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2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC regular season champions
San Juan Shootout champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 4
Record33–5 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2002–03 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Tennessee 14 0   1.000 33 5   .868
No. 3 LSU 11 3   .786 30 4   .882
No. 19 Georgia 10 4   .714 21 10   .677
No. 13 Mississippi State 10 4   .714 24 8   .750
No. 16 South Carolina 9 5   .643 23 8   .742
No. 14 Vanderbilt 9 5   .643 22 10   .688
No. 24 Arkansas 7 7   .500 22 11   .667
Auburn 5 9   .357 23 11   .676
Kentucky 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Alabama 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
Florida 1 13   .071 9 19   .321
Ole Miss 1 13   .071 12 16   .429
2003 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2002–03 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team won the SEC regular season title, reached the National championship game of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 33–5 record (14–0 SEC).

Roster

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2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Tasha Butts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Baldwin Milledgeville, GA
G 5 Shanna Zolman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Wawasee Syracuse, Indiana
F 13 Gwen Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr    
G/F 20 Kara Lawson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr   Alexandria, Virginia
G 21 Loree Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So   Carson, California
G/F 25 Brittany Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So   Cleveland, Tennessee
C 33 Ashley Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, Texas
F 43 Shyra Ely 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Ben Davis Indianapolis, Indiana
C 50 Tye'sha Fluker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr John Muir Pasadena, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2002*
No. 2 No. 22 Oklahoma W 94–68  1–1
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 24, 2002*
No. 2 vs. No. 1 Duke
Jimmy V Classic
L 55–76[2]  1–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Nov 26, 2002*
No. 4 No. 21 George Washington W 83–61  2–1
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 4, 2002*
No. 4 at Louisiana Tech W 60–35  5–1
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 14, 2002*
No. 4 at USC W 71–39  6–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 18, 2002*
No. 4 No. 5 Stanford W 71–56  7–1
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 2002*
No. 4 at No. 22 Texas L 62–63  7–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 28, 2002*
No. 5 at No. 12 Notre Dame W 77–61  8–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 4, 2003*
No. 4 at No. 3 Connecticut L 62–63 OT 8–3
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 7, 2003*
No. 5 at Old Dominion W 91–63  9–3
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 12, 2003
No. 4 Auburn W 81–72  10–3
(1–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 2003
No. 3 at No. 4 LSU W 68–65  24–3
(12–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 27, 2003
No. 3 No. 17 Vanderbilt W 91–71  25–3
(13–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 2003
No. 3 at Kentucky W 84–69  26–3
(14–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 2003*
(1) No. 3 vs. (8) Auburn
Quarterfinals
W 66–51  27–3
Alltel Arena 
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 8, 2003*
(1) No. 3 vs. (4) No. 10 Mississippi State
Semifinals
W 76–75  28–3
Alltel Arena 
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 9, 2003*
(1) No. 3 vs. (2) No. 6 LSU
Championship game
L 62–78  28–4
Alltel Arena 
North Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2003*
(1 ME) No. 4 (16 ME) Alabama State
First round
W 95–43  29–4
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 24, 2003*
(1 ME) No. 4 (8 ME) Virginia
Second round
W 81–51  30–4
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 29, 2003*
(1 ME) No. 4 (4 ME) No. 15 Penn State
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 86–58  31–4
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 31, 2003*
(1 ME) No. 4 (2 ME) No. 11 Villanova
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 73–49  32–4
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Apr 6, 2003*
 ESPN
(1 ME) No. 4 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Duke
National Semifinal – Final Four
W 66–56[3]  33–4
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 8, 2003*
8:30 p.m., ESPN
(1 ME) No. 4 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut
National Championship
L 68–73[4]  33–5
Georgia Dome (28,210)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2244445555443333344Not released
Coaches22555455554433333442

References

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  1. ^ "2002-03 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Duke Is Too Tough for Tennessee, 76-55". The Los Angeles Times. November 25, 2002. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Taurasi leads UConn to repeat". The Morning Journal. April 9, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.