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 13 record against ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against #24 Purdue 7867 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 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

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 1316, Michigan was seeded third. In the first round, they had a bye. Then they lost in the second round to number 6 Indiana 6356.[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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