# 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–7.

## Offseason

On April 2, 2002, Krzyzewski announced that Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Chris Duhon would be captains for this season.
However, Dunleavy Jr. would declare for the NBA draft and forego his senior season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 23, 2002* | No. 6 | Army | W 101–53 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| November 25, 2002* | No. 6 | Davidson | W 95–80 | 2–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| November 30, 2002* , CBS | No. 6 | vs. No. 14 UCLA Wooden Tradition | W 84–73 | 3–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 3, 2002* | No. 4 | vs. Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 91–76 | 4–0 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| December 7, 2002* , CBS | No. 4 | Michigan | W 81–59 | 5–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| December 17, 2002* | No. 3 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 91–57 | 6–0 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| December 29, 2002* | No. 3 | Dayton | W 85–74 | 7–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 2, 2003* | No. 3 | Fairfield | W 86–58 | 8–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 5, 2003 | No. 3 | at Clemson | W 89–71 | 9–0 (1–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 8, 2003* | No. 1 | Georgetown | W 93–86 | 10–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 12, 2003 | No. 1 | No. 17 Wake Forest | W 74–55 | 11–0 (2–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 15, 2003 | No. 1 | Virginia | W 104–93 | 12–0 (3–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 18, 2003 | No. 1 | at Maryland Rivalry | L 72–87 | 12–1 (3–1) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 22, 2003 | No. 3 | at NC State | L 71–80 | 12–2 (3–2) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| January 25, 2003 | No. 3 | Georgia Tech | W 91–71 | 13–2 (4–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 30, 2003* | No. 5 | Butler | W 80–60 | 14–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 2, 2003 | No. 5 | at Florida State | L 70–75 | 14–3 (4–3) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| February 5, 2003 | No. 9 | North Carolina Rivalry | W 83–74 | 15–3 (5–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 9, 2003 | No. 9 | Clemson | W 65–55 | 16–3 (6–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadiun Durham, North Carolina |
| February 13, 2003 | No. 8 | at Wake Forest | L 80–94 $^{2OT}$ | 16–4 (6–4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 15, 2003 | No. 8 | at Virginia | W 78–59 | 17–4 (7–4) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| February 19, 2003 | No. 8 | Maryland | W 75–70 | 18–4 (8–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 22, 2003 , CBS | No. 8 | NC State | W 79–68 | 19–4 (9–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 26, 2003 | No. 6 | at Georgia Tech | W 77–58 | 20–4 (10–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| March 2, 2003* , CBS | No. 6 | at St. John's | L 71–72 | 20–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| March 6, 2003 | No. 10 | Florida State | W 72–56 | 21–5 (11–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| March 9, 2003 , CBS | No. 10 | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 79–82 | 21–6 (11–5) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2003 | (3) No. 12 | vs. (6) Virginia Quarterfinals | W 83–76 | 22–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 15, 2003 | (3) No. 12 | vs. (7) North Carolina Semifinals | W 75–63 | 23–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 16, 2003 , ESPN | (3) No. 12 | vs. (4) NC State Championship | W 84–77 | 24–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2003* , CBS | (3 W) No. 7 | vs. (14 W) Colorado State First Round | W 67–57 | 25–6 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| March 22, 2003* , CBS | (3 W) No. 7 | vs. (11 W) Central Michigan Second Round | W 86–60 | 26–6 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| March 27, 2003* , CBS | (3 W) No. 7 | vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas Sweet Sixteen | L 65–69 | 26–7 | Honda Center Anaheim, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||