2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 11 23 23–10 10–6 Jim Calhoun 17th George Blaney Tom Moore Clyde Vaughan Hartford Civic CenterHarry A. Gampel Pavilion Big East East Division regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record and were the regular season co-champions. UConn made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to Texas 82–78. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by seventeenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf UConn Huskies 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History 13 March 2016 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104823/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf deadDavis Ken September 30, 2010 The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies Atlanta, GA Whitman LLC 978-0794828035 Roster Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2002–2003 team.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2003.html 2002-03 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats Name Position YearRashad Anderson G FR Hilton Armstrong C FRDenham Brown F FRJustin Brown C SRTaliek Brown G JRJustin Evanovich G JRBen Gordon G SOMike Hayes F SRScott Hazelton F SOEmeka Okafor C SOTony Robertson G SRRyan Swaller F JRShamon Tooles G JRMarcus White F FRChad Wise G SOMike Woodward G SR Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Exhibition 11/4/2002 yes Louisiana Futures Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 132–74 11/16/2002 yes Harlem Globetrotters Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 80–65 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular Season 11/23/2002 yes 14 Quinnipiac Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 91–72 10,167 1–0 11/25/2002 yes 12 George Washington Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 67–55 14,863 2–0 12/1/2002 yes yes 11 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN WTXX 76–70 12,490 3–0 12/3/2002 yes 11 Sacred Heart Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 116–78 10,167 4–0 12/7/2002 yes 11 Wagner Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 97–85 10,167 5–0 12/10/2002 yes 9 Massachusetts Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 59–48 14,962 6–0 12/21/2002 yes 8 UNC Asheville Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 117–67 14,102 7–0 12/28/2002 yes 6 Central Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 93–65 16,294 8–0 1/2/2003 yes 5 St. Bonaventure Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 95–78 15,889 9–0 1/7/2003 yes yes 3 Oklahoma 9 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 63–73 11,638 9–1 1/11/2003 3 Miami Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 83–80 OT 10,167 10–1 (1–0) 1/14/2003 6 Virginia Tech Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 83–65 16,294 11–1 (2–0) 1/18/2003 yes yes 6 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN 65–68 21,750 11–2 1/20/2003 yes 11 Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN 76–77 6,884 11–3 (2–1) 1/25/2003 11 Villanova Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 74–65 16,294 12–3 (3–1) 1/27/2003 yes 14 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPN 74–68 21,750 13–3 (4–1) 2/1/2003 18 Boston College Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 71–95 6,884 13–4 (4–2) 2/5/2003 yes 18 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA WTXX 74–95 4,557 13–5 (4–3) 2/8/2003 yes 23 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPN 84–68 12,993 14–5 (5–3) 2/10/2003 23 Syracuse 17 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Rivalry ESPN 75–61 16,294 15–5 (6–3) 2/15/2003 yes Villanova First Union Center Philadelphia, PA WTXX 70–79 16,241 15–6 (6–4) 2/19/2003 Rutgers Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 87–70 15,499 16–6 (7–4) 2/22/2003 St. John's Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT CBS 77–69 10,167 17–6 (8–4) 2/24/2003 yes Notre Dame 9 Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN ESPN 87–79 11,418 18–6 (9–4) 3/2/2003 yes Pittsburgh 8 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBS 67–71 12,508 18–7 (9–5) 3/5/2003 Providence Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 70–76 10,167 18–8 (9–6) 3/8/2003 yes Boston College Conte Forum Boston, MA ESPN 91–54 8,606 19–8 (10–6) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Big East tournament 3/13/2003 yes Seton Hall Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals ESPN2 83–70 19,528 20–8 3/14/2003 yes Syracuse 11 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals/Rivalry ESPN 80–67 19,528 21–8 3/15/2003 yes Pittsburgh 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship ESPN 56–74 19,528 21–9 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA tournament 3/20/2003 yes yes 23 5 S BYU 12 S Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA First Round CBS 58–53 11,284 22–9 3/22/2003 yes yes 23 5 S Stanford 18 4 S Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA Second Round CBS 85–74 11,271 23–9 3/28/2003 yes yes 23 5 S Texas 5 1 S Alamodome San Antonio, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 78–82 30,009 23–10 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-2003-results.html UConn Huskies 2 April 2016 References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies Category:2002 in sports in Connecticut Category:2003 in sports in Connecticut