2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball
2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	22–6 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (14th season);
Assistant coach	Dave Duke
Home arena	The Palestra
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 14th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State.^[2]

ConferenceIvy League

Record22–6 (14–0 Ivy)

Headcoach

Fran Dunphy (14th season)

Assistant coachDave Duke

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2002–03 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	14	–	0	1.000	22	–	6	.786
Brown	12	–	2	.857	17	–	12	.586
Princeton	10	–	4	.714	16	–	11	.593
Yale	8	–	6	.571	14	–	13	.519
Harvard	4	–	10	.286	12	–	15	.444
Cornell	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333
Dartmouth	4	–	10	.286	8	–	19	.296
Columbia	0	–	14	.000	2	–	25	.074

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2002*		Penn State	W 62–37	1–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 25, 2002*		Drexel	L 62–71	1–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 2002*		at Delaware	L 59–60	1–2	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Dec 7, 2002*		Temple	W 71–46	2–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 2002*		at Villanova	W 72–58	3–2	First Union Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2002*		at Providence	L 71–74 ^OT	3–3	Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 4, 2003*		at Colorado	L 57–80	3–4	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 8, 2003*		American	W 66–55	4–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 2003*		at USC	W 99–61	5–4	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 2003*		vs. Monmouth	W 98–54	6–4	Asbury Park Convention Hall Asbury Park, New Jersey
Jan 21, 2003*		at Lafayette	W 76–66	7–4	Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 25, 2003*		Saint Joseph's	L 48–66	7–5	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 2003*		La Salle	W 79–66	8–5	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 2003		Dartmouth	W 73–50	9–5 (1–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 2003		Harvard	W 75–59	10–5 (2–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 2003		at Cornell	W 70–67	11–5 (3–0)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Feb 8, 2003		at Columbia	W 47–40	12–5 (4–0)	Levien Gymnasium New York, New York
Feb 11, 2003		Princeton	W 65–55	13–5 (5–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 2003		Yale	W 68–57	14–5 (6–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 2003		Brown	W 73–66	15–5 (7–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 2003		at Harvard	W 82–66	16–5 (8–0)	Lavietes Pavilion Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 22, 2003		at Dartmouth	W 67–52	17–5 (9–0)	Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 28, 2003		at Brown	W 69–65	18–5 (10–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 1, 2003		at Yale	W 80–75	19–5 (11–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut
Mar 7, 2003		Columbia	W 63–39	20–5 (12–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 2003		Cornell	W 69–52	21–5 (13–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 2003		at Princeton	W 74–67	22–5 (14–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) Oklahoma State First round	L 63–77	22–6	TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

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