Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters

2003-2004 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
4 Tony Battie PF 6-11 230 6 Texas Tech 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
1 Carlos Boozer PF 6-9 266 1 Duke 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 6 Germany / United States
44 Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje C 7-0 260 2 Georgetown 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Cameroon
3 J.R. Bremer SG 6-2 185 1 St. Bonaventure 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Kedrick Brown GF 6-7 222 2 Northwest Florida State College 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
8 Mateen Cleaves G 6-2 205 3 Michigan State 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
31 Ricky Davis GF 6-7 195 5 Iowa 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
52 DeSagana Diop C 7-0 280 2 Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Senegal
11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 260 7 BC Aisciai-Atletas (Lithuania) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 20 Lithuania
23 LeBron James F 6-9 250 0 St. Vincent St. Mary High School (Ohio) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
24 Jason Kapono SF 6-8 213 0 UCLA 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
32 Jelani McCoy FC 6-10 245 5 UCLA 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
0 Jeff McInnis G 6-4 190 6 North Carolina 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
4 Chris Mihm C 7-0 265 3 Texas 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
21 Darius Miles F 6-9 210 3 East St. Louis Senior High School (Illinois) 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
54 Lee Nailon F 6-9 238 3 TCU 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
14 Ira Newble G-F 6-7 220 4 Miami (OH) 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
12 Kevin Ollie G 6-4 195 7 UConn 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Sasha Pavlovic GF 6-7 235 0 Buducnost (Montenegro) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 19 Serbia
13 Michael Stewart FC 6-10 230 6 California 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted France / United States
41 Bruno Sundov C 7-2 220 5 KK Split (Croatia) 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 6 Croatia
2 Dajuan Wagner G 6-2 200 1 Memphis 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
55 Eric Williams F 6-8 220 8 Providence 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States

2003-2004 Cleveland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Ollie I. Newble L. James C. Boozer Z. Ilgauskas
Rotation   D. Wagner J. Kapono   D. Diop
Lim PT J. McInnis K. Brown   L. Nailon R. Boumtje-Boumtje
Lim PT       E. Williams T. Battie

2003-2004 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Indiana Pacers61-21-
2Detroit Pistons54-287
3New Orleans Hornets41-4120
4Milwaukee Bucks41-4120
5Cleveland Cavaliers35-4726
6Toronto Raptors33-4928
7Atlanta Hawks28-5433
8Chicago Bulls23-5938

2003-2004 Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Carlos Boozer Player Of The Week (01/25/04)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Player Of The Week (03/14/04)
LeBron James Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (2004)
LeBron James All-Rookie First Team (2004)
LeBron James Rookie Of The Month (Nov 03, Dec 03, Jan 04, Feb 04, Mar 04, Apr 04)
LeBron James Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2004)
Carlos Boozer Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2004)

2003-2004 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
LeBron James 79 39.5 20.9 5.5 5.9 1.6 0.7 3.5
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 81 31.3 15.3 8.1 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.0
Carlos Boozer 75 34.6 15.5 11.4 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.8
Eric Williams 50 27.5 9.4 3.8 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.1
Jeff McInnis 31 35.4 11.7 2.6 7.5 1.2 0.1 1.9
Kevin Ollie 82 17.1 4.2 2.1 2.9 0.6 0.1 1.0
Ricky Davis 22 36.2 15.3 5.5 5.0 1.1 0.4 3.1
Darius Miles 37 24.0 8.9 4.5 2.2 0.7 0.7 1.5
Dajuan Wagner 44 16.1 6.5 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.9
Tony Battie 50 19.5 5.4 4.8 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.8
Ira Newble 64 19.5 4.0 2.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.8
Kedrick Brown 34 16.5 5.3 2.3 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.5
Lee Nailon 22 18.1 7.7 3.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0
Chris Mihm 22 17.8 6.9 6.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.1
Jason Kapono 41 10.4 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5
DeSagana Diop 56 13.0 2.2 3.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.5
J.R. Bremer 31 13.0 3.5 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.6
Mateen Cleaves 4 23.0 3.8 1.8 4.8 1.0 0.5 1.2
Bruno Sundov 4 7.2 2.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Michael Stewart 8 9.5 1.0 2.2 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.1
Jelani McCoy 2 6.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

2003-2004 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Carlos Boozer was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Carlos Boozer signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 7, 2002.

DeSagana Diop was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. DeSagana Diop signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 5, 2001.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 1, 1996. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 29, 1999.

LeBron James was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 3, 2003.

Jason Kapono was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jason Kapono signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 30, 2003.

Dajuan Wagner was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dajuan Wagner signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 16, 2002.

Acquired via Trade

Tony Battie was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Boston Celtics on December 15, 2003.

Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Portland Trail Blazers on January 21, 2004.

Kedrick Brown was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Boston Celtics on December 15, 2003.

Jeff McInnis was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Portland Trail Blazers on January 21, 2004.

Eric Williams was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Boston Celtics on December 15, 2003.

Acquired via Free Agency

Lee Nailon signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 3, 2004. Lee Nailon re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 13, 2004. Lee Nailon re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 23, 2004.

Ira Newble signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 22, 2003.

Kevin Ollie signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 17, 2003.

2003-2004 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
George Gund Owner 1983-1984 N/A
Gordon Gund Owner, Majority Owner 1983-1984 N/A
Len Komoroski Chief Executive Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Tracy Marek Chief Marketing Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Marvin Cross Director of Team Security 1981-1982 N/A
Paul Silas Head Coach 2003-2004 Head Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 1998 to 2003)
Ron Ekker Assistant Coach 2001-2002 Assistant Coach (Dallas Mavericks, 1993 to 2000)
Bob Donewald, Jr. Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 2001 to 2003)
Hank Egan Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Golden State Warriors, 2002 to 2003)
Stephen Silas Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 2000 to 2003)
Jim Paxson Chief Operating Officer, General Manager 1999-2000 Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1998 to 1999)
Chico Averbuck Director of International Scouting 2001-2002 N/A
Wes Wilcox Advance Scout 2003-2004 Video Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2002 to 2003)
Mark Cashman Equipment Manager 2001-2002 N/A
Mike Bratz Director of Player Personnel 2001-2002 Scout (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2000 to 2001)
Max Benton Head Athletic Trainer 2001-2002 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 2001)
Stan Kellers Strength and Conditioning Coach 1996-1997 N/A
Mike Mancias Assistant Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Miami Heat, 2010 to 2014)
Richard Parker, MD Team Physician 2000-2001 N/A
Joe Tait Radio Broadcaster 1970-1971 N/A