2003–04 Toronto Raptors season

2003–04 Toronto Raptors season
Chris Bosh's rookie season
Head coach	Kevin O'Neill^[1]
Owner(s)	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena	Air Canada Centre^[1]
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Rogers Sportsnet, Raptors NBA TV, TSN, The Score, CIII
Radio	CJCL

The 2003–04 Toronto Raptors season was the team's ninth season in the NBA. This season saw the team draft future All-Star forward Chris Bosh with the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. With new head coach Kevin O'Neill, the Raptors started the season on a high note beating the 2-time Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets 90–87. However, a few days later they would set an embarrassing post shot clock record by scoring just 56 points in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Early into the season, they traded Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams to the Chicago Bulls for Jalen Rose and Donyell Marshall. The Raptors posted a 25–25 record at the All-Star break, but because of injuries only won just eight for the rest of the season. They finished sixth in the Central Division with a 33–49 record.

Following the season, O'Neil and General Manager Glen Grunwald were fired by the Raptors.^[2] This was also Vince Carter's final full season in Toronto as he would be traded to the New Jersey Nets midway through next season.

NBA Draft

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	4	Chris Bosh	Forward/Centre	United States	Georgia Tech
2	52	Remon van de Hare	Centre	Netherlands	FC Barcelona (Spain)

^[3]

Roster

Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
4.5 !PF	34	SCO !	Archibald, Robert	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Illinois
4.5 !PF	44	USA !	Blount, Corie	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Cincinnati
6.0 !C	4	USA !	Bosh, Chris	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Georgia Tech
2.0 !SG	15	USA !	Carter, Vince	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	North Carolina
2.0 !SG	12	USA !	Curry, Michael	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Georgia Southern
2.0 !SG	22	USA !	Glover, Dion	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Georgia Tech
4.5 !PF	42	USA !	Marshall, Donyell	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Connecticut
2.0 !SG	31	USA !	Mason, Roger	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Virginia
4.5 !PF	6	FRA !	Moïso, Jérôme	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UCLA
3.0 !SF	21	USA !	Murray, Lamond	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	UC Berkeley
1.0 !PG	10	BLZ !	Palacio, Milt	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Colorado State
2.0 !SG	24	USA !	Peterson, Morris	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Michigan State
3.0 !SF	5	USA !	Rose, Jalen	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Michigan
1.0 !PG	1	USA !	Strickland, Rod	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	DePaul
1.0 !PG	20	USA !	Williams, Alvin	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Villanova

Head coach

Kevin O'Neill (McGill)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Beyer (Alfred)
Shaun Brown (Canisius)
Tony Brown (Arkansas)
Ron Oliver (Michigan)
Jim Sann (Colorado)
Jay Triano (Simon Fraser)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Highs

After Acquiring Jalen Rose in a mid-November deal, the Raptors went on to win thirteen straight games.^[4]

Lows

After the 50 game mark, the Raptors were 25-25 and in position for a playoff spot. Unfortunately, the team would struggle out towards the end, finishing 8-24 and missing the playoffs. Kevin O'Neill was fired after the season.^[5]

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	61	21	.744	–	34–7	27–14	20–8
x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	7	31–10	23–18	17–11
x-New Orleans Hornets	41	41	.500	20	25–16	16–25	14–14
x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	20	27–14	14–27	15–13
Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26	23–18	12–29	14–14
Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28	18–23	15–26	11–17
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33	18–23	10–31	10–18
Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	38	14–27	9–32	11–17

^[6]

Record vs. opponents

2003-04 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	3–1
Chicago	1–3	2–1	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–3
Cleveland	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–2	3–1	4–0	2–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	—	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–0
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	3–0
Golden State	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	4–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–1
L.A. Clippers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	—	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–0	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–0
Miami	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–0	0–2	1–1	—	1–2	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	4–0
Milwaukee	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	—	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
New Jersey	3–1	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	—	2–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	4–0
New Orleans	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	—	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	3–1
New York	3–0	3–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	—	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	4–0
Orlando	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–1	4–0
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
Portland	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	—	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–2	—	4–0	2–0	4–0	2–0
Seattle	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	1–1	1–3	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	1–3
Utah	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	—

Game log

2003–04 game log

October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)

November: 6–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–6)

December: 8–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–4)

January: 5–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–5)

February: 4–11 (Home: 1–7; Road: 3–4)

March: 5–10 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–5)

April: 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2)

2003–04 season schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Archibald, Robert !Robert Archibald*	30	3	8.2	.267	.000	.481	1.7	.4	.43	.10	1.0
Blount, Corie !Corie Blount*	16	0	18.4	.383	.000	.667	4.3	.6	.69	.31	2.4
Bosh, Chris !Chris Bosh	75	63	33.5	.459	.357	.701	7.4	1.0	.79	1.41	11.5
Carter, Vince !Vince Carter	73	73	38.2	.417	.383	.806	4.8	4.8	1.21	.89	22.5
Curry, Michael !Michael Curry	70	15	17.6	.388	.200	.845	1.2	.8	.33	.07	2.9
Glover, Dion !Dion Glover*	14	4	12.7	.385	.286	.714	2.1	1.1	.71	.14	4.6
Marshall, Donyell !Donyell Marshall*	66	66	39.1	.467	.403	.741	10.7	1.4	1.21	1.58	16.2
Mason, Roger !Roger Mason*	23	3	12.4	.356	.364	.864	1.2	1.0	.43	.26	4.0
Moiso, Jerome !Jérôme Moïso	35	1	11.9	.476	.000	.579	3.2	.2	.49	.34	2.9
Murray, Lamond !Lamond Murray	33	4	15.7	.353	.350	.686	2.7	.8	.45	.21	6.0
Palacio, Milt !Milt Palacio	59	13	20.5	.349	.154	.662	1.7	3.1	.69	.19	4.4
Peterson, Morris !Morris Peterson	82	29	26.2	.405	.371	.809	3.2	1.4	1.07	.17	8.3
Rose, Jalen !Jalen Rose*	50	50	39.4	.410	.311	.822	4.0	5.5	.78	.36	16.2
Strickland, Rod !Rod Strickland*	15	1	18.8	.333	.000	.682	2.5	3.9	.53	.27	4.7
Williams, Alvin !Alvin Williams	56	54	30.9	.405	.292	.776	2.7	4.0	.98	.18	8.8

* Statistics include only games with the Raptors

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	Source:	^[7]

Award winners

Vince Carter, NBA All-Star Game Appearance, (Starter)^[8]
Chris Bosh, NBA All-Star Rookie-Sophomore Game Appearance (Rookie)^[9]
Chris Bosh, NBA All-Rookie First Team^[10]

References

1 2 "2003-04 Toronto Raptors Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
↑ "Raptors fire O'Neill". USA Today. 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
↑ "2003 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
↑ "Toronto's amazing transformation". ESPN. December 12, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
↑ "Raptors Fire First-year Coach – Critical Remarks Cost O'Neill Job". The Victoria Advocate. Advocate Wire Reports. 2004-04-17.
↑ "NBA Standings – 2003–04". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
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↑ "2004 NBA All-Star Game Box Score". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
↑ "2004 NBA Rookie Challenge". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
↑ "NBA & ABA All-Rookie Teams". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-25.

External links

"2003-04 Toronto Raptors Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
"2003-04 Toronto Raptors". DatabaseBasketball. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

Toronto Raptors seasons

1990s

2000s

2010s

2003–04 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee New Orleans Toronto

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Memphis Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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