2002–03 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

2002–03 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record21–12 (11–5 America East)
Head coach
Home arenaPatrick Gym
Seasons
2002–03 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
Vermont † 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Hartford 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552
Binghamton 9 – 7   .563 14 – 13   .519
Maine 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467
Northeastern 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Stony Brook 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464
Albany 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
New Hampshire 3 – 13   .188 5 – 23   .179
† 2003 America East tournament winner

The 2002–03 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 17th season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–5 in America East play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They followed that success by winning the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, the Catamounts were defeated by No. 1 seed Arizona in the opening round.[1]

This marked the first of three straight seasons the Catamounts played in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

2002–03 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 T. J. Sorrentine 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Raphael Academy Pawtucket, Rhode Island
F 22 Taylor Coppenrath 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So St. Johnsbury Academy Barnet, Vermont
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 2002*
 vs. Utah State L 59–62  3–1
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 19, 2002*
 at No. 23 North Carolina L 54–80  3–6
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
America East tournament
Mar 9, 2003*
 vs. Albany
Quarterfinals 		W 81–62  19–11
 Walter Brown Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 10, 2003*
 vs. Hartford
Semifinals 		W 67–51  20–11
 Walter Brown Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 15, 2003*
 at Boston University
Championship game 		W 56–55  21–11
 Case Gym 
Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
 (16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Arizona
First round 		L 51–80  21–12
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Vermont Snowed Under". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.