2002–03 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2002–03 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 6th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

2002–03 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	20–9 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (6th season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Santa Barbara	14	–	4		.778			18	–	14		.563
UC Irvine	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
Utah State†	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
Cal Poly	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Idaho	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Cal State Fullerton	8	–	10		.444			10	–	19		.345
Cal State Northridge	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Pacific	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
UC Riverside	5	–	13		.278			6	–	18		.250
Long Beach State	4	–	14		.222			5	–	22		.185
† 2003 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2003^[1] Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 21–11 and 13–5 in Big West play.

Roster

2002–03 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Aras Baskauskas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G 11 Nic Campbell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr C Ryan Codi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) — Fr G Mike Efevberha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pomona, CA F 3 Greg Ethington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So G 10 Jeff Gloger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr F Jordan Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Mike Hood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F 40 Matt Okoro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr C Adam Parada 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Alta Loma, CA G DeVaughn Peace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr G 14 Ross Schraeder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr G J.R. Stephens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — So F Stanislav Zuzak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Jr	Head coach Pat Douglass (Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 22, 2002*		at No. 7 Oklahoma Sooner invitational	L 65–87	0–1	Lloyd Noble Center (10,685) Norman, OK
November 23, 2002*		vs. Western Michigan Sooner invitational	L 62–73	0–2	Lloyd Noble Center (10,734) Norman, OK
November 30, 2002*		at Pepperdine	W 74–69	1–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,866) Malibu, CA
December 4, 2002*		Loyola Marymount	W 81–66	2–2	Bren Events Center (2,010) Irvine, CA
December 7, 2002*		Pomona-Pitzer	W 91–23	3–2	Bren Events Center (3,525) Irvine, CA
December 19, 2002*		at No. 17 Stanford	L 57–84	3–3	Maples Pavilion (3,013) Stanford, CA
December 22, 2002*		Saint Mary's	W 62–50	4–3	McKeon Pavilion (1,355) Moraga, CA
December 28, 2002*		IPFW	W 96–79	5–3	Bren Events Center (1,997) Irvine, CA
December 30, 2002*		Florida Atlantic	W 87–70	6–3	Bren Events Center (1,444) Irvine, CA
Conference Season
January 4, 2003		at Long Beach State	W 69–52	7–3 (1–0)	The Pyramid (2,084) Long Beach, CA
January 8, 2003		at Cal State Fullerton	L 65–66 ^OT	7–4 (1–1)	Titan Gym (1,208) Fullerton, CA
January 11, 2003		at UC Riverside	W 81–77	8–4 (2–1)	Student Recreation Center (1,226) Riverside, CA
January 15, 2003		Utah State	W 75–73 ^OT	9–4 (3–1)	Bren Events Center (3,205) Irvine, CA
January 18, 2003		Idaho	W 58–45	10–4 (4–1)	Bren Events Center (2,987) Irvine, CA
January 23, 2003		at Pacific	W 66–62	11–4 (5–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,203) Stockton, CA
January 25, 2003		at Cal State Northridge	L 63–69	11–5 (5–2)	Matadome (1,268) Northridge, CA
January 30, 2003		UC Santa Barbara	L 54–70	11–6 (5–3)	Bren Events Center (2,570) Irvine, CA
February 1, 2003		Cal Poly	L 68–74	11–7 (5–4)	Bren Events Center (2,173) Irvine, CA
February 5, 2003		UC Riverside	W 78–61	12–7 (6–4)	Bren Events Center (1,496) Irvine, CA
February 8, 2003		Cal State Fullerton	W 72–52	13–7 (7–4)	Bren Events Center (3,179) Irvine, CA
February 13, 2003		at Utah State	W 59–58	14–7 (8–4)	Smith Spectrum (8,041) Logan, UT
February 15, 2003		Idaho	W 65–52	15–7 (9–4)	Cowan Spectrum (2,720) Moscow, ID
February 20, 2003		Cal State Northridge	W 64–57	16–7 (10–4)	Bren Events Center (2,289) Irvine, CA
February 22, 2003		Pacific	W 78–73 ^OT	17–7 (11–4)	Bren Events Center (2,331) Irvine, CA
February 27, 2003		at Cal Poly	W 68–62	18–7 (12–4)	Mott Gym (3,032) Irvine, CA
March 1, 2003		at UC Santa Barbara	L 51–67	18–8 (12–5)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (5,014) Santa Barbara, CA
March 8, 2003		Long Beach State	W 95–60	19–8 (12–6)	Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA
Big West Conference tournament
March 13, 2003 7:00 pm		vs. Cal State Northridge Quarterfinal	W 70–64 ^OT	20–8	Anaheim Convention Center (3,265) Anaheim, CA
March 14, 2003 9:30 pm		vs. Utah State Semifinal	L 55–62	20–9	Anaheim Convention Center (4,136) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

Awards and honors

• Adam Parada ^[3]
  • All-Big West Second Team
• Jeff Gloger ^[3]
  • Big West All Freshman Team

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
3. (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2017.