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2002–03 Memphis Grizzlies season

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{{NBA season

| team = Memphis Grizzlies

| end_year = 2003

| wins = 28

| losses = 54

| division = Midwest

| division_place = 6

| conf_place = 12

| coach =

| gm = Dick Versace

| president = Jerry West

| owner = Michael Heisley

| arena = Pyramid Arena

| television =

| radio =

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = MEM

}}

The 2002–03 NBA season was the Grizzlies' 8th season in the National Basketball Association, and their second season in Memphis.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MEM/2003.html 2002-03 Memphis Grizzlies] In the 2002 NBA draft, the Grizzlies selected Drew Gooden from the University of Kansas with the fourth overall pick,{{cite news | last = Passan | first = Jeff | title = Rockets Select Yao No. 1 Overall in Draft | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = June 27, 2002 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/06/27/rockets-select-yao-no-1-overall-in-draft/514fd892-fe37-4595-aed2-c42c53b509fb/ | access-date = July 15, 2022}}{{cite news | last = Povtak | first = Tim | title = Foreign Players Make Move | work = Orlando Sentinel | date = June 27, 2002 | url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-06-27-0206270244-story.html | access-date = November 27, 2022}}{{cite news | title = Rockets Make Yao Ming First Overall Pick | work = ESPN | date = June 26, 2002 | url = https://www.espn.com/nbadraft/story?id=1399417 | access-date = January 14, 2022}}{{cite news | title = 2002 NBA Draft | work = Basketball-Reference | date = | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2002.html | access-date = December 1, 2022}} and acquired Wesley Person from the Cleveland Cavaliers.{{cite news | last = | first = | title = WESTERN CONFERENCE: Team-by-Team Preview | work = The New York Times | date = October 28, 2002 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/28/sports/basketball/teambyteam-preview-2002102890660337665.html | access-date = July 16, 2022}} In their second season in Memphis, the Grizzlies got off to a rocky start losing their first eight games, as head coach Sidney Lowe resigned and replaced with 69-year old Hubie Brown, who last coached the New York Knicks midway through the 1986–87 season. The Grizzlies continued to struggle under Brown losing their next five games. This would lead to a 13-game losing streak before defeating the Washington Wizards 85–74 on November 23. At midseason, the team traded rookies Gooden and Gordan Giriček to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Mike Miller.{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Magic Trades Miller for Grizzlies' Gooden | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = February 20, 2003 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/02/20/magic-trades-miller-for-grizzlies-gooden/8d41286e-7076-4579-9cc8-bb06212341dc/ | access-date = September 13, 2022}}{{cite news | last = Schmitz | first = Brian | title = Magic Trade Miller, Get 2 Rookies | work = Orlando Sentinel | date = February 20, 2003 | url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-02-20-0302200304-story.html | access-date = June 13, 2022}} The Grizzlies finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a 28–54 record.{{cite web|title=2002–03 Memphis Grizzlies Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MEM/2003_games.html|access-date=January 13, 2022}} Second-year star Pau Gasol led the team with 19.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.{{cite web|title=2002–03 Memphis Grizzlies Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MEM/2003.html|access-date=January 13, 2022}}

Despite their awful season, the Grizzlies would lose their chance to pick second in the 2003 NBA draft to the Detroit Pistons, who had lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New Jersey Nets in the playoffs. Following the season, Brevin Knight was traded to the Phoenix Suns, and Michael Dickerson retired after just five seasons in the NBA due to continuing injuries.

Draft picks

{{main article|2002 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"
style="background:#000000; color:#B5651D" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#000000; color:#B5651D" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#000000; color:#B5651D" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#000000; color:#B5651D" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#000000; color:#B5651D" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#000000; color:#B5651D" width="20%"| College

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| 1

4Drew GoodenPF/C{{USA}}Kansas
style="text-align: center"

| 2

31Robert ArchibaldPF/C{{GBR}}Illinois
style="text-align: center"

| 2

45Matt BarnesSF{{USA}}UCLA

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Memphis Grizzlies|season=2002–03

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| bg2 = #20B2AA | color2 = #000000

