2002–03 Toronto Raptors season

2002–03 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach Lenny Wilkens[1]
Owner(s) Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena Air Canada Centre[1]
Results
Record 24–58 (.293)
Place Division: 7th (Central)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Rogers Sportsnet, Raptors NBA TV, TSN, The Score, CIII
Radio CJCL

After the 2002-03 season, Lenny Wilkens was let go as coach of the Raptors and replaced by Kevin O'Neill.[2] Despite Vince Carter playing only 43 games due to injuries, he was voted to fourth straight All-Star Game. He was voted to start, but gave the starting position to a retiring Michael Jordan. Despite this, the Raptors managed to play mediocre basketball all season, finishing with a dismal 24-58 record. Before the season, Hakeem Olajuwon announced his retirement due to a back injury.

NBA Draft

Main article: 2002 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 20 Kareem Rush (traded to Los Angeles) Shooting Guard  United States Missouri

[3]

Roster

Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 12 United States Alston, Rafer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fresno State
F 14 United States Baston, Maceo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
F/C 5 United States Bradley, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Villanova
G/F 15 United States Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina
F/C 33 United States Davis, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas–El Paso
G 11 United States Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jackson State
G/F 1 United States Jefferies, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fresno State
G 2 United States Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota
C 4 United States McCoy, Jelani 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) UCLA
C 32 Senegal N'Diaye, Mamadou 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Auburn
G/F 24 United States Peterson, Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
G 20 United States Williams, Alvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Villanova
F 13 United States Williams, Jerome 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Note

Bold = All-Star selection

Regular season

Standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 – 30–11 20–21 19–9
x-Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 2 32–9 16–25 19–9
x-New Orleans Hornets 47 35 .573 3 29–12 18–23 17–11
x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 8 25–16 17–24 16–12
Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 15 26–15 9–32 14–14
Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 20 27–14 3–38 12–16
Toronto Raptors 24 58 .293 26 15–26 9–32 10–18
Cleveland Cavaliers 17 65 .207 33 14–27 3–38 5–23

[4]

Game log

2002–03 game log
2002–03 season schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rafer Alston 47 4 20.9 .415 .392 .685 2.3 4.1 .81 .32 7.8
Maceo Baston 16 0 6.6 .600 .000 .833 1.4 .0 .25 .69 2.5
Michael Bradley 67 11 19.6 .481 .167 .522 6.1 1.0 .24 .48 5.0
Damone Brown 5 3 23.0 .314 .000 .750 3.0 .6 .20 .00 5.6
Vince Carter 43 42 34.2 .467 .344 .806 4.4 3.3 1.12 .95 20.6
Antonio Davis 53 52 35.7 .407 .000 .771 8.2 2.5 .43 1.17 13.9
Greg Foster 29 9 18.6 .385 .250 .813 3.5 .4 .03 .31 4.2
Zendon Hamilton 3 0 4.0 .400 .000 1.000 1.3 .0 .33 .00 2.0
Nate Huffman 7 0 10.9 .360 .000 .625 3.3 .7 .14 .43 3.3
Lindsey Hunter 29 0 23.2 .351 .318 .723 2.0 2.4 1.21 .17 9.7
Chris Jefferies 51 10 13.1 .387 .333 .674 1.2 .4 .37 .31 3.9
Voshon Lenard 63 24 30.6 .402 .365 .804 3.4 2.3 .94 .33 14.3
Art Long* 7 0 11.4 .360 .500 .200 2.9 .6 .43 .43 2.9
Jelani McCoy 67 25 20.4 .491 .000 .548 5.3 .6 .42 .90 6.8
Mamadou N'Diaye 22 8 16.5 .448 .000 .723 3.7 .3 .36 1.45 5.5
Morris Peterson 82 80 36.0 .392 .337 .789 4.4 2.3 1.07 .39 14.1
Alvin Williams 78 78 33.8 .438 .329 .782 3.1 5.3 1.42 .27 13.2
Jerome Williams 71 63 33.0 .499 .167 .555 9.2 1.3 1.63 .37 9.7

* Statistics include only games with the Raptors

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 Source: [5]

Award winners

References

  1. 1 2 "2002-03 Toronto Raptors Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Raptors tab O'Neill to replace Wilkens". Sports Illustrated. June 14, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "2002 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  4. ↑ "NBA Standings - 2002-03". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  6. ↑ "Vince Carter". NBA. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  7. ↑ "2003 NBA All-Star Game Box Score". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-25.

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