# 2002–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Davis, who was in his third season. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Indiana finished the season with an overall record of 21–13 and a conference record of 8–8, good for 6th place in the Big Ten Conference. After beating Penn State in the opening round and Michigan in the quarterfinals, the Hoosiers fell to Illinois (72–73) in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament. The Hoosiers then defeated Alabama in the first round of the NCAA tournament before losing to the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second round, thus ending the 2002–03 season.

## 2002–03 Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | A.J. Moye | G/F | 6–3 | Jr. | Atlanta |
| 3 | Tom Coverdale | G | 6–2 | Sr. | Noblesville, Indiana |
| 4 | Bracey Wright | G | 6–3 | Fr. | The Colony, Texas |
| 5 | George Leach | C | 6–11 | Jr. | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 10 | Roderick Wilmont | G | 6–4 | RS Fr. | Miramar, Florida |
| 11 | Joe Haarman | F | 6–7 | Fr. | Cincinnati |
| 12 | Donald Perry | G | 6–2 | So. | Tallulah, Louisiana |
| 21 | Mark Johnson | G | 6–2 | So. | Oregon, Wisconsin |
| 22 | Marshall Strickland | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Mount Airy, Maryland |
| 23 | Sean Kline | F | 6–8 | Fr. | Huntington, Indiana |
| 31 | Daryl Pegram | F | 6–9 | Fr. | Los Angeles |
| 32 | Kyle Hornsby | G/F | 6–5 | Sr. | Anacoco, Louisiana |
| 33 | Mike Roberts | F | 6–9 | So. | Eugene, Oregon |
| 34 | Ryan Tapak | G | 6–2 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 40 | Jason Stewart | F | 6–8 | Jr. | Edwardsport, Indiana |
| 50 | Jeff Newton | F | 6–9 | Sr. | Atlanta |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/25/2002* | No. 19 | vs. Massachusetts Maui Invitational Quarterfinals | W 84–71 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| 11/26/2002* | No. 19 | vs. No. 20 Gonzaga Maui Invitational Semifinals | W 76–75 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| 11/27/2002* | No. 19 | vs. Virginia Maui Invitational Championship | W 70–63 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| 12/1/2002* | No. 19 | North Texas | W 84–58 | 4–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/3/2002* | No. 10 | vs. No. 9 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 80–74 | 5–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 12/7/2002* | No. 10 | UIC | W 91–62 | 6–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/9/2002* | No. 7 | Vanderbilt | W 73–56 | 7–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/14/2002* | No. 7 | vs. Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup/Duel in the Dome | W 66–63 | 8–0 | RCA Dome Indianapolis |
| 12/21/2002* CBS | No. 6 | vs. No. 16 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 64–70 | 8–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| 12/28/2002* | No. 10 | at Temple | L 64–71 | 8–2 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia |
| 12/31/2002* | No. 17 | at Ball State | W 76–62 | 9–2 | John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| 1/4/2003* | No. 16 | Charlotte | W 70–60 | 10–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/8/2003 | No. 15 | Penn State | W 78–65 | 11–2 (1–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/11/2003 | No. 15 | at Ohio State | L 69–81 | 11–3 (1–1) | Value City Arena Columbus,OH |
| 1/15/2003 | No. 18 | Northwestern | W 71–57 | 12–3 (2–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/18/2003 CBS | No. 18 | No. 8 Illinois Rivalry | W 74–66 | 13–3 (3–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/21/2003 | No. 14 | Ohio State | W 69–51 | 14–3 (4–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/25/2003 | No. 14 | at Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 47–69 | 14–4 (4–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/28/2003 | No. 19 | at Michigan State | L 54–61 | 14–5 (4–3) | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2/1/2003* CBS | No. 19 | at No. 8 Louisville | L 76–95 | 14–6 (4–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2/5/2003 | | at Northwestern | L 61–74 | 14–7 (4–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/8/2003 | | Michigan State | L 62–67 | 14–8 (4–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/12/2003 | | Michigan | W 63–49 | 15–8 (5–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/15/2003 CBS | | at Wisconsin | L 59–71 | 15–9 (5–6) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/19/2003 | | Iowa | W 79–63 | 16–9 (6–6) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2/25/2003 | | at No. 18 Illinois Rivalry | L 54–80 | 16–10 (6–7) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 3/1/2003 | | Iowa | W 91–88 | 17–10 (7–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/4/2003 | | Minnesota | W 74–70 | 18–10 (8–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/8/2003 | | at Penn State | L 66–74 | 18–11 (8–8) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/13/2003 | | vs. Penn State Opening Round | W 77–49 | 19–11 | United Center Chicago |
| 3/14/2003 | | vs. Michigan Quarterfinals | W 63–56 | 20–11 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 3/15/2003 CBS | | vs. No. 13 Illinois Semifinals | L 72–73 | 20–12 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/21/2003* CBS | No. (7) | vs. No. (10) Alabama First Round | W 67–62 | 21–12 | TD Garden Boston, MA |
| 3/23/2003* CBS | No. (7) | vs. No. 4 (2) Pittsburgh Second Round | L 52–74 | 21–13 | TD Garden Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||