2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big 12 regular season champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 6
Record30–8 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kansas 14 – 2   .875 30 – 8   .789
No. 5 Texas 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788
No. 3 Oklahoma † 12 – 4   .750 27 – 7   .794
Oklahoma State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688
No. 24 Missouri 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
Colorado 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Texas Tech 6 – 10   .375 22 – 13   .629
Texas A&M 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Iowa State 5 – 11   .313 17 – 14   .548
Baylor 5 – 11   .313 14 – 14   .500
Kansas State 4 – 12   .250 13 – 17   .433
Nebraska 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 105th basketball season and the 15th and final season under head coach Roy Williams. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Recruiting

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeff Graves
PF 		Lees Summit, Missouri Iowa Western Community College (IA) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Jul 8, 2002 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Moulaye Niang
C 		El Cajon, California Christian High School San Diego (CA) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oct 15, 2001 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Nick Collison 4 Forward 6–9 255 Senior Iowa Falls, Iowa
Jeff Graves 42 Forward 6–9 255 Junior Lee's Summit, Missouri
Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 175 Freshman Kansas City, Kansas
Kirk Hinrich 10 Guard 6–3 190 Senior Sioux City, Iowa
Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas
Michael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Sophomore Portland, Oregon
Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Portland, Oregon
Christian Moody 34 Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Asheville, North Carolina
Bryant Nash 33 Forward 6–6 205 Junior Carrollton, Texas
Moulaye Niang 55 Forward 6–10 215 Freshman El Cajon, California
Brett Olson 3 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Chanute, Kansas
Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 255 Sophomore Leavenworth, Kansas
Stephen Vinson 20 Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Lawrence, Kansas

