2002–03 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2002–03 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2002–03 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 12
Record	26–6 (15–1 A10)
Head coach	Thad Matta (2nd season);
Home arena	Cintas Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team^[2]^[3] represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio, in the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Thad Matta, the Musketeers finished 26–6 (15–1 A10), and won the Atlantic 10 regular season title, but made an early exit from the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers handled Troy State in the opening round^[4] before falling to No. 6 seed and defending NCAA champion Maryland in the second round.^[5]

ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference

CoachesNo. 17

APNo. 12

Record26–6 (15–1 A10)

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2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4	.750	23	–	7	.767
Rhode Island	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Temple	10	–	6	.625	18	–	16	.529
UMass	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	2	–	26	.071
St. Bonaventure	1	–	15	.063	13	–	14	.481
West
No. 12 Xavier	15	–	1	.938	26	–	6	.813
No. 16 Dayton †	14	–	2	.875	24	–	6	.800
Richmond	10	–	6	.625	15	–	14	.517
La Salle	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
George Washington	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Duquesne	4	–	13	.235	9	–	21	.300

† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of February 5, 2016 Rankings from Coaches' Poll^[1]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2002*	No. 10	Saint Peter's Preseason NIT	W 87–48	1–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 20, 2002*	No. 11	at Stanford Preseason NIT	L 62–63	1–1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 24, 2002*	No. 11	Florida A&M	W 93–64	2–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 3, 2002*	No. 16	Purdue	W 74–59	3–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 7, 2002*	No. 16	at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	W 50–44	4–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 9, 2002*	No. 16	Miami (OH)	W 68–58	5–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 14, 2002*	No. 13	vs. No. 24 Mississippi State	L 61–71	5–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 20, 2002*	No. 21	Ball State	W 87–58	6–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 23, 2002*	No. 21	at Siena	W 96–88	7–2	Times Union Center Loudonville, New York
Dec 28, 2002*	No. 24	Eastern Kentucky	W 84–60	8–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 31, 2002*	No. 19	No. 15 Creighton	W 75–73	9–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 4, 2003*	No. 19	at No. 1 Alabama	L 58–65	9–3	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 7, 2003	No. 21	Richmond	L 59–67	9–4 (0–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 11, 2003	No. 21	St. Bonaventure	W 99–83	10–4 (1–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 14, 2003		La Salle	W 80–47	11–4 (2–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*	No. 10	vs. George Washington Quarterfinals	W 78–73	25–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 14, 2003*	No. 10	vs. Temple Semifinals	L 57–63	25–5	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(3 S) No. 12	vs. (14 S) Troy State First Round	W 71–59	26–5	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 23, 2003*	(3 S) No. 12	vs. (6 S) No. 17 Maryland Second Round	L 64–77	26–6	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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