2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2002–03 NBA season was the Clippers' 33rd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 19th season in Los Angeles.[1] The Clippers had the eighth pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and selected Chris Wilcox from the University of Maryland.[2][3][4][5] During the offseason, the team acquired Andre Miller from the Cleveland Cavaliers.[6] After a 12–16 start to the season, the Clippers lost six straight games, then posted an eight-game losing streak between February and March. Head coach Alvin Gentry was fired after a 19–39 start, and was replaced with former Boston Celtics legend Dennis Johnson. With players like Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Lamar Odom, Michael Olowokandi, and Quentin Richardson all missing large parts of the season due to injuries, the team fell apart and sank back to the bottom of the Pacific Division with a 27–55 record.[7]

2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachAlvin GentryDennis Johnson
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record27–55 (.329)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTLA
Fox Sports Net West 2
RadioKXTA
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Brand led the team with 18.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, while Maggette provided the team with 16.8 points per game.[8] Following the season, Johnson was fired as coach, Odom signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, Miller signed with the Denver Nuggets, Olowokandi signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and longtime three-point specialist Eric Piatkowski signed with the Houston Rockets.

For the season, the team added new blue road alternate uniforms, with white side panels to their jerseys and shorts.[9] These uniforms would last until 2010.

Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege / Club Team
18Chris WilcoxF  United StatesMaryland
112Melvin ElyC  United StatesFresno State
241Mario KasunC  CroatiaOpel Skyliners (Germany)

Roster

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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F42Brand, Elton6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)272 lb (123 kg)Duke
G1Dooling, Keyon6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)Missouri
C2Ely, Melvin6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)261 lb (118 kg)Fresno State
F32Fowlkes, Tremaine6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)Fresno State
G20Jaric, Marko6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg)Serbia & Montenegro
F50Maggette, Corey6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)Duke
G24Miller, Andre6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)Utah
F7Odom, Lamar6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)221 lb (100 kg)Rhode Island
C34Olowokandi, Michael7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)270 lb (122 kg)Pacific
F/C44Parks, Cherokee6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)Duke
G/F52Piatkowski, Eric6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)Nebraska
G3Richardson, Quentin6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)238 lb (108 kg)DePaul
C45Rooks, Sean6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg)Arizona
F/C16Wang, Zhizhi7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)284 lb (129 kg)China
F54Wilcox, Chris6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

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

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings5923.72035–624–1717–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers5032.610931–1019–2215–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.610927–1423–1815–9
x-Phoenix Suns4438.5371530–1114–2712–12
Seattle SuperSonics4042.4881925–1615–2611–13
Golden State Warriors3844.4632124–1714–278–16
Los Angeles Clippers2755.3293216–2511–306–18
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Team W L PCT GB
1z-San Antonio Spurs6022.732
2y-Sacramento Kings5923.7201
3x-Dallas Mavericks6022.732
4x-Minnesota Timberwolves5131.6229
5x-Los Angeles Lakers5032.61010
6x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.61010
7x-Utah Jazz4735.57313
8x-Phoenix Suns4438.53716
9Houston Rockets4339.52417
10Seattle SuperSonics4042.48820
11Golden State Warriors3844.46322
12Memphis Grizzlies2854.34132
13Los Angeles Clippers2755.32933
14Denver Nuggets1765.20743

