2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under 8th year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 23–7 and a conference record of 12–4. In the A-10 tournament, Saint Joseph's beat La Salle before falling to Dayton in the semifinals. The Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – as No. 7 seed in the East region – where they lost in overtime to Auburn in the opening round.

2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10
Division	East
Record	23–7 (12–4 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass (4th season) Matt Brady (10th season) Monté Ross (7th season)
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse

2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4		.750			23	–	7		.767
Rhode Island	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
Temple	10	–	6		.625			18	–	16		.529
UMass	6	–	10		.375			11	–	18		.379
Fordham	3	–	13		.188			2	–	26		.071
St. Bonaventure	1	–	15		.063			13	–	14		.481
West
No. 12 Xavier	15	–	1		.938			26	–	6		.813
No. 16 Dayton †	14	–	2		.875			24	–	6		.800
Richmond	10	–	6		.625			15	–	14		.517
La Salle	6	–	10		.375			12	–	17		.414
George Washington	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Duquesne	4	–	13		.235			9	–	21		.300
† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of February 5, 2016 Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Roster

2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 5 Dwayne Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jersey City, NJ G 12 Tyrone Barley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Newark, NJ G 13 Chet Stachitas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ponte Vedra Beach, FL G 14 Jameer Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chester HS Chester, PA G 15 Delonte West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Eleanor Roosevelt HS Washington, D.C. F/C 21 Dwayne Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr American Christian School Morgantown, WV G 33 Pat Carroll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hatboro-Horsham HS Pittsburgh, PA F 34 John Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Woodbridge, VA F 40 Dave Mallon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr East Aurora, NY	Head coach Phil Martelli (Widener) Assistant coach(es) Mark Bass (Saint Joseph's) Matt Brady (Siena) Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 2002*		at Boston College	W 85–58	1–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 26, 2002*		at Canisius	W 70–63	2–0	Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, New York
Dec 1, 2002*		Old Dominion	W 63–47	3–0	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 2002*		Boston University	W 71–49	4–0	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 2002*		vs. Drexel	W 50–37	5–0	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 2002*		Delaware	W 77–59	6–0	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 2002*		DePaul	W 65–62	7–0	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. La Salle Quarterfinals	W 68–48	23–5	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Mar 14, 2003*		at No. 22 Dayton Semifinals	L 73–76	23–6	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Auburn First Round	L 63–65 OT	23–7	St. Pete Times Forum  St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings