New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

2002-2003 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
49 Shandon Anderson GF 6-6 208 6 Georgia 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
51 Michael Doleac C 6-11 262 4 Utah 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
4 Howard Eisley G 6-2 177 8 Boston College 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
32 Othella Harrington F-C 6-9 235 6 Georgetown 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
20 Allan Houston G 6-6 205 9 Tennessee 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
44 Travis Knight C 7-0 235 6 UConn 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
  Antonio McDyess F 6-9 245 7 Alabama 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
54 Lee Nailon F 6-9 238 2 TCU 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
  Mark Pope C 6-10 235 5 Kentucky 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States
7 Lavor Postell SF 6-5 215 2 St. John's 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
8 Latrell Sprewell SG 6-5 190 10 Alabama 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
40 Kurt Thomas FC 6-9 240 7 TCU 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
21 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 8 Florida State 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
35 Clarence Weatherspoon PF 6-6 240 10 Southern Mississippi 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
30 Frankie Williams G 6-3 212 0 Illinois 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States

2002-2003 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters H. Eisley A. Houston L. Sprewell O. Harrington K. Thomas
Rotation C. Ward L. Postell S. Anderson C. Weatherspoon M. Doleac
Rotation   F. Williams   L. Nailon T. Knight
Lim PT     A. McDyess   M. Pope

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 York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Allan Houston Player Of The Week (02/16/03)

2002-2003 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Allan Houston 82 37.9 22.5 2.8 2.7 0.7 0.1 2.2
Latrell Sprewell 74 38.6 16.4 3.9 4.5 1.4 0.3 2.3
Kurt Thomas 81 31.8 14.0 7.9 2.0 1.0 1.2 1.7
Howard Eisley 82 27.3 9.1 2.3 5.4 0.9 0.1 1.8
Shandon Anderson 82 21.1 8.4 3.1 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.4
Othella Harrington 74 25.0 7.7 6.4 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.2
Clarence Weatherspoon 79 25.6 6.6 7.6 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.8
Charlie Ward 66 22.2 7.2 2.7 4.6 1.2 0.2 1.4
Michael Doleac 75 13.9 4.4 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.7
Lee Nailon 38 10.7 5.5 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.8
Travis Knight 32 9.0 1.9 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3
Lavor Postell 12 8.2 3.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6
Frankie Williams 21 8.0 1.3 0.9 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.8

2002-2003 New York Knicks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Lavor Postell was selected as the #10 pick in the Second Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Lavor Postell signed a contract with the New York Knicks on October 3, 2000. Lavor Postell re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on October 5, 2001.

Charlie Ward was selected as the #26 pick in the First Round of the 1994 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Charlie Ward signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on October 6, 1994. Charlie Ward re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on January 21, 1999.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Frankie Williams, the #25 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New York Knicks from the Denver Nuggets on June 26, 2002. Frankie Williams signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 8, 2002.

Acquired via Trade

Shandon Anderson was acquired in a sign and trade by the New York Knicks from the Houston Rockets on August 10, 2001.

Howard Eisley was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Dallas Mavericks on August 10, 2001.

Othella Harrington was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Vancouver Grizzlies on January 30, 2001.

Travis Knight was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Los Angeles Lakers on September 20, 2000.

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

Latrell Sprewell was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Golden State Warriors on January 21, 1999. Latrell Sprewell signed a multi-year extension with the New York Knicks on November 2, 1999.

Acquired via Free Agency

Michael Doleac signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on August 7, 2002.

Allan Houston signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 14, 1996. Allan Houston re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 20, 2001.

Lee Nailon signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on October 30, 2002.

Mark Pope signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on September 30, 2002.

Kurt Thomas signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on January 22, 1999. Kurt Thomas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on August 1, 2000.

Clarence Weatherspoon signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 20, 2001.

2002-2003 New York Knicks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
James L. Dolan Owner, NBA Governor 1997-1998 N/A
Don Chaney Head Coach 2001-2002 Head Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1993 to 1995)
Tom Thibodeau Assistant Coach 1996-1997 Assistant Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 1994 to 1996)
Andy Greer Assistant Coach, Scout 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2016 to 2019)
Mike Malone Assistant Coach 2001-2002 N/A
Steve Clifford Assistant Coach 2001-2002 Advance Scout (New York Knicks, 2000 to 2001)
Scott Layden General Manager 1999-2000 Vice President of Basketball Operations (Utah Jazz, 1996 to 1999)
Jeff Nix Assistant General Manager 2000-2001 Assistant Coach (New York Knicks, 1992 to 2000)
Chris Bernard VP, Player Development, Marketing and Team Operations 2001-2002 N/A
Matt Harding Video Coordinator 2001-2002 Assistant Video Coordinator (New York Knicks, 1998 to 2001)
Jim Eyen Scout 2002-2003 Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 1997 to 2001)
Mike Martinez Equipment Manager 1992-1993 Ball Boy (New York Knicks, 1989 to 1992)
Walt Frazier Television Analyst 1987-1988 N/A
Mike Breen Television Play-By-Play 1995-1996 N/A
Mike Walczewski Public Address Announcer 1989-1990 N/A
Jonathan Supranowitz Director of Media Relations 2001-2002 Media Relations Manager (New York Knicks, 2000 to 2001)