| 2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball | |
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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 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.
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 | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov. 23, 2002* | 
No. 1 | No. 19 Western Kentucky | W 107-68 | 1–0 | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Nov. 27, 2002* | 
No. 1 | Northern Arizona | W 101-66 | 2–0 | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Dec. 3, 2002* | 
No. 1 | Saint Louis | W 91-58 | 3–0 | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Dec. 7, 2002* | 
No. 1 | at San Diego State | W 89-81 | 4-0 | 
Cox Arena  San Diego, California  | ||||||
| Dec. 15, 2002* | 
No. 1 | No. 8 Texas | W 73-70 | 5-0 | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Dec. 21, 2002* | 
No. 1 | at LSU | L 65-66 | 5-1 | 
Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana  | ||||||
| Dec. 28, 2002* | 
No. 4 | Davidson | W 95-69 | 6-1 | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Dec. 30, 2002* | 
No. 4 | Boston University | W 85-71 | 7-1 | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Jan. 2, 2003 | 
No. 4 | at No. 9 Oregon | W 81-72 | 8-1 (1-0)  | 
McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon  | ||||||
| Jan. 4, 2003 | 
No. 4 | at Oregon State | W 80-65 | 9-1 (2-0)  | 
Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon  | ||||||
| Jan. 9, 2003 | 
No. 2 | Washington State | W 82-69 | 10-1 (3-0)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Jan. 11, 2003 | 
No. 2 | Washington | W 79-61 | 11-1 (4-0)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Jan. 16, 2003 | 
No. 2 | at Southern California | W 81-72 | 12-1 (5-0)  | 
L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California  | ||||||
| Jan. 18, 2003 | 
No. 2 | UCLA  Rivalry  | 
W 87-52 | 13-1 (6-0)  | 
Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California  | ||||||
| Jan. 22, 2003 | 
No. 1 | Arizona State  Rivalry  | 
W 71-63 | 14-1 (7-0)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Jan. 25, 2003* | 
No. 1 | at No. 6 Kansas | W 91-74 | 15-1 | 
Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas  | ||||||
| Jan. 30, 2003 | 
No. 1 | Stanford | L 77-82 | 15-2 (7-1)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Feb. 1, 2003 | 
No. 1 | No. 20 California | W 95-80 | 16-2 (8-1)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Feb. 6, 2003 | 
No. 2 | at Washington | W 88-85 OT | 17-2 (9-1)  | 
Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington  | ||||||
| Feb. 8, 2003 | 
No. 2 | at Washington State | W 75-62 | 18-2 (10-1)  | 
Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, Washington  | ||||||
| Feb. 13, 2003 | 
No. 1 | No. 19 UCLA  Rivalry  | 
W 106-70 | 19-2 (11-1)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Feb. 15, 2003 | 
No. 1 | Southern California | W 86-51 | 20–2 (12-1)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Feb. 22, 2003 | 
No. 1 | at Arizona State  Rivalry  | 
W 92-72 | 21-2 (13-1)  | 
Wells Fargo Center  Tempe, Arizona  | ||||||
| Feb. 27, 2003 | 
No. 1 | at No. 23 California | W 88-75 | 22-2 (14-1)  | 
Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California  | ||||||
| Mar. 2, 2003 | 
No. 1 | at No. 19 Stanford | W 72-69 | 23-2 (15-1)  | 
Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California  | ||||||
| Mar. 6, 2003 | 
No. 1 | Oregon State | W 72-60 | 24-2 (16-1)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Mar. 8, 2003 | 
No. 1 | Oregon | W 88-80 | 25-2 (17-1)  | 
McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona  | ||||||
| Pacific-10 tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar. 13, 2003* | 
(1) No. 1 | vs. (8) UCLA  Quarterfinals  | 
L 89-96 OT | 25–3 | 
Staples Center  Los Angeles, California  | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar. 20, 2003* | 
(1 W) No. 2 | vs. (16 W) Vermont  First Round  | 
W 80-51[4] | 26-3 | 
Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah  | ||||||
| Mar. 22, 2003* | 
(1 W) No. 2 | vs. (9 W) Gonzaga  Second Round  | 
W 96-95 2OT | 27–3 | 
Jon M. Hunstman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah  | ||||||
| Mar. 27, 2003* | 
(1 W) No. 2 | vs. (5 W) No. 22 Notre Dame  Sweet Sixteen  | 
W 88-71 | 28–3 | 
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  Anaheim, California  | ||||||
| Mar. 29, 2003* | 
(1 W) No. 2 | vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas  Elite Eight  | 
L 75-78 | 28-4 | 
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  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.[7]
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]
 
References
- ↑ "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
 - ↑ "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Men's Basketball 2002-03 Season In Review". The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013.
 - ↑ "Vermont Snowed Under". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
 - ↑ "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
 - 1 2 "2002-03 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
 - ↑ "Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2002-03". ESPN.com.
 
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