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]
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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 2002 03 Arizona Wildcats men s basketballPac 10 Regular Season ChampionsNCAA tournament Elite EightConferencePacific 10 ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 5APNo 2Record28 4 17 1 Pac 10 Head coachLute Olson 20th season Assistant coachesJim Rosborough Rodney Tention Josh PastnerHome arenaMcKale CenterSeasons 2001 022003 04 2002 03 Pacific 10 Conferencemen s basketball standings Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 5 Arizona 17 1 944 28 4 875No 20 Stanford 14 4 778 24 9 727California 13 5 722 22 9 710Arizona State 11 7 611 20 12 625Oregon 10 8 556 23 10 697Oregon State 6 12 333 13 15 464USC 6 12 333 13 17 433UCLA 6 12 333 10 19 345Washington 5 13 278 10 17 370Washington State 2 16 111 7 20 259 2003 Pac 10 tournament winnerAs of July 10 2011 1 Rankings from Coaches Poll 2 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 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule and results 2 1 NCAA Division I tournament 3 Rankings 4 2003 NCAA Tournament 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksRoster Edit2002 03 Arizona Wildcats men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownC 2 Isaiah Fox 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 265 lb 120 kg So Santa Monica CaliforniaG 3 Will Bynum 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 183 lb 83 kg So Chicago IllinoisF 4 Luke Walton 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 241 lb 109 kg Sr San Diego CaliforniaG 11 Jason Ranne 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 204 lb 93 kg Jr Tulsa OklahomaG 12 Fil Torres W 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg Sr Lisle IllinoisG 13 Chris Rogers 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 195 lb 88 kg Fr Portland OregonG 20 Salim Stoudamire 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 176 lb 80 kg So Portland OregonG 21 Hassan Adams 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg Fr Los Angeles CaliforniaG 22 Jason Gardner 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 181 lb 82 kg Sr Indianapolis IndianaF 24 Andre Iguodala 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg Fr Springfield IllinoisF 33 Rick Anderson 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 213 lb 97 kg Sr Long Beach CaliforniaF 34 Dennis Latimore 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 254 lb 115 kg So Halstead KansasF 44 Chris Dunn 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 170 lb 77 kg Fr Hobbs New MexicoC 45 Channing Frye 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 222 lb 101 kg So Phoenix Arizona Head coachLute OlsenAssistant coach es Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Josh PastnerLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on Injured Current redshirtRosterSchedule and results EditDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site attendance city stateRegular seasonNov 23 2002 No 1 No 19 Western Kentucky W 107 68 1 0 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaNov 27 2002 No 1 Northern Arizona W 101 66 2 0 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaDec 3 2002 No 1 Saint Louis W 91 58 3 0 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaDec 7 2002 No 1 at San Diego State W 89 81 4 0 Cox Arena San Diego CaliforniaDec 15 2002 No 1 No 8 Texas W 73 70 5 0 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaDec 21 2002 No 1 at LSU L 65 66 5 1 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge LouisianaDec 28 2002 No 4 Davidson W 95 69 6 1 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaDec 30 2002 No 4 Boston University W 85 71 7 1 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaJan 2 2003 No 4 at No 9 Oregon W 81 72 8 1 1 0 McArthur Court Eugene OregonJan 4 2003 No 4 at Oregon State W 80 65 9 1 2 0 Gill Coliseum Corvallis OregonJan 9 2003 No 2 Washington State W 82 69 10 1 3 0 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaJan 11 2003 No 2 Washington W 79 61 11 1 4 0 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaJan 16 2003 No 2 at Southern California W 81 72 12 1 5 0 L A Sports Arena Los Angeles CaliforniaJan 18 2003 No 2 UCLA Rivalry W 87 52 13 1 6 0 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CaliforniaJan 22 2003 No 1 Arizona State Rivalry W 71 63 14 1 7 0 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaJan 25 2003 No 1 at No 6 Kansas W 91 74 15 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence KansasJan 30 2003 No 1 Stanford L 77 82 15 2 7 1 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaFeb 1 2003 No 1 No 20 California W 95 80 16 2 8 1 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaFeb 6 2003 No 2 at Washington W 88 85 OT 17 2 9 1 Bank of America Arena Seattle WashingtonFeb 8 2003 No 2 at Washington State W 75 62 18 2 10 1 Beasley Coliseum Pullman WashingtonFeb 13 2003 No 1 No 19 UCLA Rivalry W 106 70 19 2 11 1 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaFeb 15 2003 No 1 Southern California W 86 51 20 2 12 1 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaFeb 22 2003 No 1 at Arizona State Rivalry W 92 72 21 2 13 1 Wells Fargo Center Tempe ArizonaFeb 27 2003 No 1 at No 23 California W 88 75 22 2 14 1 Haas Pavilion Berkeley CaliforniaMar 2 2003 No 1 at No 19 Stanford W 72 69 23 2 15 1 Maples Pavilion Stanford CaliforniaMar 6 2003 No 1 Oregon State W 72 60 24 2 16 1 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaMar 8 2003 No 1 Oregon W 88 80 25 2 17 1 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaPacific 10 tournamentMar 13 2003 1 No 1 vs 8 UCLA Quarterfinals L 89 96 OT 25 3 Staples Center Los Angeles CaliforniaNCAA tournamentMar 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 UtahMar 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 UtahMar 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 CaliforniaMar 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 5 6 NCAA Division I tournament Edit West Arizona 1 seed 80 Vermont 51 Arizona 96 Gonzaga 95 2OT Arizona 88 Notre Dame 71 Kansas 78 Arizona 75 6 Rankings EditMain article 2002 03 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings2003 NCAA Tournament EditArizona 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 EditJason GardnerConsensus NCAA All America Second Team 3 Pac 10 All Conference Team 3 Luke WaltonPac 10 All Conference TeamHassan AdamsPac 10 All Freshman Team 3 Andre IguodalaPac 10 All Freshman TeamLute OlsonPac 10 Coach of the Year 3 Induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame September 27 2002 3 References Edit Pacific 10 conference 2002 03 standings Retrieved July 10 2011 2003 NCAA Men s Basketball Rankings ESPN 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 EditArizona Wildcats men s basketball official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 03 Arizona Wildcats men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1171362584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
