2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–14 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Alford (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Jones; Greg Lansing;
MVP	Chauncey Leslie
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena; (Capacity: 15,500)
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 11 Illinois †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	7	.781
Purdue	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Michigan State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	13	.629
Michigan	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
Indiana	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
Minnesota	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
Iowa	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Ohio State	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414
Penn State	2	–	14	.125	7	–	21	.250

† 2003 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 17–14 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Chauncey Leslie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Rochester, New York
G	2	Jeff Horner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Mason City, Iowa
G	3	Pierre Pierce	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Westmont, Illinois
F	4	Glen Worley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Coralville, Iowa
C	5	Jared Reiner	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr	Tripp, South Dakota
G	11	Brody Boyd	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr	Dugger, Indiana
F	13	Justin Wieck	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	North Liberty, Iowa
C	34	Erek Hansen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Bedford, Texas
F	44	Greg Brunner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Charles City, Iowa
C	53	Sean Sonderleiter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Des Moines, Iowa

Head coach

Steve Alford (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/24/2002*	Florida Atlantic	W 79–52	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
11/26/2002*	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 50–49^[1]	2–0	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/13/2002*	Iowa State Rivalry	L 69–73^[2]	6–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/15/2003	No. 8 Illinois	W 68–61	11–3 (3–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
3/8/2003	Northwestern	W 77–61	15–12 (7–9)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/13/2003	vs. Ohio State	L 64–66	15–13	United Center Chicago, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/17/2003*	Valparaiso First Round	W 62–60	16–13	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
3/21/2003*	at Iowa State Second Round (Rivalry)	W 54–53	17–13	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
3/24/2003*	Georgia Tech Third Round	L 78–79^[3]	17–14	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

^ "Hawkeyes get victory with heart, toughness". Des Moines Register. November 27, 2002. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ "Iowa falters against Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 16, 2002. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ "It's over: Georgia Tech's last-second bullet destroys Iowa's hopes of NIT Title" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 25, 2003. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[1] "Hawkeyes get victory with heart, toughness". Des Moines Register. November 27, 2002. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[2] "Iowa falters against Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 16, 2002. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

[3] "It's over: Georgia Tech's last-second bullet destroys Iowa's hopes of NIT Title" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 25, 2003. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

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v t e Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) First Iowa Armory (1905–1922) Second Iowa Armory (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1892–93 1893–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1901 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 1999–2000 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics