# 2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 17–12, with a conference record of 7–9. They competed in the first round of the 2002 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost at home in the first round to South Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition game ||||||
| Nov. 10 3:00 pm | | Big Apple Basketball | W 84–60 | | University Hall (1,712) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 17 3:00 pm | | One World All-Stars | W 73–57 | | University Hall (2,145) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 22* 7:30 pm | | LIU | W 90–86 | 1–0 | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 25* 2:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational | W 86–72 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| Nov. 26* 2:00 pm | | vs. No. 15 Kentucky Maui Invitational | W 75–61 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| Nov. 27* 9:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 19 Indiana Maui Invitational | L 63-70 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| Dec. 4* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | at No. 21 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 75-82 | 3–2 | Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, Michigan |
| Dec. 17* 7:30 pm | | East Tennessee State | W 84–76 | 4–2 | University Hall (7,673) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 19* 7:30 pm | | Gardner–Webb | W 72–65 | 5–2 | University Hall (6,522) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 21* 8:00 pm | | at Rutgers | W 61–57 | 6–2 | The RAC (8,251) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Dec. 28* 2:00 pm, CBS | | Georgetown | W 79–75 | 7–2 | University Hall (7,782) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 30* 7:30 pm | | Liberty | W 77–58 | 8–2 | University Hall (6,516) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 2* 7:30 pm, CSN/Sunshine | | Wofford | W 87–65 | 9–2 | University Hall (7,516) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 5 5:30 pm, FSN | | at NC State | L 63-75 | 9–3 (0–1) | RBC Center (14,718) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan. 11 Noon, ESPN | | North Carolina | W 79–72 | 10–3 (1–1) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 15 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 1 Duke | L 93-104 | 10–4 (1–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan. 18 3:00 pm, Raycom | | at Clemson | L 77–78 | 10–5 (1–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan. 21* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at Virginia Tech | L 55-73 | 10–6 (1–3) | Cassell Coliseum (8,152) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan. 23 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 17 Wake Forest | W 75–65 | 11–6 (2–3) | University Hall (7,642) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 29 7:00 pm | | Florida State | W 85–72 | 12–6 (3–3) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 1 4:05 pm, Raycom | | at Georgia Tech | L 60–80 | 12–7 (3–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,850) Atlanta |
| Feb. 6 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 8 Maryland | W 86–78 | 13–7 (4–4) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| Feb. 9 4:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN | | NC State | W 61–58 | 14–7 (5–4) | University Hall (8,120) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 12 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at North Carolina | L 67-81 | 14–8 (5–5) | Dean Smith Center (20,445) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb. 15 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 8 Duke | L 59-78 | 14–9 (5–6) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 18 8:00 pm, Raycom | | Clemson | L 64-73 | 14–10 (5–7) | University Hall (7,423) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 23 6:30 pm, FSN | | at No. 10 Wake Forest | L 71-75 | 14–11 (5–8) | LJVM Coliseum (13,682) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb. 26* 7:00 pm | | at Ohio | L 72–78 | 14–12 (5–8) | Convocation Center (7,281) Athens, Ohio |
| Mar. 1 Noon, RSN | | at Florida State | L 59-73 | 14–13 (5–9) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (5,667) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Mar. 5 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Georgia Tech | L 73-90 | 14–14 (5–10) | University Hall (7,086) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 9 8:00 pm, FSN | | No. 13 Maryland | W 80–78 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (6–10) | University Hall (7,301) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 14 9:45 pm, Raycom/ESPN2 | | No. 12 Duke ACC Tournament Quarterfinal | L 76-83 | 15–15 | Georgia Dome (23,745) Atlanta |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 19* 7:30 pm | | Brown NIT First Round | W 89–73 | 16–15 | University Hall (4,842) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 24* 7:30 pm | | St. John's NIT Second Round | L 63–73 | 16–16 | Alumni Hall (3,435) Jamaica, New York |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||