2002–03 Utah Jazz season

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]

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
Local media
Television	KJZZ-TV Fox Sports Net Utah
Radio	KFNZ / KBEE
< 2001–02 2003–04 >

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. Player Height Weight DOB From F/C 26 John Amaechi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1970–11–26 Penn State G 30 Carlos Arroyo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–07–30 FIU C 22 Curtis Borchardt  (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1980–09–13 Stanford G/F 40 Calbert Cheaney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1971–07–17 Indiana C 31 Jarron Collins  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1978–12–02 Stanford G/F 15 Matt Harpring 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–05–31 Georgia Tech G 13 Mark Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's F 47 Andrei Kirilenko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–02–18 Russia PG 24 Raül López  (IN) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980–04–15 Spain F 32 Karl Malone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech F/C 44 Tony Massenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–07–31 Maryland C 00 Greg Ostertag 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1973–03–06 Kansas F 34 Scott Padgett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–04–19 Kentucky G/F 2 DeShawn Stevenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS (CA) G 12 John Stockton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga

Head coach Jerry Sloan Assistant(s) Gordon Chiesa David Fredman Phil Johnson Kenny Natt Mark McKown (player development) Legend (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 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 v t e	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
e-Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	17	28–13	15–26	11–13
e-Memphis Grizzlies	28	54	.341	32	20–21	8–33	5–17
e-Denver Nuggets	17	65	.207	43	13–28	4–37	3–21

#	Western Conference v t e
	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

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 Calbert Cheaney Matt Harpring Mark Jackson Tony Massenburg

Players Lost Via trade Via free agency John Crotty Rusty LaRue Bryon Russell

Player Transactions Citation:^[22]