2002–03_Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 1
Record	32–4 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (6th season);
Assistant coaches	David Hobbs; Scott Rigot; Reggie Hanson;
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2002–03 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith, who was in his sixth season as the Wildcats head coach. For the program, it was the 100th season of Kentucky Wildcats basketball. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2002* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	vs. Arizona State Maui Invitational	W 82–65	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 26, 2002* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	vs. Virginia Maui Invitational	L 61–75	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 27, 2002* 6:30 pm, ESPN	No. 15	vs. No. 20 Gonzaga Maui Invitational	W 80–72	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
December 3, 2002* 8:00 pm, UKTV	No. 18	High Point	W 84–64	3–1	Rupp Arena (17,038) Lexington, KY
December 7, 2002* 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	at No. 12 North Carolina	W 98–81	4–1	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
December 10, 2002* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	at Tulane	W 76–60	5–1	New Orleans Arena (5,216) New Orleans, LA
December 14, 2002* 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 12	No. 21 Michigan State	L 67–71	5–2	Rupp Arena (23,145) Lexington, KY
December 21, 2002* 5:00 pm, CBS	No. 16	vs. No. 6 Indiana	W 70–64	6–2	Freedom Hall (20,053) Louisville, KY
December 28, 2002* 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at Louisville	L 63–81	6–3	Freedom Hall (20,061) Louisville, KY
December 30, 2002* 8:00 pm, UKTV	No. 14	Tennessee State	W 115–87	7–3	Rupp Arena (22,052) Lexington, KY
January 2, 2003* 7:30 pm, UKTV	No. 20	Alcorn State	W 94–63	8–3	Rupp Arena (20,000) Lexington, KY
January 4, 2003* 4:00 pm, UKTV	No. 20	vs. Ohio	W 83–75	9–3	US Bank Arena (14,506) Cincinnati, OH
Conference regular season
January 8, 2003 8:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 18	at Tennessee	W 74–71	10–3 (1–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena (17,273) Knoxville, TN
January 11, 2003 7:00 pm, FSS	No. 18	South Carolina	W 62–55	11–3 (2–0)	Rupp Arena (23,510) Lexington, KY
January 14, 2003 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 16	at Vanderbilt	W 74–52	12–3 (3–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) Nashville, TN
January 18, 2003* 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 16	No. 10 Notre Dame	W 88–73	13–3	Rupp Arena (22,778) Lexington, KY
January 22, 2003 7:00 pm, FSS	No. 8	No. 24 Auburn	W 67–51	14–3 (4–0)	Rupp Arena (21,554) Lexington, KY
January 25, 2003 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	at No. 15 Alabama	W 63–46	15–3 (5–0)	Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 1, 2003 1:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 7	at South Carolina	W 87–69	16–3 (6–0)	Carolina Center (14,922) Columbia, SC
February 4, 2003 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6	No. 1 Florida	W 70–55	17–3 (7–0)	Rupp Arena (24,459) Lexington, KY
February 8, 2003 3:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 6	at Ole Miss	W 80–62	18–3 (8–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,878) Oxford, MS
February 11, 2003 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	No. 20 Georgia	W 87–67	19–3 (9–0)	Rupp Arena (23,165) Lexington, KY
February 15, 2003 1:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 3	LSU	W 68–57	20–3 (10–0)	Rupp Arena (22,483) Lexington, KY
February 23, 2003 2:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 3	at Arkansas	W 66–50	21–3 (11–0)	Bud Walton Arena (18,813) Fayetteville, AR
February 23, 2003 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 2	No. 19 Mississippi State	W 70–62	22–3 (12–0)	Rupp Arena (23,203) Lexington, KY
February 26, 2003 8:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 2	Tennessee	W 80–68	23–3 (13–0)	Rupp Arena (23,078) Lexington, KY
March 2, 2003 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 2	at No. 21 Georgia	W 74–66	24–3 (14–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
March 5, 2003 8:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 2	Vanderbilt Senior Night	W 106–44	25–3 (15–0)	Rupp Arena (23,061) Lexington, KY
March 8, 2003 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 2	at No. 3 Florida	W 69–67	26–3 (16–0)	O'Connell Center (12,581) Gainesville, FL
2003 SEC Tournament
March 14, 2003 3:15 pm, JP Sports	(E1) No. 2	vs. (E5) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	W 81–63	27–3	Louisiana Superdome (18,510) New Orleans, LA
March 15, 2003 3:15 pm, JP Sports	(E1) No. 2	vs. (W2) Auburn Semifinals	W 78–58	28–3	Louisiana Superdome (21,427) New Orleans, LA
March 16, 2003 1:00 pm, CBS	(E1) No. 2	vs. (W1) Mississippi State Championship Game	W 64–57	29–3	Louisiana Superdome (22,054) New Orleans, LA
2003 NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2003 1:05 pm, CBS	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (16 MW) IUPUI First Round	W 95–64	30–3	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,484) Nashville, TN
March 23, 2003 1:05 pm, CBS	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (9 MW) Utah Second Round	W 74–54	31–3	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,484) Nashville, TN
March 27, 2003 7:15 pm, CBS	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Wisconsin Sweet Sixteen	W 63–57	32–3	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,168) Minneapolis, MN
March 29, 2003 3:05 pm, CBS	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Marquette Elite Eight	L 69–83	32–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,383) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

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"2003 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.

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Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	43	Keith Bogans	Milwaukee Bucks

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky †	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
No. 10 Florida	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 25 Georgia	11	–	5	.688	19	–	8	.704
Tennessee	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	22	–	12	.647
LSU	8	–	8	.500	21	–	11	.656
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321

† 2003 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]