2002–03 Golden State Warriors season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Golden State Warriors 2003 38 44 Pacific 6 11 Eric Musselman Chris Cohan The Arena in Oakland Did not qualify GSW The 2002–03 Golden State Warriors season was the 57th season for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, and their 41st season in the San Francisco Bay Area. Golden State Warriors Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/ August 6, 2026 Season summary Off-season The Warriors received the third overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and selected small forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. out of Duke University. Lago Joe Rockets Make Yao Ming First Overall Pick ESPN June 26, 2002 https://www.espn.com/nbadraft/story?id=1399417 January 14, 2022 Passan Jeff Rockets Select Yao No. 1 Overall in Draft The Washington Post June 26, 2002 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/06/27/rockets-select-yao-no-1-overall-in-draft/514fd892-fe37-4595-aed2-c42c53b509fb/ July 15, 2022 2002 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2002.html December 1, 2022 During the off-season, the team hired Eric Musselman as their new head coach, and later on signed free agent Earl Boykins in November. For the season, the Warriors redesigned their white home uniforms and dark navy blue road uniforms, which featured a dark navy blue, orange and golden yellow trim, and orange side panels with dark navy blue and golden yellow outlines; the left leg of their shorts featured their alternate logo of a golden yellow letter "W" with a lightning bolt in front of an orange basketball with dark navy blue seams. The home uniforms featured dark navy blue side panels on the bottom on the back of their shorts, while the road uniforms featured golden yellow side panels. The team's new uniforms would remain in use until 2010. Golden State Warriors Home Uniform Chris Creamer's Sports Logos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/y4b0eg7itey1fu1vt9279gh0n/Golden_State_Warriors/2003/Home_Uniform January 23, 2022 Golden State Warriors Road Uniform Chris Creamer's Sports Logos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/vcwylbglnnpr73qg8ftjpgbt2/Golden_State_Warriors/2003/Road_Uniform January 23, 2022 Regular season Under Musselman, the Warriors got off to a slow start by losing six of their first seven games of the regular season, and held a 4–11 record at the end of November. However, the team later on posted an 8–7 record in January, then won 8 of their 13 games in February, and held a 21–27 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 6, 2003 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?month=2&day=6&year=2003 February 1, 2026 The Warriors posted a six-game winning streak between February and March, and reached .500 in winning percentage with a 30–30 record as of March 4, 2003. However, the team fell below .500 by losing 14 of their final 22 games of the season, finishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 38–44 record, which was a 17-game improvement over the previous season; 2002–03 Golden State Warriors Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2003_games.html January 13, 2022 however, the team missed the NBA playoffs for the ninth consecutive year. Antawn Jamison averaged 22.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while second-year star Gilbert Arenas averaged 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, contributed 109 three-point field goals, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year, NBA & ABA Most Improved Player Award Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/mip.html November 29, 2022 and second-year star Jason Richardson provided the team with 15.6 points per game, and also led them with 123 three-point field goals. In addition, second-year forward Troy Murphy provided with 11.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Boykins contributed 8.8 points and 3.3 assists per game, and Erick Dampier averaged 8.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Bob Sura provided with 7.3 points and 3.2 assists, Dunleavy contributed 5.7 points per game, and Adonal Foyle averaged 5.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. 2002–03 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2003.html January 13, 2022 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Arenas, Richardson and Murphy were all selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as members of the Sophomores team. Arenas scored 30 points and made 6 out of 12 three-point field-goal attempts, and was named the Rookie Challenge Game's Most Valuable Player, as the Sophomores defeated the Rookies team, 132–112. Basketball The Madison Courier February 8, 2003 A8 https://books.google.com/books?id=KbpJAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=2003+NBA+All-Star+Rosters&article_id=6980,3744966&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUp7Pcs6-SAxUnmIkEHXTXEisQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=2003%20NBA%20All-Star%20Rosters&f=false January 28, 2026 2003 NBA Rising Stars: Sophomores 132, Rookies 112 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2003_rookie.html