2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record22–9 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJoe Pasternack (2nd season)
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 17 – 1   .944 28 – 4   .875
No. 20 Stanford 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
California 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Arizona State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Oregon † 10 – 8   .556 23 – 10   .697
Oregon State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464
USC 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
UCLA 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
Washington 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Washington State 2 – 16   .111 7 – 20   .259
† 2003 Pac-10 tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

[3] The 2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2002–03 season.

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 13–5 record in the Pac-10, placing them in third. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they defeated NC State[4] before falling to Oklahoma[5] in the second round. The team finished the season with an overall record of 22–9.

Roster

2002–03 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 25 Brian Wethers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Murietta, California
F 34 Joe Shipp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 28, 2002*
 vs. No. 19 Kansas
Pete Newell Challenge 		L 67–80  6–2
 Oakland Arena (14,170)
Oakland, California
Jan 25, 2003
 No. 25 UCLA W 80–69  14–2
(7–0) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 2003
 No. 22 at No. 17 Stanford L 60–72  20–7
(13–5) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
 (3) No. 24 vs. (6) Oregon State
Quarterfinals 		W 69–46  21–7
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 14, 2003*
 (3) No. 24 vs. (7) USC
Semifinals 		L 62–79  21–8
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
 (8 E) vs. (9 E) NC State
First Round 		W 76–74 OT 22–8
 Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 22, 2003*
 (8 E) vs. (1 E) No. 3 Oklahoma
Second Round 		L 65–74  22–9
 Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "2002-03 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "California just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.