2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big East conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 22
2002–03 record 24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach Mike Brey (3rd season)
Home arena Joyce Center
2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Boston College106 .625  1912  .613
#23 Connecticut106 .625  2310  .697
Providence88 .500  1814  .563
Villanova88 .500  1516  .484
St. John's79 .438  2113  .618
Miami412 .250  1117  .393
Virginia Tech*412 .250  1118  .379
West
#13 Syracuse133 .813  305  .857
#4 Pittsburgh133 .813  285  .848
Seton Hall106 .625  1713  .567
#22 Notre Dame106 .625  2410  .706
Georgetown610 .375  1915  .559
West Virginia511 .313  1415  .483
Rutgers*412 .250  1216  .429
† 2003 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2003[1]; Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2003 Big East Tournament

The 2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Mike Brey, the Irish finished with a record of 24–10 and battled their way to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Roster

2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 13 Matt Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg) Sr Horsham, Pennsylvania
G 2 Chris Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) Fr Dublin, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
11/17/2002*
Belmont W 76–48  1–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
11/18/2002*
IUPUI W 89–45  2–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
11/22/2002*
Bucknell W 73–42  3–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
11/25/2002*
vs. Furman
Guardians Classic Semifinals
W 75–50  4–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
11/26/2002*
vs. Creighton
Guardians Classic Final
L 75–80  4–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
11/30/2002*
Albany W 90–55  5–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
12/2/2002*
No. 13 Marquette W 92–71  6–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
12/7/2002*
vs. No. 9 Maryland
BB&T Classic
W 79–67  7–1
Verizon Center 
Washington D.C.
12/8/2002*
vs. No. 2 Texas
BB&T Classic
W 98–92  8–1
Verizon Center 
Washington D.C.
12/14/2002*
No. 10 DePaul W 102–71  9–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
12/22/2002*
No. 9 Canisius W 93–75  10–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
12/30/2002*
No. 8 Vanderbilt W 76–63  11–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
1/4/2003*
No. 6 vs. Valparaiso W 55–53  12–1
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
1/6/2003
No. 5 at No. 2 Pittsburgh L 55–72  12–2
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
1/12/2003
No. 5 Seton Hall W 74–64  13–2
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
1/14/2003
No. 10 Rutgers W 68–57  14–2
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
1/18/2003*
No. 10 at No. 16 Kentucky L 73–88  14–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
1/21/2003
No. 16 at Providence W 71–65  15–3
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
1/25/2003
No. 16 at Boston College W 101–96 OT 16–3
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
1/29/2003
No. 11 West Virginia W 88–69  17–3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
2/1/2003
No. 11 Georgetown W 93-92 2OT 18-3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
2/5/2003
No. 10 at Seton Hall L 72-78  18-4
IZOD Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
2/9/2003
No. 10 No. 4 Pittsburgh W 66-64  19-4
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
2/15/2003
No. 10 at No. 17 Syracuse L 80-82  19-5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
2/18/2003
No. 12 at West Virginia W 56-55  20-5
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
2/22/2003
No. 12 Virginia Tech W 98-76  21-5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
2/24/2003
No. 9 UConn L 79-87  21-6
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
3/1/2003
No. 9 at Rutgers L 82-95  21-7
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
3/4/2003
No. 16 No. 12 Syracuse L 88-92  21-8
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
3/8/2003
No. 17 at Georgetown W 86-80  22-8
Verizon Center 
Washington D.C.
3/12/2003
No. 17 vs. St. John's
Big East tournament first round
L 80-83  22-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
3/20/2003*
No. 5 vs. No. 12 UW-Milwaukee
NCAA First Round
W 70-69  23-9
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
3/22/2003*
No. 5 vs. No. 4 Illinois
NCAA Round of 32
W 68-60  24-9
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
3/27/2003*
No. 5 vs. No. 1 Arizona
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
L 71-88  24-10
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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