2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
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	† 2003 Big East Tournament winner; As of March 31, 2003; Rankings from Coaches' Poll; *Did not qualify for 2003 Big East Tournament

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
2002–03 record	23–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (17th year)
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
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The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record and were the regular season co-champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by seventeenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/4/2002*		Louisiana Futures	W 132–74		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
11/16/2002*		Harlem Globetrotters	W 80–65		Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Regular Season
11/23/2002* WTXX	#14	Quinnipiac	W 91–72	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
11/25/2002*	#12	George Washington	W 67–55	2–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,863) Hartford, CT
12/1/2002* WTXX	#11	at Vanderbilt	W 76–70	3–0	Memorial Gymnasium (12,490) Nashville, TN
12/3/2002*	#11	Sacred Heart	W 116–78	4–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
12/7/2002* WTXX	#11	Wagner	W 97–85	5–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
12/10/2002* WTXX	#9	Massachusetts	W 59–48	6–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,962) Hartford, CT
12/21/2002* WTXX	#8	UNC Asheville	W 117–67	7–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,102) Hartford, CT
12/28/2002* WTXX	#6	Central Connecticut	W 93–65	8–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/2/2003*	#5	St. Bonaventure	W 95–78	9–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,889) Hartford, CT
1/7/2003* ESPN2	#3	at #9 Oklahoma	L 63–73	9–1	Lloyd Noble Center (11,638) Norman, OK
1/11/2003 WTXX	#3	Miami	W 83–80 ^OT	10–1 (1–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
1/14/2003 WTXX	#6	Virginia Tech	W 83–65	11–1 (2–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/18/2003* ESPN	#6	at North Carolina	L 65–68	11–2	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
1/20/2003 ESPN	#11	at Miami	L 76–77	11–3 (2–1)	BankUnited Center (6,884) Coral Gables, FL
1/25/2003 WTXX	#11	Villanova	W 74–65	12–3 (3–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/27/2003 ESPN	#14	at St. John's	W 74–68	13–3 (4–1)	Madison Square Garden (21,750) New York, NY
2/1/2003 WTXX	#18	Boston College	L 71–95	13–4 (4–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,884) Storrs, CT
2/5/2003 WTXX	#18	at Virginia Tech	L 74–95	13–5 (4–3)	Cassell Coliseum (4,557) Blacksburg, VA
2/8/2003 ESPN	#23	at Providence	W 84–68	14–5 (5–3)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993) Providence, RI
2/10/2003 ESPN	#23	#17 Syracuse Rivalry	W 75–61	15–5 (6–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/15/2003 WTXX		at Villanova	L 70–79	15–6 (6–4)	Wells Fargo Center (16,241) Philadelphia, PA
2/19/2003 WTXX		Rutgers	W 87–70	16–6 (7–4)	Hartford Civic Center (15,499) Hartford, CT
2/22/2003 CBS		St. John's	W 77–69	17–6 (8–4)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
2/24/2003 ESPN		at #9 Notre Dame	W 87–79	18–6 (9–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
3/2/2003 CBS		at #8 Pittsburgh	L 67–71	18–7 (9–5)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
3/5/2003 WTXX		Providence	L 70–76	18–8 (9–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
3/8/2003 ESPN		at Boston College	W 91–54	19–8 (10–6)	Conte Forum (8,606) Boston, MA
Big East Tournament
3/13/2003 ESPN2		vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 83–70	20–8	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
3/14/2003 ESPN		vs. #11 Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry	W 80–67	21–8	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
3/15/2003 ESPN		vs. #5 Pittsburgh Championship	L 56–74	21–9	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/20/2003* CBS	(5 S) #23	vs. (12 S) BYU First Round	W 58–53	22–9	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,284) Spokane, WA
3/22/2003* CBS	(5 S) #23	vs. (4 S) #18 Stanford Second Round	W 85–74	23–9	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,271) Spokane, WA
3/28/2003* CBS	(5 S) #23	vs. (1 S) #5 Texas Sweet Sixteen	L 78–82	23–10	Alamodome (30,009) San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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v t e Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
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2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Boston College	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
#11 Connecticut	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Providence	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
St. John's	7	–	9	.438	21	–	13	.618
Miami	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379
West
#1 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	30	–	5	.857
#8 Pittsburgh†	13	–	3	.813	28	–	5	.848
Seton Hall	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
#15 Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Georgetown	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
West Virginia	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Rutgers*	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2003 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 2003^[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll *Did not qualify for 2003 Big East Tournament