# 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his second season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin finished 24-8, 12-4 in Big Ten play to finish as outright regular season champions for the first time since 1947.
In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago, top-seeded Wisconsin was upset by Ohio State. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the fifth seed in the Midwest Region, where they won twice in Spokane, then lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky by six points in the Sweet Sixteen at Minneapolis.

## Roster

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/15/2002* 8:00 pm | | Eastern Washington NABC Classic | W 81–55 | 1–0 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 11/16/2002* 8:00 pm | | Northern Illinois NABC Classic | W 84–56 | 2–0 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 11/23/2002* 7:00 pm | | Milwaukee | W 83–72 | 3–0 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 11/30/2002* 1:05 pm | No. 25 | at UW–Green Bay | W 69–52 | 4–0 | Resch Center Green Bay, WI |
| 12/04/2002* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 80–90 | 4–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/07/2002* 11:00 am, FSN | No. 23 | UNLV | W 91–74 | 5–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/11/2002* 7:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 85–36 | 6–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/14/2002* 7:30 pm, FSN | | at No. 16 Marquette | L 54–63 | 6–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/21/2002* 12:00 pm, FSN | | Texas Southern | W 81–58 | 7–2 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/23/2002* 7:00 pm | | Ohio | W 75–51 | 8–2 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/02/2003* 6:00 pm | | at Temple | W 80–67 | 9–2 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 1/04/2003* 12:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 73–45 | 10–2 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/08/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Michigan | L 65-66 | 10–3 (0–1) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/11/2003 3:37 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 10 Illinois | L 63–69 | 10–4 (0–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/15/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Minnesota | W 66–50 | 11–4 (1–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/18/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Ohio State | W 53–52 | 12–4 (2–2) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/22/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Iowa | W 74–61 | 13–4 (3–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/29/2003 7:00 pm, FSN | | Northwestern | W 69–50 | 14–4 (4–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/01/2003 3:37 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn State | W 86–55 | 15–4 (5–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/05/2003 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 24 Purdue | L 60–78 | 15–5 (5–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/08/2003 1:00 pm, ESPN | | at Northwestern | W 74–59 | 16–5 (6–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/11/2003 6:00 pm, ESPN | | Michigan State | W 64–53 | 17–5 (7–3) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/15/2003 12:00 pm, CBS | | Indiana | W 71–59 | 18–5 (8–3) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/19/2003 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Penn State | L 57–58 | 18–6 (8–4) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| 2/22/2003 3:00 pm, ESPN | | at Iowa | W 61–53 | 19–6 (9–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/26/2003 8:00 pm, ESPN | | Michigan | W 73–42 | 20–6 (10–4) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 3/02/2003 1:00 pm, CBS | | at Minnesota | W 69–61 | 21–6 (11–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 3/05/2003 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 24 | No. 14 Illinois | W 60–59 | 22–6 (12–4) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/14/2003 11:00 am, ESPN | (1) No. 18 | vs. (8) Ohio State Big Ten tournament – quarterfinals | L 50–58 | 22–7 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/20/2003* 6:25 pm, CBS | (5 MW) No. 21 | vs. (12) Weber State First Round | W 81–74 | 23–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA |
| 3/22/2003* 4:53 pm, CBS | (5 MW) No. 21 | vs. (13 MW) Tulsa Second Round | W 61–60 | 24–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA |
| 3/27/2003* 6:10 pm, CBS | (5 MW) No. 21 | vs. (1 MW) Kentucky Sweet Sixteen | L 57–63 | 24–8 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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