2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
NEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	21–11 (14–4 NEC)
Head coach	Dereck Whittenburg (4th season);
Home arena	Spiro Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wagner †	14	–	4	.778	21	–	11	.656
Monmouth	13	–	5	.722	15	–	13	.536
Central Connecticut	12	–	6	.667	15	–	13	.536
Quinnipiac	10	–	8	.556	17	–	12	.586
Saint Francis (PA)	10	–	8	.556	14	–	14	.500
St. Francis (NY)	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
Long Island	7	–	11	.389	9	–	19	.321
Robert Morris	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Mount St. Mary's	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
Sacred Heart	6	–	12	.333	8	–	21	.276
UMBC	5	–	13	.278	7	–	20	.259

† 2003 NEC tournament winner

The 2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks are led by fourth-year head coach Dereck Whittenburg. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. Wagner finished on top of the NEC regular season standings, won the NEC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Making the program's first appearance in the "Big Dance," and playing as the No. 15 seed in the East region, the Seahawks were beaten by No. 2 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Jermaine Hall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Dublin	Dublin, GA

Head coach

Dereck Whittenburg (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2020

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2002*		at UNC Greensboro	L 65–84	0–1	Fleming Gymnasium (2,067) Greensboro, North Carolina
Nov 26, 2002*		Brown	W 81–69	1–1	Spiro Sports Center (1,238) Staten Island, New York
Nov 30, 2002*		at VCU	W 80–72	2–1	Siegel Center (2,111) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 3, 2002*		at Iona	L 81–87	2–2	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center (1,810) New Rochelle, New York
Dec 7, 2002*		at No. 11 Connecticut	L 85–97	2–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 14, 2002*		at Delaware State	L 63–70	2–4	Memorial Hall (847) Dover, Delaware
Dec 21, 2002*		at Georgia Southern	L 81–90	2–5	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,160) Statesboro, Georgia
Dec 30, 2002*		American	W 69–55	3–5	Spiro Sports Center (1,461) Staten Island, New York
Jan 2, 2003*		Lehigh	W 80–68	4–5	Spiro Sports Center (1,014) Staten Island, New York
Jan 4, 2003*		at No. 22 Maryland	L 57–79	4–6	Comcast Center (17,505) College Park, Maryland
Jan 8, 2003		at Sacred Heart	W 74–63	5–6 (1–0)	William H. Pitt Center (384) Fairfield, Connecticut
Jan 11, 2003		at Central Connecticut State	W 76–67	6–6 (2–0)	Detrick Gymnasium (1,518) New Britain, Connecticut
Jan 13, 2003		Quinnipiac	W 91–69	7–6 (3–0)	Spiro Sports Center (1,513) Staten Island, New York
Jan 16, 2003		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 79–83	7–7 (3–1)	Spiro Sports Center (1,983) Staten Island, New York
Jan 20, 2003		at Monmouth	W 63–45	8–7 (4–1)	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (2,189) West Long Branch, New Jersey
Jan 25, 2003		at Robert Morris	W 101–80	9–7 (5–1)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,124) Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 2003		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 84–72	10–7 (6–1)	Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (865) Loretto, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 2003		Robert Morris	W 77–72	11–7 (7–1)	Spiro Sports Center (2,011) Staten Island, New York
Feb 3, 2003		Saint Francis (PA)	W 102–89	12–7 (8–1)	Spiro Sports Center (1,343) Staten Island, New York
Feb 6, 2003		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 62–68	12–8 (8–2)	Rothman Center (861) Hackensack, New Jersey
Feb 8, 2003		Monmouth	W 62–53	13–8 (9–2)	Spiro Sports Center (2,072) Staten Island, New York
Feb 10, 2003		at Quinnipiac	W 74–70	14–8 (10–2)	Burt Kahn Court (1,403) Hamden, Connecticut
Feb 18, 2003		Central Connecticut State	W 61–58	15–8 (11–2)	Spiro Sports Center (1,471) Staten Island, New York
Feb 20, 2003		Mount St. Mary's	W 57–55	16–8 (12–2)	Spiro Sports Center (1,322) Staten Island, New York
Feb 22, 2003		UMBC	W 76–65	17–8 (13–2)	Spiro Sports Center (2,124) Staten Island, New York
Feb 24, 2003		Sacred Heart	W 79–71	18–8 (14–2)	Spiro Sports Center (1,390) Staten Island, New York
Feb 27, 2003		at Long Island University	L 71–87	18–9 (14–3)	Schwartz Athletic Center (615) Brooklyn, New York
Mar 1, 2003		at Saint Francis (NY)	L 84–96	18–10 (14–4)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (861) Brooklyn, New York
NEC tournament
Mar 8, 2003*	(1)	(8) Long Island University Quarterfinals	W 88–66	19–10	Spiro Sports Center (1,254) Staten Island, New York
Mar 9, 2003*	(1)	(4) Quinnipiac Semifinals	W 61–54	20–10	Spiro Sports Center (2,625) Staten Island, New York
Mar 12, 2003*	(1)	(6) St. Francis (NY) Championship	W 78–61	21–10	Spiro Sports Center (2,327) Staten Island, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 4 Pittsburgh First round	L 61–87	21–11	FleetCenter (17,962) Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3] ^[4]

References

^ "Second-seeded Pittsburgh handles Wagner with ease". ESPN. March 22, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "2002-2003 Men's Basketball Roster". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "2002-2003 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "2002-2003 Wagner Seahawks Men's Basketball Stats". NEC Sports.

[1] "Second-seeded Pittsburgh handles Wagner with ease". ESPN. March 22, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[2] "2002-2003 Men's Basketball Roster". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[3] "2002-2003 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[4] "2002-2003 Wagner Seahawks Men's Basketball Stats". NEC Sports.

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