2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his fifth (and final) season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2003 NIT, Second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	17-14 (5-11 Big 12)
Head coach	Larry Eustachy (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Wayne Morgan Steve Barnes Bob Sundvold
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Kansas	14	–	2		.875			30	–	8		.789
No. 5 Texas	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
No. 3 Oklahoma †	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
No. 24 Missouri	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Colorado	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Texas Tech	6	–	10		.375			22	–	13		.629
Texas A&M	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Iowa State	5	–	11		.313			17	–	14		.548
Baylor	5	–	11		.313			14	–	14		.500
Kansas State	4	–	12		.250			13	–	17		.433
Nebraska	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 12–19, 4–12 in Big 12 play to finish 11th the regular season conference standings.

Incoming players

Incoming Players

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Previous School	Hometown
Adam Haluska	Guard	6'5"	210 lbs.	Carroll High	Carroll, Iowa
John Neal	Guard	6'3"	180 lbs.	Winterset High	Winterset, Iowa
Jackson Vroman	Forward	6'10"	220 lbs.	Snow College	Bountiful, Utah
Tim Barnes	Guard	6'10"	160 lbs.	Southeastern Illinois	Henderson, Kentucky
Chris Alexander	Center	7'1"	235 lbs.	Indian Hills CC	Riverdale, Illinois
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Roster

2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jake Sullivan (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tartan High Oakdale, Minnesota F 1 Omar Bynum (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Omaha North Omaha, Nebraska G 2 Adam Haluska 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Carroll High Carroll, Iowa F 3 Clint Varley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Greenfield High Menlo, Iowa F 4 Jackson Vroman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Snow College Bountiful, Utah G 11 Ricky Morgan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Pontiac Northern Pontiac, Michigan G 12 Tim Barnes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Southeastern Illinois Henderson, Kentucky F 15 Adam Schaper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Kankakee Valley DeMotte, Indiana G 33 John Neal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Winterset High Winterset, Iowa C 34 Chris Alexander 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Riverdale, Illinois G 40 Brad Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Knoxville High Knoxville, Iowa G 42 Justin Fries 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington High Sioux Falls, South Dakota G/F 50 Marcus Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Notre Dame Prep East Chicago C 51 Jared Homan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. Mary's Remsen, Iowa C 54 Andrew Skoglund 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Hopkins High Minnetonka, Minnesota	Head coach Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Steve Barnes (Azusa Pacific) Bob Sundvold (South Dakota State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2002* 7:00 pm		Illinois-All Stars Exhibition	W 95-77		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 18, 2002* 7:00 pm		Global Sports Exhibition	W 72-69		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 25, 2002* 7:00 pm		Coe College	W 87-65	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 29, 2002* 7:00 pm		Mercer	W 91-60	2-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 2, 2002* 7:00 pm		Jackson State	W 85-63	3-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 6, 2002* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Western Illinois Cyclone Challenge	W 59-44	4-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 7, 2002* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Binghamton Cyclone Challenge	W 86-56	5-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 10, 2002* 6:00 pm, ESPN		Boston College	L 78-85	5-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 13, 2002* 7:00 pm, Hawkeye Television Network		at Iowa Rivalry	W 73-69	6-1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
December 15, 2002* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Savannah State	W 79-59	7-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 22, 2002* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Drake	W 76-55	8-1	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
December 29, 2002* 7:00 pm, UNITV (KFXA)		at UNI	W 71-64	9-1	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 31, 2002* 6:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 90-46	10-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 6, 2003 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 14 Kansas	L 54-83	10-2 (0-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 11, 2003 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at No. 8 Texas	L 50-70	10-3 (0-2)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
January 18, 2003 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		No. 5 Oklahoma	L 60-70	10-4 (0-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 21, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 21 Missouri	L 59-64	10-5 (0-4)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
January 25, 2003 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		Nebraska	W 71-61	11-5 (1-4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 29, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 9 Oklahoma State	L 55-68	11-6 (1-5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 1, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Baylor	W 74-70	12-6 (2-5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 8, 2003 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Colorado	L 69-84	12-7 (2-6)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
February 12, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Texas Tech	L 73-88	12-8 (2-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 16, 2003 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at No. 9 Kansas	L 51-70	12-9 (2-8)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 19, 2003 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M	L 54-66	12-10 (2-9)	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
February 22, 2003 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		Kansas State	W 64-61	13-10 (3-9)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 25, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Colorado	W 81-55	14-10 (4-9)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 1, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Nebraska	L 63-69	14-11 (4-10)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
March 5, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Missouri	W 71-55	15-11 (5-10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 8, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Kansas State	L 63-74	15-12 (5-11)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Big 12 Tournament
March 13, 2003 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus		vs. Texas A&M	W 97-70	16-12 (5-11)	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
March 14, 2003 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus		vs. No. 4 Kansas	L 74-89	16-13 (5-11)	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NIT Tournament
March 19, 2003 7:00 pm		Wichita State NIT Opening Round	W 76-65	17-13 (5-11)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 21, 2003 7:00 pm		Iowa NIT First round	L 53-54	17-14 (5-11)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

• All-Conference Selections

Jake Sullivan (3rd Team)

Jackson Vroman (Honorable Mention)

• Academic All-American

Jake Sullivan (2003)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Jake Sullivan (2003)

Jared Homan (2003)

• Ralph A. Olsen Award

Jake Sullivan (2003)