2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Preseason AP No. 1 | Arizona Wildcats |
Regular season | November 10, 2002– March 16, 2003 |
NCAA Tournament | 2003 |
Tournament dates | March 17 – April 7, 2003 |
National Championship | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
NCAA Champions | Syracuse Orange |
Other champions | St. John's Red Storm (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | T. J. Ford, Texas |
The 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2002, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 7, 2003 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Syracuse Orange and coach Jim Boeheim won their first NCAA national championship with an 81–78 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.
Season headlines[]
- The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 12. David West of Xavier was the leading vote-getter (43 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Luke Walton (42 votes) and Jason Gardner (39) of Arizona, Kirk Hinrich of Kansas (35) and Erwin Dudley of Alabama (32).[1]
Major rule changes[]
Beginning in 2002–03, the following rules changes were implemented:[2]
- Two free-throw lane spaces closest to the free-thrower would remain unoccupied.
- No free throws were awarded to the offended team in bonus for personal fouls committed by a team while in team control or in possession of the ball during a throw-in (team-control foul).
Season outlook[]
Pre-season polls[]
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 13, 2002.[3]
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Conference membership changes[]
These schools joined new conferences for the 2002–03 season.
School | Former conference | New conference |
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Gardner-Webb | NCAA Division II | Atlantic Sun Conference |
IPFW | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division I Independent |
Lipscomb | NAIA | NCAA Division I Independent |
Savannah State | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division I Independent |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | NCAA Division III | NCAA Division I Independent |
Regular season[]
Conference winners and tournaments[]
Conference | Regular Season Winner[4] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
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America East Conference | Boston University | Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont[5] | 2003 America East Men's Basketball Tournament | Walter Brown Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) (Except Finals) |
Vermont[6] |
Atlantic 10 Conference | St. Joseph's (East) Xavier (West) |
David West, Xavier[7] | 2003 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament | University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio) |
Dayton[8] |
Atlantic Coast Conference | Wake Forest | Josh Howard, Wake Forest[9] | 2003 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
Duke[10] |
Atlantic Sun Conference | Troy & Mercer | , Belmont[11] | 2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament | GSU Sports Arena (Atlanta, Georgia) |
Troy[11] |
Big 12 Conference | Kansas | Nick Collison, Kansas[12] | 2003 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament | American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) |
Oklahoma[13] |
Big East Conference | Connecticut & Boston College (East) Syracuse & Pittsburgh (West) |
Troy Bell, Boston College[14] | 2003 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) |
Pittsburgh[14] |
Big Sky Conference | Weber State | , Weber State[15] | Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) (Semifinals and Finals) |
Weber State[16] | |
Big South Conference | Winthrop | Torrey Butler, Coastal Carolina[17] | 2003 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Vines Center (Lynchburg, Virginia) (Semifinals and Finals) |
UNC Asheville[17] |
Big Ten Conference | Wisconsin | Brian Cook, Illinois[18] | 2003 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | United Center (Chicago, Illinois) |
Illinois[18] |
Big West Conference | UC Santa Barbara | , UC Santa Barbara[19] | 2003 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California) |
Utah State[19] |
Colonial Athletic Association | UNC Wilmington | Brett Blizzard, UNC Wilmington[20] | 2003 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) |
UNC Wilmington[20] |
Conference USA | Marquette | Dwyane Wade, Marquette[21] | 2003 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
Louisville[22] |
Horizon League | Butler | Willie Green, Detroit[23] | 2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament | U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Except First Round) |
Wisconsin-Milwaukee[23] |
Ivy League | Penn | Ugonna Onyekwe, Penn[24] | No Tournament | ||
