2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Mike Brey, the Irish finished with a record of 24–10 and battled their way to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 22
Record	24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Brey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Solomon 3rd
Home arena	Joyce Center

2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Boston College	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
No. 23 Connecticut	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Providence	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			15	–	16		.484
St. John's	7	–	9		.438			21	–	13		.618
Miami	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12		.250			11	–	18		.379
West
No. 13 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			30	–	5		.857
No. 4 Pittsburgh†	13	–	3		.813			28	–	5		.848
Seton Hall	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
No. 22 Notre Dame	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Georgetown	6	–	10		.375			19	–	15		.559
West Virginia	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
Rutgers*	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
† 2003 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 2003 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2003 Big East tournament

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
11/17/2002*		Belmont	W 76–48	1–0	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
11/18/2002*		IUPUI	W 89–45	2–0	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
11/22/2002*		Bucknell	W 73–42	3–0	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
11/25/2002*		vs. Furman Guardians Classic Semifinals	W 75–50	4–0	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
11/26/2002*		vs. Creighton Guardians Classic Final	L 75–80	4–1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
11/30/2002*		Albany	W 90–55	5–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
12/2/2002*		No. 13 Marquette	W 92–71	6–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
12/7/2002*		vs. No. 9 Maryland BB&T Classic	W 79–67	7–1	Verizon Center  Washington D.C.
12/8/2002*		vs. No. 2 Texas BB&T Classic	W 98–92	8–1	Verizon Center  Washington D.C.
12/14/2002*	No. 10	DePaul	W 102–71	9–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
12/22/2002*	No. 9	Canisius	W 93–75	10–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
12/30/2002*	No. 8	Vanderbilt	W 76–63	11–1	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
1/4/2003*	No. 6	vs. Valparaiso	W 55–53	12–1	BankUnited Center  Coral Gables, FL
1/6/2003	No. 5	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	L 55–72	12–2	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
1/12/2003	No. 5	Seton Hall	W 74–64	13–2	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
1/14/2003	No. 10	Rutgers	W 68–57	14–2	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
1/18/2003*	No. 10	at No. 16 Kentucky	L 73–88	14–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
1/21/2003	No. 16	at Providence	W 71–65	15–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
1/25/2003	No. 16	at Boston College	W 101–96 OT	16–3	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
1/29/2003	No. 11	West Virginia	W 88–69	17–3	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
2/1/2003	No. 11	Georgetown	W 93–92 2OT	18–3	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
2/5/2003	No. 10	at Seton Hall	L 72–78	18–4	IZOD Center  East Rutherford, NJ
2/9/2003	No. 10	No. 4 Pittsburgh	W 66–64	19–4	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
2/15/2003	No. 10	at No. 17 Syracuse	L 80–82	19–5	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
2/18/2003	No. 12	at West Virginia	W 56–55	20–5	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
2/22/2003	No. 12	Virginia Tech	W 98–76	21–5	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
2/24/2003	No. 9	UConn	L 79–87	21–6	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
3/1/2003	No. 9	at Rutgers	L 82–95	21–7	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
3/4/2003	No. 16	No. 12 Syracuse	L 88–92	21–8	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
3/8/2003	No. 17	at Georgetown	W 86–80	22–8	Verizon Center  Washington D.C.
3/12/2003	No. 17	vs. St. John's Big East tournament first round	L 80–83	22–9	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
3/20/2003*	No. 5	vs. No. 12 UW-Milwaukee First Round	W 70–69	23–9	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, IN
3/22/2003*	No. 5	vs. No. 4 Illinois Second Round	W 68–60	24–9	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, IN
3/27/2003*	No. 5	vs. No. 1 Arizona Sweet Sixteen	L 71–88	24–10	Honda Center  Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Roster

2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 13 Matt Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Horsham, Pennsylvania F 21 Danny Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Mt. Holly, New Jersey G 2 Chris Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Dublin, Ohio C 50 Tom Timmermans 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Driehuis, Netherlands	Head coach Mike Brey Assistant coach(es) Anthony Solomon Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster