2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
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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.
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Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 28–4 (17–1 Pac-10) |
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| Home arena | McKale Center |
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| 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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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov. 23, 2002* 2:00 p.m., Fox Sports Net Arizona |
No. 1 | No. 19 Western Kentucky | W 107–68 | 1–0 |
22 – H. Adams | 9 – C. Frye | 7 – L. Walton | McKale Center (14,584) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Nov. 27, 2002* 6:30 p.m., FSNA |
No. 1 | Northern Arizona | W 101–66 | 2–0 |
22 – J. Gardner | 6 – Tied | 5 – J. Gardner | McKale Center (14,514) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Dec. 3, 2002* FSNA |
No. 1 | Saint Louis | W 91–58 | 3–0 |
16 – J. Gardner | 10 – A. Iguodala | 7 – L. Walton | McKale Center (14,501) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Dec. 7, 2002* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 1 | at San Diego State | W 89–81 | 4–0 |
16 – J. Gardner | 10 – A. Iguodala | 7 – L. Walton | Cox Arena (12,414) San Diego, California | |||
| Dec. 15, 2002* 2:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net |
No. 1 | No. 8 Texas | W 73–70 | 5–0 |
14 – S. Stoudamire | 8 – Tied | 7 – J. Gardner | McKale Center (14,577) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Dec. 21, 2002* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 1 | at LSU | L 65–66 | 5–1 |
16 – J. Gardner | 11 – A. Iguodala | 2 – R. Anderson | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,735) Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||
| Dec. 28, 2002* 4:00 p.m., FSNA |
No. 4 | Davidson Fiesta Bowl Classic |
W 95–69 | 6–1 |
23 – S. Stoudamire | 9 – C. Frye | 7 – J. Gardner | McKale Center (14,585) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Dec. 30, 2002* 7:00 p.m., FSNA |
No. 4 | Boston University | W 85–71 | 7–1 |
17 – H. Adams | 7 – Tied | 6 – J. Gardner | McKale Center (14,587) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| 2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Jan. 2, 2003 9:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 4 | at No. 9 Oregon | W 81–72 | 8–1 (1–0) |
21 – J. Gardner | 9 – H. Adams | 5 – A. Iguodala | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, Oregon | |||
| Jan. 4, 2003 8:00 p.m., FSNA |
No. 4 | at Oregon State | W 80–65 | 9–1 (2–0) |
14 – H. Adams | 10 – I. Fox | 7 – J. Gardner | Gill Coliseum (8,415) Corvallis, Oregon | |||
| Jan. 9, 2003 8:30 p.m., FSN |
No. 2 | Washington State | W 82–69 | 10–1 (3–0) |
19 – J. Gardner | 14 – C. Frye | 8 – L. Walton | McKale Center (14,462) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Jan. 11, 2003 5:00 p.m., FSNA |
No. 2 | Washington | W 79–61 | 11–1 (4–0) |
23 – S. Stoudamire | 7 – C. Frye | 9 – J. Gardner | McKale Center (14,570) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Jan. 16, 2003 7:30 p.m., FSN |
No. 2 | at USC | W 81–72 | 12–1 (5–0) |
21 – H. Adams | 10 – Tied | 8 – L. Walton | L.A. Sports Arena (9,951) Los Angeles, California | |||
| Jan. 18, 2003 3:00 p.m., ABC |
No. 2 | UCLA Rivalry |
W 87–52 | 13–1 (6–0) |
19 – S. Stoudamire | 9 – A. Iguodala | 5 – L. Walton | Pauley Pavilion (11,082) Los Angeles, California | |||
| Jan. 22, 2003 7:30 p.m., FSNA |
No. 1 | Arizona State Rivalry |
W 71–63 | 14–1 (7–0) |
19 – J. Gardner | 7 – Tied | 7 – A. Iguodala | McKale Center (14,567) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Jan. 25, 2003* 12:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 1 | at No. 6 Kansas | W 91–74 | 15–1 |
32 – S. Stoudamire | 8 – C. Frye | 7 – L. Walton | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas | |||
| Jan. 30, 2003 6:30 p.m., FSN |
No. 1 | Stanford | L 77–82 | 15–2 (7–1) |
22 – J. Gardner | 9 – L. Walton | 6 – J. Gardner | McKale Center (14,579) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Feb. 1, 2003 5:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 1 | No. 20 California | W 95–80 | 16–2 (8–1) |
18 – J. Gardner | 12 – C. Frye | 7 – J. Gardner | McKale Center (14,582) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Feb. 6, 2003 7:30, FSN |
No. 2 | at Washington | W 88–85 OT | 17–2 (9–1) |
25 – S. Stoudamire | 12 – C. Frye | 7 – J. Gardner | Bank of America Arena (10,028) Seattle, Washington | |||
| Feb. 8, 2003 7:00 p.m., FSNA |
No. 2 | at Washington State | W 75–62 | 18–2 (10–1) |
19 – J. Gardner | 7 – Tied | 3 – J. Gardner | Beasley Coliseum (4,419) Pullman, Washington | |||
| Feb. 13, 2003 8:30 p.m., FSN |
No. 1 | No. 19 UCLA Rivalry |
W 106–70 | 19–2 (11–1) |
18 – A. Iguodala | 6 – Tied | 4 – L. Walton | McKale Center (14,559) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Feb. 15, 2003 11:00 a.m., CBS |
No. 1 | USC | W 86–51 | 20–2 (12–1) |
25 – C. Frye | 14 – C. Frye | 7 – L. Walton | McKale Center (14,584) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Feb. 22, 2003 7:00 p.m., FSNA |
No. 1 | at Arizona State Rivalry |
W 92–72 | 21–2 (13–1) |
23 – Tied | 12 – R. Anderson | 10 – J. Gardner | Wells Fargo Center (14,421) Tempe, Arizona | |||
| Feb. 27, 2003 7:30 p.m., FSN |
No. 1 | at No. 23 California | W 88–75 | 22–2 (14–1) |
20 – Tied | 7 – J. Gardner | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, California | |||
| Mar. 1, 2003 4:00 p.m., ABC |
No. 1 | at No. 19 Stanford | W 72–69 | 23–2 (15–1) |
18 – S. Stoudamire | 11 – L. Walton | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, California | |||
| Mar. 6, 2003 6:30 p.m., FSNA |
No. 1 | Oregon State | W 72–60 | 24–2 (16–1) |
24 – C. Frye | 12 – C. Frye | 7 – L. Walton | McKale Center (14,587) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Mar. 8, 2003 2:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 1 | Oregon | W 88–80 | 25–2 (17–1) |
27 – J. Gardner | 8 – Tied | 6 – L. Walton | McKale Center (14,589) Tucson, Arizona | |||
| Pacific-10 tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar. 13, 2003* 1:20 p.m., FSN |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (8) UCLA Quarterfinals |
L 89–96 OT | 25–3 |
23 – Tied | 11 – R. Anderson | 7 – L. Walton | Staples Center (15,048) Los Angeles, California | |||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar. 20, 2003* 1:20 p.m., CBS |
(1 W) No. 2 | vs. (16 W) Vermont First Round |
W 80-51 | 26–3 |
18 – S. Stoudamire | 12 – C. Frye | 6 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,378) Salt Lake City, Utah | |||
| Mar. 22, 2003* 2:40 p.m., CBS |
(1 W) No. 2 | vs. (9 W) Gonzaga Second Round |
W 96–95 2OT | 27–3 |
22 – Tied | 12 – C. Frye | 9 – L. WAlton | Jon M. Hunstman Center (14,627) Salt Lake City, Utah | |||
| Mar. 27, 2003* 4:20 p.m., CBS |
(1 W) No. 2 | vs. (5 W) No. 22 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen |
W 88–71 | 28–3 |
19 – J. Gardner | 12 – Tied | 8 – L. Walton | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,607) Anaheim, California | |||
| Mar. 29, 2003* 4:00 p.m., CBS |
(1 W) No. 2 | vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas Elite Eight |
L 75–78 | 28–4 |
23 – J. Gardner | 10 – L. Walton | 6 – L. Walton | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,439) Anaheim, California | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||||
NCAA Division I tournament
- West
- Arizona (#1 seed) 80, Vermont 51
- Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95 (2OT)
- Arizona 88, Notre Dame 71
- Kansas 78, Arizona 75
Rankings
2003 NCAA Tournament
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.[6]
Awards
- Consensus NCAA All-America Second Team[3]
- Pac-10 All-Conference Team[3]
- Pac-10 All-Conference Team
- Pac-10 All-Freshman Team[3]
- Pac-10 All-Freshman Team
- Lute Olson
- Pac-10 Coach of the Year[3]
- Induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (September 27, 2002)[3]