2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record and were the regular season co-champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by seventeenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]

2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 23
Record23–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • George Blaney
  • Tom Moore
  • Clyde Vaughan
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Boston College106 .6251912  .613
No. 23 Connecticut106 .6252310  .697
Providence88 .5001814  .563
Villanova88 .5001516  .484
St. John's79 .4382113  .618
Miami412 .2501117  .393
Virginia Tech*412 .2501118  .379
West
No. 13 Syracuse133 .813305  .857
No. 4 Pittsburgh133 .813285  .848
Seton Hall106 .6251713  .567
No. 22 Notre Dame106 .6252410  .706
Georgetown610 .3751915  .559
West Virginia511 .3131415  .483
Rutgers*412 .2501216  .429
2003 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2003[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2003 Big East tournament

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2002–2003 team.[4]

Name Position Year
Rashad AndersonGFR
Hilton ArmstrongCFR
Denham BrownFFR
Justin BrownCSR
Taliek BrownGJR
Justin EvanovichGJR
Ben GordonGSO
Mike HayesFSR
Scott HazeltonFSO
Emeka OkaforCSO
Tony RobertsonGSR
Ryan SwallerFJR
Shamon ToolesGJR
Marcus WhiteFFR
Chad WiseGSO
Mike WoodwardGSR

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/4/2002*
Louisiana Futures W 132–74 
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
11/16/2002*
Harlem Globetrotters W 80–65 
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
Regular Season
11/23/2002*
 WTXX
No. 14 Quinnipiac W 91–72  1–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
11/25/2002*
No. 12 George Washington W 67–55  2–0
Hartford Civic Center (14,863)
Hartford, CT
12/1/2002*
 WTXX
No. 11 at Vanderbilt W 76–70  3–0
Memorial Gymnasium (12,490)
Nashville, TN
12/3/2002*
No. 11 Sacred Heart W 116–78  4–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
12/7/2002*
 WTXX
No. 11 Wagner W 97–85  5–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
12/10/2002*
 WTXX
No. 9 Massachusetts W 59–48  6–0
Hartford Civic Center (14,962)
Hartford, CT
12/21/2002*
 WTXX
No. 8 UNC Asheville W 117–67  7–0
Hartford Civic Center (14,102)
Hartford, CT
12/28/2002*
 WTXX
No. 6 Central Connecticut W 93–65  8–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/2/2003*
No. 5 St. Bonaventure W 95–78  9–0
Hartford Civic Center (15,889)
Hartford, CT
1/7/2003*
 ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 9 Oklahoma L 63–73  9–1
Lloyd Noble Center (11,638)
Norman, OK
1/11/2003
 WTXX
No. 3 Miami W 83–80 OT 10–1 (1–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
1/14/2003
 WTXX
No. 6 Virginia Tech W 83–65  11–1 (2–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/18/2003*
 ESPN
No. 6 at North Carolina L 65–68  11–2
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
1/20/2003
 ESPN
No. 11 at Miami L 76–77  11–3 (2–1)
BankUnited Center (6,884)
Coral Gables, FL
1/25/2003
 WTXX
No. 11 Villanova W 74–65  12–3 (3–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/27/2003
 ESPN
No. 14 at St. John's W 74–68  13–3 (4–1)
Madison Square Garden (21,750)
New York, NY
2/1/2003
 WTXX
No. 18 Boston College L 71–95  13–4 (4–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,884)
Storrs, CT
2/5/2003
 WTXX
No. 18 at Virginia Tech L 74–95  13–5 (4–3)
Cassell Coliseum (4,557)
Blacksburg, VA
2/8/2003
 ESPN
No. 23 at Providence W 84–68  14–5 (5–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
Providence, RI
2/10/2003
 ESPN
No. 23 No. 17 Syracuse
Rivalry
W 75–61  15–5 (6–3)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
2/15/2003
 WTXX
at Villanova L 70–79  15–6 (6–4)
Wells Fargo Center (16,241)
Philadelphia, PA
2/19/2003
 WTXX
Rutgers W 87–70  16–6 (7–4)
Hartford Civic Center (15,499)
Hartford, CT
2/22/2003
 CBS
St. John's W 77–69  17–6 (8–4)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
2/24/2003
 ESPN
at No. 9 Notre Dame W 87–79  18–6 (9–4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418)
Notre Dame, IN
3/2/2003
 CBS
at No. 8 Pittsburgh L 67–71  18–7 (9–5)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
3/5/2003
 WTXX
Providence L 70–76  18–8 (9–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
3/8/2003
 ESPN
at Boston College W 91–54  19–8 (10–6)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Boston, MA
Big East tournament
3/13/2003
 ESPN2
vs. Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
W 83–70  20–8
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
3/14/2003
 ESPN
vs. No. 11 Syracuse
Semifinals/Rivalry
W 80–67  21–8
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
3/15/2003
 ESPN
vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh
Championship
L 56–74  21–9
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
3/20/2003*
 CBS
(5 S) No. 23 vs. (12 S) BYU
First Round
W 58–53  22–9
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,284)
Spokane, WA
3/22/2003*
 CBS
(5 S) No. 23 vs. (4 S) No. 18 Stanford
Second Round
W 85–74  23–9
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,271)
Spokane, WA
3/28/2003*
 CBS
(5 S) No. 23 vs. (1 S) No. 5 Texas
Sweet Sixteen
L 78–82  23–10
Alamodome (30,009)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[2][5]

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2003.html
  2. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
  4. "2002-03 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats".
  5. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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