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2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Self's third (and final) season at Illinois.
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2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 25–7 (11–5 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Brian Cook |
Captain | Brian Cook Sean Harrington Jerrance Howard |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Wisconsin | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Illinois † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
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The 2003 squad started three freshmen, a sophomore and one senior, and still finished with a 25-7 record and second-place finish in the Big Ten. Brian Cook earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors and the Illini won the Big Ten tournament championship for the first time.
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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11/24/2002* no, no |
Lehigh | W 90–56 | 1–0 |
Assembly Hall (11,758) Champaign, IL | |||||||
11/27/2002* no, no |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 96–43 | 2–0 |
Assembly Hall (11,733) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/1/2002* no, no |
Western Illinois | W 85–56 | 3–0 |
Assembly Hall (14,224) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/7/2002* no, no |
No. 25 | No. 12 North Carolina Big Ten-ACC Challenge |
W 92–65 | 4–0 |
Assembly Hall (16,500) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/7/2002* no, no |
No. 25 | vs. Arkansas | W 62–58 | 5–0 |
Alltel Arena (9,756) North Little Rock, AR | ||||||
12/10/2002* no, no |
No. 15 | Eastern Illinois | W 80–68 | 6–0 |
Assembly Hall (13,828) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/14/2002* no, no |
No. 15 | vs. Temple | W 70–54 | 7–0 |
United Center (13,361) Chicago, IL | ||||||
12/21/2002* no, no |
No. 12 | vs. No. 11 Missouri Braggin' Rights |
W 85–70 | 8–0 |
Scottrade Center (22,153) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
12/28/2002* no, no |
No. 7 | at Memphis | L 74–77 | 8–1 |
The Pyramid (19,837) Memphis, TN | ||||||
12/28/2002* no, no |
No. 11 | Coppin State | W 63–37 | 9–1 |
Assembly Hall (13,923) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/4/2002* no, no |
No. 5 | Oakland | W 88–53 | 10–1 |
Assembly Hall (14,837) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
1/7/2003 no, no |
No. 10 | at Minnesota | W 76–70 | 11–1 (1–0) |
Williams Arena (13,548) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
1/11/2003 no, no |
No. 10 | Wisconsin | W 69–63 | 12–1 (2–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,500) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/15/2003 no, no |
No. 8 | at Iowa Rivalry |
L 61–68 | 12–2 (2–1) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,232) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
1/18/2003 no, CBS |
No. 8 | at No. 18 Indiana Rivalry |
L 66–74 | 12–3 (2–2) |
Assembly Hall (17,456) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
1/22/2003 no, no |
No. 18 | Purdue | W 75–62 | 13–3 (3–2) |
Assembly Hall (16,500) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/25/2003 no, no |
No. 18 | at Penn State | W 75–63 | 14–3 (4–2) |
Bryce Jordan Center (9,601) University Park, PA | ||||||
1/29/2003 no, no |
No. 13 | Michigan | W 67–60 | 15–3 (5–2) |
Assembly Hall (16,500) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/2/2003 no, CBS |
No. 13 | at Michigan State | L 65–68 | 15–4 (5–3) |
Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
2/9/2003 no, CBS |
No. 16 | Ohio State | W 76–57 | 16–4 (6–3) |
Assembly Hall (16,500) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/15/2003 no, no |
No. 14 | at Purdue | L 61–70 | 16–5 (6–4) |
Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
2/18/2003 no, no |
No. 20 | Michigan State | W 70–40 | 17–5 (7–4) |
Assembly Hall (16,500) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/22/2003 no, CBS |
No. 20 | vs. Northwestern | W 73–61 | 18–5 (8–4) |
United Center (15,429) Chicago, IL | ||||||
2/25/2003 no, no |
No. 18 | Indiana Rivalry |
W 80–54 | 19–5 (9–4) |
Assembly Hall (16,500) Champaign, IL | ||||||
3/1/2003 no, no |
No. 18 | at Michigan | W 82–79 | 20–5 (10–4) |
Crisler Arena (13,057) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
3/5/2003 no, no |
No. 14 | at No. 24 Wisconsin | L 59–60 | 20–6 (10–5) |
Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, WI | ||||||
3/9/2003 no, CBS |
No. 14 | Minnesota | W 84–60 | 21–6 (11–5) |
Assembly Hall (16,500) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
3/14/2003 no, no |
(2) No. 13 | vs. (10) Northwestern Quarterfinals |
W 94–65 | 22–6 |
United Center (18,895) Chicago, IL | ||||||
3/15/2003 no, CBS |
(2) No. 13 | vs. (6) Indiana Semifinals |
W 73–72 | 23–6 |
United Center (20,248) Chicago, IL | ||||||
3/16/2003 no, CBS |
(2) No. 13 | vs. (8) Ohio State Big Ten tournament Championship |
W 72–59 | 24–6 |
United Center (17,007) Chicago, IL | ||||||
NCAA tournament[2] | |||||||||||
3/20/2003 12:10 pm, CBS |
(4 W) No. 11 | vs. (13 W) Western Kentucky First Round |
W 65–60 | 25–6 |
RCA Dome (21,250) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
3/22/2003 6:10 pm, CBS |
(4 W) No. 11 | vs. (5 W) No. 22 Notre Dame Second Round |
L 60–68 | 25–7 |
RCA Dome (25,767) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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More information Legend ...
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | Avg | Average per game |
FG | Field-goals made | FGA | Field-goal attempts | Off | Offensive rebounds |
Def | Defensive rebounds | A | Assists | TO | Turnovers |
Blk | Blocks | Stl | Steals | High | Team high |
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More information Minutes, Scoring ...
Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | TO | Blk | Stl |
Cook, Brian | 30 | 30 | 940 | 31.3 | 599 | 20.0 | 202 | 422 | .479 | 27 | 89 | .303 | 168 | 205 | .820 | 44 | 183 | 227 | 7.6 | 60 | 83 | 13 | 20 |
Brown, Dee | 32 | 31 | 1090 | 34.1 | 384 | 12.0 | 142 | 327 | .434 | 51 | 155 | .329 | 49 | 72 | .681 | 35 | 84 | 119 | 3.7 | 159 | 62 | 0 | 57 |
Powell, Roger | 30 | 19 | 558 | 18.6 | 261 | 8.7 | 104 | 176 | .591 | 20 | 49 | .408 | 33 | 57 | .579 | 40 | 61 | 101 | 3.4 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 9 |
Harrington, Sean | 32 | 6 | 718 | 22.4 | 235 | 7.3 | 76 | 171 | .444 | 64 | 144 | .444 | 19 | 30 | .633 | 2 | 71 | 73 | 2.3 | 65 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
Augustine, James | 32 | 29 | 697 | 21.8 | 225 | 7.0 | 94 | 162 | .580 | 5 | 14 | .357 | 32 | 45 | .711 | 64 | 122 | 186 | 5.8 | 25 | 45 | 27 | 20 |
Williams, Deron | 32 | 30 | 868 | 27.1 | 202 | 6.3 | 75 | 176 | .426 | 28 | 79 | .354 | 24 | 45 | .533 | 15 | 80 | 95 | 3.0 | 145 | 59 | 5 | 46 |
Head, Luther | 25 | 8 | 509 | 20.4 | 198 | 7.9 | 68 | 131 | .519 | 28 | 66 | .424 | 34 | 46 | .739 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 2.8 | 42 | 40 | 3 | 27 |
Smith, Nick | 31 | 5 | 539 | 17.4 | 163 | 5.3 | 60 | 121 | .496 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 38 | 44 | .864 | 23 | 69 | 92 | 3.0 | 26 | 42 | 38 | 11 |
Wilson, Kyle | 18 | 0 | 118 | 6.6 | 46 | 2.6 | 14 | 37 | .378 | 4 | 16 | .250 | 14 | 18 | .778 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 1.6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Ferguson, Blandon | 24 | 1 | 218 | 9.1 | 40 | 1.7 | 11 | 33 | .333 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 18 | 26 | .692 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 1.3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
Spears, Aaron | 6 | 0 | 55 | 9.2 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Howard, Jerrance | 14 | 1 | 52 | 3.7 | 9 | 0.6 | 4 | 16 | .250 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Huge, Nick | 8 | 0 | 17 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas, Clayton | 9 | 0 | 21 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 49 | 91 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 32 | 6400 | 2388 | 74.6 | 859 | 1793 | .479 | 233 | 636 | .366 | 437 | 603 | .725 | 317 | 816 | 1133 | 35.4 | 575 | 418 | 100 | 227 | ||
Opponents | 32 | 6400 | 1970 | 61.6 | 657 | 1741 | .377 | 192 | 655 | .293 | 464 | 655 | .708 | 356 | 686 | 1042 | 32.6 | 353 | 469 | 84 | 182 |
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- West regional
- Illinois 65, Western Kentucky 60
- Notre Dame 68, Illinois 60
- Brian Cook
- Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Big Ten Player of the Year
- Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award
- Team Most Valuable Player [5]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Sporting News 2nd team All-American
- Associated Press 3rd team All-American
- National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd team All-American
- Basketball Times 3rd team All-American
More information Player, NBA Club ...
Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
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Brian Cook | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 | 24 |
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Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
- University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 2002-03 Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- 2003 NBA draft Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine