2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 17–14 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play.

2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–14 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPChauncey Leslie
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
No. 11 Illinois 11 5   .688 25 7   .781
Purdue 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Michigan State 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Michigan 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Indiana 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Minnesota 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
Iowa 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Ohio State 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Northwestern 3 13   .188 12 17   .414
Penn State 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
2003 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Chauncey Leslie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Rochester, New York
G 2 Jeff Horner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Mason City, Iowa
G 3 Pierre Pierce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Westmont, Illinois
F 4 Glen Worley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Coralville, Iowa
C 5 Jared Reiner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr Tripp, South Dakota
G 11 Brody Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Dugger, Indiana
F 13 Justin Wieck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr North Liberty, Iowa
C 34 Erek Hansen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Bedford, Texas
F 44 Greg Brunner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Charles City, Iowa
C 53 Sean Sonderleiter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Des Moines, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/24/2002*
Florida Atlantic W 79–52  1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/26/2002*
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 50–49[1]  2–0
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
12/13/2002*
Iowa State
Rivalry
L 69–73[2]  6–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/15/2003
No. 8 Illinois W 68–61  11–3
(3–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/8/2003
Northwestern W 77–61  15–12
(7–9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/13/2003
vs. Ohio State L 64–66  15–13
United Center 
Chicago, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/17/2003*
Valparaiso
First Round
W 62–60  16–13
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/21/2003*
at Iowa State
Second Round (Rivalry)
W 54–53  17–13
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
3/24/2003*
Georgia Tech
Third Round
L 78–79[3]  17–14
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawkeyes get victory with heart, toughness". Des Moines Register. November 27, 2002. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Iowa falters against Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 16, 2002. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "It's over: Georgia Tech's last-second bullet destroys Iowa's hopes of NIT Title" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 25, 2003. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.