2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–11 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Todd Foster; Jay Price; Cuonzo Martin;
Home arena	Mackey Arena

2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 11 Illinois †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	7	.781
	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Michigan State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	13	.629
Michigan	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
Indiana	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
Minnesota	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
Iowa	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Ohio State	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414
Penn State	2	–	14	.125	7	–	21	.250

† 2003 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Willie Deane	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Boston College	Schenectady, New York
G	20	Kenny Lowe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr		Gary, Indiana
F	31	Chris Booker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Tyler JC	Fort Worth, Texas
G	33	Darmetreis Kilgore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr		South Bend, Indiana
G	2	David Teague	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Bridgton Academy	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	3	Brett Buscher	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Jr		Chesterton, Indiana
G	10	Brandon McKnight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So		South Bend, Indiana
F	3	Melvin Buckley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr		Chicago, Illinois
F	42	Matt Kiefer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Fr		Evansville, Indiana
C	5	Ivan Kartelo	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr
G	11	Austin Parkinson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr		Kokomo, Indiana
C	34	Kevin Garrity	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr		North Brunswick, New Jersey
G	4	Andrew Ford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)			West Lafayette, Indiana

Head coach

Gene Keady (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2002* 7:00 PM		Harlem Globetrotters	L 64–83	–	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 15, 2002* 7:00 PM		Team Nike	W 79–62	–	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Regular Season
Nov 22, 2002* 9:00 PM		Miami (OH)	W 73–46	1–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 30, 2002* 3:30 PM		vs. Louisville Wooden Tradition	W 86–84	2–0	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 3, 2002* 7:30 PM		at No. 16 Xavier	L 59–74	2–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 6, 2002* 8:00 PM		Middle Tennessee Boilermaker Invitational	W 85–56	3–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 7, 2002* 8:00 PM		San Diego Boilermaker Invitational	W 95–65	4–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 14, 2002* 8:00 PM		vs. No. 7 Indiana Rivalry/Titan Series/Duel in the Dome	L 63–66	4–2	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 18, 2002* 7:00 PM		Belmont	W 78–61	5–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 21, 2002* 10:00 PM		vs. Arizona State Las Vegas Showdown	L 53–70	5–3	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 2002* 1:00 PM		Valparaiso	W 87–55	6–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 2002* 7:00 PM		Colorado State	W 84–56	7–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
January 4, 2003* 2:00 PM		Montana	W 84–66	8–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
January 11, 2003 12:17 PM		Northwestern	W 82–68	9–3 (1–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
January 14, 2003 7:00 PM		Michigan State	W 72–60	10–3 (2–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
January 18, 2003 12:07 PM		at Penn State	W 82–78	11–3 (3–0)	Bryce Jordan Center State College, Pennsylvania
January 22, 2003 7:30 PM		at No. 18 Illinois	L 62–75	11–4 (3–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
January 25, 2003 4:37 PM		No. 14 Indiana Rivalry/Titan Series	W 69–47	12–4 (4–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
January 29, 2003 8:00 PM		Ohio State	W 70–65	13–4 (5–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
February 1, 2003 8:00 PM		at Iowa	W 80–77 ^OT	14–4 (6–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
February 5, 2003 7:00 PM	No. 24	Wisconsin	W 78–60	15–4 (7–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
February 8, 2003 2:34 PM	No. 24	at Minnesota	L 68–90	15–5 (7–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 12, 2003 9:00 PM		at Northwestern	L 67–78	15–6 (7–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
February 15, 2003 8:00 PM		No. 14 Illinois	W 70–61	16–6 (8–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
February 19, 2003 7:00 PM	No. 24	Michigan	L 67–78	16–7 (8–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
February 22, 2003 12:07 PM	No. 24	at Ohio State	L 44–52	16–8 (8–5)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
February 26, 2003 8:00 PM		Penn State	W 79–55	17–8 (9–5)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
March 1, 2003 2:34 PM		at Michigan State	L 61–69	17–9 (9–6)	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 8, 2003 4:30 PM		at Michigan	W 69–61	18–9 (10–6)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Big Ten tournament
Mar 14, 2003* 2:30 PM	(4)	vs. (5) Michigan State Quarterfinals	L 42–54	18–10	United Center Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003* 3:00 PM	(9 S)	vs. (8 S) LSU First Round	W 80–56^[2]	19–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003* 4:50 PM	(9 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 5 Texas Second Round	L 67–77^[3]	19–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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References

^ "2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ "Buckley, Purdue cool off red-hot LSU". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ "Longhorns' Furious Defense Shuts Down Boilermakers". The New York Times. March 24, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1008–1009. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[2] "Buckley, Purdue cool off red-hot LSU". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[3] "Longhorns' Furious Defense Shuts Down Boilermakers". The New York Times. March 24, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1008–1009. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics