2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
Championship Game, L 78–81 vs. Syracuse
Conference Big 12 Conference North
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #6
2002–03 record 30–8 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach Roy Williams
Home arena Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2001–02 2003–04 »

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. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 15th and final year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Contents

Recruiting

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Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeff Graves
PF		 Lees Summit, Missouri Iowa Western Community College (IA) 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 256 lb (116 kg) Jul 8,
2002 
Scout:   Rivals:
Moulaye Niang
C		 El Cajon, California Christian High School San Diego (CA) 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 213 lb (97 kg) Oct 15,
2001 
Scout:   Rivals:

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 Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
11/4/2002* EA Sports All-Stars #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas W 111–94 
11/12/2002* Washburn #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas W 101–66 
Preseason NIT
11/19/2002* 8:00PM Holy Cross #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN W 81–57  1–0
11/22/2002* 6:00PM UNC Greensboro #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN2 W 105–66  2–0
11/27/2002* 8:00PM North Carolina #2 Madison Square Garden • New York City, New York ESPN L 56–67  2–1
11/29/2002* 5:30PM #7 Florida #2 Madison Square Garden • New York City, New York ESPN L 73–83  2–2
Regular season
12/4/2002* 7:00PM Central Missouri State #14 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk-TV W 97–70  3–2
12/7/2002* 2:30PM #7 Oregon #14 Rose Garden • Portland, Oregon CBS L 78–84  3–3
12/11/2002* 7:05PM #17 Tulsa #20 Donald Reynolds Center • Tulsa, Oklahoma Jayhawk-TV W 89–80  4–3
12/14/2002* 7:00PM Emporia State #20 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk-TV W 113–61  5–3
12/21/2002* 4:00PM UCLA #19 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas CBS W 87–70  6–3
12/28/2002* 2:30PM California #19 Oakland Arena • Oakland, California ABC W 80–67  7–3
1/2/2003* 7:00PM UNC Asheville #18 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk-TV W 102–50  8–3
1/4/2003* 2:00PM UMKC #18 Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri Jayhawk-TV W 100–46  9–3
1/6/2003 8:00PM Iowa State #14 James H. Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa ESPN W 83–54  10–3
1/11/2003 12:45PM Nebraska #14 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 92–59  11–3
1/15/2003* 8:00PM Wyoming #12 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN2 W 98–70  12–3
1/18/2003 7:00PM Kansas State #12 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas
(Sunflower Showdown)		 Big 12 (ESPN+) W 81–64  13–3
1/22/2003 8:00PM Colorado #6 Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Big 12 (ESPN+) L 59–60  13–4
1/25/2003* 12:00PM #1 Arizona #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas CBS L 74–91  13–5
1/27/2003 8:00PM #3 Texas #12 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN W 90–87  14–5
2/1/2003 1:00PM Nebraska #12 Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Nebraska ESPN W 81–51  15–5
2/3/2003 8:00PM #21 Missouri #12 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas
(Border War)		 ESPN W 76–70  16–5
2/8/2003 12:45PM Kansas State #12 Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas
(Sunflower Showdown)		 Big 12 (ESPN+) W 82–64  17–5
2/11/2003 8:00PM Baylor #9 Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 79–58  18–5
2/16/2003 12:00PM Iowa State #9 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 70–51  19–5
2/19/2003 6:30PM Colorado #6 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 94–87  20–5
2/23/2003 3:00PM #5 Oklahoma #6 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma CBS L 70–77  20–6
2/26/2003 6:30PM Texas A&M #7 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 85–45  21–6
3/1/2003 12:00PM #16 Oklahoma State #7 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ABC W 79–61  22–6
3/3/2003 8:00PM Texas Tech #6 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, Texas ESPN W 65–56  23–6
3/9/2003 1:00PM Missouri #6 Hearnes Center • Columbia, Missouri
(Border War)		 CBS W 79–74  24–6
Big 12 Tournament
3/14/2003 12:00PM Iowa State #4 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 89–74  25–6
3/15/2003 1:00PM Missouri #4 American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas Big 12 (ESPN+) L 63–68  25–7
NCAA Tournament
3/20/2003* 8:30PM (15)Utah State #6(2) Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma CBS W 64–61  26–7
3/22/2003* 6:50PM (10)Arizona State #6(2) Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma CBS W 108–76  27–7
3/27/2003* 8:50PM #7 (3)Duke #6(2) Honda Center • Anaheim, California CBS W 69–65  28–7
3/29/2003* 6:05PM #2 (1)Arizona #6(2) Honda Center • Anaheim, California CBS W 78–75  29–7
4/5/2003* 5:07PM #9 (3)Marquette #6(2) Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana CBS W 94–61  30–7
4/7/2003* 8:18PM #13 (3)Syracuse #6(2) Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana CBS L 81–78  30–8
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. 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. ^ Kansas Class of 2002 – Rivals
  2. ^ Kansas Class of 2002 – Scout
  3. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2002-03 Roster via StatSheet.com" (English). http://statsheet.com/mcb/teams/kansas/players?season=2002-2003. Retrieved 2010-03-12. 
  4. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide" (English). http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-12. 
  5. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide" (English). http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-12. 
  6. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2002-03 Schedule via StatSheet.com" (English). http://statsheet.com/mcb/teams/kansas/schedule?season=2002-2003. Retrieved 2010-03-12.