2002–03 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.

2002–03 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	24–9 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Grier (12th season) Leon Rice (4th season) Tommy Lloyd (2nd season)
Home arena	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre

2002–03 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga	12	–	2		.857			24	–	9		.727
San Diego †	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
San Francisco	9	–	5		.643			15	–	14		.517
Pepperdine	7	–	7		.500			15	–	13		.536
Saint Mary's	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Portland	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
Loyola Marymount	4	–	10		.286			11	–	20		.355
Santa Clara	4	–	10		.286			13	–	15		.464
† 2003 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Dan Dickau	21	G	6'0"	189	Senior (Redshirt)	Vancouver, WA	Graduated; Entered 2002 NBA draft
Anthony Reason	25	F	6'7"	184	Senior	Ocala, FL	Graduated
Alex Hernandez	15	G	6'4"	224	Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduated
Germayne Forbes	11	G	6'2"	191	Sophomore (Redshirt)	London, England	Transferred to West Georgia
Jay Sherrell	34	F	6'8"	230	Sophomore (Redshirt)	Spanaway, WA	Transferred to West Georgia

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Tony Skinner	G	6'5"	198	Junior	Albuquerque, NM	Northeastern JC	2	Oct. 1, 2002
Erroll Knight	G	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Seattle, WA	Washington	3	Oct. 1, 2003

2002 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sean Mallon F	Spokane, WA	Ferris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jun 25, 2001
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2002 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2002. "2002 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 31, 2002. "2002 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2002. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 31, 2002. "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2002. "2002–03 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2002.

Roster

2002–03 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 32 Zach Gourde 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Prairie Vancouver, WA G 1 Winston Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Huguenot Howard College North Idaho College Richmond, VA C 34 Richard Fox 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Jr Regis Jesuit Colorado Denver, CO G 20 Kyle Bankhead 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Walla Walla Walla Walla, WA G 4 Tony Skinner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Cibola Northeastern JC Albuquerque, NM G 10 Blake Stepp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr South Eugene Eugene, OR F 33 Cory Violette 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Bishop Kelly Boise, ID G 14 Brian Michaelson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS So Jesuit Portland, OR F 1 Ronny Turiaf 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So INSEP Le Robert, Martinique G 22 Erroll Knight (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Chief Sealth Washington Seattle, WA F 30 Dustin Villepique 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Simi Valley Simi Valley, CA G 13 Josh Reisman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, WA F 23 Tyler Amaya 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, WA G 15 Colin Floyd (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Sprague-Harrington Harrington, WA G 34 A.C James (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Arizona London Kingdom, UK F 32 Sean Mallon  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Ferris Spokane, WA	Head coach Mark Few Assistant coach(es) Bill Grier Leon Rice Tommy Lloyd Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2010-3-14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 22, 2002* 7:00 pm, PAX	No. 21	Hofstra	W 69–61	1–0	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
November 25, 2002* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. Utah Maui Invitational – Quarterfinals	W 71–52	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 26, 2002* 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	vs. No. 19 Indiana Maui Invitational – Semifinals	L 76–75	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 27, 2002* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. No. 15 Kentucky Maui Invitational – 3rd Place Game	L 80–72	2–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
December 2, 2002* 7:00 pm, KHQ		Washington	W 95–89 OT	3–2	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
December 5, 2002* 6:00 pm, PAX		at Montana	W 75–67	4–2	Dahlberg Arena (5,254) Missoula, MT
December 7, 2002* 7:00 pm		at Washington State	W 110–104	5–2	Beasley Coliseum (5,746) Pullman, WA
December 15, 2002* 10:00 am, FOX Sports		vs. Georgia Peach Bowl Classic	L 95–83	5–3	Philips Arena (10,919) Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2002* 4:00 pm, ESPN		vs. NC State Jimmy V Classic	W 69–60	6–3	Continental Arena (8,867) East Rutherford, NJ
December 20, 2002* 7:00 pm, PAX		Long Beach State	W 90–55	7–3	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
December 22, 2002* 4:00 pm, KSKN		Eastern Washington	W 67–64	8–3	Spokane Arena (11,000) Spokane, WA
December 31, 2002* 2:00 pm, KHQ		vs. Stanford Pete Newell Challenge	L 81–71	8–4	Oakland Arena (15,734) Oakland, CA
December 31, 2002* 5:00 pm, KHQ		St. Joseph's	L 79–78 OT	8–5	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
January 2, 2003* 7:00 pm		at Portland State	W 87–49	9–5	Stott Center (3,235) Portland, OR
January 9, 2003 7:00 pm, PAX		Loyola Marymount	W 85–73	10––5 (1–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
January 12, 2003 1:00 pm, FOX Sports Northwest		Pepperdine	W 92–72	11–5 (2–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
January 17, 2003 7:00 pm		at St. Mary's	W 56–53	12–5 (3–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,118) Moraga, CA
January 29, 2003 1:00 pm, FOX Sports Northwest		at San Francisco	W 66–56	13–5 (4–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (4,177) San Francisco, CA
January 24, 2003 7:00 pm, FOX Sports Northwest		at Portland	W 70–67	14–5 (5–0)	Chiles Center (4,902) Portland, OR
January 30, 2003 7:00 pm, PAX		San Diego	W 89–65	15–5 (6–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
February 1, 2003 5:00 pm, KHQ		Santa Clara	W 96–62	16–5 (7–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
February 6, 2003 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Pepperdine University	W 78–63	17–5 (8–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,297) Malibu, CA
February 8, 2003 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 80–74	17–6 (8–1)	Gersten Pavilion (2,501) Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2003 7:00 pm, PAX		St. Mary's	W 73–49	18–6 (9–1)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
February 15, 2003 6:00 pm, KHQ		San Francisco	W 82–71	19–6 (10–1)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
February 19, 2003 7:00 pm, PAX		Portland	L 72–68	19–7 (10–2)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
February 23, 2003* 9:00 am, ESPN		Tulsa	W 69–60	20–7	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA
February 27, 2003 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 71–66	21–7 (11–2)	Leavey Center (3,027) Santa Clara, CA
March 1, 2003 6:00 pm, FOX Sports Northwest		at San Diego	W 72–69	22–7 (12–2)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,178) San Diego, CA
2003 West Coast Conference tournament
March 10, 2003 9:00 pm, ESPN		vs. St. Mary's Semifinals	W 73–52	23–7	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,382) San Diego, CA
March 10, 2003 8:00 pm, ESPN		San Diego Championship	L 72–63	23–8	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,391) San Diego, CA
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
March 20, 2003* 9:00 pm, CBS	No. (9)	vs. No. (8) Cincinnati NCAA Tournament Round of 64	W 74–69	24–8	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
March 22, 2003* 2:00 pm, CBS	No. (9)	vs. No. 2 (1) Arizona NCAA Tournament Round of 32	L 96–95 2OT	24–9	Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,627) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.