2002–03 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2002–03 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
2002–03 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pac-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	23-10 (10-8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ernie Kent;
Assistant coaches	Mark Hudson; Kenny Payne;
Home arena	McArthur Court

2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Arizona	17	–	1	.944	28	–	4	.875
No. 20 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
California	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
†	10	–	8	.556	23	–	10	.697
Oregon State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	15	.464
USC	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
UCLA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
Washington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Washington State	2	–	16	.111	7	–	20	.259

† 2003 Pac-10 tournament winner As of July 10, 2011^[1] Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]

The 2002–03 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team competed in the Pac-10 Conference, achieving a record of 10–8 within the conference, and a record of 23–10 overall. The team was coached by Ernie Kent.

The Ducks were champions of the 2003 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament, beating USC in the final, 74–66. Oregon entered the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a #8 seed in the Midwest Region. The team lost in the first round of the tournament, being upset by #9 Utah, 58–60.

Roster

2002–03 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	13	Luke Ridnour	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Blaine, Washington
G	33	Luke Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Creswell, Oregon

Head coach

Ernie Kent (Oregon)

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
Dec 17, 2002*	No. 5	vs. Cincinnati	L 52–77	6–1	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. Arizona State Quarterfinals	W 83–82	21–9	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
Mar 14, 2003*		vs. UCLA Semifinals	W 75–74	22–9	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
Mar 15, 2003*		vs. USC Championship game	W 74–66	23–9	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) Utah First Round	L 58–60	23–10	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Luke Ridnour	Seattle SuperSonics

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References

^ "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "2003 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[1] "Pacific 10 conference 2002–03 standings". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[2] "2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[3] "2003 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Venues	McArthur Court (1927–2011) Matthew Knight Arena (2011–present)
Rivalries	Oregon State (series)
Culture & lore	Kamikaze Kids The Oregon Duck "Mighty Oregon" Oregon Basketball Band Green Garter Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics