2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season

2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachAlvin Gentry Dennis Johnson
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record27–55 (.329)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKTLA
Fox Sports Net West 2
RadioKXTA

The 2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 33rd season for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association, and their 19th season in Los Angeles, California.[1] The Clippers received the eighth overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft from the Atlanta Hawks via trade, and selected power forward Chris Wilcox from the University of Maryland, and also selected center Melvin Ely out of Fresno State University with the twelfth overall pick.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired Andre Miller from the Cleveland Cavaliers,[5][6][7] and signed free agents, former Clippers forward Cherokee Parks and Wang Zhizhi.[8] Rookie shooting guard Marko Jaric, who was drafted by the Clippers as the 30th overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, made his debut in the NBA this season.

After a 12–16 start to the regular season, the Clippers posted a six-game losing streak between December and January, and later on held a 17–32 record at the All-Star break.[9] Head coach Alvin Gentry was fired after a 19–39 start to the season, and was replaced with former All-Star guard, and retired Boston Celtics legend Dennis Johnson. The Clippers posted an 8-game losing streak between February and March, but won their final three games of the season, finishing in last place in the Pacific Division with a 27–55 record, and missing the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.[10]

Elton Brand averaged 18.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, while Corey Maggette averaged 16.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and Lamar Odom provided the team with 14.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, but only played just 49 games due to injury. In addition, Miller contributed 13.6 points and 6.7 assists per game, while Michael Olowokandi provided with 12.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, but only appeared in just 36 games also due to injury, and Eric Piatkowski contributed 9.7 points per game. Meanwhile, Quentin Richardson averaged 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, Jaric provided with 7.4 points and 2.9 assists per game, Keyon Dooling contributed 6.4 points per game, Parks averaged 6.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, but only appeared in just 30 games, Ely provided with 4.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, and Sean Rooks contributed 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.[11]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Jaric was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team.[12][13] Maggette finished in tenth place in Most Improved Player voting.[14] The Clippers finished 14th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 706,471 at the Staples Center during the regular season.[11][15]

Following the season, Odom signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat after four seasons with the Clippers, while Miller signed with the Denver Nuggets after only one season with the team, Olowokandi signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Piatkowski signed with the Houston Rockets, and Johnson was fired as head coach. For the season, the Clippers added new blue alternate road uniforms, with white side panels to their jerseys and shorts; these uniforms would remain in use until 2010.[16]

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team
1 8 Chris Wilcox F  United States Maryland
1 12 Melvin Ely C  United States Fresno State
2 41 Mario Kasun C  Croatia Opel Skyliners (Germany)

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 42 Elton Brand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Duke
G 1 Keyon Dooling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri
C 2 Melvin Ely 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fresno State
F 32 Tremaine Fowlkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fresno State
G 20 Marko Jaric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Serbia & Montenegro
F 50 Corey Maggette 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke
G 24 Andre Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
F 7 Lamar Odom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Rhode Island
C 34 Michael Olowokandi 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pacific
F/C 44 Cherokee Parks 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke
G/F 52 Eric Piatkowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska
G 3 Quentin Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) DePaul
C 45 Sean Rooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Arizona
F/C 16 Zhizhi Wang 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) China
F 54 Chris Wilcox 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2009-10-04

Roster notes

  • This is Cherokee Parks' second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team in 2000–2001.

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

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elton Brand 62 61 39.6 50.2 0.0 68.5 11.3 2.5 1.1 2.5 18.5
Corey Maggette 64 57 31.3 44.4 35.0 80.2 5.0 1.9 0.9 0.3 16.8
Lamar Odom 49 47 34.3 43.9 32.6 77.7 6.7 3.6 0.9 0.8 14.6
Andre Miller 80 80 36.4 40.6 21.3 79.5 4.0 6.7 1.2 0.1 13.6
Michael Olowokandi 36 36 38.0 42.7 0.0 65.7 9.1 1.3 0.5 2.2 12.3
Eric Piatkowski 62 26 21.9 47.1 39.8 82.8 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.1 9.7
Quentin Richardson 59 13 23.2 37.2 30.8 68.5 4.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 9.4
Marko Jaric 66 12 20.9 40.1 31.9 75.2 2.4 2.9 1.5 0.2 7.4
Keyon Dooling 55 1 17.6 38.9 36.0 77.2 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 6.4
Cherokee Parks 30 18 21.6 50.3 50.0 60.5 4.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 6.3
Melvin Ely 52 7 15.4 49.5 0.0 70.3 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 4.5
Tremaine Fowlkes 37 10 15.5 43.8 22.2 84.7 2.8 0.6 0.7 0.1 4.4
Wang Zhizhi 41 1 10.0 38.3 34.0 72.4 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 4.4
Sean Rooks 70 38 19.2 42.1 0.0 81.0 3.1 1.0 0.5 0.6 4.2
Chris Wilcox 46 3 10.4 52.1 0.0 50.0 2.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 3.7

Player statistics citation:[11]

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season.

Trades

June 26, 2002 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • A future consideration
 To Orlando Magic
July 30, 2002 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Cleveland Cavaliers

Free agents

Player Transactions Citation:[17]

See also

References

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