2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 California Golden Bears Basketball Script California.svg 200px Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 22–9 13–5 Ben Braun 7th Joe Pasternack 2nd Harmon Gym NCAA tournament second round https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/california/2003-schedule.html 2002-03 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com The 2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 13–5 record in the Pac-10, placing them in third. The Bears received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, where they defeated NC StateCalifornia just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/03/21/california-just-escapes-nc-state-with-three-pointer-in-ot-76-74/ The Baltimore Sun March 20, 2003 July 30, 2022 before falling to OklahomaSooners Bounce Bears https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/03/23/sooners-bounce-bears/05f2ddd3-e55f-456c-bc7a-c11e9452c37a/ The Washington Post March 23, 2003 July 30, 2022 in the second round. The team finished the season with an overall record of 22–9. Roster 2002 California Golden Bears y Rod Benson 0 F 6 10 195 Fr San Diego, California y Tashaan Forehan-Kelly 1 G 6 3 170 So Irvine, California W A.J. Diggs 2 G 5 9 175 Jr Long Beach, California Donte Smith 3 G 6 2 190 Sr y Washington, D.C. Jordi Geli Vilardell 10 F 6 10 190 Fr Girona, Spain Richard Midgley 15 G 6 1 200 Fr Burgess Hill, England y Martin Smith 20 G 5 11 155 Fr Escondido, California W Mark Thompson 22 F 6 4 215 Jr Santa Rosa, California W Amit Tamir 24 F 6 11 260 So Jerusalem y Brian Wethers y 25 G 6 5 210 Sr Murietta, California Erik Bond 30 F 6 7 205 Fr y Seattle, Washington Gabriel Hughes 33 C 6 11 225 Jr Carson, California y Joe Shipp 34 F 6 5 220 Sr Los Angeles, California Steve Panawek 35 F 6 5 190 Fr Moraga, California W Conor Famulener 40 F 6 6 230 Jr Walnut Creek, California David Paris 55 F 6 9 260 Fr Modesto, California Ben Braun Joe Pasternack https://calberk_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/www.calbears.com/fls/30100/old_site/pdf/m-baskbl/guide-pgs1-6.pdf 13 March 2025 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears white| Regular season November 23, 2002 yes yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 76-68 1–0 November 30, 2002 yes yes Cleveland State Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio 73-64 2–0 December 3, 2002 yes Howard Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 80-70 3–0 December 7, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Arrowhead Pond Anaheim, CA Wooden Classic 73-78 OT 3–1 December 10, 2002 yes UC Santa Barbara Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 67-60 4–1 December 20, 2002 yes Grambling Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California EA Sports Golden Bear Classic 84-65 5–1 December 21, 2002 yes Louisiana-Lafayette Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California EA Sports Golden Bear Classic 77-61 6–1 December 28, 2002 yes yes Kansas 19 Oakland Arena Oakland, California Pete Newell Challenge 67–80 14,170 6–2 December 30, 2002 yes San Francisco Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 77-70 7–2 January 4, 2003 Stanford Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 72-59 8–2 1–0 January 9, 2003 Oregon Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 88-72 9–2 2–0 January 11, 2003 Oregon State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 78-73 10–2 3–0 January 16, 2003 yes Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 73-66 11–2 4–0 January 18, 2003 yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 76-63 12–2 5–0 January 23, 2003 25 USC Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 73-68 13–2 6–0 January 25, 2003 25 UCLA Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 80–69 14–2 7–0 January 30, 2003 yes 20 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona 70-75 14–3 7–1 February 1, 2003 yes 20 Arizona 1 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 80-95 14–4 7–2 February 6, 2003 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 84-71 15–4 8–2 February 8, 2003 yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 86-75 16–4 9–2 February 13, 2003 22 Washington State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 63-53 17–4 10–2 February 15, 2003 22 Washington Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 58-53 18–4 11–2 February 20, 2003 yes 18 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 75-76 18–5 11–3 February 22, 2003 18 USC Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 84-82 19–5 12–3 February 27, 2003 23 Arizona 1 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 75-88 19–6 12–4 March 2, 2003 23 Arizona State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 80-72 20–6 13–4 March 8, 2003 yes 22 Stanford 17 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 60–72 20–7 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears white| Pac-10 Tournament March 13, 2003 yes yes 24 3 2002 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 6 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Quarterfinals 69–46 21–7 March 14, 2003 yes yes 24 3 2002 men USC Trojans USC 7 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Semifinals 62–79 21–8 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears white| NCAA Tournament March 20, 2003 yes yes 8 E NC State 9 E Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma First Round 76–74 OT 22–8 March 22, 2003 yes yes 8 E Oklahoma 3 1 E Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Second Round 65–74 22–9 Pacific E East Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball seasons California California California Golden Bear California Golden Bear