2002–03 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Drexel Dragons Drexel Dragons wordmark.svg 150 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 19–12 12–6 Bruiser Flint 2nd Geoff Arnold 2nd Chuck Martin 2nd Mike Connors 2nd Robert Battle Daskalakis Athletic Center NIT tournament Opening Round L 59–68 The 2002–03 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The team finished the season 19–12, and finished in 3rd place in the CAA in the regular season. Roster 2002 Drexel Dragons y yes m Robert Battle y Robert Battle (basketball) 23 F 6 8 230 Sr Philadelphia, PA Northeast HS C Phil Goss y 32 G 6 1 175 So Temple Hills, MD Oxon Hill HS Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph's) Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's) Chuck Martin (University of South Carolina) Mike Connors (Ithaca College) Schedule 2002-03 Drexel Dragons Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/drexel/2003-schedule.html sports-reference.com 29 July 2019 yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- November 22, 2002 yes 7:30pm yes 2002–03 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova 41–64 0–1 The Pavilion 6,500 Villanova, PA November 25, 2002 yes 7:00pm yes Penn Battle of 33rd Street 71–62 1–1 Palestra 4,128 Philadelphia, PA November 30, 2002 yes 7:00pm yes 2002–03 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth University Monmouth 73–68 2–1 William T. Boylan Gymnasium 1,953 West Long Branch, NJ December 3, 2002 yes 7:30pm yes 2002–03 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette College Lafayette 65–47 3–1 Kirby Sports Center 1,851 Easton, PA December 7, 2002 yes 1:00pm yes Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic 37–50 3–2 Palestra 8,722 Philadelphia, PA December 15, 2002 no yes 2002–03 men Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac 78–81 3–3 Burt Kahn Court 1,200 Hamden, CT December 21, 2002 yes 4:00pm yes 2002–03 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University Niagara 72–88 3–4 Gallagher Center 1,231 Lewiston, NY December 23, 2002 yes 7:00pm 2002–03 men Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate 75–54 4–4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,248 Philadelphia, PA December 28, 2002 yes 4:00pm 2002–03 men Philadelphia Rams Philadelphia University Philadelphia University 78–61 5–4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 989 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| CAA Regular season |- January 2, 2003 no 7:00pm yes 2002–03 men James Madison Dukes James Madison University James Madison 82–62 6–4 1–0 JMU Convocation Center 3,079 Harrisonburg, VA January 4, 2003 no yes George Mason 53–75 6–5 1–1 Patriot Center 2,110 Fairfax, VA January 8, 2003 no yes Virginia Commonwealth 74–73 7–5 2–1 Siegel Center 3,094 Richmond, VA January 11, 2003 no UNC Wilmington 86–88 OT 7–6 2–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,289 Philadelphia, PA January 15, 2003 no William & Mary 67–51 8–6 3–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,789 Philadelphia, PA January 18, 2003 no 2002–03 men Towson Tigers Towson University Towson 85–56 9–6 4–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,803 Philadelphia, PA January 23, 2003 no yes 2002–03 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 83–78 OT 10–6 5–2 Bob Carpenter Center 4,591 Newark, DE January 25, 2003 no 2002–03 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra University Hofstra 78–66 11–6 6–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,938 Philadelphia, PA January 29, 2003 no 2002–03 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion University Old Dominion 69–72 11–7 6–3 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,839 Philadelphia, PA February 1, 2003 no yes UNC Wilmington 56–77 11–8 6–4 Trask Coliseum 6,100 Wilmington, NC February 5, 2003 no yes Hofstra 82–76 12–8 7–4 Mack Sports Complex 1,730 Hempstead, NY February 8, 2003 no yes 2003–04 men Towson Tigers Towson University Towson 76–50 13–8 8–4 Towson Center 1,294 Towson, MD February 12, 2003 no Virginia Commonwealth 59–72 13–9 8–5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,386 Philadelphia, PA February 15, 2003 no James Madison 78–67 14–9 9–5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,483 Philadelphia, PA February 19, 2003 no yes Old Dominion 62–57 15–9 10–5 Ted Constant Convocation Center 5,610 Norfolk, VA February 22, 2003 no yes William & Mary 78–62 16–9 11–5 Kaplan Arena 1,959 Williamsburg, VA February 26, 2003 no Delaware 70–56 17–9 12–5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,187 Philadelphia, PA March 1, 2003 no George Mason 55–57 17–10 12–6 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,291 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| CAA tournament March 8, 2003 8:30pm 3 yes 6 Old Dominion Quarterfinals 61–52 18–10 Richmond Coliseum 5,327 Richmond, VA March 9, 2003 5:30pm 3 yes 2 Virginia Commonwealth Semifinals 62–60 19–10 Richmond Coliseum 4,878 Richmond, VA March 10, 2003 7:00pm 3 yes 1 UNC Wilmington Championship 62–70 19–11 Battle 25 Richmond Coliseum 4,788 Richmond, VA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| NIT March 18, 2003 7:30pm yes Temple Opening Round 59–68 19–12 Liacouras Center 3,601 Philadelphia, PA yes AP Eastern Time Awards Robert Battle CAA Defensive Player of the Year CAA All-Conference First Team CAA All-Defensive Team CAA All-Tournament Team CAA Player of the Week CAA Dean Ehlers Leadership Award Kenell Sanchez CAA All-Tournament Team Eric Schmieder CAA All-Conference Second Team References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Drexel Category:2002 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:2003 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:2002 in Philadelphia Category:2003 in Philadelphia