# 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record and were the regular season co-champions. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by seventeenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2002–2003 team.
| Name | Position | Year |
| Rashad Anderson | G | FR |
| Hilton Armstrong | C | FR |
| Denham Brown | F | FR |
| Justin Brown | C | SR |
| Taliek Brown | G | JR |
| Justin Evanovich | G | JR |
| Ben Gordon | G | SO |
| Mike Hayes | F | SR |
| Scott Hazelton | F | SO |
| Emeka Okafor | C | SO |
| Tony Robertson | G | SR |
| Ryan Swaller | F | JR |
| Shamon Tooles | G | JR |
| Marcus White | F | FR |
| Chad Wise | G | SO |
| Mike Woodward | G | SR |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/4/2002* | | Louisiana Futures | W 132–74 | | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| 11/16/2002* | | Harlem Globetrotters | W 80–65 | | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/23/2002* WTXX | No. 14 | Quinnipiac | W 91–72 | 1–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 11/25/2002* | No. 12 | George Washington | W 67–55 | 2–0 | Hartford Civic Center (14,863) Hartford, CT |
| 12/1/2002* WTXX | No. 11 | at Vanderbilt | W 76–70 | 3–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (12,490) Nashville, TN |
| 12/3/2002* | No. 11 | Sacred Heart | W 116–78 | 4–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 12/7/2002* WTXX | No. 11 | Wagner | W 97–85 | 5–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 12/10/2002* WTXX | No. 9 | Massachusetts | W 59–48 | 6–0 | Hartford Civic Center (14,962) Hartford, CT |
| 12/21/2002* WTXX | No. 8 | UNC Asheville | W 117–67 | 7–0 | Hartford Civic Center (14,102) Hartford, CT |
| 12/28/2002* WTXX | No. 6 | Central Connecticut | W 93–65 | 8–0 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 1/2/2003* | No. 5 | St. Bonaventure | W 95–78 | 9–0 | Hartford Civic Center (15,889) Hartford, CT |
| 1/7/2003* ESPN2 | No. 3 | at No. 9 Oklahoma | L 63–73 | 9–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,638) Norman, OK |
| 1/11/2003 WTXX | No. 3 | Miami | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–1 (1–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 1/14/2003 WTXX | No. 6 | Virginia Tech | W 83–65 | 11–1 (2–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 1/18/2003* ESPN | No. 6 | at North Carolina | L 65–68 | 11–2 | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1/20/2003 ESPN | No. 11 | at Miami | L 76–77 | 11–3 (2–1) | BankUnited Center (6,884) Coral Gables, FL |
| 1/25/2003 WTXX | No. 11 | Villanova | W 74–65 | 12–3 (3–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 1/27/2003 ESPN | No. 14 | at St. John's | W 74–68 | 13–3 (4–1) | Madison Square Garden (21,750) New York, NY |
| 2/1/2003 WTXX | No. 18 | Boston College | L 71–95 | 13–4 (4–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,884) Storrs, CT |
| 2/5/2003 WTXX | No. 18 | at Virginia Tech | L 74–95 | 13–5 (4–3) | Cassell Coliseum (4,557) Blacksburg, VA |
| 2/8/2003 ESPN | No. 23 | at Providence | W 84–68 | 14–5 (5–3) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993) Providence, RI |
| 2/10/2003 ESPN | No. 23 | No. 17 Syracuse Rivalry | W 75–61 | 15–5 (6–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 2/15/2003 WTXX | | at Villanova | L 70–79 | 15–6 (6–4) | Wells Fargo Center (16,241) Philadelphia, PA |
| 2/19/2003 WTXX | | Rutgers | W 87–70 | 16–6 (7–4) | Hartford Civic Center (15,499) Hartford, CT |
| 2/22/2003 CBS | | St. John's | W 77–69 | 17–6 (8–4) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 2/24/2003 ESPN | | at No. 9 Notre Dame | W 87–79 | 18–6 (9–4) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN |
| 3/2/2003 CBS | | at No. 8 Pittsburgh | L 67–71 | 18–7 (9–5) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 3/5/2003 WTXX | | Providence | L 70–76 | 18–8 (9–6) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 3/8/2003 ESPN | | at Boston College | W 91–54 | 19–8 (10–6) | Conte Forum (8,606) Boston, MA |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/13/2003 ESPN2 | | vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals | W 83–70 | 20–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| 3/14/2003 ESPN | | vs. No. 11 Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry | W 80–67 | 21–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| 3/15/2003 ESPN | | vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh Championship | L 56–74 | 21–9 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/20/2003* CBS | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (12 S) BYU First Round | W 58–53 | 22–9 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,284) Spokane, WA |
| 3/22/2003* CBS | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (4 S) No. 18 Stanford Second Round | W 85–74 | 23–9 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,271) Spokane, WA |
| 3/28/2003* CBS | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (1 S) No. 5 Texas Sweet Sixteen | L 78–82 | 23–10 | Alamodome (30,009) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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