2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 2
Record	28–4 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough; Rodney Tention; Josh Pastner;
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Arizona	17	–	1	.944	28	–	4	.875
No. 20 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
California	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Oregon †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	10	.697
Oregon State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	15	.464
USC	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
UCLA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
Washington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Washington State	2	–	16	.111	7	–	20	.259

† 2003 Pac-10 tournament winner As of July 10, 2011^[1] Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]

The 2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Lute Olson led the team in his 20th season at Arizona. The team played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

The team earned the program's 10th Pacific-10 Conference championship with a record of 17–1 in conference play and 28–4 overall.^[3]

Roster

2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	2	Isaiah Fox	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Santa Monica, California
G	3	Will Bynum	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	4	Luke Walton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Sr	San Diego, California
G	11	Jason Ranne	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	12	Fil Torres (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Lisle, Illinois
G	13	Chris Rogers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Portland, Oregon
G	20	Salim Stoudamire	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	So	Portland, Oregon
G	21	Hassan Adams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, California
G	22	Jason Gardner	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	24	Andre Iguodala	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Springfield, Illinois
F	33	Rick Anderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Long Beach, California
F	34	Dennis Latimore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	So	Halstead, Kansas
F	44	Chris Dunn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Hobbs, New Mexico
C	45	Channing Frye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	So	Phoenix, Arizona

Head coach

Lute Olsen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov. 23, 2002*	No. 1	No. 19 Western Kentucky	W 107-68	1–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Nov. 27, 2002*	No. 1	Northern Arizona	W 101-66	2–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 3, 2002*	No. 1	Saint Louis	W 91-58	3–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 7, 2002*	No. 1	at San Diego State	W 89-81	4-0	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Dec. 15, 2002*	No. 1	No. 8 Texas	W 73-70	5-0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 21, 2002*	No. 1	at LSU	L 65-66	5-1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec. 28, 2002*	No. 4	Davidson	W 95-69	6-1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 30, 2002*	No. 4	Boston University	W 85-71	7-1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 2, 2003	No. 4	at No. 9 Oregon	W 81-72	8-1 (1-0)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Jan. 4, 2003	No. 4	at Oregon State	W 80-65	9-1 (2-0)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Jan. 9, 2003	No. 2	Washington State	W 82-69	10-1 (3-0)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 11, 2003	No. 2	Washington	W 79-61	11-1 (4-0)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 16, 2003	No. 2	at Southern California	W 81-72	12-1 (5-0)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan. 18, 2003	No. 2	UCLA Rivalry	W 87-52	13-1 (6-0)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan. 22, 2003	No. 1	Arizona State Rivalry	W 71-63	14-1 (7-0)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 25, 2003*	No. 1	at No. 6 Kansas	W 91-74	15-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 30, 2003	No. 1	Stanford	L 77-82	15-2 (7-1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 1, 2003	No. 1	No. 20 California	W 95-80	16-2 (8-1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 6, 2003	No. 2	at Washington	W 88-85 ^OT	17-2 (9-1)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Feb. 8, 2003	No. 2	at Washington State	W 75-62	18-2 (10-1)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington
Feb. 13, 2003	No. 1	No. 19 UCLA Rivalry	W 106-70	19-2 (11-1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 15, 2003	No. 1	Southern California	W 86-51	20–2 (12-1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 22, 2003	No. 1	at Arizona State Rivalry	W 92-72	21-2 (13-1)	Wells Fargo Center Tempe, Arizona
Feb. 27, 2003	No. 1	at No. 23 California	W 88-75	22-2 (14-1)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Mar. 2, 2003	No. 1	at No. 19 Stanford	W 72-69	23-2 (15-1)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar. 6, 2003	No. 1	Oregon State	W 72-60	24-2 (16-1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 8, 2003	No. 1	Oregon	W 88-80	25-2 (17-1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Pacific-10 tournament
Mar. 13, 2003*	(1) No. 1	vs. (8) UCLA Quarterfinals	L 89-96 ^OT	25–3	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar. 20, 2003*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (16 W) Vermont First Round	W 80-51^[4]	26-3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar. 22, 2003*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (9 W) Gonzaga Second Round	W 96-95 ^2OT	27–3	Jon M. Hunstman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar. 27, 2003*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (5 W) No. 22 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen	W 88-71	28–3	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California
Mar. 29, 2003*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas Elite Eight	L 75-78	28-4	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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NCAA Division I tournament

West
- Arizona (#1 seed) 80, Vermont 51
- Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95 (2OT)
- Arizona 88, Notre Dame 71
- Kansas 78, Arizona 75

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Rankings

2003 NCAA Tournament

Arizona was invited to the NCAA tournament for the 19th-straight season,^[3] receiving the top seed in the West Region. The team advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating (16-seed) Vermont, (9) Gonzaga, and (5) Notre Dame before falling 78-75 to (2) Kansas.^[7]

Awards

Jason Gardner

Consensus NCAA All-America Second Team^[3]
Pac-10 All-Conference Team^[3]

Luke Walton

Pac-10 All-Conference Team

Hassan Adams

Pac-10 All-Freshman Team^[3]

Andre Iguodala

Pac-10 All-Freshman Team

Lute Olson

Pac-10 Coach of the Year^[3]
Induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (September 27, 2002)^[3]

References

^ "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Men's Basketball 2002-03 Season In Review". The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013.
^ "Vermont Snowed Under". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2002-03 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2002-03". ESPN.com.

External links

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball official website

[1] "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[2] "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[season-in-review-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Men's Basketball 2002-03 Season In Review". The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013.

[4] "Vermont Snowed Under". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[5] "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

[sports-reference.com-6] "2002-03 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[7] "Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2002-03". ESPN.com.

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