2002–03 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2002–03 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for third in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned a third seed but was defeated in the first round of the 2003 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.[2] The team did not participate in either the 2003 National Invitation Tournament or the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament because of the University of Michigan basketball scandal.[3][4] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[5] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[6] The team had a 1–3 record against ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against #24 Purdue 78–67 on February 19 at Mackey Arena.[7]

2002–03 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2002–03 record18-12 (10-6, T-3rd Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPLaVell Blanchard
MVPDaniel Horton
Captains
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin12–4 .750  24–8  .750
No. 11 Illinois†11–5 .688  25–7  .781
Purdue10–6 .625  19–11  .633
Michigan State10–6 .625  22–13  .629
Michigan10–6 .625  18–12  .600
Indiana8–8 .500  21–13  .618
Minnesota8–8 .500  19–14  .576
Iowa7–9 .438  17–14  .548
Ohio State7–9 .438  17–15  .531
Northwestern3–13 .188  12–17  .414
Penn State2–14 .125  7–21  .250
† 2003 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Rotolu Adebiyi, LaVell Blanchard and Gavin Groninger served as team co-captains, and LaVell Blanchard and Daniel Horton shared team MVP honors.[8] The team's leading scorers were LaVell Blanchard (485 points), Daniel Horton (457 points) and Bernard Robinson, Jr. (339 points). The leading rebounders were Blanchard (205), Robinson (178) and Graham Brown (138).[9]

LaVell Blanchard won the Big Ten Conference statistical championship with a 43.3% three-point field goal percentage in conference games.[10] The team as a whole also led the big ten in three-point field goal percentage (37.5%) in conference games.[11]

In the 2003 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the United Center from March 13–16, Michigan was seeded third. In the first round, they had a bye. Then they lost in the second round to number 6 Indiana 63–56.[12]

Team players drafted into the NBA
YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
200421545Bernard RobinsonCharlotte Bobcats

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References
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  2. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  3. "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  4. Zillgitt, Jeff (2003-03-13). "It's unpleasant now but Georgia made right call for now and future". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  5. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  6. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  7. "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 49. Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  8. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  9. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  10. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  11. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 37. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  12. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  13. "2004 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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