2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2002–03 NBA season was the 76ers 54th season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in Philadelphia.[1] During the off-season, the Sixers acquired Keith Van Horn from the New Jersey Nets. Van Horn was originally drafted by the Sixers as the second pick in the 1997 NBA draft. The Sixers got off to a fast start winning 15 of their first 19 games, but would then lose 14 of their next 18 games. The team improved on their last season posting a nine-game winning streak at midseason, finishing second in the Atlantic Division with a 48–34 record, with the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference.[2]

2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachLarry Brown
General managerBilly King
OwnersComcast Spectacor
ArenaFirst Union Center
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Pistons 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWIP

For the first time in his career, Allen Iverson played a full 82-game season, averaging 27.6 points, 5.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game (he would have another in 2007–08 while with the Denver Nuggets). He was named to the All-NBA Second Team, was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game,[3] and also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[4] In addition, Van Horn averaged 15.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, while Eric Snow provided the team with 12.9 points, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, Derrick Coleman provided with 9.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, and Aaron McKie contributed 9.0 points and 1.6 steals per game.[5]

The Sixers defeated the New Orleans Hornets led by Baron Davis in six games in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs,[6] but they could not go further in the next round, as they lost to the Detroit Pistons in six games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[7] Following the season, Van Horn was traded to the New York Knicks.

This season was head coach Larry Brown's last in Philadelphia as he resigned on Memorial Day, 2003.[8] Brown would later go on to coach the Detroit Pistons, where he helped the team win the 2004 NBA Championship. He led the team to another Finals appearance in 2005. As of 2021, the Sixers have advanced past the first round of the playoffs four times since this 2003 playoff victory over New Orleans (2012, Bulls; 2018, Heat; 2019, Nets; 2021, Wizards)

Offseason

In the 2002 NBA draft, the 76ers drafted Czech swingman Jiří Welsch and forward-center Sam Clancy (Clancy would not play in any games in the NBA). The Sixers also made three trades on draft day. Their first trade was with the Golden State Warriors. They traded their first round pick, Jiří Welsch, for a 2004 2nd round draft pick and a 2005 1st round draft pick. In their second trade, they traded Speedy Claxton to the San Antonio Spurs for Mark Bryant, Randy Holcomb, and John Salmons. Their third and final trade of the night was with the Atlanta Hawks. They traded a 2004 2nd round draft pick and a 2006 2nd round draft pick to the Hawks for Efthimios Rentzias.

On July 25, the 76ers signed Greg Buckner and Monty Williams.

On August 6, the Sixers traded Dikembe Mutombo to the New Jersey Nets for Todd MacCulloch and Keith Van Horn. This trade marked the beginning of MacCulloch's second tenure with the franchise.

On August 27, the Sixers signed Brian Skinner.

On September 30, the Sixers signed Art Long and William Avery. Avery would not play any games with Philadelphia.

On October 11, the Sixers waived Alvin Jones. On the 23rd, they waived Damone Brown.[9]

Draft picks
Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Jiří Welsch SG/SF  Czech Republic Union Olimpija (Slovenia and Adriatic League)
2 45 Sam Clancy PF/C  United States Southern California

Roster
2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 21 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–16 Clemson
C 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–06–21 Syracuse
C 1 Dalembert, Samuel  (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981–05–10 Seton Hall
F 40 Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–03–19 Xavier
G 3 Iverson, Allen (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1975–06–07 Georgetown
C 11 MacCulloch, Todd  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1976–01–27 Washington
F 8 McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1972–10–02 Temple
C 14 Rentzias, Efthimios 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1976–01–11 Greece
G 7 Salmons, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1979–12–12 Miami (FL)
G 12 Satterfield, Kenny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1981–04–10 Cincinnati
F 54 Skinner, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976–05–19 Baylor
G 20 Snow, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1973–04–24 Michigan State
F 9 Thomas, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–07–25 New Mexico
F 4 Van Horn, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975–10–23 Utah
F 5 Williams, Monty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–08 Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 3, 2003

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 4933.598–33–816–2516–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4834.585125–1623–1817–7
x-Boston Celtics 4438.537525–1619–2213–12
x-Orlando Magic 4240.512726–1516–2514–11
Washington Wizards 3745.4511223–1814–2711–13
New York Knicks 3745.4511224–1713–289–15
Miami Heat 2557.3052416–259–325–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons5032.610–
2 y-New Jersey Nets4933.5981
3 x-Indiana Pacers4834.5852
4 x-Philadelphia 76ers4834.5852
5 x-New Orleans Hornets4735.5733
6 x-Boston Celtics4438.5376
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.5128
8 x-Orlando Magic4240.5128
9 New York Knicks3745.45113
10 Washington Wizards3745.45113
11 Atlanta Hawks3547.42715
12 Chicago Bulls3052.36620
13 Miami Heat2557.30525
14 Toronto Raptors2458.29326
15 Cleveland Cavaliers1765.20733
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—

Playoffs
2003 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 20 New Orleans W 98–90 Allen Iverson (55) Keith Van Horn (10) Eric Snow (10) First Union Center
19,711		 1–0
2 April 23 New Orleans W 90–85 Allen Iverson (29) Kenny Thomas (16) Derrick Coleman (6) First Union Center
20,229		 2–0
3 April 26 @ New Orleans L 85–99 Allen Iverson (28) Keith Van Horn (9) Allen Iverson (7) New Orleans Arena
17,320		 2–1
4 April 28 @ New Orleans W 96–87 Allen Iverson (22) Kenny Thomas (8) Eric Snow (12) New Orleans Arena
16,243		 3–1
5 April 30 New Orleans L 91–93 Allen Iverson (30) Kenny Thomas (14) Iverson, Snow (7) First Union Center
19,403		 3–2
6 May 2 @ New Orleans W 107–103 Allen Iverson (45) Keith Van Horn (18) Eric Snow (9) New Orleans Arena
18,570		 4–2
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 6 @ Detroit L 87–98 Allen Iverson (27) Derrick Coleman (8) Allen Iverson (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 0–1
2 May 8 @ Detroit L 97–104 (OT) Allen Iverson (31) Kenny Thomas (19) Allen Iverson (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 0–2
3 May 10 Detroit W 93–83 Allen Iverson (25) Kenny Thomas (14) Allen Iverson (11) First Union Center
20,743		 1–2
4 May 11 Detroit W 95–82 Allen Iverson (36) Derrick Coleman (15) Allen Iverson (11) First Union Center
20,549		 2–2
5 May 14 @ Detroit L 77–78 Derrick Coleman (23) Derrick Coleman (11) Allen Iverson (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 2–3
6 May 16 Detroit L 89–93 (OT) Allen Iverson (38) Kenny Thomas (14) Allen Iverson (9) First Union Center
20,888		 2–4
2003 schedule

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References
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  3. "2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. "2002–03 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. "2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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  9. "2002-03 Philadelphia 76ers Transactions".

See also
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