2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his second season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin finished 24-8, 12-4 in Big Ten play to finish as outright regular season champions for the first time since 1947.[1]

2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 21
Record24–8 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachRob Jeter
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
No. 11 Illinois 11 5   .688 25 7   .781
Purdue 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Michigan State 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Michigan 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Indiana 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Minnesota 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
Iowa 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Ohio State 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Northwestern 3 13   .188 12 17   .414
Penn State 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
2003 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago, top-seeded Wisconsin was upset by Ohio State.[2] The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the fifth seed in the Midwest Region, where they won twice in Spokane,[3] then lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky by six points in the Sweet Sixteen at Minneapolis.[4]

Roster

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2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Ike Ukawuba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 4 Ray Nixon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F/C 5 Jason Chappell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr New Berlin, WI
G 11 John Emerson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr New Richmond, WI
G 12 Boo Wade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
G 13 Clayton Hanson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Reedsburg, WI
G 20 Kirk Penney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Auckland
F 21 Andreas Helmigk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Klagenfurt
G 24 Freddie Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
C 30 Dave Mader 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Appleton, WI
F 32 Deandre Buchanan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Verona, WI
G 34 Devin Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Milwaukee, WI
G/F 42 Alando Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lockport, IL
F 44 Zach Morley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Maryville, MO
F 54 Mike Wilkinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Blue Mounds, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-11

Source:[5]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/15/2002*
8:00 pm
Eastern Washington
NABC Classic
W 81–55  1–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
11/16/2002*
8:00 pm
Northern Illinois
NABC Classic
W 84–56  2–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
11/23/2002*
7:00 pm
Milwaukee W 83–72  3–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
11/30/2002*
1:05 pm
No. 25 at UW–Green Bay W 69–52  4–0
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
12/04/2002*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 80–90  4–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/07/2002*
11:00 am, FSN
No. 23 UNLV W 91–74  5–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/11/2002*
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 85–36  6–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/14/2002*
7:30 pm, FSN
at No. 16 Marquette L 54–63  6–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/21/2002*
12:00 pm, FSN
Texas Southern W 81–58  7–2
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/23/2002*
7:00 pm
Ohio W 75–51  8–2
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/02/2003*
6:00 pm
at Temple W 80–67  9–2
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
1/04/2003*
12:00 pm
Chicago State W 73–45  10–2
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/08/2003
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan L 65-66  10–3 (0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/11/2003
3:37 pm, ESPN+
at No. 10 Illinois L 63–69  10–4 (0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/15/2003
7:00 pm, ESPN
Minnesota W 66–50  11–4 (1–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/18/2003
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Ohio State W 53–52  12–4 (2–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/22/2003
7:00 pm, ESPN
Iowa W 74–61  13–4 (3–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/29/2003
7:00 pm, FSN
Northwestern W 69–50  14–4 (4–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/01/2003
3:37 pm, ESPN+
Penn State W 86–55  15–4 (5–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/05/2003
6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 24 Purdue L 60–78  15–5 (5–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/08/2003
1:00 pm, ESPN
at Northwestern W 74–59  16–5 (6–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/11/2003
6:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan State W 64–53  17–5 (7–3)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/15/2003
12:00 pm, CBS
Indiana W 71–59  18–5 (8–3)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/19/2003
7:00 pm, FSN
at Penn State L 57–58  18–6 (8–4)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
2/22/2003
3:00 pm, ESPN
at Iowa W 61–53  19–6 (9–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/26/2003
8:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan W 73–42  20–6 (10–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
3/02/2003
1:00 pm, CBS
at Minnesota W 69–61  21–6 (11–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
3/05/2003
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 No. 14 Illinois W 60–59  22–6 (12–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
3/14/2003
11:00 am, ESPN
(1) No. 18 vs. (8) Ohio State
Big Ten tournament – quarterfinals
L 50–58  22–7
United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
3/20/2003*
6:25 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 21 vs. (12) Weber State
First Round
W 81–74  23–7
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, WA
3/22/2003*
4:53 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 21 vs. (13 MW) Tulsa
Second Round
W 61–60  24–7
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, WA
3/27/2003*
6:10 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 21 vs. (1 MW) Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 57–63  24–8
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References

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  1. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Badgers Clinch Big Ten". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 6, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Woolford, Dave (March 15, 2003). "OSU picking up steam". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. C1.
  3. ^ "Owens' shot quells Golden Hurricane". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 23, 2003. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Estill saves Kentucky against Wisconsin". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 28, 2003. p. C3.
  5. ^ "Arena breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 20, 2003. p. C6.
  6. ^ "Badgers 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.