2003–04 Toronto Raptors season

2003–04 Toronto Raptors season
Chris Bosh's rookie season
Head coach Kevin O'Neill[1]
Owner(s) Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena Air Canada Centre[1]
Results
Record 33–49 (.402)
Place Division: 6th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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

The 2003-04 Toronto Raptors season was the team's ninth season in the NBA. They hoped to improve upon their 24-58 output from the previous season. They did, as they finished the season with a 33-49 record. However, they missed the playoffs for the 2nd season in a row, finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference.

After the season ended, coach Kevin O'Neill and general manager Glen Grunwald were fired by the Raptors.[2] The Raptors were in the playoff mix for most of the season, but a 3-10 finish ended those hopes.

This was Vince Carter's final full season in Toronto as he would be traded to the New Jersey Nets midway through next season.

NBA Draft

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 4 Chris Bosh Forward/Centre  United States Georgia Tech
2 52 Remon Van de Hare Centre  Netherlands FC Barcelona (Spain)

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Roster

Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PF 34 Scotland Archibald, Robert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Illinois
PF 44 United States Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati
C 4 United States Bosh, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Georgia Tech
SG 15 United States Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina
SG 12 United States Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Southern
SG 22 United States Glover, Dion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Georgia Tech
PF 42 United States Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Connecticut
SG 31 United States Mason, Roger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Virginia
PF 6 France Moïso, Jérôme 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
SF 21 United States Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) California
PG 10 Belize Palacio, Milt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Colorado State
SG 24 United States Peterson, Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
SF 5 United States Rose, Jalen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
PG 1 United States Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DePaul
PG 20 United States Williams, Alvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Villanova
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Highs

After Acquiring Jalen Rose in a mid-November deal, the Raptors went on to win thirteen straight games.[4]

Lows

After the 50 game mark, the Raptors were 25-25 and in position for a playoff spot. Unfortunately, the team would struggle out towards the end, finishing 8-24 and missing the playoffs. Kevin O'Neill was fired after the season.[5]

Standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 61 21 .744 – 34–7 27–14 20–8
x-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 7 31–10 23–18 17–11
x-New Orleans Hornets 41 41 .500 20 25–16 16–25 14–14
x-Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 20 27–14 14–27 15–13
Cleveland Cavaliers 35 47 .427 26 23–18 12–29 14–14
Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 28 18–23 15–26 11–17
Atlanta Hawks 28 54 .341 33 18–23 10–31 10–18
Chicago Bulls 23 59 .280 38 14–27 9–32 11–17

[6]

Game log

2003–04 game log
2003–04 season schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Robert Archibald* 30 3 8.2 .267 .000 .481 1.7 .4 .43 .10 1.0
Corie Blount* 16 0 18.4 .383 .000 .667 4.3 .6 .69 .31 2.4
Chris Bosh 75 63 33.5 .459 .357 .701 7.4 1.0 .79 1.41 11.5
Vince Carter 73 73 38.2 .417 .383 .806 4.8 4.8 1.21 .89 22.5
Michael Curry 70 15 17.6 .388 .200 .845 1.2 .8 .33 .07 2.9
Dion Glover* 14 4 12.7 .385 .286 .714 2.1 1.1 .71 .14 4.6
Donyell Marshall* 66 66 39.1 .467 .403 .741 10.7 1.4 1.21 1.58 16.2
Roger Mason* 23 3 12.4 .356 .364 .864 1.2 1.0 .43 .26 4.0
Jérôme Moïso 35 1 11.9 .476 .000 .579 3.2 .2 .49 .34 2.9
Lamond Murray 33 4 15.7 .353 .350 .686 2.7 .8 .45 .21 6.0
Milt Palacio 59 13 20.5 .349 .154 .662 1.7 3.1 .69 .19 4.4
Morris Peterson 82 29 26.2 .405 .371 .809 3.2 1.4 1.07 .17 8.3
Jalen Rose* 50 50 39.4 .410 .311 .822 4.0 5.5 .78 .36 16.2
Rod Strickland* 15 1 18.8 .333 .000 .682 2.5 3.9 .53 .27 4.7
Alvin Williams 56 54 30.9 .405 .292 .776 2.7 4.0 .98 .18 8.8

* 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: [7]

Award winners

References

  1. 1 2 "2003-04 Toronto Raptors Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Raptors fire O'Neill". USA Today. 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. ↑ "2003 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  4. ↑ "Toronto's amazing transformation". ESPN. December 12, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Raptors Fire First-year Coach - Critical Remarks Cost O'Neill Job". The Victoria Advocate (Advocate Wire Reports). 2004-04-17.
  6. ↑ "NBA Standings - 2003-04". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  8. ↑ "2004 NBA All-Star Game Box Score". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  9. ↑ "2004 NBA Rookie Challenge". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  10. ↑ "NBA & ABA All-Rookie Teams". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-25.

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