2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 July 2024 Women's Basketball 2002–03 Texas Longhorns Texas Longhorns logo.svg Southwest Conference SWC 5 4 29–6 15–1 Jody Conradt 27th Karen Aston Fred Applin Kathy Harston Frank Erwin Center Big 12 championBig 12 tournament champion NCAA tournament Final Four The 2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002–03 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's 27th season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. The team finished the season with a record of 29–6, 15–1 in Big 12 play to win the regular season and Big 12 tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they reached the Final Four for the first time since the 1986–87 season. Roster 2002 Texas Longhorns women y yes w Tamra Cobbins n 1 G 5 4 Fr Kansas City, KS F.L. Schlagle w Coco Reed n 1 G 5 11 Fr y Houston, TX Jersey Village w Kala Bowers n 4 F 6 2 So Woodward, OK Woodward w Alisha Sare n 5 G 5 8 Sr Lewisville, TX Lewisville w Jody Bell n 10 F 6 2 So Chestermere, AB Chestermere w Jamie Carey n 11 G 5 6 So Thornton, CO Horizon w Tai Dillard n 12 G 5 9 Sr San Antonio, TX Sam Houston w Stephanie Thiel n 14 G 5 9 Fr Nazareth, TX Nazareth w Heather Schreiber n 21 F 6 2 So Windthorst, TX Windthorst w Nina Norman n 22 G 5 11 Fr Houston, TX Jersey Village w BranDee Fry n 34 FC 6 4 Fr Pascagoula, MS Moss Point w Stacy Stephens n 41 F 6 1 Jr Winnsboro, TX Winnsboro w Annissa Hastings n 43 F 6 2 Jr San Antonio, TX Sam Houston w Merecedes Williams n 53 F 6 2 So Houston, TX Westfield https://texassports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2002-03 Jody Conradt Karen Aston Fred Applin Kathy Harston Schedule https://texassports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule Texas Sports July 1, 2024 yes |- !colspan=12 style="Texas Longhorns"| Regular season November 22, 2002 yes yes 12 2002 women BYU Cougars BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT 63–79 0–1 November 26, 2002 yes 16 2002 none McNeese State Cowgirls McNeese State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 90–25 1–1 December 4, 2002 yes 17 2002 women Texas State Bobcats Texas State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 98–36 2–1 December 7, 2002 yes yes 17 2002 women New Mexico Lobos New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, NM 70–77 2–2 December 10, 2002 7:00 pm yes 23 2002 women TCU Horned Frogs TCU Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 86–54 3–2 December 15, 2002 yes 23 2002 none Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Southeastern Louisiana Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 106–42 4–2 December 18, 2002 yes 22 2002 women Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 73–44 5–2 December 21, 2002 yes 22 Tennessee 4 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 63–62 6–2 December 28, 2002 yes yes 15 2002 none LSU Lady Tigers LSU 2 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 58–76 6–3 January 2, 2003 7:00 pm yes 17 2002 women Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 64–37 7–3 January 5, 2003 yes yes 17 2002 women Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 66–70 7–4 January 8, 2003 20 2002 none Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 77–44 8–4 1–0 January 11, 2003 yes 20 2002 women Missouri Tigers Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 70–59 9–4 2–0 January 15, 2003 yes 20 2002 women Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX 74–47 10–4 3–0 January 18, 2003 20 2002 none Baylor Lady Bears Baylor Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 70–50 11–4 4–0 January 22, 2003 17 2002 none Texas Tech Lady Raiders Texas Tech 7 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 69–58 12–4 5–0 January 25, 2003 yes 17 2002 women Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 3 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 69–71 12–5 5–1 January 29, 2003 yes 11 2002 women Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 19 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 60–54 13–5 6–1 February 2, 2003 11 Texas A&M Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 76–50 14–5 7–1 February 8, 2003 11 2002 women Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 89–47 15–5 8–1 February 12, 2003 yes 11 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 72–70 16–5 9–1 February 15, 2003 yes 11 2002 women Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 65–55 17–5 10–1 February 19, 2003 10 2002 women Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 75–55 18–5 11–1 February 22, 2003 10 2002 women Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 86–54 19–5 12–1 February 27, 2003 yes 10 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX 79–57 20–5 13–1 March 2, 2003 yes 10 Texas Tech 8 United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX 70–67 21–5 14–1 March 5, 2003 5 Oklahoma Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 78–66 22–5 15–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Texas Longhorns"| Big 12 tournament March 12, 2003 12:00 pm yes yes 5 1 Kansas 9 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX Quarterfinals FSN 87–56 6,405 23–5 March 13, 2003 6:00 pm yes yes 5 1 Colorado 4 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX Semifinals FSN 62–47 6,656 24–5 March 15, 2003 6:00 pm yes yes 5 1 Texas Tech 8 3 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX Championship game FSN 67–57 10,717 25–5 |- !colspan=12 style="Texas Longhorns"| NCAA tournament March 23, 2003 yes yes 5 2 W 2002 none Hampton Lady Pirates Hampton 15 W Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH First round 90–46 26–5 March 25, 2003 yes yes 5 2 W 2002 women Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 24 7 W Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH Second round 67–50 27–5 March 30, 2003 yes yes 5 2 W 2002 women Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 17 6 W Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 73–60 28–5 April 1, 2003 yes yes 5 2 W LSU 3 1 W Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Regional Final Elite Eight 78–60Texas women's basketball's run to the 2003 Final Four https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2018/03/23/photos-from-the-archives-texas/66606123007/ Austin American-Statesman March 23, 2018 July 21, 2024 29–5 April 6, 2003 8:50 pm yes yes 5 2 W Connecticut 1 1 E Georgia Dome Atlanta National Semifinal Final Four ESPN 69–71Determined UConn Overcomes a Second Half Deficit https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/07/sports/college-basketball-determined-uconn-overcomes-a-second-half-deficit.html The New York Times April 7, 2003 July 1, 2024 28,210 29–6 W West Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 0 18 11 12 16 17 23 22 15 17 20 20 17 11 11 11 10 10 5 5 5 Coaches 0 19 11 11 16 16 21 21 15 18 20 18 16 13 12 11 11 10 7 7 5 3 See also 2002–03 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team References Category:Texas Longhorns women's basketball seasons Texas Texas Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Texas Longhorns women's basketball Texas Longhorns women's basketball Category:2000s in Austin, Texas