2002–03 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2002–03 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented University of San Diego during the 2002–03 men's college basketball season. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford.

2002–03 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
West Coast Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	18–12 (10–4 WCC)
Head coach	Brad Holland
Home arena	Pacific Pavilion
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga	12	–	2		.857			24	–	9		.727
San Diego †	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
San Francisco	9	–	5		.643			15	–	14		.517
Pepperdine	7	–	7		.500			15	–	13		.536
Saint Mary's	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Portland	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
Loyola Marymount	4	–	10		.286			11	–	20		.355
Santa Clara	4	–	10		.286			13	–	15		.464
† 2003 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 23*		Nevada	W 77–75	1–0	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
November 26*		at UCLA	W 86–81 ^OT	2–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
November 30*		at UC-Riverside	W 84–64	3–0	UCR Student Rec Center  Riverside, California
December 4*		Cal State Northridge	L 61–64	3–1	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
December 6*		at IUPUI	W 81–74	4–1	IUPUI Gymnasium  Indianapolis, Indiana
December 7*		at Purdue	L 65–95	4–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
December 11*		at BYU	L 49–64	4–3	Marriott Center  Provo, Utah
December 14*		UC-San Diego	W 105–62	5–3	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
December 21*		UC-Riverside	W 73–62	6–3	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
December 23*		Utah	L 58–64	6–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
December 28*		at Nevada	L 70–81	6–5	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
January 2*		at SMU	L 82–88 ^OT	6–6	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
January 8*		at San Diego State	L 72–78	6–7	Viejas Arena  San Diego, California
January 11		Santa Clara	L 65–67	6–8 (0–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
January 11		at Loyola Marymount	W 82–68	7–8 (1–1)	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
January 18		at Pepperdine	W 88–73	8–8 (2–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
January 25		San Francisco	W 74–69	9–8 (3–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
January 30		at Gonzaga	L 65–89	9–9 (3–2)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre  Spokane, Washington
February 1		at Portland	W 78–77	10–9 (4–2)	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
February 5		Saint Mary's (CA)	W 76–69	11–9 (5–2)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
February 8		at Santa Clara	W 78–66	12–9 (6–2)	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, California
February 13		Pepperdine	L 93–98	12–10 (6–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
February 15		Loyola Marymount	W 73–51	13–10 (7–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
February 21		at Saint Mary's (CA)	W 75–57	14–10 (8–3)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
February 22		at San Francisco	W 81–63	15–10 (9–3)	The Sobrato Center  San Francisco, California
February 27		Portland	W 92–69	16–10 (10–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
March 1		Gonzaga	L 69–72	16–11 (10–4)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
West Cost Conference tournament
March 9		San Francisco	W 72–63	17–11 (10–4)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
March 10		Gonzaga	W 72–63	18–11 (10–4)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
NCAA tournament
March 20*		vs. Stanford	L 69–77	18–12 (10–4)	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena  Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 West Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "2002-03 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.