# 2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2002–2003 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA basketball tournament.
2002–03 was the inaugural season of basketball at the Comcast Center. The team was coached by Gary Williams.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 24 | No. 12 | Miami (OH) | W 64–49 | 1–0 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| November 27 | No. 11 | The Citadel | W 97–49 | 2–0 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| November 30 | No. 11 | Duquesne | W 89–39 | 3–0 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| December 3 | No. 9 | vs. No. 10 Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 74–80 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| December 7 | No. 9 | vs. Notre Dame BB&T Classic | L 67–79 | 3–2 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| December 8 | No. 9 | vs. George Washington BB&T Classic | W 93–82 | 4–2 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| December 14 | No. 18 | No. 14 Florida | L 64–69 | 4–3 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| December 23 | No. 23 | UMBC | W 101–60 | 5–3 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| December 29 | No. 23 | Georgia Tech | W 84–77 | 6–3 (1–0) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 4 | No. 22 | Wagner | W 79–57 | 7–3 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 8 | No. 21 | Hampton | W 108–58 | 8–3 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 11 | No. 21 | Florida State | W 89–62 | 9–3 (2–0) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 15 | No. 17 | at No. 19 Wake Forest | L 72–81 | 9–4 (2–1) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 18 | No. 17 | No. 1 Duke | W 87–72 | 10–4 (3–1) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 22 | No. 12 | at North Carolina | W 81–66 | 11–4 (4–1) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 25 | No. 12 | at Clemson | W 52–47 | 12–4 (5–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 30 | No. 10 | NC State | W 75–60 | 13–4 (6–1) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 2 | No. 10 | Loyola (MD) | W 85–58 | 14–4 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 6 | No. 8 | Virginia | L 78–86 | 14–5 (6–2) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 9 , CBS | No. 8 | at Georgia Tech | L 84–90 | 14-6 (6–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta |
| February 12 | No. 16 | at Florida State | W 74–72 | 15–6 (7–3) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| February 17 | No. 13 | No. 10 Wake Forest | W 90–67 | 16–6 (8–3) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 19 | No. 13 | at No. 8 Duke | L 70–75 | 16–7 (8–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 22 | No. 13 | North Carolina | W 96–56 | 17–7 (9–4) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 25 | No. 14 | Clemson | W 91–52 | 18–7 (10–4) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| March 2 | No. 14 | at NC State | W 68–65 | 19–7 (11–4) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| March 9 | No. 13 | at Virginia | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (11–5) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 14 | No. 14 | at vs. North Carolina | L 72–84 | 19–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 21 , CBS | No. 17 | vs. UNC Wilmington First Round | W 75–73 | 20–9 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 23 , CBS | No. 17 | vs. No. 12 Xavier Second Round | W 77–64 | 21–9 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 28 , CBS | No. 17 | vs. Michigan State Sweet Sixteen | L 58–60 | 21–10 | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||