2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–7.[2]

2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7
Record26–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohnny Dawkins
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Wake Forest 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
No. 17 Maryland 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
No. 7 Duke 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
NC State 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Virginia 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
North Carolina 6 10   .375 19 16   .543
Clemson 5 11   .313 15 13   .536
Florida State 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
2003 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason edit

On April 2, 2002, Krzyzewski announced that Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Chris Duhon would be captains for this season.[3]

However, Dunleavy Jr. would declare for the NBA draft and forego his senior season.

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 23, 2002*
No. 6 Army W 101–53  1–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
November 25, 2002*
No. 6 Davidson W 95–80  2–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
November 30, 2002*
, CBS
No. 6 vs. No. 14 UCLA
Wooden Tradition
W 84–73  3–0
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
December 3, 2002*
No. 4 vs. Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 91–76  4–0
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
December 7, 2002*
, CBS
No. 4 Michigan W 81–59  5–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
December 17, 2002*
No. 3 vs. North Carolina A&T W 91–57  6–0
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
December 29, 2002*
No. 3 Dayton W 85–74  7–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 2, 2003*
No. 3 Fairfield W 86–58  8–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 5, 2003
No. 3 at Clemson W 89–71  9–0
(1–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 8, 2003*
No. 1 Georgetown W 93–86  10–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 12, 2003
No. 1 No. 17 Wake Forest W 74–55  11–0
(2–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 15, 2003
No. 1 Virginia W 104–93  12–0
(3–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 18, 2003
No. 1 at Maryland
Rivalry
L 72–87  12–1
(3–1)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 22, 2003
No. 3 at NC State L 71–80  12–2
(3–2)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
January 25, 2003
No. 3 Georgia Tech W 91–71  13–2
(4–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 30, 2003*
No. 5 Butler W 80–60  14–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 2, 2003
No. 5 at Florida State L 70–75  14–3
(4–3)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 5, 2003
No. 9 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 83–74  15–3
(5–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 9, 2003
No. 9 Clemson W 65–55  16–3
(6–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadiun 
Durham, North Carolina
February 13, 2003
No. 8 at Wake Forest L 80–94 2OT 16–4
(6–4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 15, 2003
No. 8 at Virginia W 78–59  17–4
(7–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 19, 2003
No. 8 Maryland W 75–70  18–4
(8–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 22, 2003
, CBS
No. 8 NC State W 79–68  19–4
(9–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 26, 2003
No. 6 at Georgia Tech W 77–58  20–4
(10–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
March 2, 2003*
, CBS
No. 6 at St. John's L 71–72  20–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
March 6, 2003
No. 10 Florida State W 72–56  21–5
(11–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
March 9, 2003
, CBS
No. 10 at North Carolina
Rivalry
L 79–82  21–6
(11–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 14, 2003
(3) No. 12 vs. (6) Virginia
Quarterfinals
W 83–76  22–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 15, 2003
(3) No. 12 vs. (7) North Carolina
Semifinals
W 75–63  23–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 16, 2003
, ESPN
(3) No. 12 vs. (4) NC State
Championship
W 84–77  24–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2003*
, CBS
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (14 W) Colorado State
First Round
W 67–57  25–6
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 22, 2003*
, CBS
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (11 W) Central Michigan
Second Round
W 86–60  26–6
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 27, 2003*
, CBS
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas
Sweet Sixteen
L 65–69  26–7
Honda Center 
Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References edit

  1. ^ "2002-03 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dunleavy, Duhon Named Captains for 2002-03". goduke.com. Duke University. Retrieved February 16, 2014.