2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 21
Record	24–8 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Ryan (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Rob Jeter
Assistant coaches	Greg Gard; Tony Bennett;
Home arena	Kohl Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his second season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin finished 24-8, 12-4 in Big Ten play to finish as outright regular season champions for the first time since 1947.^[1]

2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 11 Illinois †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	7	.781
Purdue	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Michigan State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	13	.629
Michigan	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
Indiana	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
Minnesota	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
Iowa	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Ohio State	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414
Penn State	2	–	14	.125	7	–	21	.250

† 2003 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago, top-seeded Wisconsin was upset by Ohio State.^[2] The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the fifth seed in the Midwest Region, where they won twice in Spokane,^[3] then lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky by six points in the Sweet Sixteen at Minneapolis.^[4]

Roster

2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Ike Ukawuba	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
F	4	Ray Nixon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Milwaukee, WI
F/C	5	Jason Chappell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	New Berlin, WI
G	11	John Emerson (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	New Richmond, WI
G	12	Boo Wade	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Milwaukee, WI
G	13	Clayton Hanson (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Reedsburg, WI
G	20	Kirk Penney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Auckland
F	21	Andreas Helmigk	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Fr	Klagenfurt
G	24	Freddie Owens	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, WI
C	30	Dave Mader	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Jr	Appleton, WI
F	32	Deandre Buchanan (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Verona, WI
G	34	Devin Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Milwaukee, WI
G/F	42	Alando Tucker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Lockport, IL
F	44	Zach Morley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Maryville, MO
F	54	Mike Wilkinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Blue Mounds, WI

Head coach

Bo Ryan (Wilkes)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-11

Source:^[5]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/15/2002* 8:00 pm		Eastern Washington NABC Classic	W 81–55	1–0	Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/16/2002* 8:00 pm		Northern Illinois NABC Classic	W 84–56	2–0	Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/23/2002* 7:00 pm		Milwaukee	W 83–72	3–0	Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/30/2002* 1:05 pm	No. 25	at UW–Green Bay	W 69–52	4–0	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
12/04/2002* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 80–90	4–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/07/2002* 11:00 am, FSN	No. 23	UNLV	W 91–74	5–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/11/2002* 7:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 85–36	6–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/14/2002* 7:30 pm, FSN		at No. 16 Marquette	L 54–63	6–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
12/21/2002* 12:00 pm, FSN		Texas Southern	W 81–58	7–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/23/2002* 7:00 pm		Ohio	W 75–51	8–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/02/2003* 6:00 pm		at Temple	W 80–67	9–2	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
1/04/2003* 12:00 pm		Chicago State	W 73–45	10–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/08/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Michigan	L 65-66	10–3 (0–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
1/11/2003 3:37 pm, ESPN+		at No. 10 Illinois	L 63–69	10–4 (0–2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
1/15/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN		Minnesota	W 66–50	11–4 (1–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/18/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Ohio State	W 53–52	12–4 (2–2)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
1/22/2003 7:00 pm, ESPN		Iowa	W 74–61	13–4 (3–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/29/2003 7:00 pm, FSN		Northwestern	W 69–50	14–4 (4–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/01/2003 3:37 pm, ESPN+		Penn State	W 86–55	15–4 (5–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/05/2003 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 24 Purdue	L 60–78	15–5 (5–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/08/2003 1:00 pm, ESPN		at Northwestern	W 74–59	16–5 (6–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
2/11/2003 6:00 pm, ESPN		Michigan State	W 64–53	17–5 (7–3)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/15/2003 12:00 pm, CBS		Indiana	W 71–59	18–5 (8–3)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/19/2003 7:00 pm, FSN		at Penn State	L 57–58	18–6 (8–4)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
2/22/2003 3:00 pm, ESPN		at Iowa	W 61–53	19–6 (9–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/26/2003 8:00 pm, ESPN		Michigan	W 73–42	20–6 (10–4)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
3/02/2003 1:00 pm, CBS		at Minnesota	W 69–61	21–6 (11–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
3/05/2003 8:00 pm, FSN	No. 24	No. 14 Illinois	W 60–59	22–6 (12–4)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
3/14/2003 11:00 am, ESPN	(1) No. 18	vs. (8) Ohio State Big Ten tournament – quarterfinals	L 50–58	22–7	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
3/20/2003* 6:25 pm, CBS	(5 MW) No. 21	vs. (12) Weber State First Round	W 81–74	23–7	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA
3/22/2003* 4:53 pm, CBS	(5 MW) No. 21	vs. (13 MW) Tulsa Second Round	W 61–60	24–7	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA
3/27/2003* 6:10 pm, CBS	(5 MW) No. 21	vs. (1 MW) Kentucky Sweet Sixteen	L 57–63	24–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[6]

References

^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Badgers Clinch Big Ten". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 6, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ Woolford, Dave (March 15, 2003). "OSU picking up steam". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. C1.
^ "Owens' shot quells Golden Hurricane". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 23, 2003. p. 1B.
^ "Estill saves Kentucky against Wisconsin". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 28, 2003. p. C3.
^ "Arena breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 20, 2003. p. C6.
^ "Badgers 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

[1] "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Badgers Clinch Big Ten". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 6, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[pupstm-2] Woolford, Dave (March 15, 2003). "OSU picking up steam". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. C1.

[qugh-3] "Owens' shot quells Golden Hurricane". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 23, 2003. p. 1B.

[sckny-4] "Estill saves Kentucky against Wisconsin". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. March 28, 2003. p. C3.

[arbfk-5] "Arena breakdown: Wisconsin vs. Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 20, 2003. p. C6.

[6] "Badgers 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

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