2002–03 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Colorado State Rams Colorado State Script Logo.png 175px Mountain West Conference Mountain West 19–14 5–9 Dale Layer Moby Arena MWC tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 2002–03 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Dale Layer in his 1st season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished with a record of 19–14 overall, 5–9 in Mountain West for a sixth-place finish. They went on to win the Mountain West tournament by defeating Wyoming, BYU, and UNLV. They received an automatic bid in the 2003 NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the West region. The Rams played tough, but were defeated by No. 3 seed Duke in the opening round.Tough Time for Duke in Victory https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-21-sp-westsep21-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 21, 2003 March 4, 2023 Roster 2002 Colorado State Rams y yes Andy Birley 11 G 6 4 200 Sr n Vancouver, WA Michael Morris 32 G 6 4 215 Fr n Katy, TX Brian Greene 33 F 6 8 225 Sr n Thornton, CO Matt Nelson 54 C 7 1 270 SO n Dale Layer (Eckerd) https://csurams.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-03 2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster https://csurams.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-03 Colorado State University Athletics March 4, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Colorado State Rams| Non-conference regular season Nov 16, 2002 yes 2002 men IPFW Mastodons Purdue-Fort Wayne Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 80–62 1–0 Nov 27, 2002 yes yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 71–83 4–1 Dec 14, 2002 yes Washington State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 90–79 8–2 Dec 27, 2002 yes 2002 men Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 85–73 10–2 Dec 30, 2002 yes yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 56–84 10–3 Jan 7, 2003 yes yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 72–93 11–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Colorado State Rams| Mountain West regular season Jan 13, 2003 2002 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 74–58 12–4 1–0 Feb 8, 2003 yes Utah Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 66–71 14–7 3–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Colorado State Rams| MWC tournament Mar 13, 2003 yes yes 2002 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Quarterfinals 74–71 17–13 Mar 14, 2003 yes yes BYU Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Semifinals 86–80 OT 18–13 Mar 15, 2003 yes yes 2002 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Championship game 62–61 19–13 |- !colspan=9 style=Colorado State Rams| NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2003 yes yes 14 W Duke 7 3 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah First round 57–67 19–14 AP Poll Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule https://csurams.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 Colorado State University Athletics March 4, 2023 References Colorado State Category:Colorado State Rams men's basketball seasons Colorado State Colorado State Rams Colorado State Rams