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2002–03 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year2002–03
teamMichigan Wolverines
image_size150
logoMichigan Wolverines Logo.svg
logo_size200
logo_altA blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record18–12
conf_record10–6
head_coachTommy Amaker
hc_year2nd
asst_coach1Charles Ramsey
asst_coach2Chuck Swenson
asst_coach3Billy Schmidt
captainRotolu Adebiyi
captain2LaVell Blanchard
captain3Gavin Groninger
mvpLaVell Blanchard
mvp2Daniel Horton

The 2002–03 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2002–03 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for third in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned a third seed but was defeated in the first round of the 2003 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. The team did not participate in either the 2003 National Invitation Tournament or the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament because of the University of Michigan basketball scandal. The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team had a 1–3 record against ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against #24 Purdue 78–67 on February 19 at Mackey Arena.

Rotolu Adebiyi, LaVell Blanchard and Gavin Groninger served as team co-captains, and LaVell Blanchard and Daniel Horton shared team MVP honors. The team's leading scorers were LaVell Blanchard (485 points), Daniel Horton (457 points) and Bernard Robinson, Jr. (339 points). The leading rebounders were Blanchard (205), Robinson (178) and Graham Brown (138).

LaVell Blanchard won the Big Ten Conference statistical championship with a 43.3% three-point field goal percentage in conference games. The team as a whole also led the big ten in three-point field goal percentage (37.5%) in conference games.

In the 2003 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the United Center from March 13–16, Michigan was seeded third. In the first round, they had a bye. Then they lost in the second round to number 6 Indiana 63–56.

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

References

  1. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
  2. "Big Ten Tournament". [[CBS Interactive]].
  3. (2010). "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan.
  4. Zillgitt, Jeff. (2003-03-13). "It's unpleasant now but Georgia made right call for now and future". [[USA Today]].
  5. "Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
  6. "Division I Records". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
  7. "Through The Years". [[CBS Interactive]].
  8. "All-Time Accolades". [[CBS Interactive]].
  9. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". [[CBS Interactive]].
  10. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
  11. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
  12. "Big Ten Tournament". [[CBS Interactive]].
  13. "2004 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
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