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Manhattan | Luis Flores, Manhattan[25] | Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey) |
Manhattan[26] | |
Mid-American Conference | Kent State (East) Central Michigan (West) |
Chris Kaman, Central Michigan[27] | 2003 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament | Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) |
Central Michigan[27] |
Mid-Continent Conference | Valparaiso | Mike Helms, Oakland[28] | Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) |
IUPUI[29] | |
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | South Carolina State | , Howard[30] | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) |
South Carolina State[31] | |
Missouri Valley Conference | Southern Illinois | Kyle Korver, Creighton[32] | 2003 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
Creighton[33] |
Mountain West Conference | Utah & BYU | Ruben Douglas, New Mexico[34] | 2003 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada) |
Colorado State[35] |
Northeast Conference | Wagner | Jermaine Hall, Wagner[36] | 2003 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Campus Sites | Wagner[37] |
Ohio Valley Conference | Austin Peay & Morehead State | Ricky Minard, Morehead State[38] | Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee) (Semifinals and Finals) |
Austin Peay[38] | |
Pacific-10 Conference | Arizona | Luke Ridnour, Oregon[39] | 2003 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) |
Oregon[40] |
Patriot League | Holy Cross | Patrick Whearty, Holy Cross[41] | 2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament | Campus Sites | Holy Cross[42] |
Southeastern Conference | Kentucky (East) Mississippi State (West) |
Keith Bogans, Kentucky (Coaches)[43] Ron Slay, Tennessee (AP)[44] |
2003 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
Kentucky[45] |
Southern Conference | East Tennessee State, Appalachian State & Davidson (North) Charleston (South) |
Troy Wheless, Charleston[46] | 2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina) |
East Tennessee State[47] |
Southland Conference | Sam Houston State | Donald Cole, Sam Houston State[48] | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Huntsville, Texas) (Finals) |
Sam Houston State[48] | |
Southwestern Athletic Conference | Prairie View A&M | Gregory Burks, Prairie View A&M[49] | Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, Alabama) |
Texas Southern[50] | |
Sun Belt Conference | Western Kentucky (East) Louisiana–Lafayette (West) |
, New Mexico State[51] | E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky) |
Western Kentucky[52] | |
West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | Blake Stepp, Gonzaga[53] | 2003 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, California) |
San Diego[54] |
Western Athletic Conference | Fresno State | Quinton Ross, Southern Methodist[55] | 2003 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament | Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
Tulsa[55] |
Statistical leaders[]
Points Per Game |
Rebounds Per Game |
Assists Per Game |
Steals Per Game
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Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
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Ruben Douglas | New Mexico | 28.0 | Brandon Hunter | Ohio | 12.6 | Martell Bailey | Illinois-Chicago | 8.1 | Stetson | 4.0 | ||||
Henry Domercant | E. Illinois | 27.9 | Morris Brown | 12.4 | Marques Green | St. Bonaventure | 8.0 | Zakee Wadood | E. Tennessee St. | 3.2 | ||||
Mike Helms | Oakland | 26.9 | Belmont | 12.1 | T. J. Ford | Texas | 7.7 | Jacksonville St. | 3.2 | |||||
UMKC | 25.5 | Chris Kaman | C. Michigan | 12.0 | Harvard | 7.7 | UAB | 3.1 | ||||||
Troy Bell | Boston College | 25.2 | David West | Xavier | 11.8 | LIU | 7.4 | Marcus Hatten | St. John's | 2.9 |
Blocked Shots Per Game |
Field Goal Percentage |
Three-Point FG Percentage |
Free Throw Percentage
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Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
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Emeka Okafor | UConn | 4.7 | Belmont | 67.0 | Penn | 49.3 | Belmont | 95.1 | ||||||
Binghamton | 4.3 | Maine | 66.2 | Kyle Korver | Creighton | 48.0 | Lehigh | 94.8 | ||||||
Maine | 4.2 | Colorado St. | 64.3 | Terrence Woods | Florida A&M | 45.7 | Hollis Price | Oklahoma | 92.9 | |||||
Deng Gai | Fairfield | 3.8 | Illinois-Chicago | 63.9 | Morehead St. | 45.6 | Brian Dux | Canisius | 92.0 | |||||
Robert Battle | Drexel | 3.7 | Michael Harris | Rice | 62.3 | Samford | 45.5 | JJ Redick | Duke | 91.9 |
Postseason tournaments[]
NCAA Tournament[]
Final Four – Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana[]
National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E3 | Syracuse | 95 | |||||||
S1 | Texas | 84 | |||||||
