2002–03 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 basketball NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg 100 NC State (logo) Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 18–13 9–7 Herb Sendek 7th RBC Center NCAA tournament first round The 2002–03 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2002–03 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's seventh season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament and finished with a record of 18–13 (9–7 ACC). Roster 2002 NC State Wolfpack y Ilian Evtimov 3 F 6 7 220 Fr y Winston-Salem, North Carolina Cameron Bennerman 13 G 6 4 205 Fr Greensboro, North Carolina Julius Hodge 24 G 6 7 210 So y Josh Powell 33 F 6 9 225 So y Marcus Melvin 54 F 6 8 230 Jr Fayetteville, North Carolina Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=NC State Wolfpack| Regular Season Nov 22, 2002 yes 2002 men Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 84–60 1–0 Nov 30, 2002 yes 2002 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 58–37 2–0 Dec 4, 2002 yes 2002 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 74–49 3–0 Dec 8, 2002 yes 2002 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 76–64 4–0 Dec 14, 2002 yes 2002 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 101–63 5–0 Dec 17, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes yes Gonzaga Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Jimmy V Classic ESPN 60–69 8,867 5–1 Dec 21, 2002 yes 2002 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 104–65 6–1 Dec 29, 2002 yes 2002 men Wofford Terriers Wofford RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 86–71 7–1 Jan 2, 2003 yes yes 2002 men UMass Minutemen UMass Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 56–68 7–2 Jan 5, 2003 Virginia RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 75–63 14,718 8–2 1–0 Jan 11, 2003 yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 61–85 8–3 1–1 Jan 16, 2003 yes 2002 men Boston College Eagles Boston College RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 81–93 8–4 Jan 18, 2003 yes 2002 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 70–63 9–4 2–1 Jan 22, 2003 Duke 3 RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 80–71 10–4 3–1 Jan 26, 2003 North Carolina RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 86–77 11–4 4–1 Jan 30, 2003 yes Maryland 10 Comcast Center College Park, Maryland 60–75 11–5 4–2 Feb 2, 2003 Clemson RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 78–56 12–5 5–2 Feb 6, 2003 yes Wake Forest 14 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 58–73 12–6 5–3 Feb 9, 2003 yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 58–61 12–7 5–4 Feb 12, 2003 Georgia Tech RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 63–57 13–7 6–4 Feb 15, 2003 yes yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 54–76 13–8 Feb 18, 2003 Florida State RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 71–60 14–8 7–4 Feb 22, 2003 yes Duke 8 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 68–79 14–9 7–5 Feb 25, 2003 yes North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 75–67 OT 15–9 8–5 Mar 2, 2003 Maryland 14 RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 65–68 15–10 8–6 Mar 5, 2003 yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 63–60 16–10 9–6 Mar 8, 2003 Wake Forest 9 RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 72–78 16–11 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=NC State Wolfpack| ACC Tournament Mar 14, 2003 yes Georgia Tech Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 71–65 17–11 Mar 15, 2003 yes yes Wake Forest 9 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 87–83 18–11 Mar 16, 2003 yes yes Duke 12 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Championship game 77–84 18–12 |- !colspan=9 style=NC State Wolfpack| NCAA Tournament Mar 20, 2003 yes yes 9 E California 8 E Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma First round 74–76 OT 18–13 AP Poll Eastern Time E East https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2019/10/28/2019_20_Media_Guide_Online_.pdf 2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide NC State Athletic Department 133 February 26, 2023 February 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230226183423/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2019/10/28/2019_20_Media_Guide_Online_.pdf dead Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1119–1120 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Category:NC State Wolfpack men's basketball seasons Nc State NC State Wolfpack men's basketball NC State Wolfpack men's basketball Nc State