2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Butler Bulldogs Basketball Butler Bulldogs script Logo.png Horizon League Horizon 21 27–6 14–2 Todd Lickliter 2nd Matthew Graves 2nd Jeff Meyer 2nd Brad Stevens 2nd Horizon League regular season champion NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 2nd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Roster 2002-2003 Butler Men's Basketball Statistics https://butlersports.com/sports/2016/5/19/sports-m-baskbl-2002-03-files-2002-03-pdf.aspx Butlersports.com Butler University 21 July 2021 2002 Butler Bulldogs y Darnell Archey 10 G 6 1 160 SR New Castle, IN Joel Cornette C 33 F 6 10 230 SR Cincinnati, OH Lewis Curry 51 F 6 7 230 SR Fort Wayne, IN Brandon Miller C y basketball, born 1979 4 G 6 0 170 SR New Castle, IN http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/ncaatourney03/columnist?id=1529182&name=forde_pat Forde: Butler embraces Hollywood connection Mike Moore 55 C 6 10 220 SR Fairborn, OH Rob Walls 23 F 6 5 205 SR Aurora, IL Mike Monserez 22 G 6 6 235 JR y Cincinnati, OH Duane Lightfoot 1 F 6 5 220 JR Louisville, KY Nick Gardner 30 G 6 4 215 JR Indianapolis, IN Ryan Reynolds 2 G 5 10 170 JR Terre Haute, IN Avery Sheets 21 G 6 0 175 FR Lafayette, IN Bruce Horan 3 G 6 3 195 FR New Castle, IN Jeff James 34 F 6 6 200 FR Tampa, FL Andy Grunst 31 F 6 8 240 FR Milwaukee, WI Todd Lickliter (Butler) Matthew Graves (Butler) Jeff Meyer (Taylor) Brad Stevens (DePauw) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/butler/2003.html 21 July 2021 Schedule and results 2002-03 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/butler/2003-schedule.html Sports Reference 21 July 2021 2002-03 Men's Basketball https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 Butlersports.com Butler University 21 July 2021 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season Nov 22, 2002 yes y 2002 IPFW Mastodons IPFW Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN 69–53 4,615 1–0 Nov 26, 2002 yes 2002 Wayne State Warriors Wayne State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 60–37 3,514 2–0 Nov 30, 2002 yes 2002 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 71–45 7,012 3–0 Dec 5, 2002 yes yes 2002 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 65–45 5,017 4–0 Dec 7, 2002 yes yes 2002 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Stadium Evansville, IN 77–64 6,550 5–0 Dec 10, 2002 yes 2002 Bradley Braves Bradley Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 75–70 4,064 6–0 Dec 14, 2002 yes yes 2002 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 59–42 2,452 7–0 Dec 21, 2002 yes 2002 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 68–46 5,016 8–0 Dec 28, 2002 yes yes 2002 UTPA Broncs Texas–Pan American Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 67–48 6,097 9–0 Dec 29, 2002 yes yes Western Kentucky Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 63–60 7,184 10–0 Dec 30, 2002 yes yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 78–81 OT 7,925 10–1 Jan 4, 2003 yes 2002 Illinois–Chicago Flames Illinois–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 68–65 4,002 11–1 1–0 Jan 9, 2003 2002 Loyola Ramblers Loyola Chicago Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 81–74 OT 5,006 12–1 2–0 Jan 11, 2003 2002 Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Mercy Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 76–68 5,479 13–1 3–0 Jan 16, 2003 yes Wright State Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 81–70 6,767 14–1 4–0 Jan 18, 2003 2002 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 64–60 7,268 15–1 5–0 Jan 23, 2003 yes Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI 65–69 5,007 15–2 5–1 Jan 25, 2003 yes 2002 Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI 68–53 4,895 16–2 6–1 Jan 30, 2003 yes yes Duke 5 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 60–80 9,314 16–3 Feb 1, 2003 2002 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 73–57 5,885 17–3 7–1 Feb 7, 2003 UIC Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 61–47 7,236 18–3 8–1 Feb 13, 2003 yes Loyola Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL 63–73 3,156 18–4 8–2 Feb 17, 2003 yes Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 66–63 6,038 19–4 9–2 Feb 20, 2003 Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 79–64 4,624 20–4 10–2 Feb 22, 2003 yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 69–60 3,698 21–4 11–2 Feb 24, 2003 y Cleveland State CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH 79–75 2 OT 1,229 22–4 12–2 Feb 27, 2003 Green Bay Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 58–37 4,804 23–4 13–2 Mar 1, 2003 Milwaukee Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 76–74 11,043 24–4 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Horizon League tournament Mar 9, 2003 yes 1 Detroit Mercy 5 U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI Semifinals 58–55 7,411 25–4 Mar 12, 2003 yes 1 Milwaukee 2 U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI Final 52–69 10,115 25–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Butler Bulldogs| NCAA tournament Mar 21, 2003 yes yes 12 E Mississippi State 20 5 E Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama First round 47–46 16,467 26–5 Mar 23, 2003 yes yes 12 E Louisville 14 4 E Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Second Round 79–71 16,471 27–5 Mar 28, 2003 yes yes 12 E Oklahoma 3 1 E Times Union Center Albany, New York East Regional semifinal 54–65 15,093 27–6 AP poll Eastern Time References Butler Category:Butler Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Butler Butler Bulldogs men's basketball Butler Bulldogs men's basketball