2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season

2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net West 2, KTLA
Radio	KSPN

The 2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 34th season in the NBA, their 20th in Los Angeles.^[1]

Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Chris Kaman	C	United States  Germany	Central Michigan
2	34	Sofoklis Schortsanitis	C	Greece	Greece

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 22 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA PG 1 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri C 14 Drobnjak, Predrag 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Serbia & Montenegro C 2 Ely, Melvin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fresno State PG 5 House, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona State SG 20 Jarić, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Serbia & Montenegro PG 9 Livingston, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) LSU C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Central Michigan SF 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke C 34 Moore, Josh  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 317 lb (144 kg) Michigan PG 24 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle C 30 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Virginia SF 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Michigan SG 3 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) DePaul G/F 21 Simmons, Bobby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) DePaul PF 54 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland	Head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (South Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Jim Eyen (UC Santa Barbara) Kim Hughes (Wisconsin) Neal Meyer (San Diego) Rory White (South Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2009-10-04

Roster Notes

• Forward Glen Rice becomes the 10th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. He was waived after playing in 18 games and for refusing to be placed the injury reserve list.
• Center Olden Polynice's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team from 1990-1992. He was the 12th man off the bench and only played 2 games before being waived.
• Guard Doug Overton's second tour of duty with the franchise as well. He previously played for the team in 2001-2002.
• Guard Randy Livingston was signed to a 10-day contract and played in 4 games before contract expired.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	–	34–7	22–19	15–9
x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	1	34–7	21–20	16–8
Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	15	25–16	16–25	13–11
Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	19	21–20	16–25	11–13
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	19	27–14	10–31	12–12
Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	27	18–23	11–30	9–15
Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	28	18–23	10–31	8–16

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
Matt Barnes
Elton Brand
Keyon Dooling
Predrag Drobnjak
Melvin Ely
Eddie House
Marko Jaric
Chris Kaman
Randy Livingston
Corey Maggette
Doug Overton
Olden Polynice
Glen Rice
Quentin Richardson
Bobby Simmons
Chris Wilcox
Wang Zhizhi

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2003-04 season.

Trades

September 28, 2003	To Los Angeles Clippers Predrag Drobnjak	To Seattle SuperSonics 2004 2nd round draft pick

Free Agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Corey Maggette	July 29, 2003	5-year deal (matched offer by Utah Jazz)
Elton Brand	September 19, 2003	6-year deal (matched offer by Miami Heat)

Additions Player Signed Former team Olden Polynice August 4 Gary Steelheads (CBA) Eddie House August 13 Miami Heat Josh Moore September 23 Zhejiang Horses (CBA) Bobby Simmons September 27 Washington Wizards Glen Rice October 10 Utah Jazz Doug Overton November 21 New Jersey Nets Randy Livingston March 28 New Orleans Hornets

Subtractions Player Left New team Michael Olowokandi free agency, July 16 Minnesota Timberwolves Sean Rooks free agency, July 21 New Orleans Hornets Eric Piatkowski free agency, July 26 Houston Rockets Andre Miller free agency, August 1 Denver Nuggets Lamar Odom free agency, August 26 Miami Heat Wang Zhizhi waived, October 21 Miami Heat Tremaine Fowlkes waived, October 22 Detroit Pistons Cherokee Parks free agency, November 9 Golden State Warriors Glen Rice waived, January 16 G-Force Fights (owner) Olden Polynice waived, February 26 Long Beach Jam (ABA) Randy Livingston contract expired, April 6 Utah Jazz

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season

References

1. 2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers