2002–03 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2002–03 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
2002–03 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	14–14 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Boone (3 season);
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 3rd year head coach Jim Boone. The Eagles played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–14, 8–10 in MAC play. They finished 4th in the MAC West. They were knocked out in the 1st round of the MAC Tournament by Marshall.

2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Miami (OH)	11	–	7	.611	13	–	15	.464
Akron	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Marshall	9	–	9	.500	14	–	15	.483
Ohio	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Buffalo	2	–	16	.111	5	–	23	.179
West
Central Michigan †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
Northern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Western Michigan	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10	.444	14	–	14	.500
Bowling Green	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Ball State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Toledo	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483

† 2003 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source:^[1]

The team captains were Ricky Cottrill, Steve Pettyjohn, and Ryan Prillman.

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
1	JaQuan Hart	Guard/Forward	6–6	170	Freshman	Flint, MI
2	James Douglas	Guard	6–3	190	Freshman	Harper Woods, MI
3	Michael Ross	Guard	5–10	180	Sophomore	Beckley, WV
12	Melvin Hicks	Guard	6–3	200	Senior	Romulus, MI
13	Danny McElhinny	Guard	6–0	165	Freshman	Hermitage, PA
14	Ricky Cottrill	Guard	6–3	195	Junior	Poca, WV
22	James "Boo" Jackson	Forward	6–9	220	Sophomore	Pittsburgh, PA
25	Markus Austin	Forward	6–6	215	Sophomore	White Plains, NY
34	Adam Sommer	Forward	6–6	225	Sophomore	Columbus, OH
42	John Bowler	Forward	6–8	210	Freshman	Chicago, IL
44	Ryan Prillman	Forward	6–9	245	Senior	New Orleans, LA
50	Steve Pettyjohn	Forward	6–8	235	Senior	Wooster, OH
55	Ryan Stennet	Center	6–10	235	Sophomore	Royal Oak, MI

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
11/22/1002* 5:00 pm	vs. Vermont Pepsi-Marist Classic	L 64–71	0–1	16 – Ross	8 – Prillman	4 – Austin, Ross	McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
11/23/2002* 5:00 pm	vs. Colgate Pepsi-Marist Classic	W 66–65	1–1	22 – Prillman	12 – Pettyjohn	7 – Ross	McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
11/26/2002* 6:00 pm	Robert Morris	W 99–85	2–1	36 – Austin	8 – Pettyjohn	6 – Cottrill, Ross	Convocation Center (1275) Ypsilanti, MI
12/02/2002* 7:00 pm	Concordia	W 115–80	3–1	26 – Austin	10 – Pettyjohn, Prillman	8 – Cottrill	Convocation Center (786) Ypsilanti, MI
12/10/2002* 7:00 pm	Rochester	W 97–48	4–1	27 – Prillman	11 – Pettyjohn	4 – Ross	Convocation Center (1360) Ypsilanti, MI
12/21/2002* 7:00 pm	Gardner-Webb	W 78–63	5–1	18 – Prillman	13 – Jackson	5 – Ross	Convocation Center (1871) Ypsilanti, MI
12/23/2002* 7:00 pm	at Michigan	L 57–85	5–2	20 – Prillman	6 – Prillman	4 – Pettyjohn, Ross	Crisler Arena (9152) Ann Arbor, MI
12/28/2002* 3:30 pm	at Navy	L 81–89	5–3	20 – Austin	9 – Ross	3 – Pettyjohn, Ross	Alumni Hall (1013) Annapolis, MD
01/04/2003 7:00 pm	at Kent State	L 85–88	5–4 (0–1)	22 – Prillman	10 – Prillman	10 – Ross	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (4107) Kent, OH
01/07/2003* 7:00 pm	Green Bay	W 94–87	6–4	28 – Austin	10 – Jackson	9 – Ross	Convocation Center (2153) Ypsilanti, MI
01/11/2003 2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	L 54–87	6–5 (0–2)	19 – Austin	10 – Pettyjohn	6 – Hart	University Arena (3216) Kalamazoo, MI
01/14/2003 7:00 pm	Bowling Green	W 73–67	7–5 (1–2)	18 – Pettyjohn	6 – Austin	4 – Hart	Convocation Center (2616) Ypsilanti, MI
01/18/2003 2:05 pm	Northern Illinois	L 79–88	7–6 (1–3)	21 – Austin	8 – Pettyjohn	5 – Hart, Ross	Convocation Center (3263) DeKalb, IL
01/21/2003 7:00 pm	Ball State	L 90–91	7–7 (1–4)	28 – Prillman	11 – Pettyjohn	6 – Cottrill	Convocation Center (2318) Ypsilanti, MI
01/25/2003 7:00 pm	Central Michigan	W 84–68	8–7 (2–4)	21 – Prillman	10 – Jackson	5 – Ross	Convocation Center (4346) Ypsilanti, MI
01/29/2003 7:00 pm	Miami	L 58–73	8–8 (2–5)	12 – Prillman	8 – Pettyjohn	5 – Hart	Convocation Center (2002) Ypsilanti, MI
02/01/2003 2:08 pm, TV	at Akron	L 80–96	8–9 (2–6)	23 – Prillman	10 – Pettyjohn, Prillman	4 – Ross	James A. Rhodes Arena (3958) Akron, OH
02/03/2003 8:06 pm, MAC TV	Marshall	W 90–81	9–9 (3–6)	14 – Pettyjohn	9 – Ross	7 – Ross	Convocation Center (2375) Ypsilanti, MI
02/08/2003 7:00 pm	Toledo	W 76–72	10–9 (4–6)	18 – Austin, Pettyjohn	7 – Austin	6 – Ross	Convocation Center (4055) Ypsilanti,MI
02/11/2003 7:00 pm	Buffalo	L 66–90	10–10 (4–7)	22 – Prillman	6 – Pettyjohn	3 – Ross	Alumni Arena (1029) Amherst, NY
02/15/2003 7:00 pm	Northern Illinois	L 68–70 ^ot	10–11 (4–8)	16 – Pettyjohn	7 – Pettyjohn	5 – Hart	Convocation Center (3263) Ypsilanti, MI
02/19/2003 7:00 pm	at Ohio	W 76–73 ^ot	11–11 (5–8)	19 – Prillman	12 – Pettyjohn	5 – Ross	Convocation Center (4102) Athens, OH
02/22/2003 4:00pm	at Toledo	W 76–73	12–11 (6–8)	14 – Pettyjohn	12 – Pettyjohn	7 – Ross	Savage Hall (6003) Toledo, OH
02/26/2003 7:00 pm	Western Michigan	W 81–72	13–11 (7–8)	20 – Ross	5 – 4-tied	4 – Ross	Convocation Center (4115) Ypsilanti, MI
03/01/2003 2:00 pm	at Central Michigan	L 89–106	13–12 (7–9)	21 – Prillman	7 – Austin	3 – Hart, Ross	Rose Arena (4015) Mount Pleasant, MI
03/04/2003 7:00 pm	Buffalo	W 88–78	14–12 (8–9)	21 – Ross	12 – Pettyjohn	5 – Pettyjohn	Convocation Center (2015) Ypsilanti, MI
03/06/2003 7:00 pm	Bowling Green	L 72–73	14–13 (8–10)	18 – Ross	9 – Pettyjohn	5 – Austin	Anderson Arena (2722) Bowling Green, OH
03/10/2003 7:35pm	at Marshall MAC Tournament	L 75–83	14–14	16 – Pettjohn	9 – Bowler	11 – Ross	Cam Henderson Center (2787) Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[2] ^[3]

