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2002–03 Miami Heat season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = Miami Heat

| end_year = 2003

| wins = 25

| losses = 57

| division = Atlantic

| division_place = 7

| conf_place = 13

| coach = Pat Riley

| gm = Randy Pfund

| president = Pat Riley

| owner = Micky Arison

| arena = American Airlines Arena

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = MIA

| television =

| radio = WIOD

}}

The 2002–03 NBA season was the fifteenth season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2003.html 2002-03 Miami Heat] The Heat had the tenth pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and selected Caron Butler from the University of Connecticut.{{cite news | last = Passan | first = Jeff | title = Rockets Select Yao No. 1 Overall in Draft | work = 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/ | accessdate = July 15, 2022}}{{cite news | last = Smith | first = Sam | title = Eastern Conference Capsules | work = Chicago Tribune | date = October 30, 2002 | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/cs-2002nba_eastcaps-story.html | accessdate = July 16, 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}} With the continued effects of his kidney ailment, Alonzo Mourning was forced to sit out the entire season.{{cite news | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Kidney Ailment Has Mourning Out Indefinitely | work = The New York Times | date = September 13, 2002 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/13/sports/pro-basketball-kidney-ailment-has-mourning-out-indefinitely.html?mcubz=0 | accessdate = August 24, 2017}} Without their star center, the Heat struggled losing 17 of their first 22 games. They would win seven of their next nine games, but then lose six straight along the way. The Heat finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 25–57 record, their worst since the 1990–91 season.{{cite web|title=2002–03 Miami Heat Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2003_games.html|access-date=June 22, 2022}}

Scoring leader Eddie Jones was out for the remainder of the season with a groin injury after 47 games, and head coach Pat Riley was fined several times for lashing out referees following games. The only bright spot on the team was Butler, who averaged 15.4 points per game while being selected to the All-Rookie First Team.{{cite web|title=2002–03 Miami Heat Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2003.html|access-date=June 22, 2022}} Following the season, Mourning would sign as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets,{{cite news | last = Robbins | first = Liz | title = PRO BASKETBALL; 'Excited' Mourning Introduced by Nets | work = The New York Times | date = July 17, 2003 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/17/sports/pro-basketball-excited-mourning-introduced-by-nets.html | accessdate = July 15, 2022}} and LaPhonso Ellis retired.

Offseason

=Draft picks=

{{main|2002 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#000000;color:#903;" width="7%"| Round

! style="background:#000000;color:#903;" width="7%"| Pick

! style="background:#000000;color:#903;" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#000000;color:#903;" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#000000;color:#903;" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#000000;color:#903;" width="20%"| School/Club Team

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| 1

| 10

| Caron Butler

| SF

| {{USA}}

| {{college|Connecticut}}

style="text-align:center;"

| 2

| 52

| Rasual Butler

| SG/SF

| {{USA}}

| {{college|La Salle}}

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Miami Heat|season=2002–03}}

{{player2 | num = 35 | first = Malik | last = Allen | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 255 | DOB = 1978-06-27 | college = Villanova}}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Travis | last = Best | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 182 | DOB = 1972-07-12 | college = Georgia Tech}}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Caron | last = Butler | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 217 | DOB = 1980-03-13 | college = Connecticut}}

{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Rasual | last = Butler | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1979-06-23 | college = La Salle}}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Anthony | last = Carter | dab=basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1975-06-16 | college = Hawaii}}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = LaPhonso | last = Ellis | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1970-05-05 | college = Notre Dame}}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Brian | last = Grant | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 254 | DOB = 1972-03-05 | college = Xavier }}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Eddie | last = House | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1978-05-14 | college = Arizona State}}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Mike | last = James | dab = basketball, born 1975 | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 188 | DOB = 1975-06-23 | college = Duquesne}}

{{player2 | num = 54 | first = Ken | last = Johnson | dab = basketball, born 1978 | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1978-02-01 | college = Ohio State}}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Eddie | last = Jones | dab = basketball | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1971-10-20 | college = Temple }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Sean | last = Lampley | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 227 | DOB = 1979-09-03 | college = California}}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Sean | last = Marks | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 250 | DOB = 1975-08-23 | college = California }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Alonzo | last = Mourning | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1970-02-08 | college = Georgetown }}

{{player2 | num = 50 | first = Vladimir | last = Stepania | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 236 | DOB = 1976-05-08 | from = Georgia (country){{!}}Republic of Georgia}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

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

| accessdate = September 5, 2002

}}

=Roster Notes=

  • Center Alonzo Mourning missed the entire season due to a kidney transplant.

Regular season

{{2002–03 NBA Atlantic standings|team=MIA}}

{{2002–03 NBA East standings|team=MIA}}

=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—

Player statistics

=Ragular season=

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style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|Player

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}

! style="background:#010101; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#A6192E 3px solid; border-bottom:#A6192E 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}

style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brian|Grant}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|82

style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|822,641style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|837104634784632.2style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|10.21.3.8.610.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Malik|Allen}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 80

732,3184255437style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|7876729.05.3.7.5style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|1.09.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Vladimir|Stepania}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 79

61,59455424454044120.27.0.3.6.55.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Caron|Butler}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 78

78style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|2,858397213style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|13731style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|1,20136.65.12.7style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|1.8.415.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Mike|James|dab=basketball, born 1975}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 78

81,72214924664560722.11.93.2.8.17.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Travis|Best}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 72

521,807147style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|25544760325.12.03.5.6.18.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Rasual|Butler}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 72

281,51418693214354021.02.61.3.3.67.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Eddie|House}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 55

71,0251018744141118.61.81.6.8.07.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|LaPhonso|Ellis}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 55

378415715151527714.32.9.3.3.35.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Anthony|Carter|dab=basketball}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 49

269128320345519918.61.7style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|4.1.9.14.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Eddie|Jones|dab=basketball}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 47

471,7892261736431869style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|38.14.83.71.4.7style="background:#A6192E; color:#FFFFFF;"|18.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Sean|Lampley}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 35

048783317316913.92.4.9.2.14.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Sean|Marks}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 23

022335356549.71.5.1.2.32.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ken|Johnson|dab=basketball, born 1978}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 16

0156320112329.82.0.0.1.82.0

Awards and records

Caron Butler, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

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