2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 14th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State.[2]

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceIvy League
Record22–6 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
2002–03 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn140 1.000226  .786
Brown122 .8571712  .586
Princeton104 .7141611  .593
Yale86 .5711413  .519
Harvard410 .2861215  .444
Cornell410 .286918  .333
Dartmouth410 .286819  .296
Columbia014 .000225  .074
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Ugonna Onyekwe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrMercersburg Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 31 Tim Begley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoChristian Brothers Academy Freehold Township, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    [3]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 23, 2002*
    Penn State W 62–37  1–0
    The Palestra 
     
    Nov 25, 2002*
    Drexel L 62–71  1–1
    The Palestra 
     
    Dec 3, 2002*
    at Delaware L 59–60  1–2
    Bob Carpenter Center 
    Newark, Delaware
    Dec 7, 2002*
    Temple W 71–46  2–2
    The Palestra 
     
    Dec 10, 2002*
    at Villanova W 72–58  3–2
    First Union Center 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Dec 30, 2002*
    at Providence L 71–74 OT 3–3
    Dunkin Donuts Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Jan 4, 2003*
    at Colorado L 57–80  3–4
    Coors Events Center 
    Boulder, Colorado
    Mar 11, 2003
    at Princeton W 74–67  22–5
    (14–0)
    Jadwin Gymnasium 
    Princeton, New Jersey
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 21, 2003*
    (11 E) vs. (6 E) Oklahoma State
    First round
    L 63–77  22–6
    TD Garden 
    Boston, Massachusetts
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    [4]

    Rankings

    [5]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 2002-03 Ivy League Season Summary
    2. "Frosh powers Illinois past Penn". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
    3. "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
    4. "1999–2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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