Phoenix Suns Regular Season Rosters

2002-2003 Phoenix Suns Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
0 Randy Brown PG 6-2 190 11 New Mexico State 1991 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
4 Alton Ford PF 6-9 275 1 Houston 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
24 Tom Gugliotta PF 6-10 240 10 NC State 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
1 Penny Hardaway PG 6-7 195 9 Memphis 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
23 Casey Jacobsen SG 6-6 214 0 Stanford 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
2 Joe Johnson SG 6-7 240 1 Arkansas 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
14 Dan Langhi FC 6-11 220 2 Vanderbilt 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
3 Stephon Marbury G 6-2 180 6 Georgia Tech 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
31 Shawn Marion F 6-7 228 3 UNLV 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
45 Bo Outlaw F 6-8 210 9 Houston 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
32 Amar'e Stoudemire FC 6-10 245 0 Cypress Creek High School (Florida) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
25 Jake Tsakalidis C 7-2 285 2 AEK Athens (Greece) 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 25 Greece / Georgia
43 Jake Voskuhl C 6-11 245 2 UConn 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
47 Scott Williams FC 6-10 230 12 North Carolina 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2002-2003 Phoenix Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Marbury P. Hardaway S. Marion S. Williams A. Stoudemire
Rotation   J. Johnson C. Jacobsen B. Outlaw J. Voskuhl
Rotation       T. Gugliotta  
Lim PT R. Brown   D. Langhi A. Ford J. Tsakalidis

2002-2003 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Sacramento Kings59-23-
2Los Angeles Lakers50-329
3Portland Trail Blazers50-329
4Phoenix Suns44-3815
5Seattle SuperSonics40-4219
6Golden State Warriors38-4421
7Los Angeles Clippers27-5532

2002-2003 Phoenix Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Stephon Marbury All-NBA Third Team (2003)
Stephon Marbury Player Of The Week (12/01/02, 01/12/03)
Shawn Marion Player Of The Week (04/13/03)
Amar'e Stoudemire Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (2003)
Amar'e Stoudemire All-Rookie First Team (2003)
Amar'e Stoudemire Rookie Of The Month (Jan 03, Apr 03)
Stephon Marbury Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2003)
Shawn Marion Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2003)
Amar'e Stoudemire Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2003)
Amar'e Stoudemire Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2003)
Stephon Marbury Skills Challenge Participant (2003)

2002-2003 Phoenix Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Stephon Marbury 81 40.0 22.3 3.2 8.1 1.3 0.2 3.2
Shawn Marion 81 41.6 21.2 9.5 2.4 2.3 1.2 1.9
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 31.3 13.5 8.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.3
Joe Johnson 82 27.5 9.8 3.2 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.3
Penny Hardaway 58 30.7 10.6 4.4 4.1 1.1 0.4 2.5
Bo Outlaw 80 22.5 4.7 4.6 1.4 0.6 0.9 0.9
Casey Jacobsen 72 15.9 5.1 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.8
Scott Williams 69 12.6 4.0 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5
Jake Voskuhl 65 14.6 3.8 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.7
Dan Langhi 60 9.0 3.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3
Jake Tsakalidis 33 16.4 4.9 3.7 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.8
Tom Gugliotta 27 16.6 4.8 3.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 1.1
Randy Brown 32 8.2 1.3 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.5
Alton Ford 11 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2

2002-2003 Phoenix Suns Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Alton Ford was selected as the #22 pick in the Second Round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Alton Ford signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 5, 2001.

Casey Jacobsen was selected as the #22 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Casey Jacobsen signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 5, 2002.

Shawn Marion was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Shawn Marion signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 29, 1999. Shawn Marion signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on August 2, 2002.

Amar'e Stoudemire was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Amar'e Stoudemire signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 5, 2002.

Jake Tsakalidis was selected as the #25 pick in the First Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Jake Tsakalidis signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on October 2, 2000.

Acquired via Trade

Randy Brown was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Boston Celtics on February 20, 2002.

Penny Hardaway was acquired in a sign and trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Orlando Magic on August 5, 1999.

Joe Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Boston Celtics on February 20, 2002.

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

Bo Outlaw was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Orlando Magic on November 15, 2001.

Jake Voskuhl was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Chicago Bulls on October 29, 2001.

Acquired via Free Agency

Tom Gugliotta signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on January 24, 1999.

Dan Langhi signed a contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on September 27, 2002.

Scott Williams signed a contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 19, 2002.

2002-2003 Phoenix Suns Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jerry Colangelo Owner, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer 2004-2005 Owner (Phoenix Suns, 1987 to 2004)
Rick Welts Chief Operating Officer 2002-2003 N/A
Kevin Tucker Director of Team Security 2002-2003 N/A
Frank Johnson Head Coach 2001-2002 N/A
Phil John Weber Assistant Coach 1999-2000 N/A
Marc Iavaroni Assistant Coach 2002-2003 Assistant Coach (Miami Heat, 1999 to 2002)
Mike D'Antoni Head Coach, Assistant Coach 2002-2003 Head Coach (Universo De'Longhi Treviso, 2001 to 2002)
Tim Grgurich Assistant Coach 2002-2003 Assistant Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 2001 to 2002)
Bryan Colangelo General Manager 1999-2000 General Manager (Phoenix Suns, 1995 to 1999)
Julie Fie VP of Basketball Communications 1998-1999 Media Relations (Phoenix Suns, 1992 to 1998)
Todd Quinter Scout 1993-1994 Video Coordinator (Phoenix Suns, 1986 to 1993)
John Shumate Scout 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2009 to 2010)
Jay Gaspar Equipment Manager 2000-2001 N/A
David Griffin Director of Player Personnel 2001-2002 Assistant Director of Player Personnel (Phoenix Suns, 1999 to 2001)
Aaron Nelson Head Athletic Trainer 2000-2001 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Phoenix Suns, 1993 to 2000)
Mike Elliott Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Athletic Trainer 2002-2003 N/A
Al McCoy Radio Broadcaster 1972-1973 N/A