2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team


The 2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Mike Brey, the Irish finished with a record of 24–10 and battled their way to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 22
Record24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Boston College 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
No. 23 Connecticut 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Providence 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Villanova 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
St. John's 7 9   .438 21 13   .618
Miami 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Virginia Tech* 4 12   .250 11 18   .379
West
No. 13 Syracuse 13 3   .813 30 5   .857
No. 4 Pittsburgh 13 3   .813 28 5   .848
Seton Hall 10 6   .625 17 13   .567
No. 22 Notre Dame 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Georgetown 6 10   .375 19 15   .559
West Virginia 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Rutgers* 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
2003 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2003[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2003 Big East tournament

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
11/17/2002*
Belmont W 76–48  1–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
11/18/2002*
IUPUI W 89–45  2–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
11/22/2002*
Bucknell W 73–42  3–0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
11/25/2002*
vs. Furman
Guardians Classic Semifinals
W 75–50  4–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
11/26/2002*
vs. Creighton
Guardians Classic Final
L 75–80  4–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
11/30/2002*
Albany W 90–55  5–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
12/2/2002*
No. 13 Marquette W 92–71  6–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
12/7/2002*
vs. No. 9 Maryland
BB&T Classic
W 79–67  7–1
Verizon Center 
Washington D.C.
12/8/2002*
vs. No. 2 Texas
BB&T Classic
W 98–92  8–1
Verizon Center 
Washington D.C.
12/14/2002*
No. 10 DePaul W 102–71  9–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
12/22/2002*
No. 9 Canisius W 93–75  10–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
12/30/2002*
No. 8 Vanderbilt W 76–63  11–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
1/4/2003*
No. 6 vs. Valparaiso W 55–53  12–1
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
1/6/2003
No. 5 at No. 2 Pittsburgh L 55–72  12–2
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
1/12/2003
No. 5 Seton Hall W 74–64  13–2
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
1/14/2003
No. 10 Rutgers W 68–57  14–2
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
1/18/2003*
No. 10 at No. 16 Kentucky L 73–88  14–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
1/21/2003
No. 16 at Providence W 71–65  15–3
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
1/25/2003
No. 16 at Boston College W 101–96 OT 16–3
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
1/29/2003
No. 11 West Virginia W 88–69  17–3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
2/1/2003
No. 11 Georgetown W 93–92 2OT 18–3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
2/5/2003
No. 10 at Seton Hall L 72–78  18–4
IZOD Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
2/9/2003
No. 10 No. 4 Pittsburgh W 66–64  19–4
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
2/15/2003
No. 10 at No. 17 Syracuse L 80–82  19–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
2/18/2003
No. 12 at West Virginia W 56–55  20–5
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
2/22/2003
No. 12 Virginia Tech W 98–76  21–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
2/24/2003
No. 9 UConn L 79–87  21–6
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
3/1/2003
No. 9 at Rutgers L 82–95  21–7
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
3/4/2003
No. 16 No. 12 Syracuse L 88–92  21–8
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
3/8/2003
No. 17 at Georgetown W 86–80  22–8
Verizon Center 
Washington D.C.
3/12/2003
No. 17 vs. St. John's
Big East tournament first round
L 80–83  22–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
3/20/2003*
No. 5 vs. No. 12 UW-Milwaukee
First Round
W 70–69  23–9
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
3/22/2003*
No. 5 vs. No. 4 Illinois
Second Round
W 68–60  24–9
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
3/27/2003*
No. 5 vs. No. 1 Arizona
Sweet Sixteen
L 71–88  24–10
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Roster

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2002–03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 13 Matt Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Horsham, Pennsylvania
F 21 Danny Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Mt. Holly, New Jersey
G 2 Chris Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Dublin, Ohio
C 50 Tom Timmermans 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Driehuis, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2003.html
  2. ^ "2002-03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ "2002-03 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Roster and Stats".