2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2002–03 record 16-15 (7-9 ACC)
Head coach Paul Hewitt (3rd season)
Home arena McCamish Pavilion
2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#8 Wake Forest133 .813  256  .806
#17 Maryland115 .688  2110  .677
#7 Duke115 .688  267  .788
NC State97 .563  1813  .581
Georgia Tech79 .438  1615  .516
Virginia610 .375  1616  .500
North Carolina610 .375  1916  .543
Clemson511 .313  1513  .536
Florida State412 .250  1415  .483
2003 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Paul Hewitt and freshman forward Chris Bosh, the Jackets finished the regular season with a 14–13 record, before losing to North Carolina State in the 2003 ACC Tournament. Bosh averaged 15.6 points and 9 rebounds per game.[1] After accepting an invitation to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament, the Jackets made their way to the quarterfinals, where they fell to Texas Tech. Following the season, Bosh was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, which also included future teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.[2][3]

Roster

  • Chris Bosh
  • Robert Brooks
  • B. J. Elder
  • David Ewing
  • Jarrett Jack
  • Marvin Lewis
  • Anthony McHenry
  • Isma'Il Muhammad
  • David Nelson
  • Ed Nelson
  • Jim Nystrom
  • Luke Schenscher
  • Theodis Tarver

Sources: [4] [5]

References

  1. "2002-03 Final Statistics". Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/georgia-tech/2003-schedule.html
  3. http://www.nba.com/history/draft/2003-draft/
  4. "2003 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  5. http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Southeastern-Conference/8/Georgia-Tech/33/rosters/2003


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