2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record26–6 (14–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Events Center
2002–03 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
† 14 – 0   1.000 26 – 6   .813
Eastern Washington 9 – 5   .643 18 – 13   .581
Idaho State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 14   .517
Montana 7 – 7   .500 13 – 17   .433
Northern Arizona 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Sacramento State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 17   .414
Montana State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 16   .407
Portland State 3 – 11   .214 5 – 22   .185
† 2003 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by head coach Joe Cravens and played their home games at the Dee Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–6 overall, with a sterling 14–0 mark in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season championship. They were also champions of the Big Sky Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Wisconsin.[1]

Roster

2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jermaine Boyette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hammond, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 22, 2002*
    		 vs. UC Santa Barbara
    BP Top of The World Classic     		W 91–82  1–0
    		 Carlson Center (4,025)
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Nov 23, 2002*
    		 vs. Ball State
    BP Top of The World Classic     		W 72–67  2–0
    		 Carlson Center (4,043)
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Nov 24, 2002*
    		 at Alaska Fairbanks
    BP Top of The World Classic     		L 65–77  2–1
    		 Carlson Center (4,301)
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Nov 27, 2002
    		 Montana Tech W 94–58  3–1
    (1–1)     		Dee Events Center (2,498)
    Odgen, Utah
    Nov 30, 2002*
    		 Nevada W 73–70  4–1
    		 Dee Events Center (4,418)
    Odgen, Utah
    Dec 6, 2002*
    		 vs. North Texas L 72–76  4–2
    		 Winthrop Coliseum (151)
    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    Dec 7, 2002*
    		 vs. Morris Brown W 65–56  5–2
    		 Winthrop Coliseum (62)
    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    Dec 14, 2002*
    		 UW–Green Bay W 78–72  6–2
    		 Dee Events Center (4,103)
    Odgen, Utah
    Dec 17, 2002*
    		 at Portland W 78–71  7–2
    		 Chiles Center (619)
    Portland, Oregon
    Dec 21, 2002*
    		 at Utah State L 64–66  7–3
    		 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,546)
    Logan, Utah
    Dec 23, 2002*
    		 at Boise State W 66–65  8–3
    		 BSU Pavilion (3,457)
    Boise, Idaho
    Dec 29, 2002*
    		 vs. Maine
    Dr. Pepper Classic     		W 69–66  9–3
    		 McKenzie Arena (3,500)
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 30, 2002*
    		 at Chattanooga
    Dr. Pepper Classic     		L 63–75  9–4
    		 McKenzie Arena (3,969)
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Jan 3, 2003*
    		 at Utah L 58–72  9–5
    		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,461)
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Jan 8, 2003*
    		 BYU W 75–69  10–5
    		 Dee Events Center (10,820)
    Odgen, Utah
    Jan 16, 2003
    		 Montana State W 78–70  11–5
    (1–0)     		Dee Events Center (4,797)
    Ogden, Utah
    Jan 18, 2003
    		 Montana W 97–73  12–5
    (2–0)     		Dee Events Center (5,248)
    Ogden, Utah
    Jan 23, 2003
    		 at Northern Arizona W 64–61  13–5
    (3–0)     		Walkup Skydome (2,569)
    Flagstaff, Arizona
    Jan 25, 2003
    		 at Sacramento State W 65–53  14–5
    (4–0)     		Hornets Nest (1,208)
    Sacramento, California
    Jan 30, 2003
    		 Portland State W 77–64  15–5
    (5–0)     		Dee Events Center (4,313)
    Ogden, Utah
    Feb 1, 2003
    		 Eastern Washington W 74–61  16–5
    (6–0)     		Dee Events Center (9,621)
    Ogden, Utah
    Feb 5, 2003
    		 at Idaho State W 82–76  17–5
    (7–0)     		Holt Arena (3,228)
    Pocatello, Idaho
    Feb 8, 2003
    		 Idaho State W 87–70  18–5
    (8–0)     		Dee Events Center (6,795)
    Odgen, Utah
    Feb 13, 2003
    		 at Montana W 75–72  19–5
    (9–0)     		Dahlberg Arena (3,734)
    Missoula, Montana
    Feb 15, 2003
    		 at Montana State W 70–58  20–5
    (10–0)     		Worthington Arena (4,510)
    Havre, Montana
    Feb 20, 2003
    		 Sacramento State W 88–65  21–5
    (11–0)     		Dee Events Center (5,279)
    Odgen, Utah
    Feb 22, 2003
    		 Northern Arizona W 79–64  22–5
    (12–0)     		Dee Events Center (10,210)
    Odgen, Utah
    Feb 27, 2003
    		 at Eastern Washington W 67–64  23–5
    (13–0)     		Reese Court (4,131)
    Cheney, Washington
    Mar 1, 2003
    		 at Portland State W 83–73  24–5
    (14–0)     		Peter W. Stott Center (756)
    Portland, Oregon
    Big Sky tournament
    Mar 11, 2003*
    		 Sacramento State
    Semifinals     		W 82–60  25–5
    		 Dee Events Center (8,114)
    Ogden, Utah
    Mar 12, 2003*
    		 Eastern Washington
    Championship game     		W 60–57  26–5
    		 Dee Events Center (10,121)
    Ogden, Utah
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 20, 2003*
    		 (12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 21 Wisconsin
    First round     		L 74–81  26–6
    		 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
    Spokane, Washington
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Mountain time.

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    References

    1. ^ "Wisconsin proves it's not strictly about defense". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
    2. ^ "2002–03 Weber State Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
    3. ^ "2002-2003 Weber State Men's Basketball Statistics". Weber State Sports.
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