2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 17–14 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play.

2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–14 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Alford (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Jones Greg Lansing
MVP	Chauncey Leslie
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
No. 11 Illinois †	11	–	5		.688			25	–	7		.781
Purdue	10	–	6		.625			19	–	11		.633
Michigan State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	13		.629
Michigan	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Indiana	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
Minnesota	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
Iowa	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Ohio State	7	–	9		.438			17	–	15		.531
Northwestern	3	–	13		.188			12	–	17		.414
Penn State	2	–	14		.125			7	–	21		.250
† 2003 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Chauncey Leslie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Rochester, New York G 2 Jeff Horner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr Mason City, Iowa G 3 Pierre Pierce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Westmont, Illinois F 4 Glen Worley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Coralville, Iowa C 5 Jared Reiner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Jr Tripp, South Dakota G 11 Brody Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr Dugger, Indiana F 13 Justin Wieck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr North Liberty, Iowa C 34 Erek Hansen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr Bedford, Texas F 44 Greg Brunner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Charles City, Iowa C 53 Sean Sonderleiter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Des Moines, Iowa	Head coach Steve Alford (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Brian Jones (Northern Iowa) Greg Lansing (South Dakota) Sam Alford Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/24/2002*		Florida Atlantic	W 79–52	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
11/26/2002*		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 50–49^[1]	2–0	Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
12/13/2002*		Iowa State Rivalry	L 69–73^[2]	6–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/15/2003		No. 8 Illinois	W 68–61	11–3 (3–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
3/8/2003		Northwestern	W 77–61	15–12 (7–9)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/13/2003		vs. Ohio State	L 64–66	15–13	United Center  Chicago, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/17/2003*		Valparaiso First Round	W 62–60	16–13	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
3/21/2003*		at Iowa State Second Round (Rivalry)	W 54–53	17–13	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
3/24/2003*		Georgia Tech Third Round	L 78–79^[3]	17–14	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "Hawkeyes get victory with heart, toughness". Des Moines Register. November 27, 2002. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
2. "Iowa falters against Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 16, 2002. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
3. "It's over: Georgia Tech's last-second bullet destroys Iowa's hopes of NIT Title" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 25, 2003. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.