| 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball | |
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Big Ten Regular Season Champions  | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen  | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | 
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 | 
| AP | No. 21 | 
| Record | 24–8 (12–4 Big Ten) | 
| Head coach | 
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| Associate head coach | Rob Jeter | 
| Assistant coaches | |
| Home arena | Kohl Center | 
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Wisconsin | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Illinois † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2003 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his second season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin finished 24-8, 12-4 in Big Ten play to finish as outright regular season champions for the first time since 1947.[1]
In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago, top-seeded Wisconsin was upset by Ohio State.[2] The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the fifth seed in the Midwest Region, where they won twice in Spokane,[3] then lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky by six points in the Sweet Sixteen at Minneapolis.[4]
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Schedule
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site   city, state  | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/15/2002* 8:00 pm  | 
Eastern Washington  NABC Classic  | 
W 81–55 | 1–0 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 11/16/2002* 8:00 pm  | 
Northern Illinois  NABC Classic  | 
W 84–56 | 2–0 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 11/23/2002* 7:00 pm  | 
Milwaukee | W 83–72 | 3–0 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 11/30/2002* 1:05 pm  | 
No. 25 | at UW–Green Bay | W 69–52 | 4–0 | 
Resch Center  Green Bay, WI  | ||||||
| 12/04/2002* 8:30 pm, ESPN2  | 
No. 23 | Wake Forest  ACC–Big Ten Challenge  | 
L 80–90 | 4–1 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | ||||||
| 12/07/2002* 11:00 am, FSN  | 
No. 23 | UNLV | W 91–74 | 5–1 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | ||||||
| 12/11/2002* 7:00 pm  | 
New Hampshire | W 85–36 | 6–1 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 12/14/2002* 7:30 pm, FSN  | 
at No. 16 Marquette | L 54–63 | 6–2 | 
Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI  | |||||||
| 12/21/2002* 12:00 pm, FSN  | 
Texas Southern | W 81–58 | 7–2 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 12/23/2002* 7:00 pm  | 
Ohio | W 75–51 | 8–2 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 1/02/2003* 6:00 pm  | 
at Temple | W 80–67 | 9–2 | 
Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA  | |||||||
| 1/04/2003* 12:00 pm  | 
Chicago State | W 73–45 | 10–2 | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 1/08/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN  | 
at Michigan | W 77–64 | 10–3 (0–1) | 
Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI  | |||||||
| 1/11/2003 3:37 pm, ESPN+  | 
at No. 10 Illinois | L 63–69 | 10–4 (0–2) | 
Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL  | |||||||
| 1/15/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN  | 
Minnesota | W 66–50 | 11–4 (1–2) | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 1/18/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN  | 
at Ohio State | W 53–52 | 12–4 (2–2) | 
Value City Arena  Columbus, OH  | |||||||
| 1/22/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN  | 
Iowa | W 74–61 | 13–4 (3–2) | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 1/29/2003 7:00 pm, FSN  | 
Northwestern | W 69–50 | 14–4 (4–2) | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 2/01/2003 3:37 pm, ESPN+  | 
Penn State | W 86–55 | 15–4 (5–2) | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 2/05/2003 6:00 pm, ESPN  | 
at No. 24 Purdue | L 60–78 | 15–5 (5–3) | 
Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN  | |||||||
| 2/08/2003 1:00 pm, ESPN  | 
at Northwestern | W 74–59 | 16–5 (6–3) | 
Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL  | |||||||
| 2/11/2003 6:00 pm, ESPN  | 
Michigan State | W 64–53 | 17–5 (7–3) | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 2/15/2003 12:00 pm, CBS  | 
Indiana | W 71–59 | 18–5 (8–3) | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 2/19/2003 7:00 pm, FSN  | 
at Penn State | L 57–58 | 18–6 (8–4) | 
Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA  | |||||||
| 2/22/2003 3:00 pm, ESPN  | 
at Iowa | W 61–53 | 19–6 (9–4) | 
Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA  | |||||||
| 2/26/2003 8:00 pm, ESPN  | 
Michigan | W 73–42 | 20–6 (10–4) | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | |||||||
| 3/02/2003 1:00 pm, CBS  | 
at Minnesota | W 69–61 | 21–6 (11–4) | 
Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN  | |||||||
| 3/05/2003 8:00 pm, FSN  | 
No. 24 | No. 14 Illinois | W 60–59 | 22–6 (12–4) | 
Kohl Center  Madison, WI  | ||||||
| Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/14/2003 11:00 am, ESPN  | 
(1) No. 18 | vs. (8) Ohio State  Big Ten tournament – quarterfinals  | 
L 50–58 | 22–7 | 
United Center  Chicago, IL  | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/20/2003* 6:25 pm, CBS  | 
(5 MW) No. 21 | vs. (12) Weber State  First Round  | 
W 81–74 | 23–7 | 
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena  Spokane, WA  | ||||||
| 3/22/2003* 4:53 pm, CBS  | 
(5 MW) No. 21 | vs. (13 MW) Tulsa  Second Round  | 
W 61–60 | 24–7 | 
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena  Spokane, WA  | ||||||
| 3/27/2003* 6:10 pm, CBS  | 
(5 MW) No. 21 | vs. (1 MW) Kentucky  Sweet Sixteen  | 
L 57–63 | 24–8 | 
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, MN  | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.  | |||||||||||
- Source:[6]
 
References
- ↑ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Badgers Clinch Big Ten". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 6, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
 - ↑ Woolford, Dave (March 15, 2003). "OSU picking up steam". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. C1.
 - ↑ "Owens' shot quells Golden Hurricane". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 23, 2003. p. 1B.
 - ↑ "Estill saves Kentucky against Wisconsin". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 28, 2003. p. C3.
 - ↑ "Arena breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 20, 2003. p. C6.
 - ↑ "Badgers 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
 
