2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 5 2 28–4 17–1 Lute Olson 20th Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Josh Pastner McKale Center Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Lute Olson led the team in his 20th season at Arizona. The team played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team earned the program's 10th Pacific-10 Conference championship with a record of 17–1 in conference play and 28–4 overall.Men's Basketball 2002-03 Season In Review http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042203aaa.html https://archive.today/20130410130147/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042203aaa.html dead 2013-04-10 The University of Arizona - Official Athletics Website Roster 2002 Arizona Wildcats y Isaiah Fox 2 C 6 9 265 so Santa Monica, California y Will Bynum 3 G 5 10 183 so Chicago, Illinois y Luke Walton 4 F 6 8 241 sr San Diego, California y Jason Ranne 11 G 6 4 204 jr Tulsa, Oklahoma Fil Torres 12 G 6 2 185 sr Lisle, Illinois W Chris Rogers 13 G 6 3 195 fr Portland, Oregon Salim Stoudamire 20 G 6 1 176 so Portland, Oregon y Hassan Adams 21 G 6 4 195 fr Los Angeles, California y Jason Gardner 22 G 5 10 181 sr Indianapolis, Indiana y Andre Iguodala 24 F 6 6 210 fr Springfield, Illinois y Rick Anderson 33 F 6 9 213 sr Long Beach, California Dennis Latimore 34 F 6 8 254 so Halstead, Kansas Chris Dunn 44 F 6 6 170 fr Hobbs, New Mexico Channing Frye 45 C 6 10 222 so Phoenix, Arizona y Lute Olsen Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Josh Pastner https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-03 Schedule and results 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2002 yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats white"| Non-conference regular season Nov. 23, 2002 2:00 p.m. yes 1 Western Kentucky 19 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fox Sports Net Arizona H. Adams 22 C. Frye 9 L. Walton 7 107–68 14,584 1–0 Nov. 27, 2002 6:30 p.m. yes 1 Northern Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSNA J. Gardner 22 Tied H. Adams, I. Fox 6 J. Gardner 5 101–66 14,514 2–0 Dec. 3, 2002 yes 1 Saint Louis McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSNA J. Gardner 16 A. Iguodala 10 L. Walton 7 91–58 14,501 3–0 Dec. 7, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes yes 1 San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, California ESPN J. Gardner 16 A. Iguodala 10 L. Walton 7 89–81 12,414 4–0 Dec. 15, 2002 2:30 p.m. yes 1 Texas 8 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fox Sports Net S. Stoudamire 14 Tied J. Gardner, I. Fox 8 J. Gardner 7 73–70 14,577 5–0 Dec. 21, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes yes 1 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN2 J. Gardner 16 A. Iguodala 11 R. Anderson 2 65–66 9,735 5–1 Dec. 28, 2002 4:00 p.m. yes 4 Davidson McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic FSNA S. Stoudamire 23 C. Frye 9 J. Gardner 7 95–69 14,585 6–1 Dec. 30, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes 4 Boston University McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSNA H. Adams 17 Tied L. Walton, D. Latimore 7 J. Gardner 6 85–71 14,587 7–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats"| 2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference Regular Season Jan. 2, 2003 9:00 p.m. yes 4 Oregon 9 McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon FSN J. Gardner 21 H. Adams 9 A. Iguodala 5 81–72 9,087 8–1 1–0 Jan. 4, 2003 8:00 p.m. yes 4 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon FSNA H. Adams 14 I. Fox 10 J. Gardner 7 80–65 8,415 9–1 2–0 Jan. 9, 2003 8:30 p.m. 2 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSN J. Gardner 19 C. Frye 14 L. Walton 8 82–69 14,462 10–1 3–0 Jan. 11, 2003 5:00 p.m. 2 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSNA S. Stoudamire 23 C. Frye 7 J. Gardner 9 79–61 14,570 11–1 4–0 Jan. 16, 2003 7:30 p.m. yes 2 USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California FSN H. Adams 21 Tied L. Walton, J. Gardner 10 L. Walton 8 81–72 9,951 12–1 5–0 Jan. 18, 2003 3:00 p.m. 2 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Rivalry ABC S. Stoudamire 19 A. Iguodala 9 L. Walton 5 87–52 11,082 13–1 6–0 Jan. 22, 2003 7:30 p.m. 1 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry FSNA J. Gardner 19 Tied L. Walton, J. Gardner 7 A. Iguodala 7 71–63 14,567 14–1 7–0 Jan. 25, 2003 12:00 p.m. yes yes 1 Kansas 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas CBS S. Stoudamire 32 C. Frye 8 L. Walton 7 91–74 16,300 15–1 