2002–03 Utah Utes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Utah Utes basketball File:Utah Utes logo.svg Mountain West Conference MWC 25–8 11–3 Rick Majerus 14th Kerry Rupp 3rd Jon M. Huntsman Center Mountain West regular season co-champions NCAA tournament second round The 2002–03 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2002–03 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes finished with an overall record of 25–8 (11–3 WAC) and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Roster 2002 Utah Utes y Nick Jacobson 15 SG 6 4 206 Jr Fargo, North Dakota Britton Johnsen 31 F 6 10 240 Sr y Murray, Utah Tim Frost 54 C 6 10 240 Jr Klamath Falls, Oregon Rick Majerus (Marquette) https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-03 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes | Non-conference regular season Nov 22, 2002 yes 2002 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 61–47 1–0 Nov 25, 2002 9:00 p.m. yes yes Gonzaga 20 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament – Quarterfinals ESPN2 52–71 2,500 1–1 Nov 26, 2002 yes yes 2002 men UMass Minutemen UMass Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament 69–53 2–1 Nov 27, 2002 yes yes Arizona State Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament 79–83 OT 2–2 Dec 3, 2002 yes 2002 men Winthrop Eagles Winthrop Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 72–42 3–2 Dec 7, 2002 yes Arizona State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 78–55 4–2 Dec 14, 2002 yes 2002 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 75–53 5–2 Dec 17, 2002 yes yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 54–59 5–3 Dec 20, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 77–61 6–3 Dec 23, 2002 yes yes San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 64–58 7–3 Dec 30, 2002 yes Alabama 1 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 51–49Utah earns 1,500th win in school history https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=223640254 https://web.archive.org/web/20220730185438/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=223640254 dead July 30, 2022 ESPN December 30, 2002 July 30, 2022 8–3 Jan 3, 2003 yes Weber State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 72–58 9–3 Jan 6, 2003 yes 2002 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 65–59 10–3 Jan 11, 2003 yes 2002 men IPFW Mastodons Purdue-Fort Wayne Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 76–59 11–3 Jan 14, 2003 yes 2002 men Ripon Redhawks Ripon Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 75–59 12–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes | MWC Regular Season Jan 18, 2003 yes 2002 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, California 56–58 12–4 0–1 Jan 20, 2003 yes 2002 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 66–63 13–4 1–1 Jan 25, 2003 yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 79–75 14–4 2–1 Feb 1, 2003 2002 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 45–35 15–4 3–1 Feb 3, 2003 2002 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 78–68 16–4 4–1 Feb 8, 2003 yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 71–66 17–4 5–1 Feb 10, 2003 yes 2002 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 69–56 18–4 6–1 Feb 15, 2003 San Diego State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 76–62 19–4 7–1 Feb 17, 2003 23 UNLV Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 86–80 OT 20–4 8–1 Feb 24, 2003 22 BYU Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 71–64 21–4 9–1 Mar 1, 2003 yes 22 New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 69–76 21–5 9–2 Mar 3, 2003 yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 57–52 22–5 10–2 Mar 6, 2003 Colorado State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 65–66 22–6 10–3 Mar 8, 2003 Wyoming Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 86–70 23–6 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes | MWC Tournament Mar 13, 2003 yes yes 1 Air Force 8 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Quarterfinals 42–38 24–6 Mar 14, 2003 yes yes 1 UNLV 4 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Semifinals 41–64 24–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes | NCAA Tournament Mar 21, 2003 yes yes 9 MW Oregon 8 MW Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Second Round 60–58Utah 60, Oregon 58 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/03/21/Utah-60-Oregon-58/16651048299758/ UPI Archives March 21, 2003 July 30, 2022 25–7 Mar 23, 2003 yes yes 9 MW Kentucky 1 1 MW Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Second Round 54–74Kentucky 74, Utah 54 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/03/23/Kentucky-74-Utah-54/65771048480291/ UPI Archives March 23, 2003 July 30, 2022 25–8 AP Poll Mountain Time MW Midwest 2002 Men's Basketball Schedule https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 University of Utah Athletics July 30, 2022 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 Category:Utah Utes men's basketball seasons Utah Utah Utah Utes Utah Utes