2003–04 New York Knicks season

2003–04 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Don Chaney Herb Williams Lenny Wilkens
General manager	Scott Layden Isiah Thomas
Owner(s)	Cablevision
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG Network
Radio	WFAN

The 2003–04 New York Knicks season was the 58th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a 39–43 record, which placed them third in the Atlantic Division, the Knicks qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. In the first round, the Knicks were swept in four games by the New Jersey Nets.^[1] New York did not return to the playoffs until the 2010–11 season.^[2]

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	9	Michael Sweetney	F	United States	Georgetown
2	30	Maciej Lampe	F	Poland	Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)

Roster

New York Knicks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 49 Anderson, Shandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Georgia PF 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Hartford PG 1 Hardaway, Penny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Memphis PF 32 Harrington, Othella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Georgetown SG 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee SF 4 Johnson, DerMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Cincinnati PG 3 Marbury, Stephon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Georgia Tech C 13 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kentucky C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Georgetown PG 25 Norris, Moochie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Florida PF 50 Sweetney, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Georgetown PF 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas Christian SF 5 Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Villanova C 14 Trybański, Cezary 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Poland SG 30 Williams, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Illinois	Head coach Lenny Wilkens Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Nazr Mohammed |	Dikembe Mutombo |		Cezary Trybański
PF	Kurt Thomas |	Vin Baker |	Othella Harrington |	Mike Sweetney
SF	Tim Thomas |	DerMarr Johnson |
SG	Allan Houston |	Penny Hardaway |	Shandon Anderson |
PG	Stephon Marbury |	Frank Williams |	Moochie Norris |

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	47	35	.573	–	28–13	19–22	18–7
x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	5	29–12	13–28	15–10
x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	8	23–18	16–25	15–7
x-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	11	19–22	17–24	14–10
Philadelphia 76ers	33	49	.402	14	21–20	12–29	10–14
Washington Wizards	25	57	.305	22	17–24	8–33	3–21
Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	26	11–30	10–31	8–16

See also

• 2003–04 NBA season

References

1. "2003-04 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
2. "Knicks beat Cavaliers, clinch first playoff spot since 2004". USA Today. Associated Press. April 4, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.