2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10
DivisionEast
Record23–7 (12–4 Atlantic 10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons
2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 12 – 4   .750 23 – 7   .767
Rhode Island 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613
Temple 10 – 6   .625 18 – 16   .529
UMass 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379
Fordham 3 – 13   .188 2 – 26   .071
St. Bonaventure 1 – 15   .063 13 – 14   .481
West
No. 12 Xavier 15 – 1   .938 26 – 6   .813
No. 16 Dayton † 14 – 2   .875 24 – 6   .800
Richmond 10 – 6   .625 15 – 14   .517
La Salle 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
George Washington 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
Duquesne 4 – 13   .235 9 – 21   .300
† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2016
Rankings from Coaches' Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under 8th year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 23–7 and a conference record of 12–4. In the A-10 tournament, Saint Joseph's beat La Salle before falling to Dayton in the semifinals. The Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – as No. 7 seed in the East region – where they lost in overtime to Auburn in the opening round.[2]

Roster

2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Dwayne Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jersey City, NJ
G 12 Tyrone Barley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Newark, NJ
G 13 Chet Stachitas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
G 14 Jameer Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chester HS Chester, PA
G 15 Delonte West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Eleanor Roosevelt HS Washington, D.C.
F/C 21 Dwayne Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr American Christian School Morgantown, WV
G 33 Pat Carroll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hatboro-Horsham HS Pittsburgh, PA
F 34 John Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Woodbridge, VA
F 40 Dave Mallon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr East Aurora, NY
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
Nov 23, 2002*
 at Boston College W 85–58  1–0
 Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 26, 2002*
 at Canisius W 70–63  2–0
 Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, New York
Dec 1, 2002*
 Old Dominion W 63–47  3–0
 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 2002*
 Boston University W 71–49  4–0
 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 2002*
 vs. Drexel W 50–37  5–0
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 2002*
 Delaware W 77–59  6–0
 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 2002*
 DePaul W 65–62  7–0
 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
 vs. La Salle
Quarterfinals 		W 68–48  23–5
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 14, 2003*
 at No. 22 Dayton
Semifinals 		L 73–76  23–6
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
 (7 E) vs. (10 E) Auburn
First Round 		L 63–65 OT 23–7
 St. Pete Times Forum 
St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Rankings

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

[3]

References

  1. ^ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2003
  2. ^ "Auburn overcomes Nelson, St. Joseph's in OT". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.