2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I competition in the 2002–03 season. The Golden Eagles, coached by Tom Crean, were then a member of Conference USA; they did not join their current conference, the Big East, until the 2005–06 season.

2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 9
Record27–6 (14–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette142 .875276 .818
No. 14 Louisville115 .688257 .781
Cincinnati97 .5631712 .586
Saint Louis97 .5631614 .533
DePaul88 .5001613 .552
Charlotte88 .5001316 .448
East Carolina313 .1881215 .444
National
No. 19 Memphis133 .813237 .767
UAB88 .5002113 .618
Tulane88 .5001615 .516
South Florida79 .4381514 .517
Houston610 .375820 .286
Southern Miss511 .3131316 .448
TCU313 .188919 .321
2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Since their national championship in 1977, this is Marquette's sole Final Four appearance.

Roster edit

2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G10Karon Bradley5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrKaty, Texas
G32Joe Chapman6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrSauk Village, Illinois
G34Travis Diener6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoFond du Lac, Wisconsin
F42Andy Freund6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrWauwatosa, Wisconsin
G23Tony Gries5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrKiel, Wisconsin
C33Chris Grimm6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)FrBrighton, Michigan
F55Robert Jackson6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg)SrMilwaukee, Wisconsin
C5Scott Merritt6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)JrWauwatosa, Wisconsin
F20Steve Novak6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrBrown Deer, Wisconsin
F40Terry Sanders6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)JrMilwaukee, Wisconsin
G12Jared Sichting6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg)FrMinnetonka, Minnesota
F1Todd Townsend6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoChicago, Illinois
G3Dwyane Wade6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrChicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
November 15*
No. 18 vs. Villanova
Coaches vs Cancer Classic
W 73–61 1–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
November 22*
No. 16 Coppin StateW 64–46 2–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 23*
No. 16 UTSAW 80–68 3–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 26*
No. 13 Eastern IllinoisW 94–74 4–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 2*
No. 13 at Notre DameL 71–92 4–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
December 7*
No. 13 Appalachian StateW 101–78 5–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 14*
No. 16 WisconsinW 63–54 6–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 21*
No. 14 ElonW 89–57 7–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 28*
No. 13 Grambling StateW 105–74 8–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 30
No. 13 at East CarolinaL 70–73 8–2
(0–1)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 4, 2003*
No. 13 at DaytonL 85–92 OT8–3
 (University of Dayton Arena)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 7, 2003
No. 24 at Saint LouisW 60–54 9–3
(1—1)
Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 11, 2003
No. 24 South FloridaW 96–63 10–3
(2—1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 14, 2003
No. 21 at TulaneW 85–73 11–3
(3—1)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 18, 2003
No. 21 at CharlotteW 67–64 12–3
(4—1)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 25, 2003
No. 20 DePaulW 72–51 13–3
(5—1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 29, 2003
No. 18 East CarolinaW 80–48 14–3
(6—1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 1, 2003
No. 18 at CincinnatiW 82–76 15–3
(7—1)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 5, 2003
No. 15 Saint LouisW 68–64 16–3
(8—1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 9, 2003*
No. 15 No. 14 Wake ForestW 68–61 17–3
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 12, 2003
No. 11 at DePaulW 73–60 18–3
(9—1)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 15, 2003
No. 11 No. 2 LouisvilleL 70–73 18–4
(9—2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 20, 2003
No. 11 CharlotteW 75–67 19–4
(10—2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 22, 2003
No. 11 at TCUW 79–68 20–4
(11—2)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 27, 2003
No. 10 at No. 11 LouisvilleW 78–73 21–4
(12—2)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 1, 2003
No. 10 UABW 98–87 22–4
(13—2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 8, 2003
No. 8 CincinnatiW 70–61 23–4
(14–2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C-USA Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
(1) No. 8 vs. (8) UAB
C-USA tournament quarterfinal
L 76–83 23–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
(3 MW) No. 9 vs. (14 MW) Holy Cross
First round
W 72–68 24–5
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 22, 2003*
(3 MW) No. 9 vs. (6 MW) No. 24 Missouri
Second Round
W 101–92 OT25–5
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 27, 2003*
(3 MW) No. 9 vs. (2 MW) No. 4 Pittsburgh
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 77–74 26–5
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 29, 2003*
(3 MW) No. 9 vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 83–69 27–5
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 5, 2003*
(3 MW) No. 9 vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas
National semifinal – Final Four
L 61–94 27–6
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings edit

Awards and honors edit

  • Dwyane Wade, C-USA Player of the year

Team players drafted into the NBA edit

RoundPickPlayerNBA ClubYear
15Dwyane WadeMiami Heat2003
22Steve NovakHouston Rockets2006
28Travis DienerOrlando Magic2005

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References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ "2003 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.