2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 14
Record25–7 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette142 .875276  .818
No. 14 Louisville115 .688257  .781
Cincinnati97 .5631712  .586
Saint Louis97 .5631614  .533
DePaul88 .5001613  .552
Charlotte88 .5001316  .448
East Carolina313 .1881215  .444
National
No. 19 Memphis133 .813237  .767
UAB88 .5002113  .618
Tulane88 .5001615  .516
South Florida79 .4381514  .517
Houston610 .375820  .286
Southern Miss511 .3131316  .448
TCU313 .188919  .321
2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 25–7.[3]

Roster

2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
SF 32 Francisco García 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 23, 2002*
    Air Force W 65–47  1–0
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Nov 30, 2002*
    vs. Purdue L 84–86  1–1
    Conseco Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Dec 7, 2002*
    South Alabama W 90–79  2–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Dec 14, 2002*
    at Seton Hall W 91–70  3–1
    Continental Airlines Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Dec 17, 2002*
    Eastern Kentucky W 104–63  4–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Dec 18, 2002*
    Manhattan W 89–62  5–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Dec 22, 2002*
    Furman W 104–63  6–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Dec 28, 2002*
    No. 14 Kentucky
    Rivalry
    W 81–63  7–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Jan 4, 2003*
    at Ohio State W 72–64 OT 8–1
    Value City Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Jan 8, 2003*
    at Charlotte W 80–59  9–1
    Dale F. Halton Arena 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Jan 11, 2003*
    Saint Louis W 73–54  10–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Jan 16, 2003*
    at East Carolina W 87–70  11–1
    Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
    Greenville, North Carolina
    Jan 18, 2003*
    TCU W 87–74  12–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Jan 22, 2003*
    DePaul W 71–43  13–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Jan 25, 2003*
    at Tennessee W 72–69  14–1
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Jan 29, 2003*
    at Southern Miss W 94–65  15–1
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 1, 2003*
    No. 19 Indiana W 95–76  16–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Feb 5, 2003*
    Cincinnati W 77–71  17–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Feb 8, 2003*
    at Houston W 81–55  18–1
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    Feb 12, 2003*
    at Saint Louis L 58–59  18–2
    Savvis Center 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    Feb 15, 2003*
    at No. 11 Marquette W 73–70  19–2
    Bradley Center 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Feb 19, 2003
    No. 4 Memphis L 73–80  19–3
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Feb 22, 2003
    No. 4 at Cincinnati L 80–101  19–4
    Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Feb 27, 2003
    No. 11 No. 10 Marquette L 73–78  19–5
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Mar 1, 2003
    No. 11 East Carolina W 82–76  20–5
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Mar 5, 2003
    at DePaul L 76–79 OT 20–6
    Allstate Arena 
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Mar 8, 2003
    Charlotte W 100–59  21–6
    (11–5)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    C-USA tournament
    Mar 13, 2003*
    No. 20 Tulane
    Quarterfinals
    W 82–66  22–6
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Mar 14, 2003*
    No. 20 No. 16 Memphis
    Semifinals
    W 78–75  23–6
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Mar 15, 2003*
    No. 20 UAB
    Championship game
    W 83–78  24–6
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 21, 2003*
    (4 E) No. 14 vs. (13 E) Austin Peay W 86–64  25–6
    BJCC Arena 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Mar 23, 2003*
    (4 E) No. 14 vs. (5 E) Butler L 71–79  25–7
    BJCC Arena 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.

    Rankings

    [4]

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary
    2. "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
    3. "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
    4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.


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