Record vs. opponents

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2002-03 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOHNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS
Atlanta0–32–24–00–22–01–30–21–12–22–01–11–11–32–20–21–32–21–32–13–10–20–21–11–11–11–31–12–2
Boston3–02–24–00–21–12–21–10–22–22–01–12–02–21–22–01–33–14–03–22–20–21–10–20–22–01–21–11–3
Chicago2–22–23–10–21–10–41–11–12–20–21–11–11–22–20–22–21–32–11–31–31–11–10–20–20–22–21–11–3
Cleveland0–40–41–30–21–10–41–11–10–42–01–10–21–20–40–22–21–31–20–40–40–20–20–20–21–13–11–10–4
Dallas2–02–02–02–04–02–04–04–01–14–01–34–02–00–22–22–02–02–01–12–02–22–21–32–22–22–02–22–0
Denver0–21–11–11–10–40–20–40–41–11–30–42–22–01–10–40–20–20–20–20–21–32–20–41–31–31–10–41–1
Detroit3–12–24–04–00–22–01–12–02–21–11–12–03–11–31–12–12–22–22–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–12–03–1
Golden State2–01–11–11–10–44–01–11–31–12–22–22–21–10–21–31–11–12–01–12–02–20–40–41–32–22–02–22–0
Houston1–12–01–11–10–44–00–23–11–12–22–23–11–11–12–21–11–10–22–02–03–11–32–21–32–22–01–31–1
Indiana2–22–22–24–01–11–12–21–11–12–00–21–14–03–12–01–23–13–12–12–21–10–20–20–22–03–11–12–2
L.A. Clippers0–20–22–00–20–43–11–12–22–20–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–11–10–21–31–31–31–31–31–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers1–11–11–11–13–14–01–12–22–22–04–04–01–12–02–20–21–11–11–11–13–12–22–20–42–22–03–11–1
Memphis1–10–21–12–00–42–20–22–21–31–12–20–42–02–00–41–11–11–12–00–21–31–30–41–31–31–11–31–1
Miami3–12–22–12–10–20–21–31–11–10–40–21–10–21–31–10–40–42–20–40–42–00–21–10–20–24–00–21–3
Milwaukee2–22–12–24–02–01–13–12–01–11–31–10–20–23–10–22–22–23–12–22–20–22–00–20–21–12–20–22–1
Minnesota2–00–22–02–02–24–01–13–12–20–23–12–24–01–12–00–21–12–01–11–13–13–12–22–22–21–11–32–0
New Jersey3–13–12–22–20–22–01–21–11–12–11–12–01–14–02–22–02–23–12–21–31–12–00–21–11–14–00–23–1
New Orleans2–21–33–13–10–22–02–21–11–11–31–11–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–32–12–00–21–10–22–04–02–02–1
New York3–10–41–22–10–22–02–20–22–01–31–11–11–12–21–30–21–31–32–22–22–00–21–12–01–13–11–12–2
Orlando1–22–33–14–01–12–01–21–10–21–21–11–10–24–02–21–12–23–12–22–20–20–21–10–22–02–21–12–2
Philadelphia1–32–23–14–00–22–02–20–20–22–22–01–12–04–02–21–13–11–22–22–20–22–00–21–11–13–01–14–0
Phoenix2–02–01–12–02–23–11–12–21–31–13–11–33–10–22–01–31–10–20–22–02–03–12–23–11–31–11–31–1
Portland2–01–11–12–02–22–22–04–03–12–03–12–23–12–00–21–30–22–02–02–00–21–31–32–24–02–01–31–1
Sacramento1–12–02–02–03–14–01–14–02–22–03–12–24–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–12–02–23–11–33–11–13–12–0
San Antonio1–12–02–02–02–23–12–03–13–12–03–14–03–12–02–02–21–12–00–22–01–11–32–23–13–12–04–01–1
Seattle1–10–22–01–12–23–11–12–22–20–23–12–23–12–01–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–10–41–31–32–02–21–1
Toronto3–12–12–21–30–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–10–42–21–10–40–41–32–20–31–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Utah1–11–11–11–12–24–00–22–23–11–13–11–33–12–02–03–12–00–21–11–11–13–13–11–30–42–22–01–1
Washington2–23–13–14–00–21–11–30–21–12–22–01–11–13–11–20–21–31–22–22–20–41–11–10–21–11–11–31–1

Game log

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Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Elton Brand626139.650.20.068.511.32.51.12.518.5
Corey Maggette645731.344.435.080.25.01.90.90.316.8
Lamar Odom494734.343.932.677.76.73.60.90.814.6
Andre Miller808036.440.621.379.54.06.71.20.113.6
Michael Olowokandi363638.042.70.065.79.11.30.52.212.3
Eric Piatkowski622621.947.139.882.82.51.10.50.19.7
Quentin Richardson591323.237.230.868.54.80.90.60.29.4
Marko Jaric661220.940.131.975.22.42.91.50.27.4
Keyon Dooling55117.638.936.077.21.31.60.40.16.4
Cherokee Parks301821.650.350.060.54.40.70.50.76.3
Melvin Ely52715.449.50.070.33.30.30.20.64.5
Tremaine Fowlkes371015.543.822.284.72.80.60.70.14.4
Wang Zhizhi41110.038.334.072.41.90.20.20.24.4
Sean Rooks703819.242.10.081.03.11.00.50.64.2
Chris Wilcox46310.452.10.050.02.30.50.20.33.7

Player Statistics Citations:[8]

Awards and records

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Transactions

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

Trades

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

Free agents

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Player Transactions Citation:[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. ^ Passan, Jeff (June 27, 2002). "Rockets Select Yao No. 1 Overall in Draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Povtak, Tim (June 27, 2002). "Foreign Players Make Move". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rockets Make Yao Ming First Overall Pick". ESPN. June 26, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "2002 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "WESTERN CONFERENCE: Team-by-Team Preview". The New York Times. October 28, 2002. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles Clippers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.