2002–03 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team
Appearance
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Horizon League tournament champions | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 24–8 (13–3 Horizon) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | U.S. Cellular Arena Klotsche Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois-Chicago | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 Horizon League Tournament winner |
The 2002–03 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 2nd-year head coach Bruce Pearl, played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena and Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Horizon League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a No. 12 seed in the Midwest region. Their season ended after losing a one-point game to No. 5 seed Notre Dame in the opening round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 2002* |
at Wisconsin | L 72–83 | 0–1 |
Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
Mar 1, 2003 |
at Butler | L 74–76 | 22–7 (13–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (11,043) Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Horizon League Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2003* |
vs. Illinois-Chicago Semifinals |
W 75–73 | 23–7 |
U.S. Cellular Arena (7,411) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Mar 11, 2003* |
Butler Championship game |
W 69–52 | 24–7 |
U.S. Cellular Arena (10,115) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2003* |
(12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 22 Notre Dame First round |
L 69–70 | 24–8 |
RCA Dome (21,250) Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. |
Rankings
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]- Bruce Pearl – Horizon League Coach of the Year
References
[edit]- ^ "Panthers miss layup at buzzer, ND moves on". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.