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2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

December 15, 2023

The 2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I competition in the 2002–03 season. The Golden Eagles, coached by Tom Crean, were then a member of Conference USA; they did not join their current conference, the Big East, until the 2005–06 season.

2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference USA Champions
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 9
Record27–6 (14–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette 14 – 2   .875 27 – 6   .818
No. 14 Louisville † 11 – 5   .688 25 – 7   .781
Cincinnati 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
DePaul 8 – 8   .500 16 – 13   .552
Charlotte 8 – 8   .500 13 – 16   .448
East Carolina 3 – 13   .188 12 – 15   .444
National
No. 19 Memphis 13 – 3   .813 23 – 7   .767
UAB 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
Tulane 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
South Florida 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517
Houston 6 – 10   .375 8 – 20   .286
Southern Miss 5 – 11   .313 13 – 16   .448
TCU 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321
† 2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Since their national championship in 1977, this is Marquette's sole Final Four appearance.

Roster edit

2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Karon Bradley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Katy, Texas
G 32 Joe Chapman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sauk Village, Illinois
G 34 Travis Diener 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
F 42 Andy Freund 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
G 23 Tony Gries 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Kiel, Wisconsin
C 33 Chris Grimm 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Brighton, Michigan
F 55 Robert Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 5 Scott Merritt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F 20 Steve Novak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Brown Deer, Wisconsin
F 40 Terry Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 12 Jared Sichting 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Minnetonka, Minnesota
F 1 Todd Townsend 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Dwyane Wade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 15*
 No. 18 vs. Villanova
Coaches vs Cancer Classic 		W 73–61  1–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
November 22*
 No. 16 Coppin State W 64–46  2–0
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 23*
 No. 16 UTSA W 80–68  3–0
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 26*
 No. 13 Eastern Illinois W 94–74  4–0
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 2*
 No. 13 at Notre Dame L 71–92  4–1
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
December 7*
 No. 13 Appalachian State W 101–78  5–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 14*
 No. 16 Wisconsin W 63–54  6–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 21*
 No. 14 Elon W 89–57  7–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 28*
 No. 13 Grambling State W 105–74  8–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 30
 No. 13 at East Carolina L 70–73  8–2
(0–1) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 4, 2003*
 No. 13 at Dayton L 85–92 OT 8–3
  (University of Dayton Arena)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 7, 2003
 No. 24 at Saint Louis W 60–54  9–3
(1—1) 		Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 11, 2003
 No. 24 South Florida W 96–63  10–3
(2—1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 14, 2003
 No. 21 at Tulane W 85–73  11–3
(3—1) 		Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 18, 2003
 No. 21 at Charlotte W 67–64  12–3
(4—1) 		Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 25, 2003
 No. 20 DePaul W 72–51  13–3
(5—1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 29, 2003
 No. 18 East Carolina W 80–48  14–3
(6—1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 1, 2003
 No. 18 at Cincinnati W 82–76  15–3
(7—1) 		Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 5, 2003
 No. 15 Saint Louis W 68–64  16–3
(8—1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 9, 2003*
 No. 15 No. 14 Wake Forest W 68–61  17–3
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 12, 2003
 No. 11 at DePaul W 73–60  18–3
(9—1) 		Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 15, 2003
 No. 11 No. 2 Louisville L 70–73  18–4
(9—2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 20, 2003
 No. 11 Charlotte W 75–67  19–4
(10—2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 22, 2003
 No. 11 at TCU W 79–68  20–4
(11—2) 		Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 27, 2003
 No. 10 at No. 11 Louisville W 78–73  21–4
(12—2) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 1, 2003
 No. 10 UAB W 98–87  22–4
(13—2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 8, 2003
 No. 8 Cincinnati W 70–61  23–4
(14–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C-USA Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
 No. 8 vs. UAB
C-USA Tournament Quarterfinal 		L 76–83  23–5
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
 (3 MW) No. 9 vs. (14 MW) Holy Cross
First round 		W 72–68  24–5
 RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 22, 2003*
 (3 MW) No. 9 vs. (6 MW) No. 24 Missouri
Second Round 		W 101–92 OT 25–5
 RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 27, 2003*
 (3 MW) No. 9 vs. (2 MW) No. 4 Pittsburgh
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 77–74  26–5
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 29, 2003*
 (3 MW) No. 9 vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 83–69  27–5
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 5, 2003*
 (3 MW) No. 9 vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas
National semifinal – Final Four 		L 61–94  27–6
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

[2]

Rankings edit

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

Awards and honors edit

  • Dwyane Wade, C-USA Player of the year

Team players drafted into the NBA edit

Round Pick Player NBA Club Year
1 5 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 2003
2 2 Steve Novak Houston Rockets 2006
2 8 Travis Diener Orlando Magic 2005

[3]

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.

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The 2002 03 Marquette Golden Eagles men s basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I competition in the 2002 03 season The Golden Eagles coached by Tom Crean were then a member of Conference USA they did not join their current conference the Big East until the 2005 06 season 2002 03 Marquette Golden Eagles men s basketballConference USA ChampionsNCAA tournament Final FourConferenceConference USARankingCoachesNo 6APNo 9Record27 6 14 2 C USA Head coachTom Crean 4th season Home arenaBradley CenterSeasons 2001 022003 04 2002 03 Conference USA men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTAmericanNo 9 Marquette 14 2 875 27 6 818No 14 Louisville 11 5 688 25 7 781Cincinnati 9 7 563 17 12 586Saint Louis 9 7 563 16 14 533DePaul 8 8 500 16 13 552Charlotte 8 8 500 13 16 448East Carolina 3 13 188 12 15 444NationalNo 19 Memphis 13 3 813 23 7 767UAB 8 8 500 21 13 618Tulane 8 8 500 16 15 516South Florida 7 9 438 15 14 517Houston 6 10 375 8 20 286Southern Miss 5 11 313 13 16 448TCU 3 13 188 9 19 321 2003 Conference USA Tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll 1 Since their national championship in 1977 this is Marquette s sole Final Four appearance Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule 3 Rankings 4 Awards and honors 5 Team players drafted into the NBA 6 ReferencesRoster edit2002 03 Marquette Golden Eagles men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownG 10 Karon Bradley 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr Katy TexasG 32 Joe Chapman 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg Fr Sauk Village IllinoisG 34 Travis Diener 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg So Fond du Lac WisconsinF 42 Andy Freund 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 210 lb 95 kg Fr Wauwatosa WisconsinG 23 Tony Gries 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 170 lb 77 kg Fr Kiel WisconsinC 33 Chris Grimm 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 225 lb 102 kg Fr Brighton MichiganF 55 Robert Jackson 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 260 lb 118 kg Sr Milwaukee WisconsinC 5 Scott Merritt 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 245 lb 111 kg Jr Wauwatosa WisconsinF 20 Steve Novak 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 220 lb 100 kg Fr Brown Deer WisconsinF 40 Terry Sanders 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg Jr Milwaukee WisconsinG 12 Jared Sichting 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 165 lb 75 kg Fr Minnetonka MinnesotaF 1 Todd Townsend 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 215 lb 98 kg So Chicago IllinoisG 3 Dwyane Wade 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 210 lb 95 kg Jr Chicago Illinois Head coachTom CreanAssistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtSchedule editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateNovember 15 No 18 vs Villanova Coaches vs Cancer Classic W 73 61 1 0 Madison Square Garden New York New YorkNovember 22 No 16 Coppin State W 64 46 2 0 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinNovember 23 No 16 UTSA W 80 68 3 0 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinNovember 26 No 13 Eastern Illinois W 94 74 4 0 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinDecember 2 No 13 at Notre Dame L 71 92 4 1 Joyce Center South Bend IndianaDecember 7 No 13 Appalachian State W 101 78 5 1 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinDecember 14 No 16 Wisconsin W 63 54 6 1 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinDecember 21 No 14 Elon W 89 57 7 1 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinDecember 28 No 13 Grambling State W 105 74 8 1 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinDecember 30 No 13 at East Carolina L 70 73 8 2 0 1 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville North CarolinaJan 4 2003 No 13 at Dayton L 85 92 OT 8 3 University of Dayton Arena Dayton OhioJan 7 2003 No 24 at Saint Louis W 60 54 9 3 1 1 Savvis Center St Louis MissouriJan 11 2003 No 24 South Florida W 96 63 10 3 2 1 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinJan 14 2003 No 21 at Tulane W 85 73 11 3 3 1 Avron B Fogelman Arena New Orleans LouisianaJan 18 2003 No 21 at Charlotte W 67 64 12 3 4 1 Dale F Halton Arena Charlotte North CarolinaJan 25 2003 No 20 DePaul W 72 51 13 3 5 1 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinJan 29 2003 No 18 East Carolina W 80 48 14 3 6 1 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinFeb 1 2003 No 18 at Cincinnati W 82 76 15 3 7 1 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati OhioFeb 5 2003 No 15 Saint Louis W 68 64 16 3 8 1 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinFeb 9 2003 No 15 No 14 Wake Forest W 68 61 17 3 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinFeb 12 2003 No 11 at DePaul W 73 60 18 3 9 1 Allstate Arena Rosemont IllinoisFeb 15 2003 No 11 No 2 Louisville L 70 73 18 4 9 2 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinFeb 20 2003 No 11 Charlotte W 75 67 19 4 10 2 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinFeb 22 2003 No 11 at TCU W 79 68 20 4 11 2 Daniel Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth TexasFeb 27 2003 No 10 at No 11 Louisville W 78 73 21 4 12 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyMar 1 2003 No 10 UAB W 98 87 22 4 13 2 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinMar 8 2003 No 8 Cincinnati W 70 61 23 4 14 2 Bradley Center Milwaukee WisconsinC USA TournamentMar 13 2003 No 8 vs UAB C USA Tournament Quarterfinal L 76 83 23 5 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyNCAA tournamentMar 20 2003 3 MW No 9 vs 14 MW Holy Cross First round W 72 68 24 5 RCA Dome Indianapolis IndianaMar 22 2003 3 MW No 9 vs 6 MW No 24 Missouri Second Round W 101 92 OT 25 5 RCA Dome Indianapolis IndianaMar 27 2003 3 MW No 9 vs 2 MW No 4 Pittsburgh Midwest Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen W 77 74 26 5 Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis MinnesotaMar 29 2003 3 MW No 9 vs 1 MW No 1 Kentucky Midwest Regional Final Elite Eight W 83 69 27 5 Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis MinnesotaApr 5 2003 3 MW No 9 vs 2 W No 6 Kansas National semifinal Final Four L 61 94 27 6 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Louisiana Non conference game Rankings from AP poll Tournament seedings in parentheses MW Midwest 2 Rankings editMain article 2002 03 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankingsAwards and honors editDwyane Wade C USA Player of the yearTeam players drafted into the NBA editRound Pick Player NBA Club Year1 5 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 20032 2 Steve Novak Houston Rockets 20062 8 Travis Diener Orlando Magic 2005 3 References edit sports reference com 2002 03 Conference USA Season Summary RotoWire Fantasy Football Baseball Basketball and More 2003 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball com Archived from the original on May 20 2011 Retrieved March 21 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 03 Marquette Golden Eagles men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1171363046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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