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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 Draft picks 2 Roster 2.1 Roster Notes 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 3.3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5.1 Season 5.2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 References 8 See also

2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers season

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Head coach

General manager

Owners

Arena

Results

Record

48–34 (.585)

Place

Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)

Playoff finish

Conference semifinals
(lost to Pistons 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

Radio

WIP

< 2001–02

2003–04 >

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 and former 76ers center Todd MacCulloch from the New Jersey Nets; Van Horn was originally drafted by the Sixers as the second pick in the 1997 NBA draft.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] 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, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break.^[6] In December, the team acquired Kenny Thomas from the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade.^[7]^[8] The Sixers 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.^[9]

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,^[10] and also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting.^[11]^[12] 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.^[13]

The Sixers defeated the New Orleans Hornets led by Baron Davis in six games in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs,^[14]^[15]^[16] 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.^[17]^[18]^[19] Following the season, Van Horn was traded to the New York Knicks.^[20]^[21]

This season was head coach Larry Brown's last in Philadelphia as he resigned on Memorial Day, 2003.^[22]^[23]^[24] Brown would later go on to coach the Detroit Pistons,^[25] where he helped the team win the 2004 NBA Championship. He led the team to another Finals appearance in 2005. The Sixers wouldn't advance past the First Round again until 2012 when they defeated the Bulls in 6 games.

Offseason

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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.^[26]

Draft picks

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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	USC

Roster

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2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SG	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	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1981–05–10	Seton Hall
PF	40	Hill, Tyrone	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1968–03–19	Xavier
SG	3	Iverson, Allen	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
SF	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
PG	7	Salmons, John	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1979–12–12	Miami (FL)
PG	12	Satterfield, Kenny	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1981–04–10	Cincinnati
PF	54	Skinner, Brian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1976–05–19	Baylor
PG	20	Snow, Eric	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1973–04–24	Michigan State
PF	9	Thomas, Kenny	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1977–07–25	New Mexico
PF	4	Van Horn, Keith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1975–10–23	Utah
SF	5	Williams, Monty	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1971–10–08	Notre Dame

Head coach

Larry Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(IN) Inactive
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 3, 2003

Roster Notes

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Center Samuel Dalembert missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	–	33–8	16–25	16–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers	48	34	.585	1	25–16	23–18	17–7
x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	5	25–16	19–22	13–12
x-Orlando Magic	42	40	.512	7	26–15	16–25	14–11
Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	12	23–18	14–27	11–13
New York Knicks	37	45	.451	12	24–17	13–28	9–15
Miami Heat	25	57	.305	24	16–25	9–32	5–19

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	–
2	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	1
3	x-Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	2
4	x-Philadelphia 76ers	48	34	.585	2
5	x-New Orleans Hornets	47	35	.573	3
6	x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	6
7	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	8
8	x-Orlando Magic	42	40	.512	8

9	New York Knicks	37	45	.451	13
10	Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	13
11	Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	15
12	Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	20
13	Miami Heat	25	57	.305	25
14	Toronto Raptors	24	58	.293	26
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	17	65	.207	33

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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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	—	0–3	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–0	—	2–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–2	2–0	1–3	3–1	4–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–3
Chicago	2–2	2–2	—	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3
Cleveland	0–4	0–4	1–3	—	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	—	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Detroit	3–1	2–2	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1
Golden State	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Houston	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–4	4–0	0–2	3–1	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	—	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Memphis	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	—	2–0	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1
Miami	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	—	1–3	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	2–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	—	0–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	—	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	3–1
New Orleans	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–1
New York	3–1	0–4	1–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Orlando	1–2	2–3	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–3	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	—	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–3	—	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–3	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–3	—	2–0	2–2	1–1
Toronto	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	3–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	—

Game log

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Playoffs

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2003 playoff game log

First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location 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)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location 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

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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

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

Playoffs

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

Awards and records

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References

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