Awards

Academic All-MAC

Steve Pettyjohn

2nd Team All-MAC

Ryan Prillman

E-Club Hall of Fame Inductees

Jim Dutcher^[4]

Season Highlights

11–26 vs Robert Morris

Win marks EMU's first home opening win since 1999–2000.
Markus Austin scores career high 36 points.
RMU's Maurice Cooper sets new Convocation Center record with 42 points.
Ryan Prillman ties career high with 24 points.

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12/21 vs Gardner-Webb

EMU posts first 5–1 start since 1996–97 season.
James Jackson posts new career high in rebounds with 13.

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01/14 vs Bowling Green

First EMU victory over BGSU since 1/29/98

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01/21 vs Ball State

Ryan Prillman sets a new career high with 28 points.

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02/19 at Ohio

EMU picks up first win in Athens since Mar. 2, 1988.

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03/04 vs Buffalo

EMU set a record for the most free throws attempted with 54, and ties the record for free throws made with 34.

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03/10 at Marshall

Michael Ross' 11 assists is tied for 4th all time in the MAC tournament.

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References

^ "2002–03 EMU Eagles Roster". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". EMU Eagles. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ "Media Guide" (PDF). EMU Eagles. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
^ "Jim Dutcher". E-Club. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Robert Morris vs Eastern Michigan (11/26/02 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Gardner-Webb vs Eastern Michigan (12/21/02 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Bowling Green vs Eastern Michigan (01/14/03 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Ball State vs Eastern Michigan (01/21/03 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Eastern Michigan vs Ohio (02/19/03 at The Convo, Athens, Ohio)". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Buffalo vs Eastern Michigan (03/04/03 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Eastern Michigan vs Marshall (03/10/03 at Huntington, WV)". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[1] "2002–03 EMU Eagles Roster". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[2] "Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". EMU Eagles. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[3] "Media Guide" (PDF). EMU Eagles. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

[4] "Jim Dutcher". E-Club. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[5] "Robert Morris vs Eastern Michigan (11/26/02 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[6] "Gardner-Webb vs Eastern Michigan (12/21/02 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[7] "Bowling Green vs Eastern Michigan (01/14/03 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[8] "Ball State vs Eastern Michigan (01/21/03 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[9] "Eastern Michigan vs Ohio (02/19/03 at The Convo, Athens, Ohio)". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[10] "Buffalo vs Eastern Michigan (03/04/03 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[11] "Eastern Michigan vs Marshall (03/10/03 at Huntington, WV)". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

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2002–03 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	14–14 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Boone (3 season)
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →