2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Arizona171 .944284  .875
No. 20 Stanford144 .778249  .727
California135 .722229  .710
Arizona State117 .6112012  .625
Oregon108 .5562310  .697
Oregon State612 .3331315  .464
USC612 .3331317  .433
UCLA612 .3331019  .345
Washington513 .2781017  .370
Washington State216 .111720  .259
2003 Pac-10 tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

The 2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Sun Devils finished with 20–12, 11–7 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinal round of the 2003 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament. They earned a trip to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Memphis before losing eventual National runner-up to Kansas in the second round.[3]

Roster

2002–03 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 5 Ike Diogu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 22, 2002*
    Morehead State W 59–56  1–0
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Nov 25, 2002*
    vs. No. 15 Kentucky
    Maui Invitational Tournament
    L 65–82  1–1
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Nov 26, 2002*
    vs. Chaminade
    Maui Invitational Tournament
    W 101–72  2–1
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Nov 27, 2002*
    vs. Utah
    Maui Invitational Tournament
    W 83–79 OT 3–1
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Nov 30, 2002*
    Lafayette W 85–62  4–1
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Dec 4, 2002*
    BYU L 60–64  4–2
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Dec 7, 2002*
    at Utah L 55–78  4–3
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Dec 10, 2002*
    Nevada W 76–63  5–3
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Dec 21, 2002*
    vs. Purdue W 70–53  6–3
    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Dec 27, 2002*
    Bucknell W 79–52  7–3
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Dec 28, 2002*
    Nebraska W 75–63  8–3
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Pac-10 regular season
    Jan 2, 2003
    at Oregon State W 67–47  9–3
    (1–0)
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Jan 4, 2003
    at No. 9 Oregon L 73–94  9–4
    (1–1)
    McArthur Court 
    Eugene, Oregon
    Jan 9, 2003
    Washington W 89–57  10–4
    (2–1)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Jan 11, 2003
    Washington State W 96–55  11–4
    (3–1)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Jan 16, 2003
    at UCLA W 75–64  12–4
    (4–1)
    Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Jan 18, 2003
    at USC L 74–76  12–5
    (4–2)
    L.A. Sports Arena 
    Los Angeles, California
    Jan 22, 2003
    at No. 1 Arizona L 63–71  12–6
    (4–3)
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    Jan 30, 2003
    No. 20 California W 75–70  13–6
    (5–3)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Feb 1, 2003
    Stanford L 57–58  13–7
    (5–4)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Feb 6, 2003
    at Washington State W 87–54  14–7
    (6–4)
    Beasley Coliseum 
    Pullman, Washington
    Feb 8, 2003
    at Washington W 79–77 OT 15–7
    (7–4)
    Bank of America Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Feb 13, 2003
    USC W 108–78  16–7
    (8–4)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Feb 15, 2003
    UCLA W 85–69  17–7
    (9–4)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Feb 22, 2003
    No. 1 Arizona L 72–92  17–8
    (9–5)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Feb 27, 2003
    at No. 19 Stanford L 77–88  17–9
    (9–6)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Mar 2, 2003
    at No. 23 California L 72–80  17–10
    (9–7)
    Haas Pavilion 
    Berkeley, California
    Mar 6, 2003
    Oregon W 91–77  18–10
    (10–7)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Mar 8, 2003
    Oregon State W 74–64  19–10
    (11–7)
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Pac-10 tournament
    Mar 13, 2003*
    vs. Oregon
    Quarterfinals
    L 82–83  19–11
    Staples Center 
    Los Angeles, California
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 20, 2003*
    (10 W) vs. (7 W) No. 19 Memphis
    First round
    W 84–71[4]  20–11
    Ford Center 
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Mar 22, 2003*
    (10 W) vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas
    Second round
    L 76–108  20–12
    Ford Center 
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Rankings

    [5]

    References

    1. "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
    2. "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
    3. "Flynn, Devendorf 3s ensure Syracuse spot in Sweet 16". ESPN. March 22, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
    4. "Sun Devils' fabulous frosh overwhelms Memphis". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
    5. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1120–1121. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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