2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 14 21 24–8 12–4 Bo Ryan 2nd Greg Gard Tony Bennett Kohl Center Big Ten Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen Rob Jeter The 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his second season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin finished 24–8, 12–4 in Big Ten play to finish as outright regular season champions for the first time since 1947.Associated Press 2003-03-06 COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Badgers Clinch Big Ten en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/06/sports/college-basketball-badgers-clinch-big-ten.html 2020-06-09 0362-4331 In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago, top-seeded Wisconsin was upset by Ohio State.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QUtPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IQQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4855%2C4087494 Toledo Blade Ohio Woolford Dave OSU picking up steam March 15, 2003 C1 The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the fifth seed in the Midwest Region, where they won twice in Spokane,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x7BeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qC8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3027%2C2357173 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Owens' shot quells Golden Hurricane March 23, 2003 1B then lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky by six points in the Sweet Sixteen at Minneapolis.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QmlPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NQQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3653%2C3793775 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Estill saves Kentucky against Wisconsin March 28, 2003 C3 Roster 2002 Wisconsin Badgers y Ike Ukawuba 3 G 6 3 175 JR Chicago, IL n Ray Nixon 4 F 6 7 205 FR Milwaukee, WI y Jason Chappell 5 F/C 6 10 230 FR New Berlin, WI n John Emerson 11 G 6 4 195 FR New Richmond, WI n W Boo Wade 12 G 6 3 185 FR Milwaukee, WI n Clayton Hanson 13 G 6 5 185 SO Reedsburg, WI n W Kirk Penney 20 G 6 5 220 SR Auckland y Andreas Helmigk 21 F 6 9 245 FR y Klagenfurt n Freddie Owens 24 G 6 2 185 JR Milwaukee, WI y Dave Mader 30 C 6 11 255 JR y Appleton, WI n Deandre Buchanan 32 F 6 5 195 SO Verona, WI n W Devin Harris 34 G 6 3 185 SO Milwaukee, WI y Alando Tucker 42 G/F 6 5 195 FR Lockport, IL y Zach Morley 44 F 6 8 220 JR Maryville, MO n Mike Wilkinson basketball 54 F 6 8 235 SO y Blue Mounds, WI y Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Rob Jeter (UW-Platteville) Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Tony Bennett (UW-Green Bay) http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB_0203_roster.pdf 2014-1-11 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_mVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C6797730 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Arena breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Weber State March 20, 2003 C6 Schedule no no |- !colspan=12| Regular Season 11/15/2002 8:00 pm yes Eastern Washington Kohl Center Madison, WI NABC Classic 81–55 1–0 11/16/2002 8:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Kohl Center Madison, WI NABC Classic 84–56 2–0 11/23/2002 7:00 pm yes Milwaukee Kohl Center Madison, WI 83–72 3–0 11/30/2002 1:05 pm yes yes 25 UW–Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI 69–52 4–0 12/04/2002 8:30 pm yes 23 Wake Forest Kohl Center Madison, WI ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 80–90 4–1 12/07/2002 11:00 am yes 23 UNLV Kohl Center Madison, WI FSN 91–74 5–1 12/11/2002 7:00 pm yes New Hampshire Kohl Center Madison, WI 85–36 6–1 12/14/2002 7:30 pm yes yes Marquette 16 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI FSN 54–63 6–2 12/21/2002 12:00 pm yes Texas Southern Kohl Center Madison, WI FSN 81–58 7–2 12/23/2002 7:00 pm yes Ohio Kohl Center Madison, WI 75–51 8–2 1/02/2003 6:00 pm yes yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA 80–67 9–2 1/04/2003 12:00 pm yes Chicago State Kohl Center Madison, WI 73–45 10–2 1/08/2003 7:00 pm yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 65-66 10–3 (0–1) 1/11/2003 3:37 pm yes Illinois 10 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL ESPN+ 63–69 10–4 (0–2) 1/15/2003 7:00 pm Minnesota Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN 66–50 11–4 (1–2) 1/18/2003 7:00 pm yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 53–52 12–4 (2–2) 1/22/2003 7:00 pm Iowa Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN 74–61 13–4 (3–2) 1/29/2003 7:00 pm Northwestern Kohl Center Madison, WI FSN 69–50 14–4 (4–2) 2/01/2003 3:37 pm Penn State Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN+ 86–55 15–4 (5–2) 2/05/2003 6:00 pm yes Purdue 24 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 60–78 15–5 (5–3) 2/08/2003 1:00 pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN 74–59 16–5 (6–3) 2/11/2003 6:00 pm Michigan State Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN 64–53 17–5 (7–3) 2/15/2003 12:00 pm Indiana Kohl Center Madison, WI CBS 71–59 18–5 (8–3) 2/19/2003 7:00 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA FSN 57–58 18–6 (8–4) 2/22/2003 3:00 pm yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN 61–53 19–6 (9–4) 2/26/2003 8:00 pm Michigan Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN 73–42 20–6 (10–4) 3/02/2003 1:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN CBS 69–61 21–6 (11–4) 3/05/2003 8:00 pm 24 Illinois 14 Kohl Center Madison, WI FSN 60–59 22–6 (12–4) |- !colspan=12| Big Ten tournament 3/14/2003 11:00 am yes 18 1 Ohio State 8 United Center Chicago, IL Big Ten tournament – quarterfinals ESPN 50–58 22–7 |- !colspan=12| NCAA tournament 3/20/2003 6:25 pm yes yes 21 5 MW Weber State 12 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA First Round CBS 81–74 23–7 3/22/2003 4:53 pm yes yes 21 5 MW Tulsa 13 MW Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA Second Round CBS 61–60 24–7 3/27/2003 6:10 pm yes yes 21 5 MW Kentucky 1 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Sweet Sixteen CBS 57–63 24–8 AP poll Source:http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/wis-m-baskbl-2002-03-sched.html Badgers 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule 2014-01-14 2014-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120423/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/wis-m-baskbl-2002-03-sched.html dead References 2 Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Badge Badge Wisconsin