E3 | Syracuse | 81 | |||||||
W2 | Kansas | 78 | |||||||
M3 | Marquette | 61 | |||||||
W2 | Kansas | 94 |
National Invitation Tournament[]
Semifinals & Finals[]
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Georgetown | 88 | ||||||||
Minnesota | 74 | ||||||||
Georgetown | 67 | ||||||||
St. John's | 70 | ||||||||
Texas Tech | 63 | ||||||||
St. John's | 64 |
- Third Place – Texas Tech 71, Minnesota 61
Award winners[]
Consensus All-American teams[]
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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David West | F | Senior | Xavier |
T.J. Ford | G | Sophomore | Texas |
Josh Howard | F/G | Senior | Wake Forest |
Nick Collison | F | Senior | Kansas |
Dwyane Wade | G | Junior | Marquette |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Hollis Price | G | Senior | Oklahoma |
Carmelo Anthony | F/G | Freshman | Syracuse |
Kyle Korver | F | Senior | Creighton |
Troy Bell | G | Senior | Boston College |
Jason Gardner | G | Senior | Arizona |
Major player of the year awards[]
- Wooden Award: T. J. Ford, Texas
- Naismith Award: T. J. Ford, Texas
- Associated Press Player of the Year: David West, Xavier
- NABC Player of the Year: Nick Collison, Kansas
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): David West, Xavier
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: David West, Xavier
- Sporting News Player of the Year: T. J. Ford, Texas
Major freshman of the year awards[]
- USBWA Freshman of the Year: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
- Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
Major coach of the year awards[]
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- NABC Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
Other major awards[]
- Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): David West, Xavier
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Jason Gardner, Arizona
- Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): David West, Xavier
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Luis Flores, Manhattan
- Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Brandon Miller, Butler
Coaching changes[]
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[56]
Team | Former Coach |
Interim Coach |
New Coach |
Reason |
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Alcorn State | Davey Whitney | |||
Arkansas-Little Rock | Porter Moser | Steve Shields | ||
Cal State Fullerton | Donny Daniels | Bob Burton | ||
Campbell | Robbie Laing | |||
Chicago State | Bo Ellis | |||
Clemson | Larry Shyatt | Oliver Purnell | ||
Cleveland State | Rollie Massimino | Mike Garland | ||
Columbia | Armond Hill | Joe Jones | ||
Dayton | Oliver Purnell | Brian Gregory | ||
Drake | Kurt Kanaskie | Tom Davis | ||
East Tennessee State | Ed DeChellis | Murry Bartow | ||
Elon | Ernie Nestor | |||
Fordham | Bob Hill | Dereck Whittenburg | ||
Georgia | Jim Harrick | Dennis Felton | ||
Georgia State | Lefty Driesell | Michael Perry | ||
High Point | Jerry Steele | Bart Lundy | ||
Illinois | Bill Self | Bruce Weber | ||
Illinois State | Porter Moser | |||
Iowa State | Larry Eustachy | Wayne Morgan | Eustachy quit following the release of pictures of him at a party near the campus of the University of Missouri.[57] | |
Jackson State | Tevester Anderson | |||
Kansas | Roy Williams | Bill Self | After turning down the North Carolina job previously, Williams accepted the position at his alma mater. | |
Marshall | Greg White | Ron Jirsa | ||
Mount St. Mary's | Jim Phelan | Milan Brown | Phelan retired after 49 years and 830 victories. | |
Murray State | Tevester Anderson | Mick Cronin | ||
North Carolina | Matt Doherty | Roy Williams | Doherty resigned after rumors of player unrest.[58] UNC alum Williams is hired away from Kansas. | |
North Carolina A&T | Jerry Eaves | |||
Penn State | Jerry Dunn | Ed DeChellis | ||
Pittsburgh | Ben Howland | Jamie Dixon | ||
St. Bonaventure | Jan van Breda Kolff | Anthony Solomon | ||
South Carolina State | Cy Alexander | Ben Betts | ||
South Florida | Seth Greenberg | Robert McCullum | ||
Southern | Ben Jobe | |||
Southern Illinois | Bruce Weber | Matt Painter | ||
Tennessee State | Nolan Richardson III | Cy Alexander | Richardson III was suspended and ultimately resigned after allegedly threatening an assistant coach with a gun.[59] | |
UCLA | Steve Lavin | Ben Howland | Lavin was fired following a 10–19 season. | |
Virginia Tech | Ricky Stokes | Seth Greenberg | ||
Wagner | Dereck Whittenburg | Mike Deane | ||
Washington State | Paul Graham | Dick Bennett | ||
Western Illinois | Jim Kerwin | Derek Thomas | ||
Western Kentucky | Dennis Felton | Darrin Horn | ||
Western Michigan | Robert McCullum | Steve Hawkins | ||
William & Mary | Rick Boyages | Tony Shaver | ||
Wright State | Ed Schilling | Paul Biancardi |
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