2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2 6 15th Basketball 2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference North Big 12 30–8 14–2 Roy Williams Jerod Haase 4th Joe Holladay 9th Ben Miller 3rd Steve Robinson 8th Nick Collison Kirk Hinrich Allen Fieldhouse NCAA tournament, Runner-upBig 12 regular season champions National Championship Game L Lost 78–81 vs. Syracuse The 2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 105th basketball season and the 15th and final season under head coach Roy Williams. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Recruiting http://rivals.yahoo.com/kansas/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2002 JayhawkSlant.com rivals.yahoo.com 2017-02-27http://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2002 2002 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commits kansas.scout.com en 2017-02-27 no no 2002 Jeff Graves PF Lees Summit, Missouri Iowa Western Community College (IA) 6 9 256 2002-07-08 4 3 Moulaye Niang C El Cajon, California Christian High School San Diego (CA) 6 10 213 2001-10-15 4 3 |} Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Nick Collison 4 Forward 6–9 255 Senior Iowa Falls, Iowa Jeff Graves 42 Forward 6–9 255 Junior Lee's Summit, Missouri Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 175 Freshman Kansas City, Kansas Kirk Hinrich 10 Guard 6–3 190 Senior Sioux City, Iowa Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas Michael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Sophomore Portland, Oregon Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Portland, Oregon Christian Moody 34 Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Asheville, North Carolina Bryant Nash 33 Forward 6–6 205 Junior Carrollton, Texas Moulaye Niang 55 Forward 6–10 215 Freshman El Cajon, California Brett Olson 3 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Chanute, Kansas Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 255 Sophomore Leavenworth, Kansas Stephen Vinson 20 Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Lawrence, KansasKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2010-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120328111622/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2012-03-28 dead Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Exhibition 11/4/2002 yes 2 EA Sports All-Stars Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 111–94 16,000 11/12/2002 yes 2 Washburn Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 101–66 16,150 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks|Regular season 11/19/2002 8:00PM yes 2 Holy Cross Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Preseason NIT first round ESPN 81–57 16,300 1–0 11/22/2002 6:00PM yes 2 UNC Greensboro Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Preseason NIT Second round ESPN2 105–66 16,300 2–0 11/27/2002 8:00PM yes yes 2 North Carolina Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT Semifinals ESPN 56–67 10,758 2–1 11/29/2002 5:30PM yes yes 2 Florida 7 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT Third-place game ESPN 73–83 10,758 2–2 12/4/2002 7:00PM yes 14 Central Missouri State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 97–70 16,300 3–2 12/7/2002 2:30PM yes yes 14 Oregon 7 Rose Garden Portland, OR CBS 78–84 20,762 3–3 12/11/2002 7:05PM yes yes 20 Tulsa 17 Donald Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK Jayhawk-TV 89–80 8,355 4–3 12/14/2002 7:00PM yes 20 Emporia State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 113–61 16,300 5–3 12/21/2002 4:00PM yes 19 UCLA Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS 87–70 16,300 6–3 12/28/2002 2:30PM yes yes 19 California Oakland Arena Oakland, CA Pete Newell Challenge ABC 80–67 14,170 7–3 1/2/2003 7:00PM yes 18 UNC Asheville Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 102–50 16,300 8–3 1/4/2003 2:00PM yes yes 18 UMKC Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Feist Shootout Jayhawk-TV 100–46 13,433 9–3 1/6/2003 8:00PM yes 14 Iowa State James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN 83–54 12,084 10–3 1–0 1/11/2003 12:45PM 14 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 92–59 16,300 11–3 2–0 1/15/2003 8:00PM yes 12 Wyoming Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 98–70 16,300 12–3 1/18/2003 7:00PM 12 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown Big 12 (ESPN+) 81–64 16,300 13–3 3–0 1/22/2003 8:00PM yes 6 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Big 12 (ESPN+) 59–60 11,076 13–4 3–1 1/25/2003 12:00PM yes 6 Arizona 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS 74–91 16,300 13–5 1/27/2003 8:00PM 12 Texas 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 90–87 16,300 14–5 4–1 2/1/2003 1:00PM 12 at Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ESPN 81–51 13,054 15–5 5–1 2/3/2003 8:00PM 12 Missouri 21 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War ESPN 76–70 16,300 16–5 6–1 2/8/2003 12:45PM yes 12 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown Big 12 (ESPN+) 82–64 13,340 17–5 7–1 2/11/2003 8:00PM yes 9 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12 (ESPN+) 79–58 8,758 18–5 8–1 2/16/2003 12:00PM 9 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 70–51 16,300 19–5 9–1 2/19/2003 6:30PM 6 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 94–87 16,300 20–5 10–1 2/23/2003 3:00PM yes 6 Oklahoma 5 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK CBS 70–77 12,543 20–6 10–2 2/26/2003 6:30PM 7 Texas A&M Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 85–45 16,300 21–6 11–2 3/1/2003 12:00PM 7 Oklahoma State 16 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ABC 79–61 16,300 22–6 12–2 3/3/2003 8:00PM yes 6 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPN 65–56 12,821 23–6 13–2 3/9/2003 1:00PM yes 6 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War CBS 79–74 13,611 24–6 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks|Big 12 Tournament 3/14/2003 12:00PM yes 4 1 Iowa State 9 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX quarterfinals Big 12 (ESPN+) 89–74 16,200 25–6 3/15/2003 1:00PM yes 4 1 Missouri 4 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX semifinals Big 12 (ESPN+) 63–68 19,100 25–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks|NCAA tournament 3/20/2003 8:30PM yes yes 6 2 W Utah State 15 W Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK First round CBS 64–61 18,462 26–7 3/22/2003 6:50PM yes yes 6 2 W Arizona State 10 W Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK Second round CBS 108–76 18,462 27–7 3/27/2003 8:50PM yes yes 6 2 W Duke 7 3 W Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA Sweet Sixteen CBS 69–65 17,607 28–7 3/29/2003 6:05PM yes yes 6 2 W Arizona 2 1 W Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA Elite Eight CBS 78–75 17,439 29–7 4/5/2003 5:07PM yes yes 6 2 W Marquette 9 3 MW Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Final Four CBS 94–61 54,432 30–7 4/7/2003 8:18PM yes yes 6 2 W Syracuse 13 3 E Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA National Championship game CBS 78–81 54,524 30–8 Central Standard Time AP PollKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2010-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120328111622/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2012-03-28 dead https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kansas/2003-schedule.html 2002-03 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2017-02-27 Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 AP 2 2 2 14 20 19 19 18 14 12 6 12 12 9 6 7 6 4 6 Coaches 2 *NP 2 13 19 18 19 17 14 12 6 13 11 10 6 7 6 4 2 *There was no coaches poll in week 1. See also 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball Kansas