2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 2nd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Horizon League regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceHorizon League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record27–6 (14–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
2002–03 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
Milwaukee 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Illinois-Chicago 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
Loyola Chicago 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Detroit Mercy 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Green Bay 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Youngstown State 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Wright State 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Cleveland State 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
2003 Horizon League Tournament winner

Roster

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2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Darnell Archey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr New Castle, IN
F 33 Joel Cornette (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
F 51 Lewis Curry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, IN
G 4 Brandon Miller (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr New Castle, IN
C 55 Mike Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fairborn, OH
F 23 Rob Walls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Aurora, IL
G 22 Mike Monserez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Cincinnati, OH
F 1 Duane Lightfoot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Louisville, KY
G 30 Nick Gardner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Ryan Reynolds 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Terre Haute, IN
G 21 Avery Sheets 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lafayette, IN
G 3 Bruce Horan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr New Castle, IN
F 34 Jeff James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
F 31 Andy Grunst 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 21 July 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*
at IPFW W 69–53  1–0
Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 26, 2002*
Wayne State W 60–37  2–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 30, 2002*
Ball State W 71–45  3–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 5, 2002*
at Indiana State W 65–45  4–0
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
Dec 7, 2002*
at Evansville W 77–64  5–0
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, IN
Dec 10, 2002*
Bradley W 75–70  6–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 14, 2002*
at Miami (OH) W 59–42  7–0
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Dec 21, 2002*
Saint Louis W 68–46  8–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28, 2002*
vs. Texas–Pan American
Rainbow Classic
W 67–48  9–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 2002*
vs. Western Kentucky
Rainbow Classic
W 63–60  10–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 2002*
at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
L 78–81 OT 10–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 2003
at Illinois–Chicago W 68–65  11–1
(1–0)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Jan 9, 2003
Loyola Chicago W 81–74 OT 12–1
(2–0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 11, 2003
Detroit Mercy W 76–68  13–1
(3–0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 16, 2003
at Wright State W 81–70  14–1
(4–0)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 2003
Youngstown State W 64–60  15–1
(5–0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 23, 2003
at Milwaukee L 65–69  15–2
(5–1)
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 25, 2003
at Green Bay W 68–53  16–2
(6–1)
Resch Center 
Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 30, 2003*
at No. 5 Duke L 60–80  16–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Feb 1, 2003
Cleveland State W 73–57  17–3
(7–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2003
UIC W 61–47  18–3
(8–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 13, 2003
at Loyola Chicago L 63–73  18–4
(8–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Center 
Chicago, IL
Feb 17, 2003
at Detroit Mercy W 66–63  19–4
(9–2)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Feb 20, 2003
Wright State W 79–64  20–4
(10–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 22, 2003
at Youngstown State W 69–60  21–4
(11–2)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
Feb 24, 2003
at Cleveland State W 79–75  22–4
(12–2)
CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, OH
Feb 27, 2003
Green Bay W 58–37  23–4
(13–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 1, 2003
Milwaukee W 76–74  24–4
(14–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
Mar 9, 2003
(1) vs. (5) Detroit Mercy
Semifinals
W 58–55  25–4
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 12, 2003
(1) at (2) Milwaukee
Final
L 52–69  25–5
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
(12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 20 Mississippi State
First round
W 47–46  26–5
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003*
(12 E) vs. (4 E) No. 14 Louisville
Second Round
W 79–71  27–5
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 28, 2003*
(12 E) vs. (1 E) No. 3 Oklahoma
East Regional semifinal
L 54–65  27–6
Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2002-2003 Butler Men's Basketball Statistics". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Forde: Butler embraces Hollywood connection".
  3. ^ "2002-03 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.