2002–03 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Washington State Cougars 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 7–20 2–16 Paul Graham 4th Beasley Coliseum The 2002–03 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Graham, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were 7–20 overall in the regular season and 2–16 in conference play, last in the standings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S8peAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2191%2C2237242 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Trojans polish off Cougars March 9, 2003 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K1RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4104%2C2182300 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Pac-10 men's basketball standings March 9, 2003 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1WVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o_IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5031%2C7438013 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Strickland Carter Swan song for Cougs' lame duck March 9, 2002 C1 The conference tournament included only the top eight teams from the standings. Days after the season ended, Graham was fired;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9WVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6483%2C92103 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Strickland Carter Inevitable happens: Graham fired March 11, 2003 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TcpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3496%2C2875319 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Bauer Doug Cougars drop curtain March 11, 2003 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tcYjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3637%2C1132242 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Richardson Vince Graham era ends March 11, 2003 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LVRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2339%2C2640523 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Wiley John K. Cougars exercise the option to fire Graham March 11, 2003 E1 his successor was Dick Bennett, formerly the head coach at Wisconsin.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B2ZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2104%2C6383020 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Strickland Carter Bennett introduced to his public today March 29, 2003 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zrBeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qC8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3225%2C4345068 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Bauer Doug Back in the game March 30, 2003 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P1RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2043%2C7018713 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Wiley John K. Cougars finger Bennet to rebuild program March 30, 2003 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u8YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1754%2C3614118 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Richardson Vince WSU hires Bennett March 31, 2003 1B References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 2002–03 basketball season Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington State