2002–03 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2002–03 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
2002–03 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 18
Record	24–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Montgomery (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Fuller; Eric Reveno; Russell Turner;
Home arena	Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 14–4 conference record, 24–9 overall. The Cardinal competed in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Connecticut in the Second round.

2002–03 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Arizona	17	–	1	.944	28	–	4	.875
No. 20 Stanford	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
California	13	–	5	.722	22	–	9	.710
Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Oregon †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	10	.697
Oregon State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	15	.464
USC	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
UCLA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
Washington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Washington State	2	–	16	.111	7	–	20	.259

† 2003 Pac-10 tournament winner As of July 10, 2011^[1] Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Josh Childress	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Mayfair
F	21	Nick Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So		Liberty, Missouri
G	24	Julius Barnes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr		Rowland Heights, California
G	33	Matt Lottich	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	New Trier	Winnetka, Illinois

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2002*		Boston University Preseason NIT	W 61–57	1–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 20, 2002*		No. 11 Xavier Preseason NIT	W 63–62	2–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 24, 2002*		Rice	W 79–62	3–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Nov 27, 2002*		vs. No. 7 Florida Preseason NIT	W 69–65	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 29, 2002*		vs. North Carolina Preseason NIT	L 57–74	4–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 14, 2002*	No. 19	Saint Mary's	W 76–58	5–1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 16, 2002*	No. 17	Montana	L 68–70	5–2	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 8, 2003*	No. 17	No. 22 California	W 72–60	23–7 (14–4)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 13, 2003*	(2) No. 15	vs. (7) USC Quarterfinals	L 74–79	23–8	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(4 S) No. 18	vs. (13 S) San Diego First Round	W 77–69	24–8	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Mar 22, 2003*	(4 S) No. 18	vs. (5 S) No. 23 Connecticut Second Round	L 74–85	24–9	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,271) Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region. S = South Region.

Schedule Source:^[3]

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings