2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season

2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Dennis Johnson
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	27–55 (.329)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net West 2, KTLA
Radio	KSPN

The 2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 33rd season in the NBA, their 19th in Los Angeles.^[1] The Clippers finished last place in the Pacific Division with a 27-55 record. Following the season, Lamar Odom signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Chris Wilcox	F	United States	Maryland
1	12	Melvin Ely	C	United States	Fresno State
2	41	Mario Kasun	C	Croatia	Croatia

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Duke PG 1 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri C 2 Ely, Melvin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fresno State SF 32 Fowlkes, Tremaine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fresno State SG 20 Jaric, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Serbia & Montenegro SF 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke PG 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah PF 7 Odom, Lamar (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Rhode Island C 34 Olowokandi, Michael 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pacific F/C 44 Parks, Cherokee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke G/F 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska SG 3 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) DePaul C 45 Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Arizona F/C 16 Wang, Zhizhi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) China PF 54 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland	Head coach Alvin Gentry (Appalachian State) Dennis Johnson (interim) (Pepperdine) Assistant coach(es) Rex Kalamian (Cal Poly Pomona) Morris McHone (Florida State) Jerry DeGregorio (St. John's) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 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
Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	19	25–16	15–26	11–13
Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	21	24–17	14–27	8–16
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	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

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%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Elton Brand
Keyon Dooling
Melvin Ely
Tremaine Fowlkes
Marko Jaric
Corey Maggette
Andre Miller
Lamar Odom
Michael Olowokandi
Cherokee Parks
Eric Piatkowski
Quentin Richardson
Sean Rooks
Chris Wilcox
Wang Zhizhi

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 Draft rights to Mario Kasun
July 30, 2002	To Los Angeles Clippers Andre Miller & Bryant Stith	To Cleveland Cavaliers Harold Jamison & Darius Miles

Free Agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Cherokee Parks September 27 San Antonio Spurs Wang Zhizhi October 1 Dallas Mavericks

Subtractions Player Left New team Earl Boykins waived, June 28 Golden State Warriors Obinna Ekezie waived, July 19 Orlando Magic Jeff McInnis free agency, August 12 Portland Trail Blazers Doug Overton free agency, September 18 Chicago Bulls Bryant Stith waived, October 28 Brunswick Bulldogs (head coach)

See also

• 2002-03 NBA season

References

1. 2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers