2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 25–7.[3]

2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 14
Record25–7 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
Seasons
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette142 .875276 .818
No. 14 Louisville115 .688257 .781
Cincinnati97 .5631712 .586
Saint Louis97 .5631614 .533
DePaul88 .5001613 .552
Charlotte88 .5001316 .448
East Carolina313 .1881215 .444
National
No. 19 Memphis133 .813237 .767
UAB88 .5002113 .618
Tulane88 .5001615 .516
South Florida79 .4381514 .517
Houston610 .375820 .286
Southern Miss511 .3131316 .448
TCU313 .188919 .321
2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
SF32Francisco García6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 2002*
Air ForceW 65–47 1–0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 30, 2002*
vs. PurdueL 84–86 1–1
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 7, 2002*
South AlabamaW 90–79 2–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 14, 2002*
at Seton HallW 91–70 3–1
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 17, 2002*
Eastern KentuckyW 104–63 4–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 18, 2002*
ManhattanW 89–62 5–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 22, 2002*
FurmanW 104–63 6–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 28, 2002*
No. 14 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 81–63 7–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 4, 2003*
at Ohio StateW 72–64 OT8–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 8, 2003*
at CharlotteW 80–59 9–1
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 11, 2003*
Saint LouisW 73–54 10–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 16, 2003*
at East CarolinaW 87–70 11–1
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 18, 2003*
TCUW 87–74 12–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 22, 2003*
DePaulW 71–43 13–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 25, 2003*
at TennesseeW 72–69 14–1
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 2003*
at Southern MissW 94–65 15–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 1, 2003*
No. 19 IndianaW 95–76 16–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 5, 2003*
CincinnatiW 77–71 17–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 8, 2003*
at HoustonW 81–55 18–1
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 2003*
at Saint LouisL 58–59 18–2
Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 15, 2003*
at No. 11 MarquetteW 73–70 19–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 2003
No. 4 MemphisL 73–80 19–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 22, 2003
No. 4 at CincinnatiL 80–101 19–4
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 27, 2003
No. 11 No. 10 MarquetteL 73–78 19–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 1, 2003
No. 11 East CarolinaW 82–76 20–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 5, 2003
at DePaulL 76–79 OT20–6
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 8, 2003
CharlotteW 100–59 21–6
(11–5)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
C-USA tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
No. 20 Tulane
Quarterfinals
W 82–66 22–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 14, 2003*
No. 20 No. 16 Memphis
Semifinals
W 78–75 23–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 15, 2003*
No. 20 UAB
Championship game
W 83–78 24–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
(4 E) No. 14 vs. (13 E) Austin PeayW 86–64 25–6
BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003*
(4 E) No. 14 vs. (5 E) ButlerL 71–79 25–7
BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Rankings

[4]

References


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