2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Sun Devils finished with 20–12, 11–7 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinal round of the 2003 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament. They earned a trip to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Memphis before losing eventual National runner-up to Kansas in the second round.[3]

2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
Seasons
← 2001–02
2003–04 →
2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 17 1   .944 28 4   .875
No. 20 Stanford 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
California 13 5   .722 22 9   .710
Arizona State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Oregon 10 8   .556 23 10   .697
Oregon State 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
USC 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
UCLA 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Washington 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
Washington State 2 16   .111 7 20   .259
2003 Pac-10 tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

Roster

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2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 5 Ike Diogu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 2002*
Morehead State W 59–56  1–0
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Nov 25, 2002*
vs. No. 15 Kentucky
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 65–82  1–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 26, 2002*
vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 101–72  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 27, 2002*
vs. Utah
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 83–79 OT 3–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 30, 2002*
Lafayette W 85–62  4–1
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 4, 2002*
BYU L 60–64  4–2
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 7, 2002*
at Utah L 55–78  4–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 10, 2002*
Nevada W 76–63  5–3
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 21, 2002*
vs. Purdue W 70–53  6–3
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 2002*
Bucknell W 79–52  7–3
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 28, 2002*
Nebraska W 75–63  8–3
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 2, 2003
at Oregon State W 67–47  9–3
(1–0)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 4, 2003
at No. 9 Oregon L 73–94  9–4
(1–1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Jan 9, 2003
Washington W 89–57  10–4
(2–1)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 11, 2003
Washington State W 96–55  11–4
(3–1)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 16, 2003
at UCLA W 75–64  12–4
(4–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 2003
at USC L 74–76  12–5
(4–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 22, 2003
at No. 1 Arizona L 63–71  12–6
(4–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 30, 2003
No. 20 California W 75–70  13–6
(5–3)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb 1, 2003
Stanford L 57–58  13–7
(5–4)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb 6, 2003
at Washington State W 87–54  14–7
(6–4)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 8, 2003
at Washington W 79–77 OT 15–7
(7–4)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 13, 2003
USC W 108–78  16–7
(8–4)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb 15, 2003
UCLA W 85–69  17–7
(9–4)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb 22, 2003
No. 1 Arizona L 72–92  17–8
(9–5)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb 27, 2003
at No. 19 Stanford L 77–88  17–9
(9–6)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 2, 2003
at No. 23 California L 72–80  17–10
(9–7)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Mar 6, 2003
Oregon W 91–77  18–10
(10–7)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Mar 8, 2003
Oregon State W 74–64  19–10
(11–7)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
vs. Oregon
Quarterfinals
L 82–83  19–11
Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
(10 W) vs. (7 W) No. 19 Memphis
First round
W 84–71[4]  20–11
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 22, 2003*
(10 W) vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas
Second round
L 76–108  20–12
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Flynn, Devendorf 3s ensure Syracuse spot in Sweet 16". ESPN. March 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sun Devils' fabulous frosh overwhelms Memphis". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  5. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1120–1121. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.