Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters

2002-2003 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
15 Chris Andersen FC 6-10 245 1 Blinn 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
30 Mark Blount C-F 7-0 250 3 Pittsburgh 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 26 United States
32 Ryan Bowen F 6-9 218 3 Iowa 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 26 United States
14 Devin Brown SF 6-5 220 0 Texas-San Antonio 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
9 Mark Bryant PF 6-9 245 14 Seton Hall 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
23 Marcus Camby C 6-11 240 6 Massachusetts 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
25 John Crotty PG 6-1 185 11 Virginia 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Adam Harrington G 6-5 200 0 Auburn 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Junior Harrington G 6-4 180 0 Wingate 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Donnell Harvey F 6-8 220 2 Florida 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
5 Juwan Howard PF 6-9 240 8 Michigan 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
  Art Long PF 6-9 250 5 Cincinnati 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
31 Maybyner Nene C 6-11 250 0 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 7 Brazil
41 James Posey F 6-8 217 3 Xavier 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
11 Kenny Satterfield PG 6-2 186 1 Cincinnati 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
4 Predrag Savovic G 6-6 225 0 Hawaii 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted Croatia
20 Jeff Trepagnier G 6-4 200 1 USC 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
22 Nikoloz Tskitishvili F 7-0 225 0 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 5 Georgia
7 Rodney White F 6-9 238 1 Charlotte 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
12 Chris Whitney PG 6-0 168 9 Clemson 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States
11 Shammond Williams G 6-1 201 4 North Carolina 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
3 Vincent Yarbrough F 6-7 210 0 Tennessee 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States

2002-2003 Denver Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Harrington V. Yarbrough R. Bowen J. Howard M. Nene
Rotation   J. Trepagnier R. White D. Harvey M. Camby
Rotation   P. Savovic N. Tskitishvili   C. Andersen
Lim PT S. Williams A. Harrington      

2002-2003 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs60-22-
2Dallas Mavericks60-220
3Minnesota Timberwolves51-319
4Utah Jazz47-3513
5Houston Rockets43-3917
6Memphis Grizzlies28-5432
7Denver Nuggets17-6543

2002-2003 Denver Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Maybyner Nene All-Rookie First Team (2003)
Maybyner Nene Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2003)

2002-2003 Denver Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Juwan Howard 77 35.4 18.4 7.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.5
Maybyner Nene 80 28.1 10.5 6.1 1.9 1.6 0.8 2.3
Rodney White 72 21.7 9.0 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.4 2.2
Donnell Harvey 77 20.9 7.9 5.3 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.6
Junior Harrington 82 24.4 5.1 3.0 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.9
Vincent Yarbrough 59 23.4 6.9 2.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 1.4
James Posey 25 34.9 14.1 5.8 3.1 1.2 0.2 2.6
Nikoloz Tskitishvili 81 16.4 3.9 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.0
Chris Andersen 59 15.4 5.2 4.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0
Mark Blount 54 16.4 5.2 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.3
Chris Whitney 29 26.3 9.6 1.6 4.3 0.6 0.0 1.9
Shammond Williams 27 26.4 9.4 2.3 5.1 0.6 0.1 2.0
Ryan Bowen 62 16.1 3.6 2.5 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.7
Marcus Camby 29 21.2 7.6 7.2 1.6 0.7 1.4 0.9
Kenny Satterfield 22 19.1 5.6 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.6
Predrag Savovic 27 9.5 3.1 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.8
Jeff Trepagnier 8 12.2 5.6 2.0 0.8 1.0 0.0 1.0
John Crotty 12 15.0 3.4 1.2 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.8
Adam Harrington 6 12.3 3.2 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0
Devin Brown 3 23.7 6.0 3.7 1.7 1.3 0.3 1.3
Mark Bryant 3 4.7 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7

2002-2003 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Ryan Bowen was selected as the #26 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Ryan Bowen signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 16, 1999. Ryan Bowen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on August 3, 2000. Ryan Bowen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 18, 2002.

Nikoloz Tskitishvili was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Nikoloz Tskitishvili signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 20, 2002.

Vincent Yarbrough was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Vincent Yarbrough signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 18, 2002.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Maybyner Nene, the #7 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on June 26, 2002. Maybyner Nene signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 23, 2002.

Acquired via Trade

Marcus Camby was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on June 26, 2002.

Donnell Harvey was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 21, 2002.

Juwan Howard was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 21, 2002.

Rodney White was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Detroit Pistons on October 1, 2002.

Shammond Williams was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Boston Celtics on February 20, 2003.

Acquired via Free Agency

Chris Andersen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on November 21, 2001.

Adam Harrington signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on March 23, 2003. Adam Harrington re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on April 2, 2003.

Junior Harrington signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 17, 2002.

Predrag Savovic signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 17, 2002.

Jeff Trepagnier signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on March 23, 2003. Jeff Trepagnier re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on April 2, 2003. Jeff Trepagnier re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on April 12, 2003.

2002-2003 Denver Nuggets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Stan Kroenke Owner, Chairman 2000-2001 N/A
John MacLeod Associate Head Coach 2002-2003 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 2001 to 2002)
Bill Branch Assistant Coach, Director of Scouting 2002-2003 Advance Scout (Denver Nuggets, 1997 to 2002)
Jeff Bzdelik Head Coach, Assistant Coach 2002-2003 Scout (Denver Nuggets, 2001 to 2002)
T.R. Dunn Assistant Coach 2002-2003 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 1997 to 1998)
Todd Eley VP of Basketball Operations 1996-1997 General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 1997)
Kiki Vandeweghe General Manager 2001-2002 N/A
David Fredman Assistant General Manager 2001-2002 Assistant Coach (Utah Jazz, 1987 to 1999)
Jeff Weltman Assistant General Manager 2001-2002 Director of Player Personnel (Los Angeles Clippers, 1994 to 2001)
Lisa Johnson VP of Basketball Administration 1998-1999 N/A
Tommy Sheppard Senior Director of Basketball Operations 1994-1995 N/A
Chad Iske Video Coordinator 2002-2003 Scouting Coordinator (Denver Nuggets, 2000 to 2002)
Mike Wilson Scout 2002-2003 N/A
Sparky Gonzales Equipment Manager 2000-2001 N/A
Kim Hughes Director of Player Personnel 1999-2000 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 1998 to 1999)
Steve Hess Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 N/A
Richard Williams Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2002-2003 N/A
Jim Gillen Athletic Trainer 1991-1992 N/A
Erik Phillips Assistant Athletic Trainer 1998-1999 N/A
Scott Hastings Television Analyst 1999-2000 N/A