2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NIT, Second Round (Loss, St. John's)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2002–03 record 16–16 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach Pete Gillen (5th year)
Assistant coach Walt Fuller (5th year)
Assistant coach Rod Jensen (1st year)
Assistant coach Alexis Jensen (1st year)
Home arena University Hall
2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Wake Forest 13 – 3   .813     25 – 6   .806
#17 Maryland 11 – 5   .688     21 – 10   .677
#7 Duke† 11 – 5   .688     26 – 7   .788
North Carolina State 9 – 7   .563     18 – 13   .581
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438     16 – 15   .516
Virginia 6 – 10   .375     16 – 16   .500
North Carolina 6 – 10   .375     19 – 16   .543
Clemson 5 – 11   .313     15 – 13   .536
Florida State 4 – 12   .250     14 – 15   .483
† ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 17–12, with a conference record of 7–9. They competed in the first round of the 2002 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost at home in the first round to South Carolina.

Roster

2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
C 4 Vander Laan, NickNick Vander Laan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr St. Thomas More Sacramento, CA
F 5 Byars, DerrickDerrick Byars style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ridgeway Memphis, TN
G 10 Jenifer, KeithKeith Jenifer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 161 lb (73 kg) So Towson Catholic/Hargrave Military Baltimore, MD
G 11 Mapp, MajesticMajestic Mapp (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr St. Raymond Harlem, NY
G 12 Campbell, BillyBilly Campbell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Paideia School Atlanta, GA
G 15 Lodge, RobertRobert Lodge style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
G 22 Billet, ToddTodd Billet style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Christian Brothers Middletown, NJ
G 24 Harper, JermaineJermaine Harper style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) So Blue Ridge Gardena, CA
F/C 30 Rogers, JasonJason Rogers (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Robert E. Lee Staunton, VA
F 31 Williams, RobRob Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) So Martinsville Martinsville, VA
G/F 33 Smith, DevinDevin Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) So William Penn New Castle, DE
F 34 Clark, JasonJason Clark style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 234 lb (106 kg) So Hargrave Military Virginia Beach, VA
F/C 35 Watson, TravisTravis Watson (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Oak Hill Brookneal, VA
F 42 Brown, EltonElton Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 270 lb (122 kg) So Warwick Newport News, VA
F 44 Harrell-Edge, GregGreg Harrell-Edge style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Thomas Jefferson Vienna, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 29 December 2014

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition game
November 10 Big Apple Basketball W 84–60  University Hall (1,712)
November 17 One World All-Stars W 73–57  University Hall (2,145)
Regular season
November 22* LIU W 90–86  1–0 University Hall (8,392)
November 25* vs. Chaminade
(Maui Invitational)		 W 86–72  2–0 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
November 26* vs. #15 Kentucky
(Maui Invitational)		 W 75–61  3–0 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
November 27* vs. #19 Indiana
(Maui Invitational)		 L 70–63  3–1 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
December 4* #22 at #21 Michigan State
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)		 L 82–75  3–2 Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
December 17* East Tennessee State W 84–76  4–2 University Hall (7,673)
December 19* Gardner–Webb W 72–65  5–2 University Hall (6,522)
December 21* at Rutgers W 61–57  6–2 The RAC (8,251)
December 28* Georgetown W 79–75  7–2 University Hall (7,782)
December 30* Liberty W 77–58  8–2 University Hall (6,516)
January 2* Wofford W 87–65  9–2 University Hall (7,516)
January 5 at NC State L 75–63  9–3 (0–1) RBC Center (14,718)
January 11 North Carolina W 79–72  10–3 (1–1) University Hall (8,392)
January 15 at #1 Duke L 104–93  10–4 (1–2) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 18 at Clemson L 78–77  10–5 (1–3) Littlejohn Coliseum (8,000)
January 21* at Virginia Tech L 73–55  10–6 (1–3) Cassell Coliseum (8,152)
January 23 #17 Wake Forest W 75–65  11–6 (2–3) University Hall (7,642)
January 29 Florida State W 85–72  12–6 (3–3) University Hall (8,392)
February 1 at Georgia Tech L 80–60  12–7 (3–4) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,850)
February 6 at #8 Maryland W 86–78  13–7 (4–4) Comcast Center (17,950)
February 9 NC State W 61–58  14–7 (5–4) University Hall (8,120)
February 12 at North Carolina L 81–67  14–8 (5–5) Dean Smith Center (20,445)
February 15 #8 Duke L 78–59  14–9 (5–6) University Hall (8,392)
February 18 Clemson L 73–64  14–10 (5–7) University Hall (7,423)
February 23 at #10 Wake Forest L 75–71  14–11 (5–8) Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,682)
February 26* at Ohio L 78–72  14–12 (5–8) Convocation Center (7,281)
March 1 at Florida State L 73–59  14–13 (5–9) Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center (5,667)
March 5 Georgia Tech L 90–73  14–14 (5–10) University Hall (7,086)
March 9 #13 Maryland W 80–78 OT 15–14 (6–10) University Hall (7,301)
ACC Tournament
March 14 #12 Duke
(ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 L 83–76  15–15 Georgia Dome (23,745)
National Invitation Tournament
March 19* Brown
(NIT First Round)		 W 89–73  16–15 University Hall (4,842)
March 24* St. John's
(NIT Second Round)		 L 73–63  16–16 Alumni Hall (3,435)
*Non-conference game. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "2002–2003 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "2002-03 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 6 January 2015.