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 East Division 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
Seasons
2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Boston College 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
No. 23 Connecticut 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Providence 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Villanova 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
St. John's 7 9   .438 21 13   .618
Miami 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Virginia Tech* 4 12   .250 11 18   .379
West
No. 13 Syracuse 13 3   .813 30 5   .857
No. 4 Pittsburgh 13 3   .813 28 5   .848
Seton Hall 10 6   .625 17 13   .567
No. 22 Notre Dame 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Georgetown 6 10   .375 19 15   .559
West Virginia 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Rutgers* 4 12   .250 12 16   .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

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

Name Position Year
Rashad Anderson G FR
Hilton Armstrong C FR
Denham Brown F FR
Justin Brown C SR
Taliek Brown G JR
Justin Evanovich G JR
Ben Gordon G SO
Mike Hayes F SR
Scott Hazelton F SO
Emeka Okafor C SO
Tony Robertson G SR
Ryan Swaller F JR
Shamon Tooles G JR
Marcus White F FR
Chad Wise G SO
Mike Woodward G SR

Schedule

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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

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2003.html
  2. ^ a b 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.