# 2002–03 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the team played their home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons won the ACC regular season title by two games over Maryland, but would lose in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Wake Forest received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. After a 3-point win over East Tennessee State in the opening round, the Deacons were upset by No. 10 seed Auburn in the second round to end the season with a record of 25–6 (13–3 ACC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 2002* | | Yale | W 73–61 | 1–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 1, 2002* | | Temple | W 83–76 | 2–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 4, 2002* | | at No. 23 Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 90–80 | 3–0 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Dec 15, 2002* | | SMU | W 73–49 | 4–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 18, 2002* | | South Carolina State | W 100–57 | 5–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 21, 2002* | | St. John's | W 84–72 | 6–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 28, 2002* | No. 25 | North Carolina A&T | W 104–64 | 7–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 30, 2002* | No. 23 | Bethune-Cookman | W 96–54 | 8–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 4, 2003* | No. 23 | at Richmond | W 68–62 | 9–0 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 7, 2003* | No. 17 | Elon | W 98–56 | 10–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 2003 | No. 17 | at No. 1 Duke | L 55–74 | 10–1 (0–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 15, 2003 | No. 19 | No. 17 Maryland | W 81–72 | 11–1 (1–1) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 2003 | No. 19 | Georgia Tech | W 73–66 | 12–1 (2–1) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 23, 2003 | No. 17 | at Virginia | L 75–85 | 12–2 (2–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 26, 2003 | No. 17 | Florida State | W 71–60 | 13–2 (3–2) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 28, 2003 | No. 17 | at Clemson | W 81–60 | 14–2 (4–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 2, 2003 | No. 17 | at North Carolina | W 79–75 | 15–2 (5–2) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 2003 | No. 14 | NC State | W 73–58 | 16–2 (6–2) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 9, 2003* | No. 14 | at No. 15 Marquette | L 61–68 | 16–3 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 13, 2003 | No. 14 | No. 8 Duke | W 94–80 $^{2OT}$ | 17–3 (7–2) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 2003 | No. 10 | at No. 13 Maryland | L 67–90 | 17–4 (7–3) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 20, 2003 | No. 10 | at Georgia Tech | W 75–67 | 18–4 (8–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 23, 2003 | No. 10 | Virginia | W 75–71 | 19–4 (9–3) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 26, 2003 | No. 12 | at Florida State | W 60–56 | 20–4 (10–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Mar 1, 2003 | No. 12 | Clemson | W 80–68 | 21–4 (11–3) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Mar 5, 2003 | No. 9 | North Carolina | W 75–60 | 22–4 (12–3) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Mar 8, 2003 | No. 9 | at NC State | W 78–72 | 23–4 (13–3) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2003* | No. 9 | Florida State Quarterfinals | W 69–61 | 24–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 15, 2003* | No. 9 | vs. NC State Semifinals | L 83–87 | 24–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2003* | (2 E) No. 8 | vs. (15 E) East Tennessee State First Round | W 76–73 | 25–5 | St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Mar 23, 2003* | (2 E) No. 8 | vs. (10 E) Auburn Second Round | L 62–68 | 25–6 | St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||