2002–03 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Creighton Bluejays Basketball Creighton Bluejays Wordmark.gif 150 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 23 15 29–5 15–3 Dana Altman (9th year) Greg Grensing (9th year) Len Gordy (9th year) Darian DeVries (5th year) Omaha Civic Auditorium MVC tournament champion 2003 NCAA Tournament first round The 2002–03 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. They finished with a school best 29-5 record. The Creighton Bluejays finished 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference and won the conference tournament earning a bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament. The team featured All-American and repeat Missouri Valley Player of the Year Kyle Korver. Korver's sharpshooting earned him national accolades including Dick Vitale's National Mid-Season Player of the Year. Kyle Korver set the Creighton record for most three-pointers made in a game against Evansville with nine. Roster 2005 Creighton Bluejays y Brandon Simms 2 G 6 5 190 So Birmingham, Alabama DeAnthony Bowden 3 G 6 1 180 Sr Hammond, Indiana Nate Funk 10 G 6 3 195 Fr Sioux City, Iowa y John Dugan 12 G 6 1 180 Fr Phoenix, Arizona Kellen Miller 15 G 6 2 175 So Warner Robins, Georgia Larry House 20 G 6 4 205 Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Joe Dabbert 21 C 6 11 255 Jr Bailey, Colorado Michael Lindeman 22 F 6 6 200 Jr Iowa Falls, Iowa Tyler McKinney 24 G 6 1 185 So Urbandale, Iowa Kyle Korver 25 F 6 7 210 Sr Pella, Iowa y Jimmy Motz 30 F 6 7 225 So Lincoln, Nebraska Dan Bresnahan 31 F 6 8 205 So Rochester, Minnesota Mike Grimes 34 F 6 7 225 Jr Florissant, Missouri Quincy Henderson 40 F 6 5 210 Fr Madison, Wisconsin Brody Deren 43 FC 6 8 250 Jr Harlan, Iowa David Finklea 44 F 6 5 185 So Bellevue, Nebraska Dana Altman 2002-03 Roster http://www.gocreighton.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=89384&SPID=69&DB_OEM_ID=1000&Q_SEASON=2002 Creighton University Athletic Department 2013-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20101029061517/http://www.gocreighton.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=89384&SPID=69&DB_OEM_ID=1000&Q_SEASON=2002 2010-10-29 dead Schedule 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2002-03 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| Regular season 11/17/2002 7:30pm Texas Arlington Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Guardians Classic - 106–50 1–0 11/18/2002 7:30pm Furman Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Guardians Classic - 82–57 2–0 11/25/2002 6:00pm yes IUPUI Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Guardians Classic 1,879 99–52 3–0 11/26/2002 8:30pm yes Notre Dame Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Guardians Classic - 80–75 4–0 12/04/2002 7:00pm yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa - 65–52 5–0 12/07/2002 2:00pm yes BYU Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 74–64 6–0 12/14/2002 7:00pm yes 23 Tennessee Tech Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 101–72 7–0 12/16/2002 7:00pm yes 20 Delaware State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 68–48 8–0 12/21/2002 7:00pm yes yes 20 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska Rivalry - 81–73 9–0 12/29/2002 2:00pm yes 18 Southeast Missouri State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 93–70 10–0 12/31/2002 6:30pm yes yes 15 Xavier 19 Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio - 73–75 10–1 01/05/2003 1:00pm 15 Drake Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 8,789 FSN 84–63 11–1 1–0 01/08/2003 7:00pm yes 16 Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois - 65–58 12–1 2–0 01/11/2003 7:00pm yes 16 Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 5,913 76–57 13–1 3–0 01/15/2003 7:00pm 13 Evansville Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 93–56 14–1 4–0 01/18/2003 3:00pm 13 Southern Illinois Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 10,474 ESPN2 85–76 15–1 5–0 01/20/2003 7:00pm 10 Illinois State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 8,729 KMTV-TV 95–82 16–1 6–0 01/23/2003 7:00pm yes 10 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana - 66–74 16–2 6–1 01/26/2003 2:00pm yes 10 TCU Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 89–79 17–2 7–1 01/29/2003 6:00pm yes 16 Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana - 74–46 18–2 8–1 02/01/2003 7:00pm yes 16 Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa - 88–68 19–2 9–1 02/04/2003 7:00pm 13 Northern Iowa Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 84–75 20–2 10–1 02/08/2003 7:00pm 13 Bradley Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 88–65 21–2 11–1 02/12/2003 7:00pm 12 Missouri State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 70–67 OT 22–2 12–1 02/15/2003 yes 12 Wichita State The Roundhouse Wichita, Kansas - 74–80 22–3 12–2 02/19/2003 7:00pm 17 Indiana State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 77–54 23–3 13–2 02/22/2003 11:00am yes 17 Fresno State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Bracket Buster 9,329 ESPN2 67–66 24–3 02/26/2003 7:00pm yes 17 Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri - 63–58 25–3 14–2 03/01/2003 8:00pm yes 17 Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois - FSN 62–70 25–4 14–3 03/03/2003 8:00pm 19 Wichita State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - FSN 86–60 26–4 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| 2003 Missouri Valley Conference tournament 03/08/2003 6:00pm yes 19 2 Indiana State 10 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals FSN 57–56 - 27–4 03/09/2003 5:00pm yes 19 2 Wichita State 3 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals FSN 70–69 - 28–4 03/10/2003 8:00PM yes 19 2 Southern Illinois 1 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Championship ESPN 80–56 - 29–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Creighton Bluejays| 2003 NCAA tournament 03/20/2003 yes 15 6 W Central Michigan 11 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah First Round CBS 73–79 - 29–5 |} 2002-03 Schedule http://www.gocreighton.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=89385&SPID=69&DB_OEM_ID=1000&Q_SEASON=2002 Creighton University Athletic Department 2013-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20101029060339/http://www.gocreighton.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=89385&SPID=69&DB_OEM_ID=1000&Q_SEASON=2002 2010-10-29 dead Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes. 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