2002–03 Miami Heat season

2002–03 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Pat Riley
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Sunshine Network, WBFS, WFOR
Radio	WIOD

The 2002-03 Miami Heat season was the fifteenth season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was able to draft Caron Butler and Rasual Butler (no relation). The Heat finished last in the Atlantic Division with a 25–57 record, their worst since the 1990-91 season. Alonzo Mourning did not play in a single game due to his worsening kidney condition. Following the season, he would sign as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	10	Caron Butler	SF	United States	Connecticut
2	52	Rasual Butler	SG/SF	United States	La Salle

Roster

Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 35 Allen, Malik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-06-27 Villanova G 1 Best, Travis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1972-07-12 Georgia Tech G/F 4 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1980-03-13 Connecticut G/F 45 Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1979-06-23 La Salle G 25 Carter, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975-06-16 Hawaiʻi F 3 Ellis, LaPhonso 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-05-05 Notre Dame F/C 44 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1972-03-05 Xavier G 5 House, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978-05-14 Arizona State G 7 James, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1975-06-23 Duquesne C 54 Johnson, Ken 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1978-02-01 Ohio State G/F 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1971-10-20 Temple F 21 Lampley, Sean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1979-09-03 California C 22 Marks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975-08-23 California C 33 Mourning, Alonzo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-02-08 Georgetown C 50 Stepania, Vladimir 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1976-05-08 Republic of Georgia	Head coach Pat Riley Assistant coach(es) Keith Askins Bill Foran Bob McAdoo Erik Spoelstra Stan Van Gundy Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	–	33–8	16–25	16–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers	48	34	.585	1	25–16	23–18	17–7
x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	5	25–16	19–22	13–12
x-Orlando Magic	42	40	.512	7	26–15	16–25	14–11
Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	12	23–18	14–27	11–13
New York Knicks	37	45	.451	12	24–17	13–28	9–15
Miami Heat	25	57	.305	24	16–25	9–32	5–19

References