2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC regular season champions; San Juan Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 4
Record	33–5 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (29th season);
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Tennessee	14	–	0	1.000	33	–	5	.868
No. 3 LSU ^†	11	–	3	.786	30	–	4	.882
No. 19 Georgia	10	–	4	.714	21	–	10	.677
No. 13 Mississippi State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 16 South Carolina	9	–	5	.643	23	–	8	.742
No. 14 Vanderbilt	9	–	5	.643	22	–	10	.688
No. 24 Arkansas	7	–	7	.500	22	–	11	.667
Auburn	5	–	9	.357	23	–	11	.676
Kentucky	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Alabama	3	–	11	.214	13	–	15	.464
Florida	1	–	13	.071	9	–	19	.321
Ole Miss	1	–	13	.071	12	–	16	.429

† 2003 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2002–03 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team won the SEC regular season title, reached the National championship game of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 33–5 record (14–0 SEC).

Roster

2002–03 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Tasha Butts	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Baldwin	Milledgeville, GA
G	5	Shanna Zolman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Wawasee	Syracuse, Indiana
F	13	Gwen Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr
G/F	20	Kara Lawson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr		Alexandria, Virginia
G	21	Loree Moore	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So		Carson, California
G/F	25	Brittany Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So		Cleveland, Tennessee
C	33	Ashley Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	South Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie, Texas
F	43	Shyra Ely	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, Indiana
C	50	Tye'sha Fluker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	John Muir	Pasadena, CA

Head coach

Pat Summitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2002*	No. 2	No. 22 Oklahoma	W 94–68	1–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 24, 2002*	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Duke Jimmy V Classic	L 55–76^[2]	1–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Nov 26, 2002*	No. 4	No. 21 George Washington	W 83–61	2–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 4, 2002*	No. 4	at Louisiana Tech	W 60–35	5–1	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 14, 2002*	No. 4	at USC	W 71–39	6–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 18, 2002*	No. 4	No. 5 Stanford	W 71–56	7–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 2002*	No. 4	at No. 22 Texas	L 62–63	7–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 28, 2002*	No. 5	at No. 12 Notre Dame	W 77–61	8–2	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 4, 2003*	No. 4	at No. 3 Connecticut	L 62–63 ^OT	8–3	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 7, 2003*	No. 5	at Old Dominion	W 91–63	9–3	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 12, 2003	No. 4	Auburn	W 81–72	10–3 (1–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 2003	No. 3	at No. 4 LSU	W 68–65	24–3 (12–0)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 27, 2003	No. 3	No. 17 Vanderbilt	W 91–71	25–3 (13–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 2003	No. 3	at Kentucky	W 84–69	26–3 (14–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 2003*	(1) No. 3	vs. (8) Auburn Quarterfinals	W 66–51	27–3	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 8, 2003*	(1) No. 3	vs. (4) No. 10 Mississippi State Semifinals	W 76–75	28–3	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 9, 2003*	(1) No. 3	vs. (2) No. 6 LSU Championship game	L 62–78	28–4	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2003*	(1 ME) No. 4	(16 ME) Alabama State First round	W 95–43	29–4	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 24, 2003*	(1 ME) No. 4	(8 ME) Virginia Second round	W 81–51	30–4	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 29, 2003*	(1 ME) No. 4	(4 ME) No. 15 Penn State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 86–58	31–4	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 31, 2003*	(1 ME) No. 4	(2 ME) No. 11 Villanova Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 73–49	32–4	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Apr 6, 2003* ESPN	(1 ME) No. 4	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Duke National Semifinal – Final Four	W 66–56^[3]	33–4	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 8, 2003* 8:30 p.m., ESPN	(1 ME) No. 4	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut National Championship	L 68–73^[4]	33–5	Georgia Dome (28,210) Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	2	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	Not released
Coaches	2	2	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2

References

^ "2002-03 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Duke Is Too Tough for Tennessee, 76-55". The Los Angeles Times. November 25, 2002. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Taurasi leads UConn to repeat". The Morning Journal. April 9, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[1] "2002-03 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[2] "Duke Is Too Tough for Tennessee, 76-55". The Los Angeles Times. November 25, 2002. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[3] "Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[4] "Taurasi leads UConn to repeat". The Morning Journal. April 9, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[5] "2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

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