New Jersey Nets Regular Season Rosters

2002-2003 New Jersey Nets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
1 Brandon Armstrong SG 6-5 185 1 Pepperdine 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
11 Chris Childs SG 6-3 195 9 Boise State 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
35 Jason Collins C 7-0 255 1 Stanford 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
14 Jamie Feick F 6-9 255 6 Michigan State 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
12 Lucious Harris SG 6-5 190 9 Long Beach State 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
24 Richard Jefferson SF 6-7 233 1 Arizona 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
2 Anthony Johnson G 6-3 195 5 Charleston 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
5 Jason Kidd PG 6-4 210 8 California 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
30 Kerry Kittles G 6-5 179 6 Villanova 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
13 Donny Marshall SF 6-7 230 5 UConn 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
6 Kenyon Martin F 6-9 240 2 Cincinnati 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7-2 260 11 Georgetown 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo
54 Rodney Rogers F 6-7 235 9 Wake Forest 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
21 Brian Scalabrine PF 6-9 241 1 USC 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
8 Tamar Slay GF 6-8 215 0 Marshall 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
34 Aaron Williams F-C 6-9 220 8 Xavier 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2002-2003 New Jersey Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Kidd K. Kittles R. Jefferson K. Martin J. Collins
Rotation A. Johnson L. Harris R. Rogers B. Scalabrine A. Williams
Rotation   T. Slay     D. Mutombo
Lim PT   B. Armstrong D. Marshall    

2002-2003 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1New Jersey Nets49-33-
2Philadelphia Sixers48-341
3Boston Celtics44-385
4Orlando Magic42-407
5Washington Wizards37-4512
6New York Knicks37-4512
7Miami Heat25-5724

2002-2003 New Jersey Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jason Kidd All-NBA Second Team (2003)
Jason Kidd Player Of The Month (Dec 02)
Jason Kidd Player Of The Week (12/22/02, 04/06/03)
Lucious Harris Player Of The Week (12/29/02)
Richard Jefferson Player Of The Week (03/30/03)
Jason Kidd All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2003)
Jason Kidd Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2003)
Richard Jefferson Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2003)
Richard Jefferson Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2003)
Jason Kidd Skills Challenge Participant (2003)
Jason Kidd Skills Challenge Champion (2003)

2002-2003 New Jersey Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jason Kidd 80 37.4 18.7 6.3 8.9 2.2 0.3 3.7
Kenyon Martin 77 34.1 16.7 8.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 2.5
Richard Jefferson 80 36.0 15.5 6.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 1.9
Kerry Kittles 65 30.0 13.0 3.9 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.8
Lucious Harris 77 25.6 10.3 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.1 0.9
Aaron Williams 81 19.7 6.2 4.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.0
Rodney Rogers 68 19.2 7.0 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.5 1.3
Jason Collins 81 23.5 5.7 4.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.0
Anthony Johnson 66 12.8 4.1 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.6
Brian Scalabrine 59 12.3 3.1 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.8
Dikembe Mutombo 24 21.4 5.8 6.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.4
Tamar Slay 36 7.6 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6
Brandon Armstrong 17 4.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
Chris Childs 12 8.8 1.2 0.4 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.5
Donny Marshall 3 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

2002-2003 New Jersey Nets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Kerry Kittles was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Kerry Kittles signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on August 30, 1996. Kerry Kittles signed a multi-year extension with the New Jersey Nets on March 13, 1999.

Kenyon Martin was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Kenyon Martin signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on August 22, 2000.

Brian Scalabrine was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Brian Scalabrine signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on August 30, 2001.

Tamar Slay was selected as the #25 pick in the Second Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Tamar Slay signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 30, 2002.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Brandon Armstrong, the #23 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Houston Rockets on June 27, 2001. Brandon Armstrong signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2001.

Draft Rights to Jason Collins, the #18 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Houston Rockets on June 27, 2001. Jason Collins signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2001.

Draft Rights to Richard Jefferson, the #13 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Houston Rockets on June 27, 2001. Richard Jefferson signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2001.

Acquired via Trade

Lucious Harris was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Philadelphia Sixers on June 25, 1997.

Jason Kidd was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Phoenix Suns on July 18, 2001.

Dikembe Mutombo was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Philadelphia Sixers on August 7, 2002.

Acquired via Free Agency

Anthony Johnson signed a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on October 25, 2002.

Donny Marshall signed a contract with the New Jersey Nets on March 11, 2003. Donny Marshall re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on March 21, 2003. Donny Marshall re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on March 31, 2003.

Rodney Rogers signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on August 14, 2002.

Aaron Williams signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on August 10, 2000.

2002-2003 New Jersey Nets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Rich Dalatri Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992 to 1997)