American college basketball season
The 2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 5th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–6 to finish third in the regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 15 seed in the West Region. The Aggies fell to No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Kansas in the opening round.[2]
Roster
2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
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Players |
Coaches
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
Roster
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Source[3]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site (attendance) city, state
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Non-conference regular season
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Nov 23, 2002*
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at Illinois State
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W 68–53
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1–0
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Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
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Dec 14, 2002*
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at BYU
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L 56–66
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5–2
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Marriott Center Provo, Utah
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Dec 17, 2002*
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Utah
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W 59–54
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6–2
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Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
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Big West regular season
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Mar 8, 2003
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Pacific
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W 75–70
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21–8 (12–6)
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Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
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Big West tournament
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Mar 13, 2003*
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vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals
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W 89–83 OT
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22–8
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Honda Center Anaheim, California
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Mar 14, 2003*
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vs. UC Irvine Semifinals
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W 62–55
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23–8
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Honda Center Anaheim, California
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Mar 15, 2003*
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vs. Cal Poly Championship game
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W 57–54
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24–8
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Honda Center Anaheim, California
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NCAA tournament
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Mar 20, 2003* CBS
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(15 MW)
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vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Kansas First round
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L 61–64
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24–9
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Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain.
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Source[4]
References