January 28, 2026 In addition, Richardson participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in which he won for the second consecutive year. Associated Press NBA: Richardson Scores Big on Final Dunk to Beat Mason ESPN February 8, 2003 https://www.espn.com/nba/allstar/2003/news/2003/0208/1506224.html October 27, 2022 NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/contest.html January 28, 2026 Murphy finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting, while Boykins finished in 25th place, and Jamison finished tied in 26th place; 2002–03 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_2003.html February 1, 2026 Boykins also finished in seventh place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, while Foyle finished tied in 13th place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Musselman finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting, behind Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs. The Warriors finished 21st in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 634,935 at The Arena in Oakland during the regular season. 2002–03 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2003.html February 3, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, Arenas signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards after two seasons with the Warriors, Associated Press Plus: Pro Basketball: Arenas to Wizards as Deadline Passes The New York Times August 9, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/09/sports/plus-pro-basketball-arenas-to-wizards-as-deadline-passes.html October 27, 2022 Wyche Steve Arenas to Sign 6-Year Deal with Wizards The Washington Post July 22, 2003 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/07/22/arenas-to-sign-6-year-deal-with-wizards/ce3c49be-648b-4806-b53f-cda06d3fe2b3/ June 12, 2022 NBA: Warriors' Arenas Signs Offer Sheet with Wizards ESPN July 21, 2003 http://static.espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0721/1583869.html October 27, 2022 while Jamison and Danny Fortson were both traded to the Dallas Mavericks, after Jamison spent five seasons with the Warriors. Associated Press Mavericks Get Jamison from the Warriors The New York Times August 18, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/18/sports/basketball/mavericks-get-jamison-from-the-warriors.html June 12, 2022 Associated Press Mavericks Get Jamison in Nine-Player Trade Los Angeles Times August 19, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-aug-19-sp-newswire19-story.html October 27, 2022 Meanwhile, Sura was traded to the Detroit Pistons, Associated Press Plus: Pro Basketball: Liberty Rallies to Beat Mystics The New York Times August 22, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/22/sports/plus-pro-basketball-liberty-rallies-to-beat-mystics.html October 27, 2022 NBA: Warriors Acquire F-C Robinson from Pistons for G Sura ESPN August 21, 2003 https://www.espn.com/nba/story?id=1600457&src=desktop October 27, 2022 Boykins signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, and Chris Mills retired. Draft 2002 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. SG Duke 2 30 Steve Logan PG Cincinnati Roster Golden State Warriors 2002–03 #1D2951 #FFFFFF #EC7F51 #000000 0 Gilbert Arenas G 6 3 191 Arizona 11 Earl Boykins G 5 5 135 Eastern Michigan 25 Erick Dampier C 6 11 265 Mississippi State 10 Mike Dunleavy Jr. F/G 6 9 220 Duke 21 Danny Fortson F/C 6 7 260 Cincinnati 31 Adonal Foyle C 6 10 270 Colgate 33 Antawn Jamison F 6 8 223 North Carolina 34 Chris Mills basketball F 6 6 215 Arizona 1 Troy Murphy F 6 11 245 Notre Dame 23 Jason Richardson G/F 6 6 220 Michigan State 3 Bob Sura G 6 5 200 Florida State 4 Jiří Welsch F/G 6 7 208 Czech Republic Eric Musselman Hank Egan Phil Hubbard Mark Osowski Tom Sterner https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2003.html Regular season Season standings GSW GSW z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGAntawn Jamison 82 82 39.3 .470 .311 .789 7.0 1.9 .9 .5 22.2Gilbert Arenas 82 82 35.0 .431 .348 .791 4.7 6.3 1.5 .2 18.3Jason Richardson 82 82 32.9 .410 .368 .764 4.6 3.0 1.1 .3 15.6Erick Dampier 82 82 24.1 .496 .000 .698 6.6 .7 .3 1.9 8.2Mike Dunleavy Jr. 82 3 15.9 .403 .347 .780 2.6 1.3 .6 .2 5.7Adonal Foyle 82 0 21.8 .536 .000 .673 6.0 .5 .5 2.5 5.4Troy Murphy 79 79 31.8 .451 .214 .841 10.2 1.3 .8 .4 11.7Earl Boykins 68 0 19.4 .429 .377 .865 1.3 3.3 .6 .1 8.8Bob Sura 55 0 20.5 .412 .329 .696 3.0 3.2 .8 .0 7.3Jiří Welsch 37 0 6.3 .253 .250 .759 .8 .7 .2 .1 1.6Chris Mills basketball 21 0 12.5 .368 .280 .889 2.4 1.0 .3 .1 4.8Danny Fortson 17 0 13.1 .370 .000 .655 4.3 .7 .5 .0 3.5Óscar Torres basketball 17 0 6.4 .444 .538 .700 .7 .2 .2 .1 3.1Dean Oliver basketball 15 0 6.2 .241 .167 .875 1.1 1.5 .5 .0 1.5Guy Rucker 3 0 1.3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .0A. J. Guyton 2 0 4.5 .000 .000 .0 1.0 .5 .0 .0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only. Player statistics citation: Awards and records January 2011 Transactions January 2011 References See also 2002-03 NBA season Category:Golden State Warriors seasons Golden Golden Golden State Category:2000s in Oakland, California