2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference USA Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 9
Record	27–6 (14–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Tom Crean;
Home arena	Bradley Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
No. 14 Louisville †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	7	.781
Cincinnati	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
DePaul	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Charlotte	8	–	8	.500	13	–	16	.448
East Carolina	3	–	13	.188	12	–	15	.444
National
No. 19 Memphis	13	–	3	.813	23	–	7	.767
UAB	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
Tulane	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
South Florida	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Houston	6	–	10	.375	8	–	20	.286
Southern Miss	5	–	11	.313	13	–	16	.448
TCU	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2003 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I competition in the 2002–03 season. The Golden Eagles, coached by Tom Crean, were then a member of Conference USA; they did not join their current conference, the Big East, until the 2005–06 season.

Since their national championship in 1977, this is Marquette's sole Final Four appearance.

Roster

2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Karon Bradley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Katy, Texas
G	32	Joe Champman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Sauk Village, Illinois
G	34	Travis Diener	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
F	42	Andy Freund	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
C	33	Chris Grimm	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Brighton, Michigan
F	55	Robert Jackson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C	5	Scott Merritt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F	20	Steve Novak	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Brown Deer, Wisconsin
F	40	Terry Sanders	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	12	Jerry Sichting	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Minnetonka, Minnesota
F	1	Todd Townsend	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Dwyane Wade	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Tom Crean

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 15*	vs. Villanova Coaches vs Cancer Classic	W 73–61	1–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
November 22*	Coppin State	W 64–46	2–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 23*	UTSA	W 80–68	3–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 26*	Eastern Illinois	W 94–74	4–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 2*	at Notre Dame	L 71–92	4–1	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 7*	Appalachian State	W 101–78	5–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 14*	Wisconsin	W 63–54	6–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 21*	Elon	W 89–57	7–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 28*	Grambling State	W 105–74	8–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 30	at East Carolina	L 70–73	8–2 (0–1)	Greenville, North Carolina
January 4*	at Dayton	L 85–92	8–3 (0–1)	(University of Dayton Arena) Dayton, Ohio
January 7	at St. Louis	W 60–54	9–3 (2—0)	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament

West
- Marquette 72, Holy Cross 68
- Marquette 101, Missouri 92 OT
- Marquette 77, Pittsburgh 74
- Marquette 83, Kentucky 69
Final Four
- Kansas 94, Marquette 61

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Awards and honors

Dwyane Wade, C-USA Player of the year

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club	Year
1	5	Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat	2003
2	2	Steve Novak	Houston Rockets	2006
2	8	Travis Diener	Orlando Magic	2005

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary
^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2003
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] sports-reference.com 2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2003

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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