2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball
2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball
Mountain West regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	23–9 (11–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Cleveland (6th season);
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah	11	–	3	.786	25	–	8	.758
BYU	11	–	3	.786	23	–	9	.719
Wyoming	8	–	6	.571	21	–	11	.656
UNLV	8	–	6	.571	21	–	11	.656
San Diego State	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
Colorado State †	5	–	9	.357	19	–	14	.576
New Mexico	4	–	10	.286	10	–	18	.357
Air Force	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 2003 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Steve Cleveland, the Cougars earned their first Mountain West Conference championship. This was also their second of three NCAA Tournament appearances under Cleveland. BYU finished the season with a 23–9 record (11–3 MWC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Travis Hansen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Orem, Utah
C	40	Dan Howard	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Kaysville, Utah
F	32	Bart Jepsen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Roswell, New Mexico
C	55	Rafael Araújo	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Steve Cleveland

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 2002*		vs. Toledo	W 71–56	1–0	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center
Nov 23, 2002*		vs. Kansas State	W 73–64	2–0	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center
Nov 25, 2002*		vs. St. Bonaventure	W 66–57	3–0	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center
Nov 30, 2002*		Rice	W 95–56	4–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 4, 2002*		at Arizona State	W 64–60	5–0	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Dec 7, 2002*		at Creighton	L 64–74	5–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 11, 2002*		San Diego	W 64–49	6–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 14, 2002*		Utah State	W 66–56	7–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 21, 2002*		UC Santa Barbara	W 69–56	8–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 23, 2002*		at San Francisco	L 72–84	8–2	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 28, 2002*		Southern Utah	W 93–60	9–2	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 2, 2003*		Pepperdine	W 84–68	10–2	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 4, 2003*		vs. Oklahoma State	L 65–78	10–3	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 2003*		at Weber State	L 69–75	10–4	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
WAC tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. New Mexico Quarterfinals	W 71–56	23–7	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 14, 2003*		vs. Colorado State Semifinals	L 80–86 ^OT	23–8	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003* CBS	(12 S)	vs. (5 S) No. 23 Connecticut First round	L 53–58	23–9	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,284) Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ "2002-03 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[sports-reference-2] "2002-03 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

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v t e BYU Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Smith Fieldhouse (1951–1971) Marriott Center (1971–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Utah In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Pep band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25