# 2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 105th basketball season and the 15th and final season under head coach Roy Williams. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jeff Graves PF | Lees Summit, Missouri | Iowa Western Community College (IA) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 256 lb (116 kg) | Jul 8, 2002 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Moulaye Niang C | El Cajon, California | Christian High School San Diego (CA) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | Oct 15, 2001 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Nick Collison | 4 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Senior | Iowa Falls, Iowa |
| Jeff Graves | 42 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Junior | Lee's Summit, Missouri |
| Jeff Hawkins | 1 | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Freshman | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Kirk Hinrich | 10 | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Keith Langford | 5 | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Sophomore | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Michael Lee | 25 | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Sophomore | Portland, Oregon |
| Aaron Miles | 11 | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Portland, Oregon |
| Christian Moody | 34 | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Bryant Nash | 33 | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Junior | Carrollton, Texas |
| Moulaye Niang | 55 | Forward | 6–10 | 215 | Freshman | El Cajon, California |
| Brett Olson | 3 | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Chanute, Kansas |
| Wayne Simien | 23 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Sophomore | Leavenworth, Kansas |
| Stephen Vinson | 20 | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Lawrence, Kansas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/4/2002* | No. 2 | EA Sports All-Stars | W 111–94 | | Allen Fieldhouse (16,000) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/12/2002* | No. 2 | Washburn | W 101–66 | | Allen Fieldhouse (16,150) Lawrence, KS |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/19/2002* 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 2 | Holy Cross Preseason NIT first round | W 81–57 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/22/2002* 6:00PM, ESPN2 | No. 2 | UNC Greensboro Preseason NIT Second round | W 105–66 | 2–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/27/2002* 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. North Carolina Preseason NIT Semifinals | L 56–67 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden (10,758) New York, NY |
| 11/29/2002* 5:30PM, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 7 Florida Preseason NIT Third-place game | L 73–83 | 2–2 | Madison Square Garden (10,758) New York, NY |
| 12/4/2002* 7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 14 | Central Missouri State | W 97–70 | 3–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/7/2002* 2:30PM, CBS | No. 14 | at No. 7 Oregon | L 78–84 | 3–3 | Rose Garden (20,762) Portland, OR |
| 12/11/2002* 7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 20 | at No. 17 Tulsa | W 89–80 | 4–3 | Donald Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/14/2002* 7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 20 | Emporia State | W 113–61 | 5–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/21/2002* 4:00PM, CBS | No. 19 | UCLA | W 87–70 | 6–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/28/2002* 2:30PM, ABC | No. 19 | at California Pete Newell Challenge | W 80–67 | 7–3 | Oakland Arena (14,170) Oakland, CA |
| 1/2/2003* 7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 18 | UNC Asheville | W 102–50 | 8–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/4/2003* 2:00PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 18 | vs. UMKC Feist Shootout | W 100–46 | 9–3 | Kemper Arena (13,433) Kansas City, MO |
| 1/6/2003 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 14 | at Iowa State | W 83–54 | 10–3 (1–0) | James H. Hilton Coliseum (12,084) Ames, IA |
| 1/11/2003 12:45PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 14 | Nebraska | W 92–59 | 11–3 (2–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/15/2003* 8:00PM, ESPN2 | No. 12 | Wyoming | W 98–70 | 12–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/18/2003 7:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 12 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 81–64 | 13–3 (3–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/22/2003 8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 6 | at Colorado | L 59–60 | 13–4 (3–1) | Coors Events Center (11,076) Boulder, CO |
| 1/25/2003* 12:00PM, CBS | No. 6 | No. 1 Arizona | L 74–91 | 13–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/27/2003 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 12 | No. 3 Texas | W 90–87 | 14–5 (4–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 2/1/2003 1:00PM, ESPN | No. 12 | at Nebraska | W 81–51 | 15–5 (5–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,054) Lincoln, NE |
| 2/3/2003 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 12 | No. 21 Missouri Border War | W 76–70 | 16–5 (6–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 2/8/2003 12:45PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 12 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 82–64 | 17–5 (7–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (13,340) Manhattan, KS |
| 2/11/2003 8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 9 | at Baylor | W 79–58 | 18–5 (8–1) | Ferrell Center (8,758) Waco, TX |
| 2/16/2003 12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 9 | Iowa State | W 70–51 | 19–5 (9–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 2/19/2003 6:30PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 6 | Colorado | W 94–87 | 20–5 (10–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 2/23/2003 3:00PM, CBS | No. 6 | at No. 5 Oklahoma | L 70–77 | 20–6 (10–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,543) Norman, OK |
| 2/26/2003 6:30PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 7 | Texas A&M | W 85–45 | 21–6 (11–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 3/1/2003 12:00PM, ABC | No. 7 | No. 16 Oklahoma State | W 79–61 | 22–6 (12–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 3/3/2003 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 6 | at Texas Tech | W 65–56 | 23–6 (13–2) | United Spirit Arena (12,821) Lubbock, TX |
| 3/9/2003 1:00PM, CBS | No. 6 | at Missouri Border War | W 79–74 | 24–6 (14–2) | Hearnes Center (13,611) Columbia, MO |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| 3/14/2003 12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | (1) No. 4 | vs. (9) Iowa State quarterfinals | W 89–74 | 25–6 | American Airlines Center (16,200) Dallas, TX |
| 3/15/2003 1:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | (1) No. 4 | vs. (4) Missouri semifinals | L 63–68 | 25–7 | American Airlines Center (19,100) Dallas, TX |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/20/2003* 8:30PM, CBS | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (15 W) Utah State First round | W 64–61 | 26–7 | Ford Center (18,462) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 3/22/2003* 6:50PM, CBS | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (10 W) Arizona State Second round | W 108–76 | 27–7 | Ford Center (18,462) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 3/27/2003* 8:50PM, CBS | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (3 W) No. 7 Duke Sweet Sixteen | W 69–65 | 28–7 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,607) Anaheim, CA |
| 3/29/2003* 6:05PM, CBS | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Arizona Elite Eight | W 78–75 | 29–7 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,439) Anaheim, CA |
| 4/5/2003* 5:07PM, CBS | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Marquette Final Four | W 94–61 | 30–7 | Louisiana Superdome (54,432) New Orleans, LA |
| 4/7/2003* 8:18PM, CBS | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (3 E) No. 13 Syracuse National Championship game | L 78–81 | 30–8 | Louisiana Superdome (54,524) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 |
| AP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Coaches | 2 | *NP | 2 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
*There was no coaches poll in week 1.