2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball
2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	22–9 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Braun;
Home arena	Harmon Gym

2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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]

^[3] The 2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2002–03 season.

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 13–5 record in the Pac-10, placing them in third. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they defeated NC State^[4] before falling to Oklahoma^[5] in the second round. The team finished the season with an overall record of 22–9.

Roster

2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	25	Brian Wethers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Murietta, California
F	34	Joe Shipp	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Ben Braun

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 28, 2002*		vs. No. 19 Kansas Pete Newell Challenge	L 67–80	6–2	Oakland Arena (14,170) Oakland, California
Jan 25, 2003	No. 25	UCLA	W 80–69	14–2 (7–0)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 2003	No. 22	at No. 17 Stanford	L 60–72	20–7 (13–5)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*	(3) No. 24	vs. (6) Oregon State Quarterfinals	W 69–46	21–7	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
Mar 14, 2003*	(3) No. 24	vs. (7) USC Semifinals	L 62–79	21–8	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) NC State First Round	W 76–74 ^OT	22–8	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 22, 2003*	(8 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Oklahoma Second Round	L 65–74	22–9	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

References

↑ "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
↑ "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
↑ "2002-03 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
↑ "California just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
↑ "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.

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[1] "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[2] "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[3] "2002-03 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[ncaa-ncstate-4] "California just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.

[ncaa-ou-5] "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.

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California Golden Bears men's basketball
Venues	Original Harmon Gym (1907–1933) Oakland Civic Auditorium (alternate, 1914–1933) Oakland Coliseum-Arena (1997–1999) Haas Pavilion (1933–1997, 1999–present)
Culture & lore	The Bench Oski "Fight for California" "Big C"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Premo-Poretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics