2002–03 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2002–03 UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Conference	Pacific-10
2002–03 record	10–19 (6–12, T-6th Pac-10)
Head coach	Steve Lavin
Assistant coach	Michael Holton
Assistant coach	Jim Saia
Assistant coach	Steve Spencer
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Arizona	17	–	1	.944	28	–	4	.875
#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 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of July 10, 2011^[1]; Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]

The 2002–03 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 8th in the conference and lost in the second round of the Pac-10 tournament to the Oregon Ducks. The Bruins did not play in a post-season tournament. This was the final season for head coach Steve Lavin. This season was also notable as it was UCLA's first losing season since the 1947–48 season. The Bruins 54 years of consecutive winning seasons had set an NCAA record.

Roster

No.	Position	Year	Player
1	G	So	Dijon Thompson
2	G	So	Janou Rubin
4	F	Fr	Marcedes Lewis
5	G	Jr	Jon Crispin
10	G	So	Ryan Walcott
13	G	Fr	Gene Barnes
15	C	Fr	Ryan Hollins
21	G	So	Cedric Bozeman
22	G	Fr	Ike Williams

No.	Position	Year	Player
23	F	Fr	Andre Patterson
24	F	Sr	Jason Kapono
25	F	Fr	Matthew Mckinney
34	F/SG	Sr	Ray Young
43	F	Jr	T. J. Cummings
45	C	Fr	Michael Fey
52	C	Jr	John Hoffart
54	F	So	Josiah Johnson
55	G	Fr	Quinn Hawking

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Overall	Conf.
Exhibition Games
November 13, 2002	Branch West	Pauley Pavilion	L 92–67	0–0	0–0
November 19, 2002	EA Sports	Pauley Pavilion	L 70–64	0–0	0–0
Regular season
November 26, 2002	San Diego	Pauley Pavilion	L 86–81	0–1	0–0
November 30, 2002	^#6 Duke	Conseco Fieldhouse¹	L 84–73	0–2	0–0
December 8, 2002	Cal State Long Beach	Pauley Pavilion	W 81–58	1–2	0–0
December 14, 2002	Portland	Pauley Pavilion	W 105–67	2–2	0–0
December 17, 2002	Northern Arizona	Pauley Pavilion	L 67–63	2–3	0–0
December 21, 2002	^#19 Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse	L 87–70	2–4	0–0
December 28, 2002	Michigan	Pauley Pavilion	L 81–76	2–5	0–0
January 2, 2003	Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	W 77–67	3–5	1–0
January 4, 2003	Washington State	Beasley Coliseum	W 98–83	4–5	2–0
January 8, 2003	USC	Pauley Pavilion	L 80–75	4–6	2–1
January 11, 2003	St. John's	Pauley Pavilion	L 80–65	4–7	2–1
January 16, 2003	Arizona State	Pauley Pavilion	L 75–64	4–8	2–2
January 18, 2003	^#2 Arizona	Pauley Pavilion	L 87–52	4–9	2–3
January 23, 2003	Stanford	Maples Pavilion	L 52–51	4–10	2–4
January 25, 2003	California	Haas Pavilion	L 80–69	4–11	2–5
January 30, 2003	^#22 Oregon	Pauley Pavilion	L 96–91 (OT)	4–12	2–6
February 1, 2003	Oregon State	Pauley Pavilion	L 83–79	4–13	2–7
February 5, 2003	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	L 86–85	4–14	2–8
February 8, 2003	Georgetown	MCI Center	W 71–70	5–14	2–8
February 13, 2003	^#1 Arizona	McKale Center	L 106–70	5–15	2–9
February 15, 2003	Arizona State	Wells Fargo Arena	L 85–69	5–16	2–10
February 20, 2003	^#18 California	Pauley Pavilion	W 76–75	6–16	3–10
February 22, 2003	^#21 Stanford	Pauley Pavilion	L 93–84	6–17	3–11
February 27, 2003	Oregon State	Gill Coliseum	W 69–66	7–17	4–11
March 1, 2003	Oregon	McArthur Court	L 79–48	7–18	4–12
March 6, 2003	Washington State	Pauley Pavilion	W 86–71	8–18	5–12
March 8, 2003	Washington	Pauley Pavilion	W 83–72	9–18	6–12
Pacific-10 Conference Tournament
March 13, 2003	^#1 Arizona	Staples Center	W 96–89	10–18	6–12
March 14, 2003	Oregon	Staples Center	L 75–74	10–19	6–12
*Conference games in green. Opponent rankings from Coaches' Poll. ¹Wooden Tradition

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Notes

In the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament, UCLA beat Arizona who was then ranked #1 in the nation (AP poll). The Bruins had defeated a #1 team, four years in a row (along with the victory of #1 Kansas in the previous season and #1 Stanford the two years before that).
In spite of the losing season UCLA beat two AP Top-20 teams in 2002-03 (the other being #18 Cal). UCLA's losing season was the first in 55 years, snapping an NCAA record of consecutive winning seasons.
The 6 wins in regular season conference play was also the lowest since the 1952-53 season (when UCLA went 6-6).
ASU swept UCLA for the first time in 23 years (1979-80 season) and for only the second time since they joined the Pac-8.

References

↑ "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
↑ "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
↑ "UCLA Bruins 2002–03 roster". Retrieved 2007-11-30.
↑ "UCLA Bruins 2002–03 schedule". Retrieved 2007-11-30.

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics