2002–03 Denver Nuggets season

2002–03 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Jeff Bzdelik
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	17–65 (.207)
Place	Division: 7th (Midwest) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2002-03 NBA season was the Nuggets' 27th season in the NBA and 36th season as a franchise. They finished the regular season last place in the Midwest Division with 17 wins and 65 losses, the franchise's worst record since 1997–98.

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	5	Nikoloz Tskitishvili	F/C	Georgia
1	25	Frank Williams	PG	United States	Illinois
2	33	Vincent Yarbrough	SF	United States	Tennessee

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 15 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Blinn G/F 32 Bowen, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Iowa F/C 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Massachusetts G 21 Harrington, Adam 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn G 6 Harrington, Junior 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wingate F 1 Harvey, Donnell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Florida F/C 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan F/C 31 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Brazil G/F 41 Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Xavier G 4 Savović, Predrag 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Hawaiʻi G 20 Trepagnier, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Southern California F 22 Tskitishvili, Nikoloz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Republic of Georgia G/F 7 White, Rodney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Charlotte G 11 Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) North Carolina G 3 Yarbrough, Vincent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee	Head coach Jeff Bzdelik (UIC) Assistant coach(es) Jarinn Akana (Hawaiʻi) Bill Branch (Lenoir-Rhyne) (assistant coach/scout) T. R. Dunn (Alabama) John MacLeod (Bellarmine) Mark Randall (Kansas) (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

• Shammond Williams holds American and Georgian dual citizenship. He played for the Georgian national team although he was born in the United States.

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	60	22	.732	–	33–8	27–14	17–7
x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	–	33–8	27–14	18–6
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	51	31	.622	9	33–8	18–23	15–9
x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	13	29–12	18–23	15–9
Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	17	28–13	15–26	11–13
Memphis Grizzlies	28	54	.341	32	20–21	8–33	5–17
Denver Nuggets	17	65	.207	43	13–28	4–37	3–21

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Sacramento Kings	59	23	.720	1
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	–
4	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	51	31	.622	9
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	50	32	.610	10
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	10
7	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	13
8	x-Phoenix Suns	44	38	.537	16
9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	17
10	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	20
11	Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	22
12	Memphis Grizzlies	28	54	.341	32
13	Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	33
14	Denver Nuggets	17	65	.207	43

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and records

• Nenê, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

See also

• 2002-03 NBA season