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/4/2002*
 No. 2 EA Sports All-Stars W 111–94 
Allen Fieldhouse (16,000)
Lawrence, KS
11/12/2002*
 No. 2 Washburn W 101–66 
Allen Fieldhouse (16,150)
Lawrence, KS
Regular season
11/19/2002*
8:00PM, ESPN 		No. 2 Holy Cross
Preseason NIT first round 		W 81–57  1–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/22/2002*
6:00PM, ESPN2 		No. 2 UNC Greensboro
Preseason NIT Second round 		W 105–66  2–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/27/2002*
8:00PM, ESPN 		No. 2 vs. North Carolina
Preseason NIT Semifinals 		L 56–67  2–1
 Madison Square Garden (10,758)
New York, NY
11/29/2002*
5:30PM, ESPN 		No. 2 vs. No. 7 Florida
Preseason NIT Third-place game 		L 73–83  2–2
 Madison Square Garden (10,758)
New York, NY
12/4/2002*
7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV 		No. 14 Central Missouri State W 97–70  3–2
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/7/2002*
2:30PM, CBS 		No. 14 at No. 7 Oregon L 78–84  3–3
 Rose Garden (20,762)
Portland, OR
12/11/2002*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV 		No. 20 at No. 17 Tulsa W 89–80  4–3
 Donald Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
12/14/2002*
7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV 		No. 20 Emporia State W 113–61  5–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/21/2002*
4:00PM, CBS 		No. 19 UCLA W 87–70  6–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/28/2002*
2:30PM, ABC 		No. 19 at California
Pete Newell Challenge 		W 80–67  7–3
 Oakland Arena (14,170)
Oakland, CA
1/2/2003*
7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV 		No. 18 UNC Asheville W 102–50  8–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/4/2003*
2:00PM, Jayhawk-TV 		No. 18 vs. UMKC
Feist Shootout 		W 100–46  9–3
 Kemper Arena (13,433)
Kansas City, MO
1/6/2003
8:00PM, ESPN 		No. 14 at Iowa State W 83–54  10–3
(1–0) 		James H. Hilton Coliseum (12,084)
Ames, IA
1/11/2003
12:45PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		No. 14 Nebraska W 92–59  11–3
(2–0) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/15/2003*
8:00PM, ESPN2 		No. 12 Wyoming W 98–70  12–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/18/2003
7:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		No. 12 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 81–64  13–3
(3–0) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/22/2003
8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		No. 6 at Colorado L 59–60  13–4
(3–1) 		Coors Events Center (11,076)
Boulder, CO
1/25/2003*
12:00PM, CBS 		No. 6 No. 1 Arizona L 74–91  13–5
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/27/2003
8:00PM, ESPN 		No. 12 No. 3 Texas W 90–87  14–5
(4–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/1/2003
1:00PM, ESPN 		No. 12 at Nebraska W 81–51  15–5
(5–1) 		Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,054)
Lincoln, NE
2/3/2003
8:00PM, ESPN 		No. 12 No. 21 Missouri
Border War 		W 76–70  16–5
(6–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/8/2003
12:45PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		No. 12 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 82–64  17–5
(7–1) 		Bramlage Coliseum (13,340)
Manhattan, KS
2/11/2003
8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		No. 9 at Baylor W 79–58  18–5
(8–1) 		Ferrell Center (8,758)
Waco, TX
2/16/2003
12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		No. 9 Iowa State W 70–51  19–5
(9–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/19/2003
6:30PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		No. 6 Colorado W 94–87  20–5
(10–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/23/2003
3:00PM, CBS 		No. 6 at No. 5 Oklahoma L 70–77  20–6
(10–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center (12,543)
Norman, OK
2/26/2003
6:30PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		No. 7 Texas A&M W 85–45  21–6
(11–2) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
3/1/2003
12:00PM, ABC 		No. 7 No. 16 Oklahoma State W 79–61  22–6
(12–2) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
3/3/2003
8:00PM, ESPN 		No. 6 at Texas Tech W 65–56  23–6
(13–2) 		United Spirit Arena (12,821)
Lubbock, TX
3/9/2003
1:00PM, CBS 		No. 6 at Missouri
Border War 		W 79–74  24–6
(14–2) 		Hearnes Center (13,611)
Columbia, MO
Big 12 Tournament
3/14/2003
12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		(1) No. 4 vs. (9) Iowa State
quarterfinals 		W 89–74  25–6
 American Airlines Center (16,200)
Dallas, TX
3/15/2003
1:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) 		(1) No. 4 vs. (4) Missouri
semifinals 		L 63–68  25–7
 American Airlines Center (19,100)
Dallas, TX
NCAA tournament
3/20/2003*
8:30PM, CBS 		(2 W) No. 6 vs. (15 W) Utah State
First round 		W 64–61  26–7
 Ford Center (18,462)
Oklahoma City, OK
3/22/2003*
6:50PM, CBS 		(2 W) No. 6 vs. (10 W) Arizona State
Second round 		W 108–76  27–7
 Ford Center (18,462)
Oklahoma City, OK
3/27/2003*
8:50PM, CBS 		(2 W) No. 6 vs. (3 W) No. 7 Duke
Sweet Sixteen 		W 69–65  28–7
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,607)
Anaheim, CA
3/29/2003*
6:05PM, CBS 		(2 W) No. 6 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Arizona
Elite Eight 		W 78–75  29–7
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,439)
Anaheim, CA
4/5/2003*
5:07PM, CBS 		(2 W) No. 6 vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Marquette
Final Four 		W 94–61  30–7
 Louisiana Superdome (54,432)
New Orleans, LA
4/7/2003*
8:18PM, CBS 		(2 W) No. 6 vs. (3 E) No. 13 Syracuse
National Championship game 		L 78–81  30–8
 Louisiana Superdome (54,524)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18
AP 2 2 2 14 20 19 19 18 14 12 6 12 12 9 6 7 6 4 6
Coaches 2 *NP 2 13 19 18 19 17 14 12 6 13 11 10 6 7 6 4 2

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

See also

References

  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "JayhawkSlant.com". rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "2002 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commits". kansas.scout.com. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  5. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  6. ^ "2002-03 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2017.