2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Self's third (and final) season at Illinois.

2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
2002–03 record25–7 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPBrian Cook
CaptainBrian Cook
Sean Harrington
Jerrance Howard
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin124 .750  248  .750
No. 11 Illinois115 .688  257  .781
Purdue106 .625  1911  .633
Michigan State106 .625  2213  .629
Michigan106 .625  1812  .600
Indiana88 .500  2113  .618
Minnesota88 .500  1914  .576
Iowa79 .438  1714  .548
Ohio State79 .438  1715  .531
Northwestern313 .188  1217  .414
Penn State214 .125  721  .250
2003 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
"2002-03 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

Season

The 2003 squad started three freshmen, a sophomore and one senior, and still finished with a 25-7 record and second-place finish in the Big Ten. Brian Cook earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors and the Illini won the Big Ten Tournament championship for the first time.

Roster

2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 1 Aaron Spears 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrDunbar High School Chicago, IL
G 4 Luther Head 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoManley High School Chicago, IL
G 5 Deron Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrThe Colony High School The Colony, TX
G 11 Dee Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrProviso East High School Maywood, IL
F 23 Blandon Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSt. Joseph Notre Dame High School Oakland, CA
G 24 Sean Harrington (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrElgin High School Bartlett, IL
G 25 Jerrance Howard (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrPeoria High School Peoria, IL
G 31 Nick Huge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrChristian High School/Appalachian State University Charlotte, NC
F 32 Kyle Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrDallas Jesuit High School Plano, TX
F 34 Brian Cook (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrLincoln Community High School Lincoln, IL
F 40 James Augustine 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrLincoln-Way Central High School Mokena, IL
F 42 Clayton Thomas (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrLarkin High School Elgin, IL
F 43 Roger Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoJoliet Central High School Joliet, IL
C 45 Nick Smith 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoBloomingdale High School Valrico, FL
F/C 50 Jack Ingram  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrMarshall High School/University of Tulsa San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Source[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/24/2002*
no, no
No. NR vs. Lehigh W 90–56  1–0
Assembly Hall (11,758)
Champaign, IL
11/27/2002*
no, no
No. NR vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 96–43  2–0
Assembly Hall (11,733)
Champaign, IL
12/1/2002*
no, no
No. NR vs. Western Illinois W 85–56  3–0
Assembly Hall (14,224)
Champaign, IL
12/7/2002*
no, no
No. 25 vs. #12 North Carolina
Big Ten-ACC Challenge
W 92–65  4–0
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
12/7/2002*
no, no
No. 25 vs. Arkansas W 62–58  5–0
Alltel Arena (9,756)
North Little Rock, AR
12/10/2002*
no, no
No. 15 vs. Eastern Illinois W 80–68  6–0
Assembly Hall (13,828)
Champaign, IL
12/14/2002*
no, no
No. 15 vs. Temple W 70–54  7–0
United Center (13,361)
Chicago, IL
12/21/2002*
no, no
No. 12 vs. #11 Missouri
Braggin' Rights
W 85–70  8–0
Scottrade Center (22,153)
St. Louis, MO
12/28/2002*
no, no
No. 7 @ Memphis L 74–77  8–1
The Pyramid (19,837)
Memphis, TN
12/28/2002*
no, no
No. 11 vs. Coppin State W 63–37  9–1
Assembly Hall (13,923)
Champaign, IL
1/4/2002*
no, no
No. 5 vs. Oakland W 88–53  10–1
Assembly Hall (14,837)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/7/2003
no, no
No. 10 @ Minnesota W 76–70  11–1 (1–0)
Williams Arena (13,548)
Minneapolis, MN
1/11/2003
no, no
No. 10 vs. Wisconsin W 69–63  12–1 (2–0)
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
1/15/2003
no, no
No. 8 @ Iowa
Rivalry
L 61–68  12–2 (2–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,232)
Iowa City, IA
1/18/2003
no, no
No. 8 @ #18 Indiana
Rivalry
L 66–74  12–3 (2–2)
Assembly Hall (17,456)
Bloomington, IN
1/22/2003
no, no
No. 18 vs. Purdue W 75–62  13–3 (3–2)
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
1/25/2003
no, no
No. 18 @ Penn State W 75–63  14–3 (4–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,601)
University Park, PA
1/29/2003
no, no
No. 13 vs. Michigan W 67–60  15–3 (5–2)
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
2/2/2003
no, no
No. 13 @ Michigan State L 65–68  15–4 (5–3)
Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
2/9/2003
no, no
No. 16 vs. Ohio State W 76–57  16–4 (6–3)
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
2/15/2003
no, no
No. 14 @ Purdue L 61–70  16–5 (6–4)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/18/2003
no, no
No. 20 vs. Michigan State W 70–40  17–5 (7–4)
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
2/22/2003
no, no
No. 20 @ Northwestern W 73–61  18–5 (8–4)
United Center (15,429)
Chicago, IL
2/25/2003
no, no
No. 18 vs. Indiana
Rivalry
W 80–54  19–5 (9–4)
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
3/1/2003
no, no
No. 18 @ Michigan W 82–79  20–5 (10–4)
Crisler Arena (13,057)
Ann Arbor, MI
3/5/2003
no, no
No. 14 @ #24 Wisconsin L 59–60  20–6 (10–5)
Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
3/9/2003
no, no
No. 14 vs. Minnesota W 84–60  21–6 (11–5)
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Tournament
3/14/2003*
no, no
No. 13 vs. Northwestern
Quarterfinals
W 94–65  22–6
United Center (18,895)
Chicago, IL
3/15/2003*
no, no
No. 13 vs. Indiana
Semifinals
W 73–72  23–6
United Center (20,248)
Chicago, IL
3/16/2003*
no, no
No. 13 vs. Ohio State
Big Ten Tournament Championship
W 72–59  24–6
United Center (17,007)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament[2]
3/20/2003*
no, no
No. 11 vs. Western Kentucky
First Round
W 65–60  25–6
RCA Dome (21,250)
Indianapolis, IN
3/22/2003*
no, no
No. 11 vs. #22 Notre Dame
Second Round
L 60–68  25–7
RCA Dome (25,767)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Season Statistics

Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high
Final Individual Statistics [3]
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStl
Cook, Brian 303094031.359920.0202422.4792789.303168205.820441832277.660831320
Brown, Dee 3231109034.138412.0142327.43451155.3294972.68135841193.715962057
Powell, Roger 301955818.62618.7104176.5912049.4083357.57940611013.41224129
Harrington, Sean 32671822.42357.376171.44464144.4441930.633271732.36525029
Augustine, James 322969721.82257.094162.580514.3573245.711641221865.825452720
Williams, Deron 323086827.12026.375176.4262879.3542445.5331580953.014559546
Head, Luther 25850920.41987.968131.5192866.4243446.7392348712.84240327
Smith, Nick 31553917.41635.360121.496511.4553844.8642369923.026423811
Wilson, Kyle 1801186.6462.61437.378416.2501418.7781316291.68514
Ferguson, Blandon 2412189.1401.71133.33303.0001826.6921121321.3202003
Spears, Aaron 60559.2193.2812.66700.00037.4294591.56511
Howard, Jerrance 141523.790.6416.25016.16700.0000330.27200
Huge, Nick 80172.140.503.00003.000441.0000110.10100
Thomas, Clayton 90212.330.316.16701.00014.2501340.40200
Team4249913
Total 32 6400 2388 74.6 859 1793 .479 233 636 .366 437 603 .725 317 816 1133 35.4 575 418 100 227
Opponents 32 6400 1970 61.6 657 1741 .377 192 655 .293 464 655 .708 356 686 1042 32.6 353 469 84 182

NCAA basketball tournament

  • West regional
    • Illinois 65, Western Kentucky 60
    • Notre Dame 68, Illinois 60

[4]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Brian CookLos Angeles Lakers124

[6]

Rankings

References

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