2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 14th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State.^[2]

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	22–6 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (14th season)
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Penn	14	–	0		1.000			22	–	6		.786
Brown	12	–	2		.857			17	–	12		.586
Princeton	10	–	4		.714			16	–	11		.593
Yale	8	–	6		.571			14	–	13		.519
Harvard	4	–	10		.286			12	–	15		.444
Cornell	4	–	10		.286			9	–	18		.333
Dartmouth	4	–	10		.286			8	–	19		.296
Columbia	0	–	14		.000			2	–	25		.074
Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Ugonna Onyekwe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mercersburg Academy Lagos, Nigeria G 31 Tim Begley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Christian Brothers Academy Freehold Township, New Jersey	Head coach Fran Dunphy (Ursinus) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2002*		Penn State	W 62–37	1–0	The Palestra
Nov 25, 2002*		Drexel	L 62–71	1–1	The Palestra
Dec 3, 2002*		at Delaware	L 59–60	1–2	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, Delaware
Dec 7, 2002*		Temple	W 71–46	2–2	The Palestra
Dec 10, 2002*		at Villanova	W 72–58	3–2	First Union Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2002*		at Providence	L 71–74 ^OT	3–3	Dunkin Donuts Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 4, 2003*		at Colorado	L 57–80	3–4	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
Mar 11, 2003		at Princeton	W 74–67	22–5 (14–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) Oklahoma State First round	L 63–77	22–6	TD Garden  Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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

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Awards and honors

• Ugonna Onyekwe – Ivy League Player of the Year (2x)
• Tim Begley – Honorable Mention All-Ivy League

References

1. sports-reference.com 2002-03 Ivy League Season Summary
2. "Frosh powers Illinois past Penn". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
3. "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
4. "1999–2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.