2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 14th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State.[2]

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceIvy League
Record22–6 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
2002–03 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 14 0   1.000 22 6   .786
Brown 12 2   .857 17 12   .586
Princeton 10 4   .714 16 11   .593
Yale 8 6   .571 14 13   .519
Harvard 4 10   .286 12 15   .444
Cornell 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Columbia 0 14   .000 2 25   .074
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Ugonna Onyekwe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mercersburg Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 31 Tim Begley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Christian Brothers Academy Freehold Township, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2002*
Penn State W 62–37  1–0
The Palestra 
 
Nov 25, 2002*
Drexel L 62–71  1–1
The Palestra 
 
Dec 3, 2002*
at Delaware L 59–60  1–2
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, Delaware
Dec 7, 2002*
Temple W 71–46  2–2
The Palestra 
 
Dec 10, 2002*
at Villanova W 72–58  3–2
First Union Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2002*
at Providence L 71–74 OT 3–3
Dunkin Donuts Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 4, 2003*
at Colorado L 57–80  3–4
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Mar 11, 2003
at Princeton W 74–67  22–5
(14–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
(11 E) vs. (6 E) Oklahoma State
First round
L 63–77  22–6
TD Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Ivy League Season Summary
  2. ^ "Frosh powers Illinois past Penn". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "1999–2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.