2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 BYU Cougars Basketball File:BYU Cougars logo.svg Mountain West Conference Mountain West 23–9 11–3 Steve Cleveland 6th Marriott Center Mountain West regular season co-champions NCAA tournament first round The 2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Steve Cleveland, the Cougars earned their first Mountain West Conference championship. This was also their second of three NCAA Tournament appearances under Cleveland. BYU finished the season with a 23–9 record (11–3 MWC). Roster 2002 BYU Cougars y Travis Hansen 2 G 6 6 210 Sr y Orem, Utah Dan Howard 40 C 7 0 225 Jr Kaysville, Utah Bart Jepsen 32 F 6 9 235 Sr y Roswell, New Mexico Rafael Araújo 55 C 6 11 280 Jr y basketball https://byucougars.com/roster/m-basketball/2002-2003 Steve Cleveland Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| Regular Season Nov 22, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center 71–56 1–0 Nov 23, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center 73–64 2–0 Nov 25, 2002 yes yes 2002 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center 66–57 3–0 Nov 30, 2002 yes 2002 men Rice Owls Rice Marriott Center Provo, Utah 95–56 4–0 Dec 4, 2002 yes yes Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona 64–60 5–0 Dec 7, 2002 yes yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 64–74 5–1 Dec 11, 2002 yes San Diego Marriott Center Provo, Utah 64–49 6–1 Dec 14, 2002 yes Utah State Marriott Center Provo, Utah 66–56 7–1 Dec 21, 2002 yes 2002 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Marriott Center Provo, Utah 69–56 8–1 Dec 23, 2002 yes yes 2002 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 72–84 8–2 Dec 28, 2002 yes 2002 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Marriott Center Provo, Utah 93–60 9–2 Jan 2, 2003 yes 2002 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Marriott Center Provo, Utah 84–68 10–2 Jan 4, 2003 yes yes Oklahoma State Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 65–78 10–3 Jan 8, 2003 yes yes Weber State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 69–75 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| WAC tournament Mar 13, 2003 yes yes 2002 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Quarterfinals 71–56 23–7 Mar 14, 2003 yes yes Colorado State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Semifinals 80–86 OT 23–8 |- !colspan=9 style=BYU Cougars| NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2003 CBS yes yes 12 S Connecticut 23 5 S Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington First round 53–58 11,284 23–9 AP Poll S South https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/brigham-young/2003-schedule.html 2002-03 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com February 26, 2023 References Category:BYU Cougars men's basketball seasons Byu Byu