2002–03 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 2002–03
| team = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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| image = Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
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| short_conf = ACC
| CoachRank = 12
| APRank = 8
| record = 25–6
| conf_record = 13–3
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| head_coach = Skip Prosser
| hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1=Dino Gaudio
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| arena = LJVM Coliseum
| champion = ACC Regular season champions
| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = second round
}}
{{2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The 2002–03 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the team played their home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons won the ACC regular season title by two games over Maryland, but would lose in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Wake Forest received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. After a 3-point win over East Tennessee State in the opening round,{{cite news |title=Wake Forest staves off E. Tenn. St., 76-73 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2003-03-22-0303220199-story.html |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 21, 2003 |access-date=July 27, 2023}} the Deacons were upset by No. 10 seed Auburn in the second round{{cite web |title=Auburn revels in underdog status, ousts ACC champs |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000044 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226221153/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000044 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 23, 2003 |access-date=June 19, 2022}} to end the season with a record of 25–6 (13–3 ACC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 2002
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}}
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 73–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 2002
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 83–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 2002
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Kohl Center
| site_cityst = Madison, Wisconsin
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Challenge
| score = 90–80
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| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 2002
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=SMU Mustangs|title=SMU}}
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 73–49
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| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 18, 2002
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=South Carolina State Bulldogs|title=South Carolina State}}
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 100–57
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| attend =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 2002
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 84–72
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| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 2002
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 25
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies|title=North Carolina A&T}}
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 104–64
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| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 2002
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 23
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}}
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 96–54
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| attend =
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 2003
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 23
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Richmond Spiders|title=Richmond}}
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| site_stadium = Robins Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 68–62
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| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 2003
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 17
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 98–56
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| attend =
| record = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 12, 2003
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 55–74
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| attend =
| record = 10–1
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 15, 2003
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| rank = 19
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 81–72
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| attend =
| record = 11–1
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 2003
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| rank = 19
| opponent = Georgia Tech
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 73–66
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| attend =
| record = 12–1
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 2003
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| away = yes
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| rank = 17
| opponent = Virginia
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| site_stadium = University Hall
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 75–85
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| attend =
| record = 12–2
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 2003
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| rank = 17
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2002|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 71–60
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| record = 13–2
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 2003
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| away = yes
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| rank = 17
| opponent = Clemson
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| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
| site_cityst = Clemson, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 81–60
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| attend =
| record = 14–2
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 2003
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| away = yes
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| rank = 17
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dean Smith Center
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 79–75
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| attend =
| record = 15–2
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 2003
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| nonconf =
| away =
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| rank = 14
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 73–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–2
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 2003
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Bradley Center
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| gamename =
| score = 61–68
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| record = 16–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 2003
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| rank = 14
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 94–80
| overtime = 2OT
| attend =
| record = 17–3
| conference = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 2003
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Comcast Center
| site_cityst = College Park, Maryland
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| score = 67–90
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| record = 17–4
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 2003
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alexander Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 75–67
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| attend =
| record = 18–4
| conference = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 2003
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| rank = 10
| opponent = Virginia
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| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 75–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–4
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 2003
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| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 60–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–4
| conference = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 2003
| time =
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| away =
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| rank = 12
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 80–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–4
| conference = 11–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 75–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–4
| conference = 12–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 2003
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = RBC Center
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 78–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–4
| conference = 13–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| ACC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 2003
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| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 69–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 83–87
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–5
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 21, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| seed = 2 E
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 15 E
| site_stadium = St. Pete Times Forum
| site_cityst = St. Petersburg, Florida
| gamename = First Round
| score = 76–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 23, 2003
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| seed = 2 E
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10 E
| site_stadium = St. Pete Times Forum
| site_cityst = St. Petersburg, Florida
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 62–68
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| attend =
| record = 25–6
}}
{{CBB schedule end
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| timezone = Eastern Standard Time
| region = E
| regionname = East
| notes =
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{{cite web |title=2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 |publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics |access-date=June 19, 2022}}
Rankings
{{main|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=1064–1065|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
References
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{{Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball navbox}}
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