2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Appearance
2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball | |
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Big West tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
East | |
Record | 24–9 (12–6 Big West) |
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Assistant coach | Randy Rahe (5th season) |
Home arena | Smith Spectrum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State† | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2003[1] Rankings from AP poll |
The 2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 5th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–6 to finish third in the regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 15 seed in the West Region. The Aggies fell to No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Kansas in the opening round.[2]
Roster
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Source[3]
Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 2002* |
at Illinois State | W 68–53 | 1–0 |
Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 14, 2002* |
at BYU | L 56–66 | 5–2 |
Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Dec 17, 2002* |
Utah | W 59–54 | 6–2 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | |||||||
Big West regular season | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2003 |
Pacific | W 75–70 | 21–8 (12–6) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | |||||||
Big West tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2003* |
vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals |
W 89–83 OT | 22–8 |
Honda Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
Mar 14, 2003* |
vs. UC Irvine Semifinals |
W 62–55 | 23–8 |
Honda Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
Mar 15, 2003* |
vs. Cal Poly Championship game |
W 57–54 | 24–8 |
Honda Center Anaheim, California | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2003* CBS |
(15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Kansas First round |
L 61–64 | 24–9 |
Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
Source[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Big West MBB Record Book
- ^ "UCLA cruises by off-target Utah State". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.