San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Rosters

2002-2003 San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
12 Bruce Bowen F 6-7 200 7 Cal State Fullerton 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
23 Devin Brown SF 6-5 220 0 Texas-San Antonio 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Speedy Claxton G 5-11 170 2 Hofstra 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
21 Tim Duncan FC 6-11 250 5 Wake Forest 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
35 Danny Ferry PF 6-10 230 12 Duke 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
20 Manu Ginobili SG 6-6 205 0 Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy) 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 28 Argentina
5 Anthony Goldwire G 6-1 182 6 Houston 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
3 Stephen Jackson GF 6-8 220 5 Butler CC 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
25 Steve Kerr SG 6-3 175 14 Arizona 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
34 Bateer Mengke C 6-11 287 1 Ningbo Rockets (China) 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted China
9 Tony Parker G 6-2 185 1 Paris Basket Racing (France) 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 28 France
50 David Robinson C 7-1 250 13 Navy 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
31 Malik Rose F 6-7 250 6 Drexel 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
8 Steve Smith SG 6-7 200 11 Michigan State 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
42 Kevin Willis C 7-0 245 18 Michigan State 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States

2002-2003 San Antonio Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Parker S. Jackson B. Bowen T. Duncan D. Robinson
Rotation S. Claxton M. Ginobili D. Ferry M. Rose K. Willis
Rotation   S. Smith      
Rotation   S. Kerr      
Lim PT         B. Mengke

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 San Antonio Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Steve Kerr NBA Champion (2003)
Steve Smith NBA Champion (2003)
Tim Duncan NBA Champion (2003)
Tony Parker NBA Champion (2003)
Kevin Willis NBA Champion (2003)
Bateer Mengke NBA Champion (2003)
Danny Ferry NBA Champion (2003)
David Robinson NBA Champion (2003)
Bruce Bowen NBA Champion (2003)
Manu Ginobili NBA Champion (2003)
Malik Rose NBA Champion (2003)
Speedy Claxton NBA Champion (2003)
Stephen Jackson NBA Champion (2003)
Tim Duncan Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (2003)
Tim Duncan Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP (2003)
Tim Duncan All-NBA First Team (2003)
Tim Duncan Player Of The Week (12/22/02, 12/29/02, 01/26/03, 02/16/03, 03/30/03)
Tim Duncan All-NBA Defensive First Team (2003)
Bruce Bowen All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2003)
Manu Ginobili All-Rookie Second Team (2003)
Manu Ginobili Rookie Of The Month (Mar 03)
Tim Duncan Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2003)
Tony Parker Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2003)
Tony Parker Skills Challenge Participant (2003)
David Robinson J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2003)

2002-2003 San Antonio Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tim Duncan 81 39.3 23.3 12.9 3.9 0.7 2.9 3.1
Tony Parker 82 33.8 15.5 2.6 5.3 0.9 0.0 2.4
Stephen Jackson 80 28.1 11.8 3.6 2.3 1.6 0.4 2.2
Malik Rose 79 24.5 10.4 6.4 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.2
Bruce Bowen 82 31.3 7.1 2.9 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.9
David Robinson 64 26.2 8.5 7.9 1.0 0.8 1.7 1.3
Manu Ginobili 69 20.8 7.6 2.3 2.0 1.4 0.2 1.4
Steve Smith 53 19.5 6.8 1.9 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.8
Steve Kerr 75 12.7 4.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.5
Kevin Willis 71 11.8 4.2 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8
Speedy Claxton 30 15.7 5.8 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.2 1.2
Danny Ferry 65 9.2 1.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4
Anthony Goldwire 10 5.2 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2
Devin Brown 7 3.1 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
Bateer Mengke 11 4.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.5

2002-2003 San Antonio Spurs Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Tim Duncan was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Tim Duncan signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 23, 1997. Tim Duncan re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 1, 2000.

Manu Ginobili was selected as the #28 pick in the Second Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Manu Ginobili signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 18, 2002.

Tony Parker was selected as the #28 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Tony Parker signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on September 21, 2001.

David Robinson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1987 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. David Robinson signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on October 1, 1987. David Robinson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on December 5, 1995. David Robinson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on July 20, 2001.

Acquired via Trade

Speedy Claxton was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Philadelphia Sixers on June 26, 2002.

Steve Kerr was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Portland Trail Blazers on August 2, 2002.

Bateer Mengke was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Detroit Pistons on October 3, 2002.

Steve Smith was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 24, 2001.

Acquired via Free Agency

Bruce Bowen signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 29, 2001. Bruce Bowen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on July 22, 2002.

Danny Ferry signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 10, 2000. Danny Ferry re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 1, 2001. Danny Ferry re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on July 22, 2002.

Stephen Jackson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on July 30, 2001.

Malik Rose signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs on September 29, 1997. Malik Rose re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on January 21, 1999. Malik Rose re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on September 3, 1999. Malik Rose re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on July 25, 2002.

Kevin Willis signed a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 23, 2002.

2002-2003 San Antonio Spurs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Peter M. Holt Owner, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer 1993-1994 N/A
Mike Budenholzer Assistant Coach 1996-1997 Video Coordinator (San Antonio Spurs, 1994 to 1996)
Mike Brown Assistant Coach, Director of Player Development 2000-2001 Assistant Coach (Washington Wizards, 1997 to 1999)
Joe Prunty Assistant Coach, Advance Scout 2002-2003 Assistant Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 2000 to 2002)
P.J. Carlesimo Assistant Coach 2002-2003 Head Coach (Golden State Warriors, 1997 to 2000)
Gregg Popovich Head Coach, President of Basketball Operations 2002-2003 Head Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1996 to )
R.C. Buford General Manager 2002-2003 Assistant General Manager (San Antonio Spurs, 1997 to 2002)
Lance Blanks Director of Scouting 2002-2003 Head Scout (San Antonio Spurs, 2001 to 2002)
Sam Presti Assistant Director of Scouting 2002-2003 Basketball Operations Assistant (San Antonio Spurs, 2001 to 2002)
Kevin Pritchard Scout 2001-2002 N/A
Lawrence Payne Executive VP 1976-1977 N/A
Brett Brown Director of Player Development 2002-2003 Basketball Operations Assistant (San Antonio Spurs, 1998 to 1999)
Will Sevening Head Athletic Trainer 1998-1999 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Indiana Pacers, 1994 to 1998)
Mike Brungardt Strength and Conditioning Coach 1994-1995 N/A
Christopher White Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2002-2003 Intern (San Antonio Spurs, 2001 to 2003)
Tom James Director of Medical Services 1994-1995 Media Services Manager (San Antonio Spurs, 1990 to 1994)