2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2003 NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2002–03 record	17-14 (5-11 Big 12)
Head coach	Larry Eustachy (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Wayne Morgan; Steve Barnes;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season[]

The Cyclones finished 12-19, 4-12 in Big 12 play to finish 11th the regular season conference standings.^[2]

Incoming players[]

Incoming Players
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Previous School	Hometown
Adam Haluska	Guard	6'5"	210 lbs.	Carroll High	Carroll, IA
John Neal	Guard	6'3"	180 lbs.	Winterset High	Winterset, IA
Jackson Vroman	Forward	6'10"	220 lbs.	Snow College	Bountiful, UT
Tim Barnes	Guard	6'10"	160 lbs.	Southeastern Illinois	Henderson, KY
Chris Alexander	Center	7'1"	235 lbs.	Indian Hills CC	Riverdale, IL
Reference:^[3]

Roster[]

2002–03 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jake Sullivan (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Tartan High	Oakdale, MN
F	1	Omar Bynum (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Omaha North	Omaha, NE
G	2	Adam Haluska	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Carroll High	Carroll, IA
F	3	Clint Varley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Greenfield High	Menlo, IA
F	4	Jackson Vroman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Snow College	Bountiful, UT
G	11	Ricky Morgan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Pontiac Northern	Pontiac, MI
G	12	Tim Barnes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Southeastern Illinois	Henderson, KY
F	15	Adam Schaper	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Kankakee Valley	DeMotte, IN
G	33	John Neal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Winterset High	Winterset, IA
C	34	Chris Alexander	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Riverdale, IL
G	40	Brad Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Knoxville High	Knoxville, IA
G	42	Justin Fries	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Washington High	Sioux Falls, SD
G/F	50	Marcus Jefferson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Notre Dame Prep	East Chicago
C	51	Jared Homan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	St. Mary's	Remsen, IA
C	54	Andrew Skoglund	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Hopkins High	Minnetonka, MN

Head coach

Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State)

Assistant coach(es)

Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence University)
Steve Barnes (Azusa Pacific University)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2002* 7:00 pm	Illinois-All Stars Exhibition	W 95-77		Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 18, 2002* 7:00 pm	Global Sports Exhibition	W 72-69		Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 25, 2002* 7:00 pm	Coe College	W 87-65	1-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 29, 2002* 7:00 pm	Mercer	W 91-60	2-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 2, 2002* 7:00 pm	Jackson State	W 85-63	3-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 6, 2002* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Western Illinois Cyclone Challenge	W 59-44	4-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 7, 2002* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Binghamton Cyclone Challenge	W 86-56	5-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 10, 2002* 6:00 pm, ESPN	Boston College	L 78-85	5-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 13, 2002* 7:00 pm, Hawkeye Television Network	at Iowa Rivalry	W 73-69	6-1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 15, 2002* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Savannah State	W 79-59	7-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 22, 2002* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Drake	W 76-55	8-1	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
December 29, 2002* 7:00 pm, UNITV (KFXA)	at UNI	W 71-64	9-1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
December 31, 2002* 6:00 pm	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 90-46	10-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 6, 2003 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14 Kansas	L 54-83	10-2 (0-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 11, 2003 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at No. 8 Texas	L 50-70	10-3 (0-2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
January 18, 2003 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 5 Oklahoma	L 60-70	10-4 (0-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 21, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at No. 21 Missouri	L 59-64	10-5 (0-4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 25, 2003 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	Nebraska	W 71-61	11-5 (1-4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 29, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at No. 9 Oklahoma State	L 55-68	11-6 (1-5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 1, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Baylor	W 74-70	12-6 (2-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 8, 2003 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at Colorado	L 69-84	12-7 (2-6)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
February 12, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Texas Tech	L 73-88	12-8 (2-7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 16, 2003 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at No. 9 Kansas	L 51-70	12-9 (2-8)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 19, 2003 7:00 pm	at Texas A&M	L 54-66	12-10 (2-9)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 22, 2003 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	Kansas State	W 64-61	13-10 (3-9)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 25, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Colorado	W 81-55	14-10 (4-9)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
March 1, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Nebraska	L 63-69	14-11 (4-10)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
March 5, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Missouri	W 71-55	15-11 (5-10)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
March 8, 2003 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Kansas State	L 63-74	15-12 (5-11)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 13, 2003 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus	vs. Texas A&M	W 97-70	16-12 (5-11)	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2003 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus	vs. No. 4 Kansas	L 74-89	16-13 (5-11)	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NIT Tournament
March 19, 2003 7:00 pm	Wichita State NIT Opening Round	W 76-65	17-13 (5-11)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
March 21, 2003 7:00 pm	Iowa NIT First Round	L 53-54	17-14 (5-11)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors[]

All-Conference Selections^[4]

Jake Sullivan (3rd Team)

Jackson Vroman (Honorable Mention)

Academic All-American^[4]

Jake Sullivan (2003)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team^[5]

Jake Sullivan (2003)

Jared Homan (2003)

Ralph A. Olsen Award^[4]

Jake Sullivan (2003)

References[]

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410
^ "2002-03 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
^ "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] ttp://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410

[3] "2002-03 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".

[auto-4] "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

[5] "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

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v t Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	(1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	30	–	8	.789
No. 5 Texas	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
No. 3 Oklahoma †	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No. 24 Missouri	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Texas Tech	6	–	10	.375	22	–	13	.629
Texas A&M	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Iowa State	5	–	11	.313	17	–	14	.548
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Kansas State	4	–	12	.250	13	–	17	.433
Nebraska	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367

† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll ^[1]