2003–04 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2003–04 Cleveland Cavaliers season
LeBron James's rookie season
Head coach	Paul Silas
Owner(s)	Gordon Gund
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB (Michael Reghi, Austin Carr)
Radio	WTAM Joe Tait

In the years following their 1998 first-round playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers, the Cavaliers dropped to the bottom of the league and became a perennial entrant in the annual NBA Draft Lottery. The franchise's freefall bottomed out during the 2002–03 season, as the Cavs fell to a 17–65 record, tied with the Denver Nuggets for the league's worst.

However, the fortunes of the franchise shifted dramatically in May 2003, when the Cavs won the first overall pick in the draft lottery. The Cavaliers selected high school phenomenon LeBron James from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in nearby Akron, providing the team with a centerpiece player around which to build.

The Cavs revised their look for the 2003-04 season, introducing a new logo and a variation on the wine and gold color scheme used by the club during the 1970s. Dark blue was also added as a trim color.

The team made major moves during the season, trading Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm, Michael Stewart and a second-round draft pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Eric Williams, Tony Battie, and Kedrick Brown. Later, Darius Miles was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jeff McInnis and Ruben Boumtje Boumtje.

The Cavaliers finished fifth in the Central Division with a 35–47 record. However, they fell just one game short of making the playoffs. James was named Rookie of The Year. Following the season, Carlos Boozer signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

Offseason

Despite James being with Cleveland for the first season, Cleveland still did not make the playoffs, still needing improvement.

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	1	LeBron James	Small Forward	USA	St. Vincent-St.Mary (Akron, OH)
2	31	Jason Kapono	Forward	USA	UCLA

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
5.5 !F/C	4	USA !	Battie, Tony	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Texas Tech
4.0 !F	1	USA !	Boozer, Carlos	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	Duke
1.5 !G	5	USA !	Brown, Kedrick	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Okaloosa-Walton CC
6.0 !C	52	SEN !	Diop, DeSagana	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Oak Hill Academy (HS)
6.0 !C	11	LTU !	Ilgauskas, Zydrunas	7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Lithuania
4.0 !F	23	USA !	James, LeBron	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	St. Vincent-St. Mary (HS)
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Kapono, Jason	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	UCLA
1.5 !G	0	USA !	McInnis, Jeff	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	North Carolina
4.0 !F	54	USA !	Nailon, Lee	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Texas Christian
4.0 !F	14	USA !	Newble, Ira	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Miami (OH)
1.5 !G	12	USA !	Ollie, Kevin	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Connecticut
1.5 !G	2	USA !	Wagner, Dajuan	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Memphis
4.0 !F	55	USA !	Williams, Eric	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Providence

Head coach

Paul Silas

Legend

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

Roster

Regular season

Facing the Sacramento Kings in his first NBA game, LeBron James recorded 25 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals and shooting 60% from the field.^[1] After recording a season-high 41 points against the New Jersey Nets, James became the youngest player in league history to score 40 points in a game.^[2] He averaged 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game for the season,^[3] and was named Rookie of the Year; becoming the first Cavalier and youngest NBA player to ever receive the award. He joined Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan as the only three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in their rookie season.^[4] The Cavaliers improved by 18 wins and concluded the regular season with a 35–47 record, but failed to make the playoffs.^[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

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
Total: 35–47 (Home: 23–18; Road: 12–29)

October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)

November : 4–11 (Home: 4–3; Road: 0–8)

December : 6–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 2–4)

January : 7–7 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–6)

February : 7–6 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–2)

March : 8–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–4)

April : 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)

2003–04 schedule

Player stats

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
Battie, Tony !Tony Battie*	50	1	19.5	.427	.125	.768	4.8	.7	.36	.94	5.4
Boozer, Carlos !Carlos Boozer	75	75	34.6	.523	.167	.768	11.4	2.0	.99	.73	15.5
Brown, Kedrick !Kedrick Brown*	34	16	16.5	.465	.388	.643	2.3	1.1	.38	.15	5.3
Cleaves, Mateen !Mateen Cleaves	4	2	23.0	.304	.000	.500	1.8	4.8	1.00	.50	3.8
Diop, DeSagana !DeSagana Diop	56	3	13.0	.388	.000	.600	3.6	.6	.46	.91	2.3
Ilgauskas, Zydrunas !Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	81	81	31.3	.483	.286	.746	8.1	1.3	.48	2.48	15.3
James, LeBron !LeBron James	79	79	39.5	.417	.290	.754	5.5	5.9	1.65	.73	20.9
Kapono, Jason !Jason Kapono	41	3	10.4	.403	.477	.833	1.3	.3	.32	.05	3.5
McCoy, Jelani !Jelani McCoy	2	0	6.0	.000	.000	.000	2.0	.0	.00	.00	.0
McInnis, Jeff !Jeff McInnis*	31	31	35.4	.417	.388	.836	2.6	7.5	1.16	.13	11.7
Nailon, Lee !Lee Nailon*	22	4	18.0	.451	.000	.800	3.0	.8	.18	.05	7.7
Newble, Ira !Ira Newble	64	25	19.5	.391	.105	.783	2.4	1.1	.39	.30	4.0
Ollie, Kevin !Kevin Ollie	82	7	17.1	.370	.444	.835	2.1	2.9	.62	.10	4.2
Wagner, Dajuan !Dajuan Wagner	44	4	16.1	.366	.360	.681	1.3	1.2	.59	.16	6.5
Williams, Eric !Eric Williams*	50	36	27.5	.366	.253	.787	3.8	1.9	.96	.16	9.4

* Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers

Award winners

LeBron James, Small Forward , Rookie of the Year
LeBron James, Small Forward,NBA All-Rookie First Team

References

↑ basketball-reference.com, James 2003-04 Game Log, accessed April 27, 2007.
↑ espn.com, James receives 78 of 118 first-place votes, accessed May 7, 2007.
↑ nba.com, LeBron James: Player Info Page, accessed April 27, 2007.
↑ nba.com, LeBron James: NBA Bio, accessed April 27, 2007.
↑ basketball-reference.com, 2003-04 Cleveland Cavaliers, accessed April 27, 2007.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Founded in 1970 Based in Cleveland, Ohio

Franchise	History 1970 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Cleveland Arena Richfield Coliseum Quicken Loans Arena

Key personnel	Owner: Dan Gilbert General manager: David Griffin Head coach: Tyronn Lue

Culture and lore	"Cleveland Rocks" Cleveland sports curse Joe Tait Ted Stepien rule King James The Block The Decision The Miracle of Richfield The Shot The Big Three

Playoff appearances (20)	1976 1977 1978 1985 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2016

Central Division titles (5)	1976 2009 2010 2015 2016

Eastern Conference titles (3)	2007 2015 2016

NBA Championships (1)	2016

Retired numbers	7 11 22 25 34 42 43

Hall of Fame inductees	Wayne Embry Shaquille O'Neal Nate Thurmond Lenny Wilkens

D-League affiliate	Canton Charge

Media	Broadcasters Radio network Flagships: WTAM WMMS Spanish: WLFM-LP Television: Fox Sports Ohio

Cleveland Cavaliers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2015–16

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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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