Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

2002-2003 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
13 Kelvin Cato C 6-11 255 5 Iowa State 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
52 Jason Collier F-C 7-0 260 2 Georgia Tech 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
3 Steve Francis G 6-3 195 3 Maryland 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
33 Eddie Griffin F 6-10 220 1 Seton Hall 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
1 Juaquin Hawkins SF 6-7 220 2 Long Beach State 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Tito Maddox G 6-4 190 0 Fresno State 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
32 Pete Mickeal SF 6-6 225 1 Cincinnati 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 29 United States
11 Yao Ming C 7-6 310 0 Shanghai Dongfang (China) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 1 China
5 Cuttino Mobley G 6-4 190 4 Rhode Island 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
44 Terence Morris F 6-9 221 1 Maryland 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
9 Bostjan Nachbar F 6-10 220 0 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 15 Slovenia
12 Moochie Norris G 6-1 175 5 West Florida 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
55 James Posey F 6-8 217 3 Xavier 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
41 Glen Rice SF 6-8 228 13 Michigan 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
2 Mo Taylor F 6-9 265 5 Michigan 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
21 Kenny Thomas F 6-7 245 3 New Mexico 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States

2002-2003 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Francis C. Mobley G. Rice E. Griffin Y. Ming
Rotation M. Norris T. Maddox J. Hawkins M. Taylor K. Cato
Rotation     B. Nachbar T. Morris J. Collier
Lim PT     J. Posey    

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 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Steve Francis Player Of The Week (01/19/03, 03/16/03)
Yao Ming All-Rookie First Team (2003)
Yao Ming Rookie Of The Month (Dec 02, Feb 03)
Steve Francis Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2003)
Yao Ming Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2003)

2002-2003 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Steve Francis 81 41.0 21.0 6.2 6.2 1.7 0.5 3.7
Cuttino Mobley 73 41.7 17.5 4.2 2.8 1.3 0.5 2.3
Yao Ming 82 29.1 13.5 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.8 2.1
Eddie Griffin 77 24.5 8.6 6.0 1.1 0.7 1.4 1.0
Mo Taylor 67 20.6 8.4 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.5
Glen Rice 62 24.7 9.0 2.5 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.9
James Posey 58 28.4 9.3 4.8 1.8 1.3 0.2 1.3
Moochie Norris 82 16.8 4.4 1.9 2.4 0.7 0.0 1.0
Kelvin Cato 73 17.2 4.5 5.9 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8
Kenny Thomas 20 29.3 9.8 6.8 1.9 0.8 0.3 2.0
Terence Morris 49 12.9 3.7 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6
Juaquin Hawkins 57 12.0 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.5
Jason Collier 13 8.0 2.8 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Bostjan Nachbar 14 5.5 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4
Tito Maddox 9 3.9 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3

2002-2003 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Tito Maddox was selected as the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Tito Maddox signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 12, 2002.

Yao Ming was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Yao Ming signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on October 8, 2002.

Cuttino Mobley was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Cuttino Mobley signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on January 23, 1999. Cuttino Mobley re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 2, 2000.

Bostjan Nachbar was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Bostjan Nachbar signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 11, 2002.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Jason Collier, the #15 pick in the First Round of the 2000 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 28, 2000. Jason Collier signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 17, 2000.

Draft Rights to Steve Francis, the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Vancouver Grizzlies on August 27, 1999. Steve Francis signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 15, 1999. Steve Francis signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on August 26, 2002.

Draft Rights to Eddie Griffin, the #7 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the New Jersey Nets on June 27, 2001. Eddie Griffin signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 19, 2001.

Draft Rights to Terence Morris, the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Atlanta Hawks on June 27, 2001. Terence Morris signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 9, 2001.

Acquired via Trade

Kelvin Cato was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 2, 1999. Kelvin Cato signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on October 27, 1999.

James Posey was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Denver Nuggets on December 18, 2002.

Glen Rice was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the New York Knicks on August 10, 2001.

Acquired via Free Agency

Juaquin Hawkins signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 27, 2002.

Moochie Norris signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on February 8, 2000. Moochie Norris re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on February 18, 2000. Moochie Norris re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on February 28, 2000. Moochie Norris re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 9, 2001.

Mo Taylor signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on August 25, 2000. Mo Taylor re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 7, 2001.

2002-2003 Houston Rockets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Leslie Alexander Owner 1993-1994 N/A
Marcus Jolibois Chief Financial Officer 1994-1995 N/A
Rudy Tomjanovich Head Coach 1991-1992 N/A
Jim Boylen Assistant Coach 1992-1993 Assistant Coach (Michigan State, 1987 to 1992)
Mike Wells Assistant Coach 1999-2000 Video Coordinator (Houston Rockets, 1996 to 1999)
Dean Cooper Assistant Coach 2012-2013 Director of Player Development (Portland Trail Blazers, 2010 to 2012)
Melvin Hunt Assistant Coach 2001-2002 Video Coordinator (Houston Rockets, 1999 to 2001)
Carroll Dawson General Manager 1996-1997 N/A
Carroll Dawson General Manager 1996-1997 N/A
Anthony Nila Director of International Scouting 1992-1993 N/A
Brent Johnson Personnel Scout 1994-1995 N/A
Jay Namoc Equipment Manager 1994-1995 N/A
Keith Jones Head Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 N/A
David Macha Strength and Conditioning Coach 1996-1997 N/A
Bill Worrell TV Broadcaster 1983-1984 N/A