2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season

The 2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season was the franchise's second season in the National Basketball Association. After a 17–7 start to the season, the team's final season in the NBA's Eastern Conference, the Hornets finished the year with 41–41 record, and qualified for their fifth straight playoff appearance. They faced the Miami Heat in the first round, but lost to the Heat in seven games. Following the season, the Hornets moved to the new Southwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	18	David West	PF	United States	Xavier
2	48	James Lang		United States

Roster

New Orleans Hornets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 1.0 !PG 3 USA ! Armstrong, Darrell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fayetteville State 3.0 !SF 2 USA ! Augmon, Stacey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV 4.5 !PF 42 USA ! Brown, P. J. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Louisiana Tech 2.0 !SG 5 USA ! Carter, Maurice style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) LSU 1.0 !PG 1 USA ! Davis, Baron style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) UCLA 3.0 !SF 9 USA ! Lynch, George style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina 6.0 !C 21 CAN ! Magloire, Jamaal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kentucky 3.0 !SF 24 USA ! Mashburn, Jamal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky 2.0 !SG 8 USA ! Smith, Steve style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Michigan State 4.5 !PF 34 USA ! Traylor, Robert style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Michigan 2.0 !SG 4 USA ! Wesley, David style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Baylor 4.5 !PF 30 USA ! West, David style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Xavier 1.0 !PG 11 USA ! Williams, Shammond style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Tim Floyd Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Template:2003-04 NBA East standings

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Miami Heat vs. (5) New Orleans Hornets

Player Statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

• Baron Davis, All-NBA Third Team

References

• New Orleans Hornets on Basketball Reference