2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 150 Conference USA C-USA 14 19 25–7 11–5 Rick Pitino 2nd Freedom Hall NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitinohttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2003.html 2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats 11 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 25–7.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2003-schedule.html 2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results 11 November 2013 Roster 2004 Louisville Cardinals y y Francisco García 32 SF 6 7 195 FR y basketball Rick Pitino (Massachusetts) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| Regular Season Nov 23, 2002 yes 2002 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 65–47 1–0 Nov 30, 2002 yes yes Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 84–86 1–1 Dec 7, 2002 yes 2002 none South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 90–79 2–1 Dec 14, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 91–70 3–1 Dec 17, 2002 yes 2002 none Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 104–63 4–1 Dec 18, 2002 yes 2002 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 89–62 5–1 Dec 22, 2002 yes 2002 men Furman Paladins Furman Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 104–63 6–1 Dec 28, 2002 yes Kentucky 14 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Rivalry 81–63 7–1 Jan 4, 2003 yes yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio 72–64 OT 8–1 Jan 8, 2003 yes yes 2002 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 80–59 9–1 Jan 11, 2003 yes 2002 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 73–54 10–1 Jan 16, 2003 yes yes 2002 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina 87–70 11–1 Jan 18, 2003 yes 2002 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 87–74 12–1 Jan 22, 2003 yes 2002 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 71–43 13–1 Jan 25, 2003 yes yes 2002 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 72–69 14–1 Jan 29, 2003 yes yes 2002 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 94–65 15–1 Feb 1, 2003 yes Indiana 19 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 95–76 16–1 Feb 5, 2003 yes Cincinnati Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 77–71 17–1 Feb 8, 2003 yes yes 2002 men Houston Cougars Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 81–55 18–1 Feb 12, 2003 yes yes 2002 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri 58–59 18–2 Feb 15, 2003 yes yes Marquette 11 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 73–70 19–2 Feb 19, 2003 4 Memphis Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 73–80 19–3 Feb 22, 2003 yes 4 Cincinnati Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 80–101 19–4 Feb 27, 2003 11 Marquette 10 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 73–78 19–5 Mar 1, 2003 11 2002 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 82–76 20–5 Mar 5, 2003 yes 2002 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 76–79 OT 20–6 Mar 8, 2003 2002 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 100–59 21–6 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| C-USA tournament Mar 13, 2003 yes 20 2002 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Quarterfinals 82–66 22–6 Mar 14, 2003 yes 20 Memphis 16 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Semifinals 78–75 23–6 Mar 15, 2003 yes 20 UAB Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Championship game 83–78 24–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| NCAA tournament Mar 21, 2003 yes yes 14 4 E Austin Peay 13 E BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama 86–64 25–6 Mar 23, 2003 yes yes 14 4 E Butler 5 E BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama 71–79 25–7 AP Poll E East Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1119–1120 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2002-03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2002-03 Category:2002 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:2003 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose