2002–03 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachEric Musselman
OwnersChris Cohan
ArenaThe Arena in Oakland
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 2002–03 NBA season was the Warriors' 57th season in the National Basketball Association, and 41st in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] In the 2002 NBA draft, the Warriors had the third overall pick and selected Mike Dunleavy Jr. out of Duke University.[2][3][4][5] In November, the team signed free agent Earl Boykins. Under new head coach Eric Musselman, the Warriors got off to a slow start losing six of their first seven games. However, they began to show signs of life by winning six straight games between February and March. For the first time in nearly a decade, the Warriors reached the .500 mark late in the season with a 30–30 record as of March 4. However, they would win just eight of their final 22 games to finish sixth in the Pacific Division with a 38–44 record.[6]

Second-year guard Gilbert Arenas was named Most Improved Player of the Year, averaging 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game,[7] and also won the MVP award in the Rookie-Sophomore Game during the All-Star Weekend.[8] In addition, Antawn Jamison averaged 22.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while second-year star Jason Richardson averaged 15.6 points per game, and won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Atlanta for the second year in a row,[9] second-year forward Troy Murphy provided the team with 11.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, and Boykins contributed 8.8 points and 3.3 assists per game off the bench. On the defensive side, Erick Dampier averaged 8.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and Adonal Foyle contributed 6.0 rebounds and led the team with 2.5 blocks per game.[10]

Following the season, Arenas signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards,[11][12][13] while Jamison and Danny Fortson were both traded to the Dallas Mavericks,[14][15] Bob Sura was dealt to the Detroit Pistons,[16][17] Boykins signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, and Chris Mills retired.

For the season, the team added side panels to their uniforms, which remained in use until 2010.[18][19]

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. SG  United States Duke
2 30 Steve Logan PG  United States Cincinnati

Roster

2002–03 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 0 Arenas, Gilbert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Arizona
G 11 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Eastern Michigan
C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State
G/F 10 Dunleavy Jr., Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
F/C 21 Fortson, Danny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati
C 31 Foyle, Adonal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Colgate
F 33 Jamison, Antawn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) North Carolina
F 34 Mills, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona
F 1 Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
G/F 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
G 3 Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Florida State
G/F 4 Welsch, Jiří 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Czech Republic
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 5923.720–35–624–1717–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 5032.610931–1019–2215–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5032.610927–1423–1815–9
x-Phoenix Suns 4438.5371530–1114–2712–12
Seattle SuperSonics 4042.4881925–1615–2611–13
Golden State Warriors 3844.4632124–1714–278–16
Los Angeles Clippers 2755.3293216–2511–306–18
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs6022.732–
2 y-Sacramento Kings5923.7201
3 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.732–
4 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5131.6229
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers5032.61010
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.61010
7 x-Utah Jazz4735.57313
8 x-Phoenix Suns4438.53716
9 Houston Rockets4339.52417
10 Seattle SuperSonics4042.48820
11 Golden State Warriors3844.46322
12 Memphis Grizzlies2854.34132
13 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32933
14 Denver Nuggets1765.20743
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2002-03 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta –0–32–24–00–22–01–30–21–12–22–01–11–11–32–20–21–32–21–32–13–10–20–21–11–11–11–31–12–2
Boston 3–0–2–24–00–21–12–21–10–22–22–01–12–02–21–22–01–33–14–03–22–20–21–10–20–22–01–21–11–3
Chicago 2–22–2–3–10–21–10–41–11–12–20–21–11–11–22–20–22–21–32–11–31–31–11–10–20–20–22–21–11–3
Cleveland 0–40–41–3–0–21–10–41–11–10–42–01–10–21–20–40–22–21–31–20–40–40–20–20–20–21–13–11–10–4
Dallas 2–02–02–02–0–4–02–04–04–01–14–01–34–02–00–22–22–02–02–01–12–02–22–21–32–22–22–02–22–0
Denver 0–21–11–11–10–4–0–20–40–41–11–30–42–22–01–10–40–20–20–20–20–21–32–20–41–31–31–10–41–1
Detroit 3–12–24–04–00–22–0–1–12–02–21–11–12–03–11–31–12–12–22–22–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–12–03–1
Golden State 2–01–11–11–10–44–01–1–1–31–12–22–22–21–10–21–31–11–12–01–12–02–20–40–41–32–22–02–22–0
Houston 1–12–01–11–10–44–00–23–1–1–12–22–23–11–11–12–21–11–10–22–02–03–11–32–21–32–22–01–31–1
Indiana 2–22–22–24–01–11–12–21–11–1–2–00–21–14–03–12–01–23–13–12–12–21–10–20–20–22–03–11–12–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–22–00–20–43–11–12–22–20–2–0–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–11–10–21–31–31–31–31–31–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–13–14–01–12–22–22–04–0–4–01–12–02–20–21–11–11–11–13–12–22–20–42–22–03–11–1
Memphis 1–10–21–12–00–42–20–22–21–31–12–20–4–2–02–00–41–11–11–12–00–21–31–30–41–31–31–11–31–1
Miami 3–12–22–12–10–20–21–31–11–10–40–21–10–2–1–31–10–40–42–20–40–42–00–21–10–20–24–00–21–3
Milwaukee 2–22–12–24–02–01–13–12–01–11–31–10–20–23–1–0–22–22–23–12–22–20–22–00–20–21–12–20–22–1
Minnesota 2–00–22–02–02–24–01–13–12–20–23–12–24–01–12–0–0–21–12–01–11–13–13–12–22–22–21–11–32–0
New Jersey 3–13–12–22–20–22–01–21–11–12–11–12–01–14–02–22–0–2–23–12–21–31–12–00–21–11–14–00–23–1
New Orleans 2–21–33–13–10–22–02–21–11–11–31–11–11–14–02–21–12–2–3–11–32–12–00–21–10–22–04–02–02–1
New York 3–10–41–22–10–22–02–20–22–01–31–11–11–12–21–30–21–31–3–2–22–22–00–21–12–01–13–11–12–2
Orlando 1–22–33–14–01–12–01–21–10–21–21–11–10–24–02–21–12–23–12–2–2–20–20–21–10–22–02–21–12–2
Philadelphia 1–32–23–14–00–22–02–20–20–22–22–01–12–04–02–21–13–11–22–22–2–0–22–00–21–11–13–01–14–0
Phoenix 2–02–01–12–02–23–11–12–21–31–13–11–33–10–22–01–31–10–20–22–02–0–3–12–23–11–31–11–31–1
Portland 2–01–11–12–02–22–22–04–03–12–03–12–23–12–00–21–30–22–02–02–00–21–3–1–32–24–02–01–31–1
Sacramento 1–12–02–02–03–14–01–14–02–22–03–12–24–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–12–02–23–1–1–33–11–13–12–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–02–02–23–12–03–13–12–03–14–03–12–02–02–21–12–00–22–01–11–32–23–1–3–12–04–01–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–12–23–11–12–22–20–23–12–23–12–01–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–10–41–31–3–2–02–21–1
Toronto 3–12–12–21–30–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–10–42–21–10–40–41–32–20–31–10–21–10–20–2–0–23–1
Utah 1–11–11–11–12–24–00–22–23–11–13–11–33–12–02–03–12–00–21–11–11–13–13–11–30–42–22–0–1–1
Washington 2–23–13–14–00–21–11–30–21–12–22–01–11–13–11–20–21–31–22–22–20–41–11–10–21–11–11–31–1—

Game log

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

Awards and records

Transactions

References

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  2. ↑ Passan, Jeff (June 27, 2002). "Rockets Select Yao No. 1 Overall in Draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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