2003–04 Washington Wizards season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Washington Wizards 2004 25 57 Atlantic 6 13 Eddie Jordan MCI Center Did not qualify WASNovember 2021The 2003–04 Washington Wizards season was the Wizards 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 31st season in the city of Washington, D.C.https://archive.today/20130117235032/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/2004.html 2003-04 Washington Wizards With All-Star guard Michael Jordan retired for good and Doug Collins fired as head coach, the Wizards hired Eddie Jordan, and signed free agent and last year's Most Improved Player Gilbert Arenas during the offseason. Under Jordan, the Wizards showed signs early into the season as they won their first game against the Chicago Bulls 99–74, and held the Toronto Raptors to 60 points in a 26-point margin win, while winning three of their first five games. However, with team captain Jerry Stackhouse playing just 26 games due to knee injuries, the Wizards played mediocre basketball all season finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 25–57 record, missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season. Following the season, Stackhouse was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, and Christian Laettner signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat. Gilbert Arenas, in his first full season with the Wizards after signing as a restricted free agent, averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game in 55 appearances, establishing himself as the team's primary offensive option following Michael Jordan's second retirement. Larry Hughes contributed 18.8 points per game, making the Wizards one of only a handful of teams that season with two players averaging close to 20 points.2003-04 Washington Wizards https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2004.html 2026-10-05 Basketball Reference Kwame Brown, the first overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft and the first high school player ever selected first overall, showed development in his third season by averaging 10.9 points and 7.4 rebounds. Rookie Jarvis Hayes, the 10th overall pick, averaged 9.6 points and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Eddie Jordan, in his first season as head coach, installed an uptempo system that would lead the Wizards to three consecutive playoff appearances beginning the following season. Draft picks 2003 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 10 Jarvis Hayes SF Georgia 2 38 Steve Blake PG Maryland Roster 2003-04 Washington Wizards #004874 white #BA8545 #000000 0 Gilbert Arenas G 6 4 215 Arizona 35 Lonny Baxter F 6 8 264 Maryland 2 Steve Blake G 6 3 172 Maryland 5 Kwame Brown F/C 6 11 290 Glynn Academy (GA) 32 Mitchell Butler G 6 5 210 UCLA 3 Juan Dixon G 6 3 165 Maryland 24 Jarvis Hayes F 6 8 220 Georgia 33 Brendan Haywood C 7 0 263 North Carolina 20 Larry Hughes G/F 6 5 184 Saint Louis 1 Jared Jeffries F 6 11 240 Indiana 44 Christian Laettner F/C 6 11 235 Duke yes 42 Jerry Stackhouse G/F 6 6 218 North Carolina 36 Etan Thomas F/C 6 10 260 Syracuse 12 Chris Whitney G 6 0 168 Clemson yes Eddie Jordan (Rutgers) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/2006.html Regular season Season standings WAS WAS Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Player statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPGPPGGilbert Arenas 55 52 37.6 .392 .375 .748 4.6 5.0 1.9 .2 19.6Lonny Baxter† 12 0 11.0 .500 .000 .750 2.6 .4 .2 .4 3.4Steve Blake 75 14 18.6 .386 .371 .821 1.6 2.8 .8 .1 5.9Torraye Braggs† 4 0 5.5 .600 1.3 .3 .0 .0 1.5Kwame Brown 74 57 30.3 .489 .500 .683 7.4 1.5 .9 .7 10.9Mitchell Butler 41 4 13.5 .435 .367 .625 1.7 .8 .5 .1 3.3Juan Dixon 71 16 20.8 .388 .298 .799 2.1 1.9 1.2 .1 9.4Jarvis Hayes 70 42 29.2 .400 .305 .786 3.8 1.5 1.0 .2 9.6Brendan Haywood 77 59 19.3 .515 .000 .585 5.0 .6 .4 1.3 7.0Larry Hughes 61 61 33.8 .397 .341 .797 5.3 2.4 1.6 .4 18.8Jared Jeffries 82 38 23.3 .377 .167 .614 5.2 1.1 .6 .3 5.7Brevin Knight† 32 12 18.7 .420 .200 .704 1.9 3.2 1.6 .0 4.3Christian Laettner 48 18 20.5 .465 .286 .800 4.8 1.9 .8 .6 5.9Jerry Stackhouse 26 17 29.8 .399 .354 .806 3.6 4.0 .9 .1 13.9Etan Thomas 79 15 24.1 .489 .647 6.7 .9 .5 1.6 8.9Jahidi White† 1 0 4.0 .000 .0 .0 .0 1.0 .0Chris Whitney 16 5 11.6 .378 .444 1.000 .9 .9 .4 .1 2.9 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only. Awards and records Jarvis Hayes, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team References See also 2003-04 NBA season Category:Washington Wizards seasons Wash Wash Washington