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2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 14
Record25–7 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
Seasons
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
No. 14 Louisville 11 5   .688 25 7   .781
Cincinnati 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
DePaul 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Charlotte 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
East Carolina 3 13   .188 12 15   .444
National
No. 19 Memphis 13 3   .813 23 7   .767
UAB 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Tulane 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
South Florida 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Houston 6 10   .375 8 20   .286
Southern Miss 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
TCU 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 25–7.[3]

Roster

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2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
SF 32 Francisco García 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 2002*
Air Force W 65–47  1–0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 30, 2002*
vs. Purdue L 84–86  1–1
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 7, 2002*
South Alabama W 90–79  2–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 14, 2002*
at Seton Hall W 91–70  3–1
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 17, 2002*
Eastern Kentucky W 104–63  4–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 18, 2002*
Manhattan W 89–62  5–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 22, 2002*
Furman W 104–63  6–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 28, 2002*
No. 14 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 81–63  7–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 4, 2003*
at Ohio State W 72–64 OT 8–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 8, 2003*
at Charlotte W 80–59  9–1
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 11, 2003*
Saint Louis W 73–54  10–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 16, 2003*
at East Carolina W 87–70  11–1
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 18, 2003*
TCU W 87–74  12–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 22, 2003*
DePaul W 71–43  13–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 25, 2003*
at Tennessee W 72–69  14–1
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 2003*
at Southern Miss W 94–65  15–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 1, 2003*
No. 19 Indiana W 95–76  16–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 5, 2003*
Cincinnati W 77–71  17–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 8, 2003*
at Houston W 81–55  18–1
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 2003*
at Saint Louis L 58–59  18–2
Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 15, 2003*
at No. 11 Marquette W 73–70  19–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 2003
No. 4 Memphis L 73–80  19–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 22, 2003
No. 4 at Cincinnati L 80–101  19–4
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 27, 2003
No. 11 No. 10 Marquette L 73–78  19–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 1, 2003
No. 11 East Carolina W 82–76  20–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 5, 2003
at DePaul L 76–79 OT 20–6
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 8, 2003
Charlotte W 100–59  21–6
(11–5)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
C-USA tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
No. 20 Tulane
Quarterfinals
W 82–66  22–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 14, 2003*
No. 20 No. 16 Memphis
Semifinals
W 78–75  23–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 15, 2003*
No. 20 UAB
Championship game
W 83–78  24–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
(4 E) No. 14 vs. (13 E) Austin Peay W 86–64  25–6
BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003*
(4 E) No. 14 vs. (5 E) Butler L 71–79  25–7
BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.