2003–04 Utah Jazz season

2003–04 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 7th (Midwest) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain, KJZZ
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM

The 2003–04 Utah Jazz season was the team's 30th in the NBA. Without their dynamic duo of John Stockton and Karl Malone, not much was expected out of the Jazz entering the season. However, with young stars like Andrei Kirilenko picking up the slack while being selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game, the Jazz were competitive all season. With the exception of a slump in January and February, the Jazz remained above .500 all season as they battled the Denver Nuggets for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Jazz finished seventh in the Midwest Division with a 42–40 record, and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in twenty-one seasons. However, their 42–40 record was their nineteenth consecutive winning season, which remains by three the all-time National Basketball Association record.

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	19	Sasha Pavlovic		Montenegro
2	47	Mo Williams	PG	United States	Alabama

Roster

Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 30 Arroyo, Carlos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) FIU SG 19 Bell, Raja 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) FIU C 22 Borchardt, Curtis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Stanford C 31 Collins, Jarron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Stanford SG 10 Giriček, Gordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Croatia PF 42 Gugliotta, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) NC State SG 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech SF 47 Kirilenko, Andrei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Russia PG 24 López, Raül 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Spain PF 54 Moore, Mikki 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nebraska C 00 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Kansas SG 11 Pavlović, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Montenegro PF 51 Ruffin, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Tulsa PG 25 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Alabama

Head coach Jerry Sloan (Evansville) Assistant coach(es) Gordon Chiesa (St. Thomas Aquinas) David Fredman (Loyola New Orleans) Phil Johnson (Utah State) Kenny Natt (Northeast Louisiana) Mark McKown (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Minnesota Timberwolves	58	24	.707	–	31–10	27–14	14–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	57	25	.695	1	33–8	24–17	15–9
x-Dallas Mavericks	52	30	.634	6	36–5	16–25	14–10
x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	8	31–10	19–22	12–12
x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13	27–14	18–23	8–16
x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	15	29–12	14–27	11–13
Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	16	28–13	14–27	10–14

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Minnesota Timberwolves	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-San Antonio Spurs	57	25	.695	1
4	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	52	30	.634	6
6	x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	8
7	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
8	x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	15
9	Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	16
10	Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	17
11	Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	21
12	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	21
13	Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	29
14	Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	30

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

• Andre Kirilenko, NBA All-Defensive Second Team