2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks Basketball St. Joseph's Hawks Script Logo.gif 200 Atlantic 10 Atlantic 10 East 23–7 12–4 Phil Martelli 8th Mark Bass 4th Matt Brady 10th Monté Ross 7th Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse NCAA tournament first round The 2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under 8th year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 23–7 and a conference record of 12–4. In the A-10 tournament, Saint Joseph's beat La Salle before falling to Dayton in the semifinals. The Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – as No. 7 seed in the East region – where they lost in overtime to Auburn in the opening round.Auburn overcomes Nelson, St. Joseph's in OT https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000042 https://web.archive.org/web/20220730202455/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000042 dead July 30, 2022 ESPN March 21, 2003 July 30, 2022 Roster 2002 Saint Joseph's Hawks y yes Dwayne Lee 5 G 6 0 180 Fr Jersey City, NJ Phil Martelli Jr. y 10 G 5 10 155 Sr Drexel Hill, PA Tyrone Barley 12 G 6 1 185 Jr Newark, NJ Chet Stachitas 13 G 6 5 195 Fr Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Jameer Nelson 14 G 6 0 190 Jr y Chester, PA Chester HS Delonte West 15 G 6 3 195 So y Washington, D.C. Eleanor Roosevelt HS Dwayne Jones 21 FC 6 11 250 Fr y basketball Morgantown, WV American Christian School Pat Carroll 33 G 6 5 190 So y basketball Pittsburgh, PA Hatboro-Horsham HS John Bryant 34 F 6 7 220 So Woodbridge, VA Dave Mallon 40 F 6 10 240 Fr East Aurora, NY * Phil Martelli (Widener) Mark Bass (Saint Joseph's) Matt Brady (Siena) Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Joseph's Hawks| Regular Season Nov 23, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Boston College Eagles Boston College Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts 85–58 1–0 Nov 26, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York 70–63 2–0 Dec 1, 2002 yes 2002 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 63–47 3–0 Dec 5, 2002 yes 2002 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 71–49 4–0 Dec 7, 2002 yes yes Drexel The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 50–37 5–0 Dec 9, 2002 yes 2002 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 77–59 6–0 Dec 21, 2002 yes 2002 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 65–62 7–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Joseph's Hawks| Atlantic 10 Tournament Mar 13, 2003 yes yes 2002 men La Salle Explorers La Salle University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Quarterfinals 68–48 23–5 Mar 14, 2003 yes yes Dayton 22 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Semifinals 73–76 23–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Joseph's Hawks| NCAA Tournament Mar 21, 2003 yes yes 7 E Auburn 10 E St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida First Round 63–65 OT 23–7 AP Poll E East Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1119–1120 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Saint Joseph's Saint Joseph's Category:Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball seasons