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{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Robert | last = Archibald | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 250 | DOB = 1980–03–29 | college = Illinois }}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Mike | last = Batiste | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 225 | DOB = 1977–11–21 | college = Arizona State }}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Shane | last = Battier | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1978–09–09 | college = Duke }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Michael | last = Dickerson | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1975–06–25 | college = Arizona | inj = yes}}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Pau | last = Gasol | pos = F/C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 250 | DOB = 1980–07–06 | from = Spain }}

{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Ryan | last = Humphrey | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 235 | DOB = 1979–07–24 | college = Notre Dame }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Brevin | last = Knight | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 173 | DOB = 1975–11–08 | college = Stanford }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Mike | last = Miller | dab = basketball, born 1980 | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 218 | DOB = 1980–02–19 | college = Florida | inj = yes }}

{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Chris | last = Owens | dab = basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 245 | DOB = 1979–03–01 | college = Texas }}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Wesley | last = Person | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1971–03–28 | college = Auburn}}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Stromile | last = Swift | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 225 | DOB = 1979–11–21 | college = LSU }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Cezary | last = Trybański | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 2 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1979–09–22 | from = Poland }}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Earl | last = Watson | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1979–06–12 | college = UCLA }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Jason | last = Williams | dab = basketball, born 1975 | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1975–11–18 | college = Florida }}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Lorenzen | last = Wright | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 255 | DOB = 1975–11–04 | college = Memphis | inj = yes }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| roster_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MEM/2003.html

| transaction_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MEM/2003_transactions.html

}}

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{2002–03 NBA Midwest standings|team=MEM}}

{{2002–03 NBA West standings|team=MEM}}

:z - clinched division title

:y - clinched division title

:x - clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

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colspan=30|2002-03 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#000000;color:#5787DC;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#0055BA;color:#898D8F;width=35"|DAL

!style="background:#141A44;color:#BC2224;width=35"|DEN

!style="background:#006BB7;color:#ED164B;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#072E63;color:#DC5A34;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#002366;color:#FF0000;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND

!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|LAC

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#000000;color:#0CB2AC;width=35"|MEM

!style="background:#000000;color:#8B0000;width=35"|MIA

!style="background:#00471B;color:#5C378A;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#044D80;color:#000000;width=35"|MIN

!style="background:#12305B;color:#C4CED4;width=35"|NJN

!style="background:#0093B1;color:#FDB827;width=35"|NOH

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#000000;width=35"|ORL

!style="background:#000000;color:#BB9754;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#6846A8;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|SAC

!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#7436BF;color:#BE0F34;width=35"|TOR

!style="background:#644A9C;color:#149BC7;width=35"|UTA

!style="background:#044D7D;color:#BC7A44;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | 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
style="text-align:left;" | Boston3–0—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
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago2–22–2—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
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland0–40–41–3—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
style="text-align:left;" | Dallas2–02–02–02–0—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
style="text-align:left;" | Denver0–21–11–11–10–4—0–20–40–41–11–30–42–22–01–10–40–20–20–20–20–21–32–20–41–31–31–10–41–1
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit3–12–24–04–00–22–0—1–12–02–21–11–12–03–11–31–12–12–22–22–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–12–03–1
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State2–01–11–11–10–44–01–1—1–31–12–22–22–21–10–21–31–11–12–01–12–02–20–40–41–32–22–02–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | Houston1–12–01–11–10–44–00–23–1—1–12–22–23–11–11–12–21–11–10–22–02–03–11–32–21–32–22–01–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Indiana2–22–22–24–01–11–12–21–11–1—2–00–21–14–03–12–01–23–13–12–12–21–10–20–20–22–03–11–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Clippers0–20–22–00–20–43–11–12–22–20–2—0–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–11–10–21–31–31–31–31–31–11–30–2
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Lakers1–11–11–11–13–14–01–12–22–22–04–0—4–01–12–02–20–21–11–11–11–13–12–22–20–42–22–03–11–1
style="text-align:left;" | Memphis1–10–21–12–00–42–20–22–21–31–12–20–4—2–02–00–41–11–11–12–00–21–31–30–41–31–31–11–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Miami3–12–22–12–10–20–21–31–11–10–40–21–10–2—1–31–10–40–42–20–40–42–00–21–10–20–24–00–21–3
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee2–22–12–24–02–01–13–12–01–11–31–10–20–23–1—0–22–22–23–12–22–20–22–00–20–21–12–20–22–1
style="text-align:left;" | Minnesota2–00–22–02–02–24–01–13–12–20–23–12–24–01–12–0—0–21–12–01–11–13–13–12–22–22–21–11–32–0
style="text-align:left;" | New Jersey3–13–12–22–20–22–01–21–11–12–11–12–01–14–02–22–0—2–23–12–21–31–12–00–21–11–14–00–23–1
style="text-align:left;" | New Orleans2–21–33–13–10–22–02–21–11–11–31–11–11–14–02–21–12–2—3–11–32–12–00–21–10–22–04–02–02–1
style="text-align:left;" | New York3–10–41–22–10–22–02–20–22–01–31–11–11–12–21–30–21–31–3—2–22–22–00–21–12–01–13–11–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | Orlando1–22–33–14–01–12–01–21–10–21–21–11–10–24–02–21–12–23–12–2—2–20–20–21–10–22–02–21–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia1–32–23–14–00–22–02–20–20–22–22–01–12–04–02–21–13–11–22–22–2—0–22–00–21–11–13–01–14–0
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix2–02–01–12–02–23–11–12–21–31–13–11–33–10–22–01–31–10–20–22–02–0—3–12–23–11–31–11–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Portland2–01–11–12–02–22–22–04–03–12–03–12–23–12–00–21–30–22–02–02–00–21–3—1–32–24–02–01–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Sacramento1–12–02–02–03–14–01–14–02–22–03–12–24–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–12–02–23–1—1–33–11–13–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio1–12–02–02–02–23–12–03–13–12–03–14–03–12–02–02–21–12–00–22–01–11–32–23–1—3–12–04–01–1
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle1–10–22–01–12–23–11–12–22–20–23–12–23–12–01–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–10–41–31–3—2–02–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Toronto3–12–12–21–30–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–10–42–21–10–40–41–32–20–31–10–21–10–20–2—0–23–1
style="text-align:left;" | Utah1–11–11–11–12–24–00–22–23–11–13–11–33–12–02–03–12–00–21–11–11–13–13–11–30–42–22–0—1–1
style="text-align:left;" | Washington2–23–13–14–00–21–11–30–21–12–22–01–11–13–11–20–21–31–22–22–20–41–11–10–21–11–11–31–1—

=Game log=

Player statistics

=Ragular season=

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style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|Player

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00B2A9 3px solid; border-bottom:#00B2A9 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}

style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Pau|Gasol}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|82

style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|82style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|2,948style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|72022934style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|148style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|1,555style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|36.0style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|8.82.8.4style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|1.8style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|19.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Earl|Watson}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 79

21,366164225891443317.32.12.81.1.25.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Shane|Battier}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 78

472,383345105style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|1028875630.64.41.3style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|1.31.19.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jason|Williams|dab=basketball, born 1975}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 76

762,407212style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|631911091931.72.8style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|8.31.2.112.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Michael|Batiste}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 75

21,24825752421648116.63.4.7.6.26.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Lorenzen|Wright}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 70

491,98252880515479728.37.51.1.7.811.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Stromile|Swift}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 67

261,478384455510464722.15.7.7.81.69.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Wesley|Person}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 66

441,941192112421972729.42.91.7.6.311.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brevin|Knight}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 55

49288123369221616.91.54.2style="background:#00B2A9; color:#010101;"|1.3.03.9
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Drew|Gooden}}†style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 51

291,32929563382261626.15.81.2.7.412.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gordan|Giriček}}†style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 49

351,1871087022654824.22.21.4.4.111.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Mike|Miller|dab=basketball, born 1980}}†style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 16

1336055316520522.53.41.9.4.312.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Cezary|Trybański}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 15

08614106145.7.9.1.0.4.9
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ryan|Humphrey}}†style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 13

012230452299.42.3.3.4.22.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Robert|Archibald}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 12

07217303196.01.4.3.0.31.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Michael|Dickerson}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 6

18768512914.51.01.3.8.24.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chris|Owens|dab=basketball}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 1

06100046.01.0.0.0.04.0

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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

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Awards and records

Transactions

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References

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See also

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