2002–03 Phoenix Suns season

The 2002–03 NBA season was the 35th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.[1] After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Suns had the ninth pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and selected high school basketball star Amar'e Stoudemire,[2][3][4][5] and signed free agent Scott Williams during the off-season.[6] Frank Johnson returned as head coach, as the Suns held a 29–21 record at the All-Star break,[7] and posted eight additional wins from the previous season to finish fourth in the Pacific Division with a 44–38 record.[8] The Suns returned to the playoffs after snapping a streak of 13 seasons in a row the year before, a franchise record. America West Arena hosted Suns home games.

2002–03 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachFrank Johnson
General managerBryan Colangelo
Owner(s)Jerry Colangelo
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Spurs 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKTAR

Point guard Stephon Marbury and forward Shawn Marion provided a pair of 20–20 scorers, with Marbury averaging 22.3 points, 8.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while Marion averaged 21.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. The 20-year-old 6' 10" Stoudemire was drafted to balance out a team that had been deep at the guard position in years past, averaging 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, while Anfernee Hardaway provided the team with 10.6 points and 4.4 assists per game, and second-year guard Joe Johnson contributed 9.8 points per game.[9] Marbury and Marion were both selected for the All-Star Game,[10] while Marbury ended the season as a member of the All-NBA Third Team.

The Suns earned the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot, and were matched against the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference First Round. The Suns won Game 1 on the road, 96–95,[11][12] but lost the series to the eventual league champions, four games to two.[13][14][15] The Spurs would reach the Finals to defeat the New Jersey Nets in six games, winning their second championship.[16][17][18]

In Stoudemire, who earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors, and became the first high school draft pick to become NBA Rookie of the Year,[19][20][21] the Suns had drafted an athletic big man to join the equally athletic Marion for the coming seasons. Following the season, Bo Outlaw was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.[22][23]

Offseason

NBA draft
Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team
1 9 Amar'e Stoudemire Forward  United States
1 22 Casey Jacobsen Guard  United States Stanford

Roster
2002–03 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 0 Brown, Randy Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–05–22 New Mexico State
F 4 Ford, Alton Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1981–05–29 Houston
F 24 Gugliotta, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–12–19 NC State
G 1 Hardaway, Penny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis
F 23 Jacobsen, Casey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981–03–19 Stanford
G 2 Johnson, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1981–06–29 Arkansas
F 14 Langhi, Dan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–11–28 Vanderbilt
G 3 Marbury, Stephon (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977–02–20 Georgia Tech
F 31 Marion, Shawn (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV
C 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–04–13 Houston
F 32 Stoudemire, Amar'e (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982–11–16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)
C 25 Tsakalidis, Jake 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1979–06–10 Georgia
C 43 Voskuhl, Jake 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–11–01 Connecticut
C 47 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–03–21 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 23, 2002

Regular season

Standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 5923.720–35–624–1717–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 5032.610931–1019–2215–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5032.610927–1423–1815–9
x-Phoenix Suns 4438.5371530–1114–2712–12
Seattle SuperSonics 4042.4881925–1615–2611–13
Golden State Warriors 3844.4632124–1714–278–16
Los Angeles Clippers 2755.3293216–2511–306–18
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs6022.732–
2 y-Sacramento Kings5923.7201
3 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.732–
4 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5131.6229
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers5032.61010
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.61010
7 x-Utah Jazz4735.57313
8 x-Phoenix Suns4438.53716
9 Houston Rockets4339.52417
10 Seattle SuperSonics4042.48820
11 Golden State Warriors3844.46322
12 Memphis Grizzlies2854.34132
13 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32933
14 Denver Nuggets1765.20743

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

Game log
2003 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 19 @ San Antonio W 96–95 (OT) Stephon Marbury (26) Shawn Marion (12) Stephon Marbury (6) SBC Center
19,217		 1–0
2 April 21 @ San Antonio L 76–84 Stephon Marbury (32) Shawn Marion (12) Stephon Marbury (5) SBC Center
19,217		 1–1
3 April 25 San Antonio L 86–99 Stephon Marbury (25) Joe Johnson (9) Stephon Marbury (7) America West Arena
19,023		 1–2
4 April 27 San Antonio W 86–84 Stephon Marbury (18) Shawn Marion (14) Hardaway, Marbury (7) America West Arena
18,756		 2–2
5 April 29 @ San Antonio L 82–94 Shawn Marion (22) Amar'e Stoudemire (14) Stephon Marbury (7) SBC Center
19,217		 2–3
6 May 1 San Antonio L 85–87 Shawn Marion (24) Shawn Marion (15) Penny Hardaway (5) America West Arena
18,913		 2–4
2003 playoff schedule

Awards and honors

Week/Month
  • Amar'e Stoudemire was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January.
  • Amar'e Stoudemire was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for April.
  • Frank Johnson was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for December.
  • Stephon Marbury was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played November 24 through November 30.
  • Stephon Marbury was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played January 5 through January 11.
  • Shawn Marion was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played April 7 through April 13.

All-Star

Season

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
Randy Brown3208.2.372..7500.81.1.5.11.3
Alton Ford1102.8.333..3330.50.1.0.00.6
Tom Gugliotta271116.6.455.0001.000^3.71.1.5.24.8
Penny Hardaway585130.6.447.356.7944.44.11.1.410.6
Casey Jacobsen72015.9.373.315.6861.21.0.5.15.1
Joe Johnson823427.5.397.366.7743.22.6.8.29.8
Dan Langhi6009.0.401.290.6001.50.4.3.13.1
Stephon Marbury818140.0.439.301.8033.28.11.3.222.3
Shawn Marion818141.6.452.387.851^9.52.42.31.221.2
Bo Outlaw802022.5.550†.000.6214.61.4.6.94.7
Amar'e Stoudemire827131.3.472†.200.6618.81.0.81.113.5
Jake Tsakalidis332716.5.452..6723.70.4.2.54.9
Jake Voskuhl65114.6.564†..6673.50.6.3.43.8
Scott Williams693312.6.411.000.7862.80.3.4.34.0

† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tom Gugliotta205.0.500..5001.00.0.0.02.5
Penny Hardaway6640.7.386.360^.7226.04.32.2.812.7
Casey Jacobsen606.5.200.400^.0000.50.3.5.01.0
Joe Johnson6027.3.275.154.4004.31.3.7.35.3
Stephon Marbury6645.2.375.227.7584.05.71.2.022.0
Shawn Marion6647.2.374.321.84611.72.01.81.818.5
Bo Outlaw6011.7.100..5002.20.8.2.20.7
Amar'e Stoudemire6633.8.523†1.000^.5717.81.21.71.514.2
Jake Voskuhl6016.3.706†..923#3.70.3.7.76.0
Scott Williams6613.8.344.1.000#2.50.2.7.54.0

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 5 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 10 free throws made.

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