2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 2nd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Horizon League regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Horizon League
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
Record	27–6 (14–2 Horizon)
Head coach	Todd Lickliter (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matthew Graves (2nd season) Jeff Meyer (2nd season) Brad Stevens (2nd season)

2002–03 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Butler	14	–	2		.875			27	–	6		.818
Milwaukee †	13	–	3		.813			24	–	8		.750
Illinois-Chicago	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Loyola Chicago	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
Detroit Mercy	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Green Bay	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
Youngstown State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	20		.310
Wright State	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Cleveland State	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
† 2003 Horizon League Tournament winner

Roster

2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Darnell Archey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr New Castle, IN F 33 Joel Cornette (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH F 51 Lewis Curry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, IN G 4 Brandon Miller (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr New Castle, IN C 55 Mike Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fairborn, OH F 23 Rob Walls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Aurora, IL G 22 Mike Monserez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Cincinnati, OH F 1 Duane Lightfoot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Louisville, KY G 30 Nick Gardner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN G 2 Ryan Reynolds 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Terre Haute, IN G 21 Avery Sheets 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lafayette, IN G 3 Bruce Horan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr New Castle, IN F 34 Jeff James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tampa, FL F 31 Andy Grunst 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI	Head coach Todd Lickliter (Butler) Assistant coach(es) Matthew Graves (Butler) Jeff Meyer (Taylor) Brad Stevens (DePauw) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 21 July 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*		at IPFW	W 69–53	1–0	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 26, 2002*		Wayne State	W 60–37	2–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Nov 30, 2002*		Ball State	W 71–45	3–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Dec 5, 2002*		at Indiana State	W 65–45	4–0	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN
Dec 7, 2002*		at Evansville	W 77–64	5–0	Roberts Stadium  Evansville, IN
Dec 10, 2002*		Bradley	W 75–70	6–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Dec 14, 2002*		at Miami (OH)	W 59–42	7–0	Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
Dec 21, 2002*		Saint Louis	W 68–46	8–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28, 2002*		vs. Texas–Pan American Rainbow Classic	W 67–48	9–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 2002*		vs. Western Kentucky Rainbow Classic	W 63–60	10–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 2002*		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	L 78–81 OT	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 2003		at Illinois–Chicago	W 68–65	11–1 (1–0)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, IL
Jan 9, 2003		Loyola Chicago	W 81–74 OT	12–1 (2–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Jan 11, 2003		Detroit Mercy	W 76–68	13–1 (3–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Jan 16, 2003		at Wright State	W 81–70	14–1 (4–0)	Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 2003		Youngstown State	W 64–60	15–1 (5–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Jan 23, 2003		at Milwaukee	L 65–69	15–2 (5–1)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
Jan 25, 2003		at Green Bay	W 68–53	16–2 (6–1)	Resch Center  Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 30, 2003*		at No. 5 Duke	L 60–80	16–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
Feb 1, 2003		Cleveland State	W 73–57	17–3 (7–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2003		UIC	W 61–47	18–3 (8–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Feb 13, 2003		at Loyola Chicago	L 63–73	18–4 (8–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Center  Chicago, IL
Feb 17, 2003		at Detroit Mercy	W 66–63	19–4 (9–2)	Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
Feb 20, 2003		Wright State	W 79–64	20–4 (10–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Feb 22, 2003		at Youngstown State	W 69–60	21–4 (11–2)	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
Feb 24, 2003		at Cleveland State	W 79–75	22–4 (12–2)	CSU Convocation Center  Cleveland, OH
Feb 27, 2003		Green Bay	W 58–37	23–4 (13–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Mar 1, 2003		Milwaukee	W 76–74	24–4 (14–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
Mar 9, 2003	(1)	vs. (5) Detroit Mercy Semifinals	W 58–55	25–4	U.S. Cellular Arena  Milwaukee, WI
Mar 12, 2003	(1)	at (2) Milwaukee Final	L 52–69	25–5	U.S. Cellular Arena  Milwaukee, WI
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(12 E)	vs. (5 E) No. 20 Mississippi State First round	W 47–46	26–5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003*	(12 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 14 Louisville Second Round	W 79–71	27–5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 28, 2003*	(12 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Oklahoma East Regional semifinal	L 54–65	27–6	Times Union Center  Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.