Jan. 30, 2003 6:30 p.m. 1 Stanford McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSN J. Gardner 22 L. Walton 9 J. Gardner 6 77–82 14,579 15–2 7–1 Feb. 1, 2003 5:00 p.m. 1 California 20 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSN J. Gardner 18 C. Frye 12 J. Gardner 7 95–80 14,582 16–2 8–1 Feb. 6, 2003 7:30 yes 2 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington FSN S. Stoudamire 25 C. Frye 12 J. Gardner 7 88–85 OT 10,028 17–2 9–1 Feb. 8, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes 2 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington FSNA J. Gardner 19 Tied A. Igudodala, J. Gardner 7 J. Gardner 3 75–62 4,419 18–2 10–1 Feb. 13, 2003 8:30 p.m. 1 UCLA 19 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry FSN A. Iguodala 18 Tied R. Anderson, L. Walton, C. Frye, I. Fox 6 L. Walton 4 106–70 14,559 19–2 11–1 Feb. 15, 2003 11:00 a.m. 1 USC McKale Center Tucson, Arizona CBS C. Frye 25 C. Frye 14 L. Walton 7 86–51 14,584 20–2 12–1 Feb. 22, 2003 7:00 p.m. yes 1 Arizona State Wells Fargo Center Tempe, Arizona Rivalry FSNA Tied L. Walton, C. Frye 23 R. Anderson 12 J. Gardner 10 92–72 14,421 21–2 13–1 Feb. 27, 2003 7:30 p.m. yes 1 California 23 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California FSN Tied L. Walton, S. Stoudamire 20 J. Gardner 7 Tied J. Gardner, A. Igudodala 4 88–75 11,877 22–2 14–1 Mar. 1, 2003 4:00 p.m. yes 1 Stanford 19 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California ABC S. Stoudamire 18 L. Walton 11 Tied J. Gardner, L. Walton 4 72–69 7,391 23–2 15–1 Mar. 6, 2003 6:30 p.m. 1 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSNA C. Frye 24 C. Frye 12 L. Walton 7 72–60 14,587 24–2 16–1 Mar. 8, 2003 2:00 p.m. 1 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona CBS J. Gardner 27 Tied C. Frye, R. Anderson 8 L. Walton 6 88–80 14,589 25–2 17–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats"| Pacific-10 tournament Mar. 13, 2003 1:20 p.m. yes yes 1 1 UCLA 8 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Quarterfinals FSN Tied C. Frye, R. Anderson 23 R. Anderson 11 L. Walton 7 89–96 OT 15,048 25–3 |- !colspan=12 style="Arizona Wildcats"| NCAA tournament Mar. 20, 2003 1:20 p.m. yes yes 2 1 W Vermont 16 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah First Round CBS S. Stoudamire 18 C. Frye 12 Tied J. Gardner, L. Walton 6 80-51 14,378 26–3 Mar. 22, 2003 2:40 p.m. yes yes 2 1 W Gonzaga 9 W Jon M. Hunstman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Second Round CBS Tied J. Gardner, C. Frye 22 C. Frye 12 L. WAlton 9 96–95 2OT 14,627 27–3 Mar. 27, 2003 4:20 p.m. yes yes 2 1 W Notre Dame 22 5 W Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Sweet Sixteen CBS J. Gardner 19 Tied R. Anderson, C. Frye 12 L. Walton 8 88–71 17,607 28–3 Mar. 29, 2003 4:00 p.m. yes yes 2 1 W Kansas 6 2 W Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Elite Eight CBS J. Gardner 23 L. Walton 10 L. Walton 6 75–78 17,439 28–4 |- AP Poll Mountain Time 2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/10/1920Guide_full.pdf University of Arizona Athletics January 27, 2023 July 31, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200731164650/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/10/1920Guide_full.pdf dead https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/2003-schedule.html 2002-03 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com NCAA Division I tournament West Arizona (#1 seed) 80, Vermont 51 Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95 (2OT) Arizona 88, Notre Dame 71 Kansas 78, Arizona 75 Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2003 NCAA Tournament Arizona was invited to the NCAA tournament for the 19th-straight season, receiving the top seed in the West Region. The team advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating (16-seed) Vermont, (9) Gonzaga, and (5) Notre Dame before falling 78-75 to (2) Kansas.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/12/year/2003/arizona-wildcats Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2002-03 ESPN.com Awards Jason Gardner Consensus NCAA All-America Second Team Pac-10 All-Conference Team Luke Walton Pac-10 All-Conference Team Hassan Adams Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Andre Iguodala Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Lute Olson Pac-10 Coach of the Year Induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (September 27, 2002) References External links Arizona Wildcats men's basketball official website Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats Arizona