2002–03 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2003 Pacific-10 Tournament winner ; As of July 10, 2011; Rankings from Coaches Poll

2002–03 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
2002–03 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 18
2002–03 record	24–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Montgomery (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Fuller; Eric Reveno; Russell Turner;
Home arena	Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 14–4 conference record, 24–9 overall. The Cardinal competed in the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to Connecticut in the Second round.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Josh Childress	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Mayfair
F	21	Nick Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So		Liberty, Missouri
G	24	Julius Barnes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr		Rowland Heights, California
G	33	Matt Lottich	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	New Trier	Winnetka, Illinois

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 18, 2002*		Boston University Preseason NIT	W 61–57	1–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 20, 2002*		No. 11 Xavier Preseason NIT	W 63–62	2–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 24, 2002*		Rice	W 79–62	3–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 27, 2002*		vs. No. 7 Florida Preseason NIT	W 69–65	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 29, 2002*		vs. North Carolina Preseason NIT	L 57–74	4–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 14, 2002*	No. 19	Saint Mary's	W 76–58	5–1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 16, 2002*	No. 17	Montana	L 68–70	5–2	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 8, 2003*	No. 17	No. 22 California	W 72–60	23–7 (14–4)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*	No. 15	vs. USC Quarterfinals	L 74–79	23–8	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(4 S) No. 18	vs. (13 S) San Diego First Round	W 77–69	24–8	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Mar 22, 2003*	(4 S) No. 18	vs. (5 S) No. 23 Connecticut Second Round	L 74–85	24–9	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,271) Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region. S = South Region.

Schedule Source:^[3]

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

v t Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
Venues	Stanford Pavilion (1922–1968) Kaiser Permanente Arena (alternate; 2020–2021) Maples Pavilion (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band"
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1936–37 1941–42 1943–44 1944–45 1975–76 1982–83 1988–89 1991–92 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics

2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Arizona	17	–	1	.944	28	–	4	.875
No. 20 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
California	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Oregon†	10	–	8	.556	23	–	10	.697
Oregon State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	15	.464
USC	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
UCLA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
Washington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Washington State	2	–	16	.111	7	–	20	.259

† 2003 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of July 10, 2011^[1]; Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]