2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 17–14 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play.

2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2002–03 record17–14 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPChauncey Leslie
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
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

Roster

2002–03 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Chauncey Leslie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Rochester, New York
G 2 Jeff Horner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Mason City, Iowa
G 3 Pierre Pierce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Westmont, Illinois
F 4 Glen Worley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Coralville, Iowa
C 5 Jared Reiner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr Tripp, South Dakota
G 11 Brody Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Dugger, Indiana
F 13 Justin Wieck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr North Liberty, Iowa
C 34 Erek Hansen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Bedford, Texas
F 44 Greg Brunner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Charles City, Iowa
C 53 Sean Sonderleiter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Des Moines, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/24/2002*
Florida Atlantic W 79–52  1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/26/2002*
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 50–49[1]  2–0
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
12/13/2002*
Iowa State
Rivalry
L 69–73[2]  6–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/15/2003
No. 8 Illinois W 68–61  11–3
(3–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/8/2003
Northwestern W 77–61  15–12
(7–9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament
3/13/2003
vs. Ohio State L 64–66  15–13
United Center 
Chicago, IL
National Invitation Tournament
3/17/2003*
Valparaiso
First Round
W 62–60  16–13
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/21/2003*
at Iowa State
Second Round (Rivalry)
W 54–53  17–13
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
3/24/2003*
Georgia Tech
Third Round
L 78–79[3]  17–14
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

  1. "Hawkeyes get victory with heart, toughness". Des Moines Register. November 27, 2002. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  2. "Iowa falters against Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 16, 2002. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  3. "It's over: Georgia Tech's last-second bullet destroys Iowa's hopes of NIT Title" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 25, 2003. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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