2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 14
Record	25–7 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (2nd season);
Home arena	Freedom Hall

2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
No. 14 †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	7	.781
Cincinnati	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
DePaul	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Charlotte	8	–	8	.500	13	–	16	.448
East Carolina	3	–	13	.188	12	–	15	.444
National
No. 19 Memphis	13	–	3	.813	23	–	7	.767
UAB	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
Tulane	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
South Florida	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Houston	6	–	10	.375	8	–	20	.286
Southern Miss	5	–	11	.313	13	–	16	.448
TCU	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2003 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 25–7.^[3]

Roster

2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
SF	32	Francisco García	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr

Head coach

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 2002*		Air Force	W 65–47	1–0	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 30, 2002*		vs. Purdue	L 84–86	1–1	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 7, 2002*		South Alabama	W 90–79	2–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 14, 2002*		at Seton Hall	W 91–70	3–1	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 17, 2002*		Eastern Kentucky	W 104–63	4–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 18, 2002*		Manhattan	W 89–62	5–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 22, 2002*		Furman	W 104–63	6–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 28, 2002*		No. 14 Kentucky Rivalry	W 81–63	7–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 4, 2003*		at Ohio State	W 72–64 ^OT	8–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 8, 2003*		at Charlotte	W 80–59	9–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 11, 2003*		Saint Louis	W 73–54	10–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 16, 2003*		at East Carolina	W 87–70	11–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 18, 2003*		TCU	W 87–74	12–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 22, 2003*		DePaul	W 71–43	13–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 25, 2003*		at Tennessee	W 72–69	14–1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 2003*		at Southern Miss	W 94–65	15–1	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 1, 2003*		No. 19 Indiana	W 95–76	16–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 5, 2003*		Cincinnati	W 77–71	17–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 8, 2003*		at Houston	W 81–55	18–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 2003*		at Saint Louis	L 58–59	18–2	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 15, 2003*		at No. 11 Marquette	W 73–70	19–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 2003	No. 4	Memphis	L 73–80	19–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 22, 2003	No. 4	at Cincinnati	L 80–101	19–4	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 27, 2003	No. 11	No. 10 Marquette	L 73–78	19–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 1, 2003	No. 11	East Carolina	W 82–76	20–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 5, 2003		at DePaul	L 76–79 ^OT	20–6	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 8, 2003		Charlotte	W 100–59	21–6 (11–5)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
C-USA tournament
Mar 13, 2003*	No. 20	Tulane Quarterfinals	W 82–66	22–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 14, 2003*	No. 20	No. 16 Memphis Semifinals	W 78–75	23–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 15, 2003*	No. 20	UAB Championship game	W 83–78	24–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (13 E) Austin Peay	W 86–64	25–6	BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (5 E) Butler	L 71–79	25–7	BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

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References

^ "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.
^ "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.

[2] "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[3] "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Venues	Belknap Gymnasium (1933–1944) Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Kentucky Memphis
Culture & lore	Billy Minardi Classic Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics