The 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2002, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 7, 2003 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Syracuse Orange and coach Jim Boeheim won their first NCAA national championship with an 81–78 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.
| 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| Preseason AP No. 1 | Arizona Wildcats |
| Regular season | November 10, 2002– March 16, 2003 |
| NCAA Tournament | 2003 |
| Tournament dates | March 17 – April 7, 2003 |
| National Championship | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| NCAA Champions | Syracuse Orange |
| Other champions | St. John's Red Storm (NIT) |
| Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | T. J. Ford, Texas |
Season headlines edit
- The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 12. David West of Xavier was the leading vote-getter (43 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Luke Walton (42 votes) and Jason Gardner (39) of Arizona, Kirk Hinrich of Kansas (35) and Erwin Dudley of Alabama (32).[1]
Major rule changes edit
Beginning in 2002–03, the following rules changes were implemented:[2]
- Two free-throw lane spaces closest to the free-thrower would remain unoccupied.
- No free throws were awarded to the offended team in bonus for personal fouls committed by a team while in team control or in possession of the ball during a throw-in (team-control foul).
Season outlook edit
Pre-season polls edit
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 13, 2002.[3]
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Conference membership changes edit
These schools joined new conferences for the 2002–03 season.
| School | Former conference | New conference |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | NCAA Division II | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Lipscomb | NAIA | NCAA Division I Independent |
| Savannah State | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division I Independent |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | NCAA Division III | NCAA Division I Independent |
Regular season edit
Conference winners and tournaments edit
Statistical leaders edit
Source for additional stats categories
Points per game |
Rebounds per game |
Assists per game |
Steals per game
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| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Douglas | New Mexico | 28.0 | Brandon Hunter | Ohio | 12.6 | Martell Bailey | Illinois-Chicago | 8.1 | Alexis McMillan | Stetson | 4.0 | |||
| Henry Domercant | E. Illinois | 27.9 | Amien Hicks | Morris Brown | 12.4 | Marques Green | St. Bonaventure | 8.0 | Zakee Wadood | E. Tennessee St. | 3.2 | |||
| Mike Helms | Oakland | 26.9 | Adam Sonn | Belmont | 12.1 | T. J. Ford | Texas | 7.7 | Jay Heard | Jacksonville St. | 3.2 | |||
| Michael Watson | UMKC | 25.5 | Chris Kaman | C. Michigan | 12.0 | Elliott Prasse-Freeman | Harvard | 7.7 | Eric Bush | UAB | 3.1 | |||
| Troy Bell | Boston College | 25.2 | David West | Xavier | 11.8 | Antawn Dobie | LIU | 7.4 | Marcus Hatten | St. John's | 2.9 | |||
Blocked shots per game |
Field goal percentage |
Three-point FG percentage |
Free throw percentage
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| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Okafor | UConn | 4.7 | Adam Mark | Belmont | 67.0 | Jeff Schiffner | Penn | 49.3 | Steve Drabyn | Belmont | 95.1 | |||
| Nick Billings | Binghamton | 4.3 | Rickey White | Maine | 66.2 | Kyle Korver | Creighton | 48.0 | Matt Logie | Lehigh | 94.8 | |||
| Justin Rowe | Maine | 4.2 | Matt Nelson | Colorado St. | 64.3 | Terrence Woods | Florida A&M | 45.7 | Hollis Price | Oklahoma | 92.9 | |||
| Deng Gai | Fairfield | 3.8 | Armond Williams | Illinois-Chicago | 63.9 | Chez Marks | Morehead St. | 45.6 | Brian Dux | Canisius | 92.0 | |||
| Robert Battle | Drexel | 3.7 | Michael Harris | Rice | 62.3 | Tyson Dorsey | Samford | 45.5 | JJ Redick | Duke | 91.9 | |||
Postseason tournaments edit
NCAA tournament edit
Final Four – Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana edit
| National semifinals | National championship game | ||||||||
| E3 | Syracuse | 95 | |||||||
| S1 | Texas | 84 | |||||||
| E3 | Syracuse | 81 | |||||||
| W2 | Kansas | 78 | |||||||
| M3 | Marquette | 61 | |||||||
| W2 | Kansas | 94 | |||||||
National Invitation tournament edit
Semifinals & finals edit
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Georgetown | 88 | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 74 | ||||||||
| Georgetown | 67 | ||||||||
| St. John's | 70 | ||||||||
| Texas Tech | 63 | ||||||||
| St. John's | 64 | ||||||||
- Third Place – Texas Tech 71, Minnesota 61
Award winners edit
Consensus All-American teams edit
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| David West | F | Senior | Xavier |
| T. J. Ford | G | Sophomore | Texas |
| Josh Howard | F/G | Senior | Wake Forest |
| Nick Collison | F | Senior | Kansas |
| Dwyane Wade | G | Junior | Marquette |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis Price | G | Senior | Oklahoma |
| Carmelo Anthony | F/G | Freshman | Syracuse |
| Kyle Korver | F | Senior | Creighton |
| Troy Bell | G | Senior | Boston College |
| Jason Gardner | G | Senior | Arizona |
Major player of the year awards edit
- Wooden Award: T. J. Ford, Texas
- Naismith Award: T. J. Ford, Texas
- Associated Press Player of the Year: David West, Xavier
- NABC Player of the Year: Nick Collison, Kansas
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): David West, Xavier
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: David West, Xavier
- Sporting News Player of the Year: T. J. Ford, Texas
Major freshman of the year awards edit
- USBWA Freshman of the Year: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
- Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
Major coach of the year awards edit
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- NABC Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
Other major awards edit
- Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): David West, Xavier
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Jason Gardner, Arizona
- Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): David West, Xavier
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Luis Flores, Manhattan
- Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Brandon Miller, Butler
Coaching changes edit
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[56]
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