2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|year = 2002–03
|team = Wagner Seahawks
|sport = basketball
|image = Wagner Seahawks wordmark.png
|image_size = 200
|logo =
|logo_size = 200
|conference = Northeast Conference
|short_conf = NEC
|record = 21–11
|conf_record = 14–4
|head_coach = Dereck Whittenburg
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1 =
|asst_coach2 =
|asst_coach3 =
|stadium = Spiro Sports Center
|champion = NEC regular season and tournament champions
|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = First round
}}
{{2002–03 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2002–03 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks are led by fourth-year head coach Dereck Whittenburg. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. Wagner finished on top of the NEC regular season standings, won the NEC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Making the program's first appearance in the "Big Dance," and playing as the No. 15 seed in the East region, the Seahawks were beaten by No. 2 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.{{cite web |title=Second-seeded Pittsburgh handles Wagner with ease |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/234000058 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305135119/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/234000058 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 22, 2003 |access-date=March 5, 2023}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2002|team=Wagner Seahawks|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jermaine|last=Hall|num= |pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=220|class=SR|home=Dublin, GA|high_school=Dublin |link=y }}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Dereck Whittenburg ({{college|NC State}})
|asst_coach=
|roster_url=https://wagnerathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-2003
|accessdate=December 29, 2020
}}
Source{{Cite news|url=https://wagnerathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-2003|title=2002-2003 Men's Basketball Roster|work=Wagner College Athletics|access-date=March 5, 2023}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wagner Seahawks}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 19, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=UNC Greensboro Spartans |title=UNC Greensboro}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fleming Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 65–84
| overtime =
| attend = 2,067
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Brown Bears|title=Brown}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 81–69
| overtime =
| attend = 1,238
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Siegel Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 80–72
| overtime =
| attend = 2,111
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Iona Gaels|title=Iona}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
| site_cityst = New Rochelle, New York
| gamename =
| score = 81–87
| overtime =
| attend = 1,810
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 85–97
| overtime =
| attend = 10,167
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Delaware State Hornets|title=Delaware State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Hall
| site_cityst = Dover, Delaware
| gamename =
| score = 63–70
| overtime =
| attend = 847
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hanner Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Statesboro, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 81–90
| overtime =
| attend = 1,160
| record = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 2002
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=American Eagles|title=American}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 69–55
| overtime =
| attend = 1,461
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Lehigh Mountain Hawks|title=Lehigh}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 80–68
| overtime =
| attend = 1,014
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Comcast Center
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 57–79
| overtime =
| attend = 17,505
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Sacred Heart Pioneers|title=Sacred Heart}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = William H. Pitt Center
| site_cityst = Fairfield, Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 74–63
| overtime =
| attend = 384
| record = 5–6
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Central Connecticut State Blue Devils|title=Central Connecticut State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Detrick Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New Britain, Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 76–67
| overtime =
| attend = 1,518
| record = 6–6
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Quinnipiac Bobcats|title=Quinnipiac}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 91–69
| overtime =
| attend = 1,513
| record = 7–6
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Fairleigh Dickinson Knights|title=Fairleigh Dickinson}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 79–83
| overtime =
| attend = 1,983
| record = 7–7
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Monmouth Hawks|title=Monmouth}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = William T. Boylan Gymnasium
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 63–45
| overtime =
| attend = 2,189
| record = 8–7
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Robert Morris Colonials|title=Robert Morris}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles L. Sewall Center
| site_cityst = Moon Township, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 101–80
| overtime =
| attend = 1,124
| record = 9–7
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Saint Francis Red Flash|title=Saint Francis (PA)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maurice Stokes Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Loretto, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 84–72
| overtime =
| attend = 865
| record = 10–7
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Robert Morris
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 77–72
| overtime =
| attend = 2,011
| record = 11–7
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 102–89
| overtime =
| attend = 1,343
| record = 12–7
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rothman Center
| site_cityst = Hackensack, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 62–68
| overtime =
| attend = 861
| record = 12–8
| conference = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Monmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 62–53
| overtime =
| attend = 2,072
| record = 13–8
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Quinnipiac
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Burt Kahn Court
| site_cityst = Hamden, Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 74–70
| overtime =
| attend = 1,403
| record = 14–8
| conference = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Connecticut State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 61–58
| overtime =
| attend = 1,471
| record = 15–8
| conference = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Mount Saint Mary's Mountaineers|title=Mount St. Mary's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 57–55
| overtime =
| attend = 1,322
| record = 16–8
| conference = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=UMBC Retrievers|title=UMBC}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 76–65
| overtime =
| attend = 2,124
| record = 17–8
| conference = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename =
| score = 79–71
| overtime =
| attend = 1,390
| record = 18–8
| conference = 14–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Long Island University
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Schwartz Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, New York
| gamename =
| score = 71–87
| overtime =
| attend = 615
| record = 18–9
| conference = 14–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Francis (NY)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, New York
| gamename =
| score = 84–96
| overtime =
| attend = 861
| record = 18–10
| conference = 14–4
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wagner Seahawks}}| 2003 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| seed = 1
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=LIU Blackbirds |title=Long Island University}}
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 88–66
| overtime =
| attend = 1,254
| record = 19–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| seed = 1
| opponent = Quinnipiac
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 61–54
| overtime =
| attend = 2,625
| record = 20–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| seed = 1
| opponent = St. Francis (NY)
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, New York
| gamename = Championship
| score = 78–61
| overtime =
| attend = 2,327
| record = 21–10
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wagner Seahawks}}| 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 21, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 15 MW
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 4
| oppseed = 2 MW
| site_stadium = FleetCenter
| site_cityst = Boston, Massachusetts
| gamename = First round
| score = 61–87
| overtime =
| attend = 17,962
| record = 21–11
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=MW|regionname=Midwest|timezone=Eastern}}
Source{{Cite news|url=https://wagnerathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-2003|title=2002-2003 Men's Basketball Schedule|work=Wagner College Athletics|access-date=March 5, 2023}}
References
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