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2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year2002–03
teamArizona Wildcats
imageArizona Wildcats logo.svg
image_size125
conferencePacific-10 Conference
short_confPac-10
CoachRank5
APRank2
record28–4
conf_record17–1
head_coachLute Olson
hc_year20th
asst_coach1Jim Rosborough
asst_coach2Rodney Tention
asst_coach3Josh Pastner
stadiumMcKale Center
championPac-10 Regular-Season Champions
tourney[NCAA tournament](2003-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
tourney_resultElite Eight

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.

Roster

  • Lute Olsen
  • Jim Rosborough
  • Rodney Tention
  • Josh Pastner

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=12 style=""| |- !colspan=12 style=""| Pacific-10 tournament |- !colspan=12 style=""| NCAA tournament |-

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

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

2003 NCAA Tournament

Arizona was invited to the NCAA tournament for the 19th-straight season, 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.

Awards

;Jason Gardner

  • Consensus NCAA All-America Second Team
  • Pac-10 All-Conference Team ;Luke Walton
  • Pac-10 All-Conference Team ;Hassan Adams
  • Pac-10 All-Freshman Team ;Andre Iguodala
  • Pac-10 All-Freshman Team ;Lute Olson
  • Pac-10 Coach of the Year
  • Induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (September 27, 2002)

References

References

  1. "Men's Basketball 2002-03 Season In Review". The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website.
  2. "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide". [[Arizona Wildcats.
  3. "2002-03 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  4. "Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2002-03". [[ESPN.com]].
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