2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 22
Record	24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Brey (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Solomon; 3rd;
Home arena	Joyce Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Mike Brey, the Irish finished with a record of 24–10 and battled their way to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

ConferenceBig East Conference

CoachesNo. 15

APNo. 22

Record24–10 (10–6 Big East)

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2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Boston College	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
No. 23 Connecticut	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Providence	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
St. John's#	7	–	9	.438	1	–	13	.071
Miami	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379
West
No. 13 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	30	–	5	.857
No. 4 Pittsburgh†	13	–	3	.813	28	–	5	.848
Seton Hall	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
No. 22 Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Georgetown	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
West Virginia	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Rutgers*	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2003 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 2003^[1] Rankings from AP Poll #St. John's had 20 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 7–9, 21–13. *Did not qualify for 2003 Big East tournament.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
11/17/2002*		Belmont	W 76–48	1–0	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
11/18/2002*		IUPUI	W 89–45	2–0	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
11/22/2002*		Bucknell	W 73–42	3–0	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
11/25/2002*		vs. Furman Guardians Classic Semifinals	W 75–50	4–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
11/26/2002*		vs. Creighton Guardians Classic Final	L 75–80	4–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
11/30/2002*		Albany	W 90–55	5–1	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/2/2002*		No. 13 Marquette	W 92–71	6–1	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/7/2002*		vs. No. 9 Maryland BB&T Classic	W 79–67	7–1	Verizon Center Washington D.C.
12/8/2002*		vs. No. 2 Texas BB&T Classic	W 98–92	8–1	Verizon Center Washington D.C.
12/14/2002*	No. 10	DePaul	W 102–71	9–1	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/22/2002*	No. 9	Canisius	W 93–75	10–1	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
12/30/2002*	No. 8	Vanderbilt	W 76–63	11–1	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
1/4/2003*	No. 6	vs. Valparaiso	W 55–53	12–1	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
1/6/2003	No. 5	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	L 55–72	12–2	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
1/12/2003	No. 5	Seton Hall	W 74–64	13–2	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
1/14/2003	No. 10	Rutgers	W 68–57	14–2	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
1/18/2003*	No. 10	at No. 16 Kentucky	L 73–88	14–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
1/21/2003	No. 16	at Providence	W 71–65	15–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
1/25/2003	No. 16	at Boston College	W 101–96 ^OT	16–3	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
1/29/2003	No. 11	West Virginia	W 88–69	17–3	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
2/1/2003	No. 11	Georgetown	W 93–92 ^2OT	18–3	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
2/5/2003	No. 10	at Seton Hall	L 72–78	18–4	IZOD Center East Rutherford, NJ
2/9/2003	No. 10	No. 4 Pittsburgh	W 66–64	19–4	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
2/15/2003	No. 10	at No. 17 Syracuse	L 80–82	19–5	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
2/18/2003	No. 12	at West Virginia	W 56–55	20–5	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
2/22/2003	No. 12	Virginia Tech	W 98–76	21–5	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
2/24/2003	No. 9	UConn	L 79–87	21–6	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
3/1/2003	No. 9	at Rutgers	L 82–95	21–7	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
3/4/2003	No. 16	No. 12 Syracuse	L 88–92	21–8	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
3/8/2003	No. 17	at Georgetown	W 86–80	22–8	Verizon Center Washington D.C.
3/12/2003	No. 17	vs. St. John's Big East tournament first round	L 80–83	22–9	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
3/20/2003*	No. 5	vs. No. 12 UW-Milwaukee First Round	W 70–69	23–9	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
3/22/2003*	No. 5	vs. No. 4 Illinois Second Round	W 68–60	24–9	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
3/27/2003*	No. 5	vs. No. 1 Arizona Sweet Sixteen	L 71–88	24–10	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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