2002–03 Utah Utes men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2002–03
| team = Utah Utes
| sport = basketball
| logo =
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| image=File:Utah Utes logo.svg
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| conference = Mountain West Conference
| division =
| short_conf = MWC
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 25–8
| conf_record = 11–3
| head_coach = Rick Majerus
| hc_year = 14th
| asst_coach1 = Kerry Rupp
| ac1_year = 3rd
| arena = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| champion = Mountain West regular season co-champions
| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = second round
}}
{{2002–03 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2002–03 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2002–03 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes finished with an overall record of 25–8 (11–3 WAC) and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Britton|last=Johnsen|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=240|class=Sr|link=y|rs=|home=Murray, Utah}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tim|last=Frost|num=54|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=240|class=Jr|link=|rs=|home=Klamath Falls, Oregon}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Rick Majerus ({{college|Marquette}})
|asst_coach=
|roster_url=https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-03
}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 22, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 61–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Gonzaga
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center
| site_cityst = Lahaina, Hawaii
| gamename = Maui Invitational Tournament
| score = 52–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=UMass Minutemen|title=UMass}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center
| site_cityst = Lahaina, Hawaii
| gamename = Maui Invitational Tournament
| score = 69–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center
| site_cityst = Lahaina, Hawaii
| gamename = Maui Invitational Tournament
| score = 79–83
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Winthrop Eagles|title=Winthrop}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 72–42
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 78–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Northern Iowa Panthers|title=Northern Iowa}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 75–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
| site_cityst = Logan, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 54–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Firestone Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Malibu, California
| gamename =
| score = 77–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Diego
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion
| site_cityst = San Diego, California
| gamename =
| score = 64–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 51–49{{cite web |title=Utah earns 1,500th win in school history |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=223640254 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730185438/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=223640254 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |publisher=ESPN |date=December 30, 2002 |access-date=July 30, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 72–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 65–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=IPFW Mastodons|title=Purdue-Fort Wayne}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 76–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Ripon Redhawks |title=Ripon}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 75–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | MWC Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Viejas Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, California
| gamename =
| score = 56–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–4
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=UNLV Runnin' Rebels|title=UNLV}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, Nevada
| gamename =
| score = 66–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–4
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = BYU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Marriott Center
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 79–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–4
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Air Force Falcons|title=Air Force}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 45–35
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–4
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=New Mexico Lobos|title=New Mexico}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 78–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–4
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, Colorado
| gamename =
| score = 71–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–4
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|title=Wyoming}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium
| site_cityst = Laramie, Wyoming
| gamename =
| score = 69–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–4
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Diego State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 76–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–4
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 23
| opponent = UNLV
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 86–80
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 20–4
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = BYU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 71–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–4
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = New Mexico
| opprank =
| site_stadium = University Arena
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, New Mexico
| gamename =
| score = 69–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–5
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Air Force
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Clune Arena
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, Colorado
| gamename =
| score = 57–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–5
| conference = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 65–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–6
| conference = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 86–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–6
| conference = 11–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | MWC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = Air Force
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, Nevada
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 42–38
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = UNLV
| opprank =
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, Nevada
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 41–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 21, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9 MW
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8 MW
| site_stadium = Bridgestone Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 60–58{{cite web |title=Utah 60, Oregon 58 |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/03/21/Utah-60-Oregon-58/16651048299758/ |publisher=UPI Archives |date=March 21, 2003 |access-date=July 30, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 23, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9 MW
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 1
| oppseed = 1 MW
| site_stadium = Bridgestone Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 54–74{{cite web |title=Kentucky 74, Utah 54 |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/03/23/Kentucky-74-Utah-54/65771048480291/ |publisher=UPI Archives |date=March 23, 2003 |access-date=July 30, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone =
| region = MW
| regionname = Midwest
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=2002 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 |publisher=University of Utah Athletics |access-date=July 30, 2022}}
Rankings
{{See also|2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=1119–1120|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
References
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