2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team


The 2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by head coach Joe Cravens and played their home games at the Dee Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–6 overall, with a sterling 14–0 mark in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season championship. They were also champions of the Big Sky Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Wisconsin.[1]

2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record26–6 (14–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2002–03 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 14 0   1.000 26 6   .813
Eastern Washington 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
Idaho State 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Montana 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
Northern Arizona 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Sacramento State 5 9   .357 12 17   .414
Montana State 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Portland State 3 11   .214 5 22   .185
2003 Big Sky tournament winner

Roster

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2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jermaine Boyette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hammond, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*
vs. UC Santa Barbara
BP Top of The World Classic
W 91–82  1–0
Carlson Center (4,025)
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 23, 2002*
vs. Ball State
BP Top of The World Classic
W 72–67  2–0
Carlson Center (4,043)
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 24, 2002*
at Alaska Fairbanks
BP Top of The World Classic
L 65–77  2–1
Carlson Center (4,301)
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 27, 2002
Montana Tech W 94–58  3–1
(1–1)
Dee Events Center (2,498)
Odgen, Utah
Nov 30, 2002*
Nevada W 73–70  4–1
Dee Events Center (4,418)
Odgen, Utah
Dec 6, 2002*
vs. North Texas L 72–76  4–2
Winthrop Coliseum (151)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 7, 2002*
vs. Morris Brown W 65–56  5–2
Winthrop Coliseum (62)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 14, 2002*
UW–Green Bay W 78–72  6–2
Dee Events Center (4,103)
Odgen, Utah
Dec 17, 2002*
at Portland W 78–71  7–2
Chiles Center (619)
Portland, Oregon
Dec 21, 2002*
at Utah State L 64–66  7–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,546)
Logan, Utah
Dec 23, 2002*
at Boise State W 66–65  8–3
BSU Pavilion (3,457)
Boise, Idaho
Dec 29, 2002*
vs. Maine
Dr. Pepper Classic
W 69–66  9–3
McKenzie Arena (3,500)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2002*
at Chattanooga
Dr. Pepper Classic
L 63–75  9–4
McKenzie Arena (3,969)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 3, 2003*
at Utah L 58–72  9–5
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,461)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 8, 2003*
BYU W 75–69  10–5
Dee Events Center (10,820)
Odgen, Utah
Jan 16, 2003
Montana State W 78–70  11–5
(1–0)
Dee Events Center (4,797)
Ogden, Utah
Jan 18, 2003
Montana W 97–73  12–5
(2–0)
Dee Events Center (5,248)
Ogden, Utah
Jan 23, 2003
at Northern Arizona W 64–61  13–5
(3–0)
Walkup Skydome (2,569)
Flagstaff, Arizona
Jan 25, 2003
at Sacramento State W 65–53  14–5
(4–0)
Hornets Nest (1,208)
Sacramento, California
Jan 30, 2003
Portland State W 77–64  15–5
(5–0)
Dee Events Center (4,313)
Ogden, Utah
Feb 1, 2003
Eastern Washington W 74–61  16–5
(6–0)
Dee Events Center (9,621)
Ogden, Utah
Feb 5, 2003
at Idaho State W 82–76  17–5
(7–0)
Holt Arena (3,228)
Pocatello, Idaho
Feb 8, 2003
Idaho State W 87–70  18–5
(8–0)
Dee Events Center (6,795)
Odgen, Utah
Feb 13, 2003
at Montana W 75–72  19–5
(9–0)
Dahlberg Arena (3,734)
Missoula, Montana
Feb 15, 2003
at Montana State W 70–58  20–5
(10–0)
Worthington Arena (4,510)
Havre, Montana
Feb 20, 2003
Sacramento State W 88–65  21–5
(11–0)
Dee Events Center (5,279)
Odgen, Utah
Feb 22, 2003
Northern Arizona W 79–64  22–5
(12–0)
Dee Events Center (10,210)
Odgen, Utah
Feb 27, 2003
at Eastern Washington W 67–64  23–5
(13–0)
Reese Court (4,131)
Cheney, Washington
Mar 1, 2003
at Portland State W 83–73  24–5
(14–0)
Peter W. Stott Center (756)
Portland, Oregon
Big Sky tournament
Mar 11, 2003*
Sacramento State
Semifinals
W 82–60  25–5
Dee Events Center (8,114)
Ogden, Utah
Mar 12, 2003*
Eastern Washington
Championship game
W 60–57  26–5
Dee Events Center (10,121)
Ogden, Utah
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
(12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 21 Wisconsin
First round
L 74–81  26–6
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin proves it's not strictly about defense". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002–03 Weber State Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "2002-2003 Weber State Men's Basketball Statistics". Weber State Sports.