2002–03 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Appearance
2002–03 Utah Utes men's basketball | |
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Mountain West regular season co-champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 25–8 (11–3 MWC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Kerry Rupp (3rd season) |
Home arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State † | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2002–03 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2002–03 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes finished with an overall record of 25–8 (11–3 WAC) and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 2002* |
Southern Utah | W 61–47 | 1–0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Nov 25, 2002* |
vs. No. 20 Gonzaga Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 52–71 | 1–1 |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
Nov 26, 2002* |
vs. UMass Maui Invitational Tournament |
W 69–53 | 2–1 |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
Nov 27, 2002* |
vs. Arizona State Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 79–83 OT | 2–2 |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 3, 2002* |
Winthrop | W 72–42 | 3–2 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 7, 2002* |
Arizona State | W 78–55 | 4–2 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 14, 2002* |
Northern Iowa | W 75–53 | 5–2 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 17, 2002* |
at Utah State | L 54–59 | 5–3 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | |||||||
Dec 20, 2002* |
at Pepperdine | W 77–61 | 6–3 |
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California | |||||||
Dec 23, 2002* |
at San Diego | W 64–58 | 7–3 |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California | |||||||
Dec 30, 2002* |
No. 1 Alabama | W 51–49[2] | 8–3 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 3, 2003* |
Weber State | W 72–58 | 9–3 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 6, 2003* |
Saint Mary's | W 65–59 | 10–3 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 11, 2003* |
Purdue-Fort Wayne | W 76–59 | 11–3 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 14, 2003* |
Ripon | W 75–59 | 12–3 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
MWC Regular Season | |||||||||||
Jan 18, 2003 |
at San Diego State | L 56–58 | 12–4 (0–1) |
Viejas Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 20, 2003 |
at UNLV | W 66–63 | 13–4 (1–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Jan 25, 2003 |
at BYU | W 79–75 | 14–4 (2–1) |
Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Feb 1, 2003 |
Air Force | W 45–35 | 15–4 (3–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 3, 2003 |
New Mexico | W 78–68 | 16–4 (4–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 8, 2003 |
at Colorado State | W 71–66 | 17–4 (5–1) |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 10, 2003 |
at Wyoming | W 69–56 | 18–4 (6–1) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 15, 2003 |
San Diego State | W 76–62 | 19–4 (7–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 17, 2003 |
No. 23 | UNLV | W 86–80 OT | 20–4 (8–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Feb 24, 2003 |
No. 22 | BYU | W 71–64 | 21–4 (9–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Mar 1, 2003 |
No. 22 | at New Mexico | L 69–76 | 21–5 (9–2) |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 3, 2003 |
at Air Force | W 57–52 | 22–5 (10–2) |
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||
Mar 6, 2003 |
Colorado State | L 65–66 | 22–6 (10–3) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Mar 8, 2003 |
Wyoming | W 86–70 | 23–6 (11–3) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
MWC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2003* |
(1) | vs. (8) Air Force Quarterfinals |
W 42–38 | 24–6 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
Mar 14, 2003* |
(1) | at (4) UNLV Semifinals |
L 41–64 | 24–7 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2003* |
(9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Oregon Second Round |
W 60–58[3] | 25–7 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 23, 2003* |
(9 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky Second Round |
L 54–74[4] | 25–8 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. |
Rankings
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Utah earns 1,500th win in school history". ESPN. December 30, 2002. Retrieved July 30, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "Utah 60, Oregon 58". UPI Archives. March 21, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky 74, Utah 54". UPI Archives. March 23, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "2002 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.