2002–03 Utah Jazz season

2002–03 Utah Jazz season
John Stockton's final season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain, KJZZ
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM

The 2002-03 Utah Jazz season was the team's 29th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 44-38 output from the previous season. They bested it by three games, finishing 47-35, and qualified for the playoffs for the twentieth straight season.^[1] This was John Stockton's last season in the NBA. The Jazz once again failed to make it out of the first round, losing to the Sacramento Kings in five games. Following the season, Karl Malone signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Jazz would not return to the playoffs until 2007.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	19	Ryan Humphrey		United States	Notre Dame
2	46	Jamal Sampson		United States	California

Preseason

Game log

2002 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–3) Game Date Time 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	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
	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

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Sacramento Kings vs. (7) Utah Jazz Last Playoff Meeting: 2002 Western Conference First Round (Sacramento won 3-1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (UTA-SAC)	Venue	TV Time	Recap
1	April 19	Utah	90	Sacramento	96	0–1	ARCO Arena, Sacramento	TNT 10:30 EDT/7:30PT	Recap
2	April 21	Utah	95	Sacramento	108	0–2	ARCO Arena, Sacramento	TNT 10:00 EDT/7:00PT	Recap
3	April 26	Sacramento	104	Utah	108	1–2	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	ESPN 10:30 EDT/7:30PT	Recap
4	April 28	Sacramento	99	Utah	82	1–3	Delta Center, Salt Lake City	TNT 10:30 EDT/7:30PT	Recap
5	April 30	Utah	91	Sacramento	111	1–4	ARCO Arena, Sacramento	TNT 10:30 EDT/7:30PT	Recap
Sacramento wins series 4–1

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
Matt Harpring
Mark Jackson
Andrei Kirilenko
Karl Malone
John Stockton

References

1. 2002-03 Utah Jazz