2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 16–16 6–10 Pete Gillen 5th Walt Fuller 5th Rod Jensen 1st Alexis Jensen 1st University Hall NIT Second Round The 2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Last season The Cavaliers had a record of 17–12, with a conference record of 7–9. They competed in the first round of the 2002 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost at home in the first round to South Carolina. Roster 2002 Virginia Cavaliers y yes Nick VanderLaan y 4 C 6 10 255 JR yes Sacramento, California St. Thomas More Derrick Byars y 5 F 6 7 200 FR Memphis, Tennessee Ridgeway Keith Jenifer 10 G 6 3 161 SO Baltimore, Maryland Towson Catholic/Hargrave Military Majestic Mapp 11 G 6 2 185 JR yes Harlem, New York St. Raymond C Billy Campbell 12 G 6 0 182 FR Atlanta, Georgia Paideia School Robert Lodge 15 G 6 4 200 FR Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria Montrose Christian Todd Billet 22 G 6 0 192 JR yes Middletown, New Jersey Christian Brothers Jermaine Harper 24 G 6 3 165 SO Gardena, California Blue Ridge Jason Rogers 30 C/F 6 11 232 SR Staunton, Virginia Robert E. Lee C Rob Williams 31 F 6 7 205 SO Martinsville, Virginia Martinsville Devin Smith 33 G/F 6 5 230 SO New Castle, Delaware William Penn Jason Clark 34 F 6 8 234 SO Virginia Beach, Virginia Hargrave Military Travis Watson y 35 F/C 6 8 255 SR Brookneal, Virginia Oak Hill C Elton Brown y basketball 42 F 6 9 270 SO Newport News, Virginia Warwick Greg Harrell-Edge 44 F 6 8 216 SR Vienna, Virginia Thomas Jefferson Pete Gillen (Fairfield) Walt Fuller (Drexel) Rod Jensen (Redlands) Alexis Sherard (Saint Michael's) https://web.archive.org/web/20030207074237/http://virginiasports.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/va-m-baskbl-mtt.html 29 December 2014 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition game Nov. 10 3:00 pm Big Apple Basketball University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 84–60 1,712 Nov. 17 3:00 pm One World All-Stars University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 73–57 2,145 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 22 7:30 pm yes LIU University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 90–86 8,392 1–0 Nov. 25 2:00 pm yes yes Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational ESPN 86–72 2,500 2–0 Nov. 26 2:00 pm yes yes Kentucky 15 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 75–61 2,500 3–0 Nov. 27 9:30 pm yes yes Indiana 19 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational ESPN 63-70 2,500 3–1 Dec. 4 9:00 pm yes yes 22 Michigan State 21 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 75-82 14,759 3–2 Dec. 17 7:30 pm yes East Tennessee State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 84–76 7,673 4–2 Dec. 19 7:30 pm yes Gardner–Webb University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 72–65 6,522 5–2 Dec. 21 8:00 pm yes yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 61–57 8,251 6–2 Dec. 28 2:00 pm yes Georgetown University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia CBS 79–75 7,782 7–2 Dec. 30 7:30 pm yes Liberty University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 77–58 6,516 8–2 Jan. 2 7:30 pm yes Wofford University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia CSN/Sunshine 87–65 7,516 9–2 Jan. 5 5:30 pm yes NC State RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina FSN 63-75 14,718 9–3 0–1 Jan. 11 Noon North Carolina University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 79–72 8,392 10–3 1–1 Jan. 15 7:00 pm yes Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina ESPN 93-104 9,314 10–4 1–2 Jan. 18 3:00 pm yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina Raycom 77–78 8,000 10–5 1–3 Jan. 21 7:30 pm yes yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia ESPN2 55-73 8,152 10–6 1–3 Jan. 23 7:00 pm Wake Forest 17 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN2 75–65 7,642 11–6 2–3 Jan. 29 7:00 pm Florida State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 85–72 8,392 12–6 3–3 Feb. 1 4:05 pm yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta Raycom 60–80 8,850 12–7 3–4 Feb. 6 9:00 pm yes Maryland 8 Comcast Center College Park, Maryland ESPN2 86–78 17,950 13–7 4–4 Feb. 9 4:00 pm NC State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom/ESPN 61–58 8,120 14–7 5–4 Feb. 12 7:00 pm yes North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN 67-81 20,445 14–8 5–5 Feb. 15 9:00 pm Duke 8 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 59-78 8,392 14–9 5–6 Feb. 18 8:00 pm Clemson University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 64-73 7,423 14–10 5–7 Feb. 23 6:30 pm yes Wake Forest 10 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina FSN 71-75 13,682 14–11 5–8 Feb. 26 7:00 pm yes yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 72–78 7,281 14–12 5–8 Mar. 1 Noon yes Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida RSN 59-73 5,667 14–13 5–9 Mar. 5 7:00 pm Georgia Tech University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 73-90 7,086 14–14 5–10 Mar. 9 8:00 pm Maryland 13 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia FSN 80–78 OT 7,301 15–14 6–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 14 9:45 pm Duke 12 Georgia Dome Atlanta ACC Tournament Quarterfinal Raycom/ESPN2 76-83 23,745 15–15 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| National Invitation Tournament Mar. 19 7:30 pm yes Brown University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia NIT First Round 89–73 4,842 16–15 Mar. 24 7:30 pm yes St. John's Alumni Hall Jamaica, New York NIT Second Round 63–73 3,435 16–16 AP Poll Eastern Time no 2002–2003 Schedule http://01w.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 9 December 2014April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes All-Time Results http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 6 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112556/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html 2014-10-06 dead 2002-03 Box Scores http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2002-box-scores.pdf VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 6 January 2015 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024629/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2002-box-scores.pdf dead References Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball Category:2003 in sports in Virginia