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2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

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2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Big 12 champion
Big 12 tournament champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record29–6 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
Seasons
2002–03 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Texas 15 1   .938 29 6   .829
No. 8 Kansas State 14 2   .875 29 5   .853
No. 7 Texas Tech 13 3   .813 29 6   .829
Colorado 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Oklahoma 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Missouri 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Baylor 8 8   .500 24 11   .686
Iowa State 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Kansas 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 10 18   .357
Oklahoma State 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
Nebraska 1 15   .063 8 20   .286
2003 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002–03 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's 27th season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. The team finished the season with a record of 29–6, 15–1 in Big 12 play to win the regular season and Big 12 tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they reached the Final Four for the first time since the 1986–87 season.

Roster

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2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tamra Cobbins 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr F.L. Schlagle Kansas City, KS
G 1 Coco Reed 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Jersey Village Houston, TX
F 4 Kala Bowers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Woodward Woodward, OK
G 5 Alisha Sare 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lewisville Lewisville, TX
F 10 Jody Bell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Chestermere Chestermere, AB
G 11 Jamie Carey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Horizon Thornton, CO
G 12 Tai Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Sam Houston San Antonio, TX
G 14 Stephanie Thiel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Nazareth Nazareth, TX
F 21 Heather Schreiber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Windthorst Windthorst, TX
G 22 Nina Norman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jersey Village Houston, TX
F/C 34 BranDee Fry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Moss Point Pascagoula, MS
F 41 Stacy Stephens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Winnsboro Winnsboro, TX
F 43 Annissa Hastings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Sam Houston San Antonio, TX
F 53 Merecedes Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Westfield Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 22, 2002*
No. 12 at BYU L 63–79  0–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November 26, 2002*
No. 16 McNeese State W 90–25  1–1
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
December 4, 2002*
No. 17 Texas State W 98–36  2–1
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
December 7, 2002*
No. 17 at New Mexico L 70–77  2–2
University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
December 10, 2002*
7:00 pm
No. 23 TCU W 86–54  3–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
December 15, 2002*
No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana W 106–42  4–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
December 18, 2002*
No. 22 Texas–Arlington W 73–44  5–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
December 21, 2002*
No. 22 No. 4 Tennessee W 63–62  6–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
December 28, 2002*
No. 15 at No. 2 LSU L 58–76  6–3
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 2, 2003*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 64–37  7–3
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
January 5, 2003*
No. 17 at Ohio State L 66–70  7–4
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 8, 2003
No. 20 Oklahoma State W 77–44  8–4
(1–0)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
January 11, 2003
No. 20 at Missouri W 70–59  9–4
(2–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
January 15, 2003
No. 20 at Texas A&M W 74–47  10–4
(3–0)
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 18, 2003
No. 20 Baylor W 70–50  11–4
(4–0)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
January 22, 2003
No. 17 No. 7 Texas Tech W 69–58  12–4
(5–0)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
January 25, 2003
No. 17 at No. 3 Kansas State L 69–71  12–5
(5–1)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 29, 2003
No. 11 at No. 19 Oklahoma W 60–54  13–5
(6–1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 2, 2003
No. 11 Texas A&M W 76–50  14–5
(7–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 8, 2003
No. 11 Kansas W 89–47  15–5
(8–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 12, 2003
No. 11 at Oklahoma State W 72–70  16–5
(9–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 15, 2003
No. 11 at Iowa State W 65–55  17–5
(10–1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 19, 2003
No. 10 Colorado W 75–55  18–5
(11–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 22, 2003
No. 10 Nebraska W 86–54  19–5
(12–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 27, 2003
No. 10 at Baylor W 79–57  20–5
(13–1)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
March 2, 2003
No. 10 at No. 8 Texas Tech W 70–67  21–5
(14–1)
United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, TX
March 5, 2003
No. 5 Oklahoma W 78–66  22–5
(15–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2003*
12:00 pm, FSN
(1) No. 5 vs. (9) Kansas
Quarterfinals
W 87–56  23–5
Reunion Arena (6,405)
Dallas, TX
March 13, 2003*
6:00 pm, FSN
(1) No. 5 vs. (4) Colorado
Semifinals
W 62–47  24–5
Reunion Arena (6,656)
Dallas, TX
March 15, 2003*
6:00 pm, FSN
(1) No. 5 vs. (3) No. 8 Texas Tech
Championship game
W 67–57  25–5
Reunion Arena (10,717)
Dallas, TX
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2003*
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (15 W) Hampton
First round
W 90–46  26–5
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
March 25, 2003*
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (7 W) No. 24 Arkansas
Second round
W 67–50  27–5
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
March 30, 2003*
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (6 W) No. 17 Minnesota
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 73–60  28–5
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
April 1, 2003*
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (1 W) No. 3 LSU
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 78–60[3]  29–5
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
April 6, 2003*
8:50 pm, ESPN
(2 W) No. 5 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 69–71[4]  29–6
Georgia Dome (28,210)
Atlanta
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP11121617232215172020171111111010555Not released
Coaches111116162121151820181613121111107753

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Texas women's basketball's run to the 2003 Final Four". Austin American-Statesman. March 23, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Determined UConn Overcomes a Second Half Deficit". The New York Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 1, 2024.