2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NIT, Second Round (Loss, St. John's)
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2002–03 record16–16 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Walt Fuller (5th season)
  • Rod Jensen (1st season)
  • Alexis Jensen (1st season)
Home arenaUniversity Hall
2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Wake Forest133 .813  256  .806
No. 17 Maryland115 .688  2110  .677
No. 7 Duke115 .688  267  .788
NC State97 .563  1813  .581
Georgia Tech79 .438  1615  .516
Virginia610 .375  1616  .500
North Carolina610 .375  1916  .543
Clemson511 .313  1513  .536
Florida State412 .250  1415  .483
2003 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 17–12, with a conference record of 7–9. They competed in the first round of the 2002 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost at home in the first round to South Carolina.

Roster

2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 4 Nick VanderLaan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS JrSt. Thomas More Sacramento, California
F 5 Derrick Byars 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrRidgeway Memphis, Tennessee
G 10 Keith Jenifer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)161 lb (73 kg) SoTowson Catholic/Hargrave Military Baltimore, Maryland
G 11 Majestic Mapp (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrSt. Raymond Harlem, New York
G 12 Billy Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrPaideia School Atlanta, Georgia
G 15 Robert Lodge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMontrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
G 22 Todd Billet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS JrChristian Brothers Middletown, New Jersey
G 24 Jermaine Harper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoBlue Ridge Gardena, California
F/C 30 Jason Rogers (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)232 lb (105 kg) SrRobert E. Lee Staunton, Virginia
F 31 Rob Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoMartinsville Martinsville, Virginia
G/F 33 Devin Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoWilliam Penn New Castle, Delaware
F 34 Jason Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)234 lb (106 kg) SoHargrave Military Virginia Beach, Virginia
F/C 35 Travis Watson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrOak Hill Brookneal, Virginia
F 42 Elton Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (122 kg) SoWarwick Newport News, Virginia
F 44 Greg Harrell-Edge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)216 lb (98 kg) SrThomas Jefferson Vienna, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 29 December 2014

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 10
3:00 pm
Big Apple Basketball W 84–60 
University Hall (1,712)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 17
3:00 pm
One World All-Stars W 73–57 
University Hall (2,145)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 22*
7:30 pm
LIU W 90–86  1–0
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 25*
2:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational
W 86–72  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Nov. 26*
2:00 pm
vs. No. 15 Kentucky
Maui Invitational
W 75–61  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Nov. 27*
9:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 19 Indiana
Maui Invitational
W 70–63  3–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Dec. 4*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 22 at No. 21 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 82–75  3–2
Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, Michigan
Dec. 17*
7:30 pm
East Tennessee State W 84–76  4–2
University Hall (7,673)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 19*
7:30 pm
Gardner–Webb W 72–65  5–2
University Hall (6,522)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 21*
8:00 pm
at Rutgers W 61–57  6–2
The RAC (8,251)
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec. 28*
2:00 pm, CBS
Georgetown W 79–75  7–2
University Hall (7,782)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30*
7:30 pm
Liberty W 77–58  8–2
University Hall (6,516)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 2*
7:30 pm, CSN/Sunshine
Wofford W 87–65  9–2
University Hall (7,516)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 5
5:30 pm, FSN
at NC State W 75–63  9–3
(0–1)
RBC Center (14,718)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan. 11
Noon, ESPN
North Carolina W 79–72  10–3
(1–1)
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 15
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 1 Duke W 104–93  10–4
(1–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 18
3:00 pm, Raycom
at Clemson W 78–77  10–5
(1–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 21*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at Virginia Tech W 73–55  10–6
(1–3)
Cassell Coliseum (8,152)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan. 23
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Wake Forest W 75–65  11–6
(2–3)
University Hall (7,642)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 29
7:00 pm
Florida State W 85–72  12–6
(3–3)
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 1
4:05 pm, Raycom
at Georgia Tech W 80–60  12–7
(3–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,850)
Atlanta
Feb. 6
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Maryland W 86–78  13–7
(4–4)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
Feb. 9
4:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN
NC State W 61–58  14–7
(5–4)
University Hall (8,120)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 12
7:00 pm, ESPN
at North Carolina W 81–67  14–8
(5–5)
Dean Smith Center (20,445)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 15
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 Duke W 78–59  14–9
(5–6)
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 18
8:00 pm, Raycom
Clemson W 73–64  14–10
(5–7)
University Hall (7,423)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 23
6:30 pm, FSN
at No. 10 Wake Forest W 75–71  14–11
(5–8)
LJVM Coliseum (13,682)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 26*
7:00 pm
at Ohio W 78–72  14–12
(5–8)
Convocation Center (7,281)
Athens, Ohio
Mar. 1
Noon, RSN
at Florida State W 73–59  14–13
(5–9)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (5,667)
Tallahassee, Florida
Mar. 5
7:00 pm, ESPN
Georgia Tech W 90–73  14–14
(5–10)
University Hall (7,086)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 9
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 13 Maryland W 80–78 OT 15–14
(6–10)
University Hall (7,301)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 14
9:45 pm, Raycom/ESPN2
No. 12 Duke
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 83–76  15–15
Georgia Dome (23,745)
Atlanta
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 19*
7:30 pm
Brown
NIT First Round
W 89–73  16–15
University Hall (4,842)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 24*
7:30 pm
St. John's
NIT Second Round
W 73–63  16–16
Alumni Hall (3,435)
Jamaica, New York
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "2002–2003 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. "2002-03 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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