2003–04 Washington Wizards season

2003–04 Washington Wizards season
Head coach	Eddie Jordan
Arena	MCI Center
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference

The 2003–04 Washington Wizards season was the Wizards 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 31st season in the city of Washington, D.C. With All-Star guard Michael Jordan retired for good and Doug Collins fired as head coach, the Wizards hired Eddie Jordan, and signed free agent and last year's Most Improved Player Gilbert Arenas during the offseason. Under Jordan, the Wizards showed signs early into the season as they won their first game against the Chicago Bulls 99–74, and held the Toronto Raptors to 60 points in a 26-point margin win, while winning three of their first five games. However, with team captain Jerry Stackhouse playing just 26 games due to knee injuries, the Wizards played mediocre basketball all season finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 25–57 record, missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season. Following the season, Stackhouse was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, and Christian Laettner signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Jarvis Hayes	SF	United States	Georgia
2	38	Steve Blake	PG	United States	Maryland

Roster

2003-04 Washington Wizards roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 0 Gilbert Arenas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona F 35 Lonny Baxter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Maryland G 2 Steve Blake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Maryland F/C 5 Kwame Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Glynn Academy (GA) G 32 Mitchell Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA G 3 Juan Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Maryland F 24 Jarvis Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Georgia C 33 Brendan Haywood 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 263 lb (119 kg) North Carolina G/F 20 Larry Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Saint Louis F 1 Jared Jeffries 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Indiana F/C 44 Christian Laettner  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke G/F 42 Jerry Stackhouse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina F/C 36 Etan Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Syracuse G 12 Chris Whitney  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Clemson

Head coach Eddie Jordan (Rutgers) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	47	35	.573	–	28–13	19–22	18–7
x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	5	29–12	13–28	15–10
x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	8	23–18	16–25	15–7
x-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	11	19–22	17–24	14–10
e-Philadelphia 76ers	33	49	.402	14	21–20	12–29	10–14
e-Washington Wizards	25	57	.305	22	17–24	8–33	3–21
e-Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	26	11–30	10–31	8–16

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Indiana Pacers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-New Jersey Nets	47	35	.573	14
3	x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	7
4	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	19
5	x-New Orleans Hornets	41	41	.500	20
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	20
7	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
8	x-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	25
9	e-Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26
10	e-Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28
11	e-Philadelphia 76ers	33	49	.402	28
12	e-Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33
13	e-Washington Wizards	25	57	.305	36
14	e-Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	38
15	e-Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	40

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Gilbert Arenas	55	52	37.6	.392	.375	.748	4.6	5.0	1.9	.2	19.6
Lonny Baxter†	12	0	11.0	.500	.000	.750	2.6	.4	.2	.4	3.4
Steve Blake	75	14	18.6	.386	.371	.821	1.6	2.8	.8	.1	5.9
Torraye Braggs†	4	0	5.5	.600			1.3	.3	.0	.0	1.5
Kwame Brown	74	57	30.3	.489	.500	.683	7.4	1.5	.9	.7	10.9
Mitchell Butler	41	4	13.5	.435	.367	.625	1.7	.8	.5	.1	3.3
Juan Dixon	71	16	20.8	.388	.298	.799	2.1	1.9	1.2	.1	9.4
Jarvis Hayes	70	42	29.2	.400	.305	.786	3.8	1.5	1.0	.2	9.6
Brendan Haywood	77	59	19.3	.515	.000	.585	5.0	.6	.4	1.3	7.0
Larry Hughes	61	61	33.8	.397	.341	.797	5.3	2.4	1.6	.4	18.8
Jared Jeffries	82	38	23.3	.377	.167	.614	5.2	1.1	.6	.3	5.7
Brevin Knight†	32	12	18.7	.420	.200	.704	1.9	3.2	1.6	.0	4.3
Christian Laettner	48	18	20.5	.465	.286	.800	4.8	1.9	.8	.6	5.9
Jerry Stackhouse	26	17	29.8	.399	.354	.806	3.6	4.0	.9	.1	13.9
Etan Thomas	79	15	24.1	.489		.647	6.7	.9	.5	1.6	8.9
Jahidi White†	1	0	4.0	.000			.0	.0	.0	1.0	.0
Chris Whitney	16	5	11.6	.378	.444	1.000	.9	.9	.4	.1	2.9

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Wizards only.

Awards and records

• Jarvis Hayes, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season