2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team


The 2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Paul Hewitt and freshman forward Chris Bosh, the Jackets finished the regular season with a 14–13 record, before losing to North Carolina State in the 2003 ACC tournament. Bosh averaged 15.6 points and 9 rebounds per game.[1] After accepting an invitation to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament, the Jackets made their way to the quarterfinals, where they fell to Texas Tech. Following the season, Bosh was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, which also included future teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.[2][3]

2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–15 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
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

Roster

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2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 B. J. Elder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Madison, GA
F 2 Isma'il Muhammad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Atlanta, GA
G 3 Jarrett Jack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fort Washington, MD
F 4 Chris Bosh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dallas, TX
F David Ewing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Stone Mountain, GA
G 5 Mario West 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Douglasville, GA
F 10 Jim Nyström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Stockholm, Sweden
C 12 Luke Schenscher 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Canberra, Australia
G 24 Marvin Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Germantown, MD
F 32 Ed Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 34 Robert Brooks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Saginaw, MI
F 42 Clarence Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Norco, LA
F 44 Theodis Tarver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Monroe, LA
G 51 David Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Syracuse, NY
G 55 Anthony McHenry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Birmingham, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2002*
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 113–75  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 27, 2002*
No. 17 Georgia W 83–77  2–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 8, 2003
Clemson W 66–56  14–13
(7–9)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
ACC tournament
Mar 14, 2003*
at NC State
Quarterfinals
L 65–71  14–14
Greensboro Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 19, 2003*
Ohio State
First round
W 72–58  15–14
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 24, 2003*
at Iowa
Second round
W 79–78  16–14
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 26, 2003*
at Texas Tech
Quarterfinals
L 72–80  16–15
United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Players in the 2003 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 4 Chris Bosh Toronto Raptors

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References

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  1. ^ "2002-03 Final Statistics". July 17, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ "NBA draft history: 2003 Draft | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "2002-03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "2003 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.