2002–03 Utah Jazz season

2002–03 Utah Jazz season
2002–03 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
General manager	Kevin O'Connor
Owner(s)	Larry H. Miller
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest); Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round; (Lost to Kings 1–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KJZZ-TV; Fox Sports Net Utah;
Radio	KFNZ / 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, Calbert Cheaney and Mark Jackson. The team finished third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record,^[2] and qualified for the playoffs for the twentieth straight season.^[3]

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. This season also marked the end of the Stockton and Malone era. John Stockton and Karl 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.^[4]

Following the season, Malone signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers after eighteen seasons in Utah,^[5] while Cheaney signed with the Golden State Warriors, and Jackson was released to free agency. The Jazz would not return to the playoffs until 2007.

Draft picks[]

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 (YYYY-MM-DD)	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	Florida International
G/F	40	Cheaney, Calbert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1971–07–17	Indiana
C	31	Collins, Jarron	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
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

Jerry Sloan

Assistant coach(es)

Gordon Chiesa
David Fredman
Phil Johnson
Kenny Natt
Mark McKown (player development)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Preseason[]

Game log[]

2002 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	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 v t	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 v t
#	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

Playoffs[]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Overview[]

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Player Transactions Citation:^[6]

References[]

^ 2002-03 Utah Jazz
^ "2002–03 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "Utah Jazz". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ "Embraces, but No Fanfare, for Jazz's Stockton". New York Times. May 2, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Malone Agrees to Play for Lakers, Taking a $17.7 Million Cut in Pay". New York Times. July 11, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ "2002–03 Utah Jazz Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[1] 2002-03 Utah Jazz

[results-2] "2002–03 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[3] "Utah Jazz". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[4] "Embraces, but No Fanfare, for Jazz's Stockton". New York Times. May 2, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

[5] "PRO BASKETBALL; Malone Agrees to Play for Lakers, Taking a $17.7 Million Cut in Pay". New York Times. July 11, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

[6] "2002–03 Utah Jazz Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

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