2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles Basketball Conference USA C-USA 6 9 27–6 14–2 Tom Crean 4th Darrin Horn 4th Dwayne Stephens 4th Bradley Center Conference USA regular season champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2002–03 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in NCAA Division I competition in the 2002–03 season. The Golden Eagles, coached by Tom Crean, were then a member of Conference USA; they did not join their current conference, the Big East, until the 2005–06 season. Since their national championship in 1977, this is Marquette's sole Final Four appearance. Roster 2002 Marquette Golden Eagles y Karon Bradley 10 G 5 11 185 Fr no Katy, Texas Joe Chapman 32 G 6 4 195 Fr no Sauk Village, Illinois Travis Diener 34 G 6 1 175 So y Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Andy Freund 42 F 6 8 210 Fr no Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Tony Gries 23 G 5 10 170 Fr no Kiel, Wisconsin Chris Grimm 33 C 6 10 225 Fr no Brighton, Michigan Robert Jackson 55 F 6 10 260 Sr no Milwaukee, Wisconsin Scott Merritt 5 C 6 10 245 Jr no Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Steve Novak 20 F 6 10 220 Fr y Brown Deer, Wisconsin Terry Sanders 40 F 6 8 225 Jr no Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jared Sichting 12 G 6 0 165 Fr no Minnetonka, Minnesota Todd Townsend 1 F 6 7 215 So no Chicago, Illinois Dwyane Wade 3 G 6 4 210 Jr y Chicago, Illinois Tom Crean Darrin Horn Dwayne Stephens Schedule November 15 yes 18 yes Villanova Coaches vs Cancer Classic 73–61 1–0 Madison Square Garden New York, New York November 22 yes 16 Coppin State 64–46 2–0 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin November 23 yes 16 2002 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 80–68 3–0 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin November 26 yes 13 Eastern Illinois 94–74 4–0 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 2 yes 13 yes Notre Dame 71–92 4–1 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana December 7 yes 13 Appalachian State 101–78 5–1 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 14 yes 16 Wisconsin 63–54 6–1 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 21 yes 14 Elon 89–57 7–1 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 28 yes 13 Grambling State 105–74 8–1 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 30 13 yes 2002 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 70–73 8–2 0–1 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina Jan 4, 2003 yes 13 yes Dayton 85–92 OT 8–3 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Jan 7, 2003 24 yes 2002 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 60–54 9–3 1—1 Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Jan 11, 2003 24 2002 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 96–63 10–3 2—1 Jan 14, 2003 yes 21 2002 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 85–73 11–3 3—1 Jan 18, 2003 yes 21 2002 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 67–64 12–3 4—1 Jan 25, 2003 20 2002 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 72–51 13–3 5—1 Jan 29, 2003 18 East Carolina Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 80–48 14–3 6—1 Feb 1, 2003 yes 18 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 82–76 15–3 7—1 Feb 5, 2003 15 Saint Louis Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 68–64 16–3 8—1 Feb 9, 2003 yes 15 Wake Forest 14 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 68–61 17–3 Feb 12, 2003 yes 11 DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 73–60 18–3 9—1 Feb 15, 2003 11 Louisville 2 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 70–73 18–4 9—2 Feb 20, 2003 11 Charlotte Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 75–67 19–4 10—2 Feb 22, 2003 yes 11 2002 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 79–68 20–4 11—2 Feb 27, 2003 yes 10 Louisville 11 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 78–73 21–4 12—2 Mar 1, 2003 10 2002 men UAB Blazers UAB Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 98–87 22–4 13—2 Mar 8, 2003 8 Cincinnati Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 70–61 23–4 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Marquette Golden Eagles| C-USA Tournament Mar 13, 2003 yes 1 yes 8 UAB 8 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky C-USA tournament quarterfinal 76–83 23–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Marquette Golden Eagles| NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2003 yes yes 9 3 MW Holy Cross 14 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana First round 72–68 24–5 Mar 22, 2003 yes yes 9 3 MW Missouri 24 6 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Second Round 101–92 OT 25–5 Mar 27, 2003 yes yes 9 3 MW Pittsburgh 4 2 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 77–74 26–5 Mar 29, 2003 yes yes 9 3 MW Kentucky 1 1 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight 83–69 27–5 Apr 5, 2003 yes yes 9 3 MW Kansas 6 2 W Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana National semifinal – Final Four 61–94 27–6 AP poll MW Midwest http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2003 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Dwyane Wade, C-USA Player of the year Team players drafted into the NBA Marquette Golden Eagles Round Pick Player NBA club Year 1 5 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 2003 2 2 Steve Novak Houston Rockets 2006 2 8 Travis Diener Orlando Magic 2005http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2003&lg=N 2003 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2011-03-21 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110520154525/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2003&lg=N 2011-05-20 References Category:Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball seasons Marquette Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Marquette Marquette Marquette