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The 2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Lute Olson led the team in his 20th season at Arizona. The team played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 2
Record28–4 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
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]

The team earned the program's 10th Pacific-10 Conference championship with a record of 17–1 in conference play and 28–4 overall.[3]

Roster

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2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 2 Isaiah Fox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Santa Monica, California
G 3 Will Bynum 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 4 Luke Walton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr San Diego, California
G 11 Jason Ranne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 12 Fil Torres (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lisle, Illinois
G 13 Chris Rogers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon
G 20 Salim Stoudamire 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Portland, Oregon
G 21 Hassan Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 22 Jason Gardner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 24 Andre Iguodala 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Springfield, Illinois
F 33 Rick Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Long Beach, California
F 34 Dennis Latimore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) So Halstead, Kansas
F 44 Chris Dunn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hobbs, New Mexico
C 45 Channing Frye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 23, 2002*
 No. 1 No. 19 Western Kentucky W 107-68  1–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Nov. 27, 2002*
 No. 1 Northern Arizona W 101-66  2–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 3, 2002*
 No. 1 Saint Louis W 91-58  3–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 7, 2002*
 No. 1 at San Diego State W 89-81  4-0
 Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec. 15, 2002*
 No. 1 No. 8 Texas W 73-70  5-0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 21, 2002*
 No. 1 at LSU L 65-66  5-1
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec. 28, 2002*
 No. 4 Davidson W 95-69  6-1
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 30, 2002*
 No. 4 Boston University W 85-71  7-1
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 2, 2003
 No. 4 at No. 9 Oregon W 81-72  8-1
(1-0) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Jan. 4, 2003
 No. 4 at Oregon State W 80-65  9-1
(2-0) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan. 9, 2003
 No. 2 Washington State W 82-69  10-1
(3-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 11, 2003
 No. 2 Washington W 79-61  11-1
(4-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 16, 2003
 No. 2 at Southern California W 81-72  12-1
(5-0) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan. 18, 2003
 No. 2 UCLA
Rivalry 		W 87-52  13-1
(6-0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan. 22, 2003
 No. 1 Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 71-63  14-1
(7-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 25, 2003*
 No. 1 at No. 6 Kansas W 91-74  15-1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan. 30, 2003
 No. 1 Stanford L 77-82  15-2
(7-1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 1, 2003
 No. 1 No. 20 California W 95-80  16-2
(8-1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 6, 2003
 No. 2 at Washington W 88-85 OT 17-2
(9-1) 		Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb. 8, 2003
 No. 2 at Washington State W 75-62  18-2
(10-1) 		Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Feb. 13, 2003
 No. 1 No. 19 UCLA
Rivalry 		W 106-70  19-2
(11-1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 15, 2003
 No. 1 Southern California W 86-51  20–2
(12-1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 22, 2003
 No. 1 at Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 92-72  21-2
(13-1) 		Wells Fargo Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb. 27, 2003
 No. 1 at No. 23 California W 88-75  22-2
(14-1) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Mar. 2, 2003
 No. 1 at No. 19 Stanford W 72-69  23-2
(15-1) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar. 6, 2003
 No. 1 Oregon State W 72-60  24-2
(16-1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 8, 2003
 No. 1 Oregon W 88-80  25-2
(17-1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Pacific-10 tournament
Mar. 13, 2003*
 (1) No. 1 vs. (8) UCLA
Quarterfinals 		L 89-96 OT 25–3
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar. 20, 2003*
 (1 W) No. 2 vs. (16 W) Vermont
First Round 		W 80-51[4]  26-3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar. 22, 2003*
 (1 W) No. 2 vs. (9 W) Gonzaga
Second Round 		W 96-95 2OT 27–3
 Jon M. Hunstman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar. 27, 2003*
 (1 W) No. 2 vs. (5 W) No. 22 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen 		W 88-71  28–3
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
Mar. 29, 2003*
 (1 W) No. 2 vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas
Elite Eight 		L 75-78  28-4
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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NCAA Division I tournament

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  • West
    • Arizona (#1 seed) 80, Vermont 51
    • Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95 (2OT)
    • Arizona 88, Notre Dame 71
    • Kansas 78, Arizona 75

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Rankings

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Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

2003 NCAA Tournament

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Arizona was invited to the NCAA tournament for the 19th-straight season,[3] receiving the top seed in the West Region. The team advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating (16-seed) Vermont, (9) Gonzaga, and (5) Notre Dame before falling 78-75 to (2) Kansas.[7]

Awards

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Jason Gardner
Luke Walton
  • Pac-10 All-Conference Team
Hassan Adams
  • Pac-10 All-Freshman Team[3]
Andre Iguodala
  • Pac-10 All-Freshman Team
Lute Olson

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. ^ a b c d e f g "Men's Basketball 2002-03 Season In Review". The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Vermont Snowed Under". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "2002-03 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2002-03". ESPN.com.
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