy contributed 5.7 points per game, and Adonal Foyle averaged 5.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.[8]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Arenas, Richardson and Murphy were all selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as members of the Sophomores team. Arenas scored 30 points and made 6 out of 12 three-point field-goal attempts, and was named the Rookie Challenge Game's Most Valuable Player, as the Sophomores defeated the Rookies team, 132–112.[9][10] In addition, Richardson participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in which he won for the second consecutive year.[9][11][12] Murphy finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting, while Boykins finished in 25th place, and Jamison finished tied in 26th place;[13] Boykins also finished in seventh place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,[13] while Foyle finished tied in 13th place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[13] and Musselman finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting, behind Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs.[13]

The Warriors finished 21st in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 634,935 at The Arena in Oakland during the regular season.[8][14] Following the season, Arenas signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards after two seasons with the Warriors,[15][16][17] while Jamison and Danny Fortson were both traded to the Dallas Mavericks, after Jamison spent five seasons with the Warriors,[18][19] Sura was traded to the Detroit Pistons,[20][21] Boykins signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, and Chris Mills retired.

For the season, the Warriors redesigned their uniforms by adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts; these uniforms would remain in use until 2010.[22][23]

Draft

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. SG  United States Duke
2 30 Steve Logan PG  United States Cincinnati

Roster

2002–03 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 0 Gilbert Arenas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Arizona
G 11 Earl Boykins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Eastern Michigan
C 25 Erick Dampier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State
G/F 10 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
F/C 21 Danny Fortson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati
C 31 Adonal Foyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Colgate
F 33 Antawn Jamison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) North Carolina
F 34 Chris Mills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona
F 1 Troy Murphy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
G/F 23 Jason Richardson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
G 3 Bob Sura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Florida State
G/F 4 Jiří Welsch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Czech Republic
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 17–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 50 32 .610 9 31–10 19–22 15–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 9 27–14 23–18 15–9
x-Phoenix Suns 44 38 .537 15 30–11 14–27 12–12
e-Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 19 25–16 15–26 11–13
e-Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 21 24–17 14–27 8–16
e-Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 32 16–25 11–30 6–18
#
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 e-Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 17
10 e-Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 20
11 e-Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 22
12 e-Memphis Grizzlies 28 54 .341 32
13 e-Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 33
14 e-Denver Nuggets 17 65 .207 43
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Antawn Jamison 82 82 39.3 .470 .311 .789 7.0 1.9 .9 .5 22.2
Gilbert Arenas 82 82 35.0 .431 .348 .791 4.7 6.3 1.5 .2 18.3
Jason Richardson 82 82 32.9 .410 .368 .764 4.6 3.0 1.1 .3 15.6
Erick Dampier 82 82 24.1 .496 .000 .698 6.6 .7 .3 1.9 8.2
Mike Dunleavy Jr. 82 3 15.9 .403 .347 .780 2.6 1.3 .6 .2 5.7
Adonal Foyle 82 0 21.8 .536 .000 .673 6.0 .5 .5 2.5 5.4
Troy Murphy 79 79 31.8 .451 .214 .841 10.2 1.3 .8 .4 11.7
Earl Boykins 68 0 19.4 .429 .377 .865 1.3 3.3 .6 .1 8.8
Bob Sura 55 0 20.5 .412 .329 .696 3.0 3.2 .8 .0 7.3
Jiří Welsch 37 0 6.3 .253 .250 .759 .8 .7 .2 .1 1.6
Chris Mills 21 0 12.5 .368 .280 .889 2.4 1.0 .3 .1 4.8
Danny Fortson 17 0 13.1 .370 .000 .655 4.3 .7 .5 .0 3.5
Óscar Torres 17 0 6.4 .444 .538 .700 .7 .2 .2 .1 3.1
Dean Oliver 15 0 6.2 .241 .167 .875 1.1 1.5 .5 .0 1.5
Guy Rucker 3 0 1.3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .0
A. J. Guyton 2 0 4.5 .000 .000 .0 1.0 .5 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only.

Player statistics citation:[8]

Awards and records

Transactions

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