2002–03 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 2002–03 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 12 8 25–6 13–3 Skip Prosser 2nd Dino Gaudio 2nd LJVM Coliseum ACC Regular season champions NCAA tournament second round The 2002–03 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the team played their home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons won the ACC regular season title by two games over Maryland, but would lose in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Wake Forest received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. After a 3-point win over East Tennessee State in the opening round,Wake Forest staves off E. Tenn. St., 76-73 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/03/22/wake-forest-staves-off-e-tenn-st-76-73/ The Baltimore Sun March 21, 2003 July 27, 2023 the Deacons were upset by No. 10 seed Auburn in the second roundAuburn revels in underdog status, ousts ACC champs https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000044 https://web.archive.org/web/20210226221153/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000044 dead February 26, 2021 ESPN March 23, 2003 June 19, 2022 to end the season with a record of 25–6 (13–3 ACC). Roster 2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons y y Justin Gray basketball y 1 G 6 3 185 Fr Raleigh, North Carolina Oak Hill Academy Josh Howard y 5 F 6 7 205 Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina Hargrave Military Academy C Eric Williams basketball, born 1984 y 31 C 6 9 270 Fr Wake Forest, North Carolina Wake Forest-Rolesville HS Skip Prosser https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-03 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| Regular season Nov 27, 2002 yes 2002 men Yale Bulldogs Yale Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 73–61 1–0 Dec 1, 2002 yes Temple Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 83–76 2–0 Dec 4, 2002 yes yes Wisconsin 23 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge 90–80 3–0 Dec 15, 2002 yes 2002 men SMU Mustangs SMU Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 73–49 4–0 Dec 18, 2002 yes 2002 men South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 100–57 5–0 Dec 21, 2002 yes St. John's Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 84–72 6–0 Dec 28, 2002 yes 25 2002 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 104–64 7–0 Dec 30, 2002 yes 23 2002 men Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 96–54 8–0 Jan 4, 2003 yes yes 23 2002 men Richmond Spiders Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia 68–62 9–0 Jan 7, 2003 yes 17 2002 men Elon Phoenix Elon Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 98–56 10–0 Jan 12, 2003 yes 17 Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 55–74 10–1 0–1 Jan 15, 2003 19 Maryland 17 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 81–72 11–1 1–1 Jan 19, 2003 19 Georgia Tech Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 73–66 12–1 2–1 Jan 23, 2003 yes 17 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 75–85 12–2 2–2 Jan 26, 2003 17 2002 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 71–60 13–2 3–2 Jan 28, 2003 yes 17 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 81–60 14–2 4–2 Feb 2, 2003 yes 17 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 79–75 15–2 5–2 Feb 6, 2003 14 NC State Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 73–58 16–2 6–2 Feb 9, 2003 yes yes 14 Marquette 15 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 61–68 16–3 Feb 13, 2003 14 Duke 8 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 94–80 2OT 17–3 7–2 Feb 17, 2003 yes 10 Maryland 13 Comcast Center College Park, Maryland 67–90 17–4 7–3 Feb 20, 2003 yes 10 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 75–67 18–4 8–3 Feb 23, 2003 10 Virginia Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 75–71 19–4 9–3 Feb 26, 2003 yes 12 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 60–56 20–4 10–3 Mar 1, 2003 12 Clemson Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 80–68 21–4 11–3 Mar 5, 2003 9 North Carolina Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 75–60 22–4 12–3 Mar 8, 2003 yes 9 NC State RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 78–72 23–4 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| ACC Tournament Mar 14, 2003 yes 9 Florida State Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 69–61 24–4 Mar 15, 2003 yes yes 9 NC State Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 83–87 24–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| NCAA Tournament Mar 21, 2003 yes yes 8 2 E East Tennessee State 15 E St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida First Round 76–73 25–5 Mar 23, 2003 yes yes 8 2 E Auburn 10 E St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida Second Round 62–68 25–6 Eastern Standard Time E East 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 Wake Forest University Athletics June 19, 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 1064–1065 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball seasons Wake Forest Wake Forest