2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Sun Devils finished with 20–12, 11–7 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinal round of the 2003 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament. They earned a trip to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Memphis before losing eventual National runner-up to Kansas in the second round.^[3]

2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	20–12 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rob Evans
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena
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]

Roster

2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 5 Ike Diogu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr	Head coach Rob Evans Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 2002*		Morehead State	W 59–56	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Nov 25, 2002*		vs. No. 15 Kentucky Maui Invitational Tournament	L 65–82	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 26, 2002*		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament	W 101–72	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 27, 2002*		vs. Utah Maui Invitational Tournament	W 83–79 ^OT	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 30, 2002*		Lafayette	W 85–62	4–1	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 4, 2002*		BYU	L 60–64	4–2	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 7, 2002*		at Utah	L 55–78	4–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 10, 2002*		Nevada	W 76–63	5–3	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 21, 2002*		vs. Purdue	W 70–53	6–3	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 2002*		Bucknell	W 79–52	7–3	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 28, 2002*		Nebraska	W 75–63	8–3	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 2, 2003		at Oregon State	W 67–47	9–3 (1–0)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 4, 2003		at No. 9 Oregon	L 73–94	9–4 (1–1)	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Jan 9, 2003		Washington	W 89–57	10–4 (2–1)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Jan 11, 2003		Washington State	W 96–55	11–4 (3–1)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Jan 16, 2003		at UCLA	W 75–64	12–4 (4–1)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 2003		at USC	L 74–76	12–5 (4–2)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 22, 2003		at No. 1 Arizona	L 63–71	12–6 (4–3)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 30, 2003		No. 20 California	W 75–70	13–6 (5–3)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Feb 1, 2003		Stanford	L 57–58	13–7 (5–4)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Feb 6, 2003		at Washington State	W 87–54	14–7 (6–4)	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, Washington
Feb 8, 2003		at Washington	W 79–77 ^OT	15–7 (7–4)	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Feb 13, 2003		USC	W 108–78	16–7 (8–4)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Feb 15, 2003		UCLA	W 85–69	17–7 (9–4)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Feb 22, 2003		No. 1 Arizona	L 72–92	17–8 (9–5)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Feb 27, 2003		at No. 19 Stanford	L 77–88	17–9 (9–6)	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
Mar 2, 2003		at No. 23 California	L 72–80	17–10 (9–7)	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
Mar 6, 2003		Oregon	W 91–77	18–10 (10–7)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Mar 8, 2003		Oregon State	W 74–64	19–10 (11–7)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. Oregon Quarterfinals	L 82–83	19–11	Staples Center  Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) No. 19 Memphis First round	W 84–71^[4]	20–11	Ford Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 22, 2003*	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas Second round	L 76–108	20–12	Ford Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

See also: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
2. "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
3. "Flynn, Devendorf 3s ensure Syracuse spot in Sweet 16". ESPN. March 22, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
4. "Sun Devils' fabulous frosh overwhelms Memphis". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
5. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1120–1121. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.