2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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The 2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 5th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–6 to finish third in the regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 15 seed in the West Region. The Aggies fell to No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Kansas in the opening round.[2]

ConferenceBig West Conference
DivisionEast
Record24–9 (12–6 Big West)
Headcoach
Quick facts Utah State Aggies men's basketball, Big West tournament champions ...
2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
DivisionEast
Record24–9 (12–6 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coachRandy Rahe (5th season)
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
← 2001–02
2003–04 →
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2002–03 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Santa Barbara14–4 .77818–14  .563
UC Irvine13–5 .72220–9  .690
Utah State†12–6 .66724–9  .727
Cal Poly10–8 .55616–14  .533
Idaho9–9 .50013–15  .464
Cal State Fullerton8–10 .44410–19  .345
Cal State Northridge8–10 .44414–15  .483
Pacific7–11 .38912–16  .429
UC Riverside5–13 .2786–18  .250
Long Beach State4–14 .2225–22  .185
† 2003 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2003[1]
Rankings from AP poll
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2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 2 Desmond Penigar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Upland, California
F 32 Spencer Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Pocatello, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results

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    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 23, 2002*
    		 at Illinois State W 68–53  1–0
    		 Redbird Arena (7,948)
    Normal, Illinois
    Dec 14, 2002*
    		 at BYU L 56–66  5–2
    		 Marriott Center (14,734)
    Provo, Utah
    Dec 17, 2002*
    		 Utah W 59–54  6–2
    		 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,148)
    Logan, Utah
    Big West regular season
    Mar 8, 2003
    		 Pacific W 75–70  21–8
    (12–6)    		 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,712)
    Logan, Utah
    Big West tournament
    Mar 13, 2003*
    		 vs. Cal State Fullerton
    Quarterfinals    		 W 89–83 OT 22–8
    		 Honda Center (3,265)
    Anaheim, California
    Mar 14, 2003*
    		 vs. UC Irvine
    Semifinals    		 W 62–55  23–8
    		 Honda Center (4,136)
    Anaheim, California
    Mar 15, 2003*
    		 vs. Cal Poly
    Championship game    		 W 57–54  24–8
    		 Honda Center (3,228)
    Anaheim, California
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 20, 2003*
    CBS    		 (15 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Kansas
    First round    		 L 61–64  24–9
    		 Ford Center (18,462)
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Mountain.
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