# 2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by head coach Joe Cravens and played their home games at the Dee Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–6 overall, with a sterling 14–0 mark in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season championship. They were also champions of the Big Sky Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Wisconsin.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 2002* | | vs. UC Santa Barbara BP Top of The World Classic | W 91–82 | 1–0 | Carlson Center (4,025) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 23, 2002* | | vs. Ball State BP Top of The World Classic | W 72–67 | 2–0 | Carlson Center (4,043) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 24, 2002* | | at Alaska Fairbanks BP Top of The World Classic | L 65–77 | 2–1 | Carlson Center (4,301) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 27, 2002 | | Montana Tech | W 94–58 | 3–1 (1–1) | Dee Events Center (2,498) Odgen, Utah |
| Nov 30, 2002* | | Nevada | W 73–70 | 4–1 | Dee Events Center (4,418) Odgen, Utah |
| Dec 6, 2002* | | vs. North Texas | L 72–76 | 4–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (151) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 7, 2002* | | vs. Morris Brown | W 65–56 | 5–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (62) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 14, 2002* | | UW–Green Bay | W 78–72 | 6–2 | Dee Events Center (4,103) Odgen, Utah |
| Dec 17, 2002* | | at Portland | W 78–71 | 7–2 | Chiles Center (619) Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 21, 2002* | | at Utah State | L 64–66 | 7–3 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,546) Logan, Utah |
| Dec 23, 2002* | | at Boise State | W 66–65 | 8–3 | BSU Pavilion (3,457) Boise, Idaho |
| Dec 29, 2002* | | vs. Maine Dr. Pepper Classic | W 69–66 | 9–3 | McKenzie Arena (3,500) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 2002* | | at Chattanooga Dr. Pepper Classic | L 63–75 | 9–4 | McKenzie Arena (3,969) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 3, 2003* | | at Utah | L 58–72 | 9–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,461) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 8, 2003* | | BYU | W 75–69 | 10–5 | Dee Events Center (10,820) Odgen, Utah |
| Jan 16, 2003 | | Montana State | W 78–70 | 11–5 (1–0) | Dee Events Center (4,797) Ogden, Utah |
| Jan 18, 2003 | | Montana | W 97–73 | 12–5 (2–0) | Dee Events Center (5,248) Ogden, Utah |
| Jan 23, 2003 | | at Northern Arizona | W 64–61 | 13–5 (3–0) | Walkup Skydome (2,569) Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Jan 25, 2003 | | at Sacramento State | W 65–53 | 14–5 (4–0) | Hornets Nest (1,208) Sacramento, California |
| Jan 30, 2003 | | Portland State | W 77–64 | 15–5 (5–0) | Dee Events Center (4,313) Ogden, Utah |
| Feb 1, 2003 | | Eastern Washington | W 74–61 | 16–5 (6–0) | Dee Events Center (9,621) Ogden, Utah |
| Feb 5, 2003 | | at Idaho State | W 82–76 | 17–5 (7–0) | Holt Arena (3,228) Pocatello, Idaho |
| Feb 8, 2003 | | Idaho State | W 87–70 | 18–5 (8–0) | Dee Events Center (6,795) Odgen, Utah |
| Feb 13, 2003 | | at Montana | W 75–72 | 19–5 (9–0) | Dahlberg Arena (3,734) Missoula, Montana |
| Feb 15, 2003 | | at Montana State | W 70–58 | 20–5 (10–0) | Worthington Arena (4,510) Havre, Montana |
| Feb 20, 2003 | | Sacramento State | W 88–65 | 21–5 (11–0) | Dee Events Center (5,279) Odgen, Utah |
| Feb 22, 2003 | | Northern Arizona | W 79–64 | 22–5 (12–0) | Dee Events Center (10,210) Odgen, Utah |
| Feb 27, 2003 | | at Eastern Washington | W 67–64 | 23–5 (13–0) | Reese Court (4,131) Cheney, Washington |
| Mar 1, 2003 | | at Portland State | W 83–73 | 24–5 (14–0) | Peter W. Stott Center (756) Portland, Oregon |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2003* | | Sacramento State Semifinals | W 82–60 | 25–5 | Dee Events Center (8,114) Ogden, Utah |
| Mar 12, 2003* | | Eastern Washington Championship game | W 60–57 | 26–5 | Dee Events Center (10,121) Ogden, Utah |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2003* | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 21 Wisconsin First round | L 74–81 | 26–6 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Mountain time. ||||||