2002–03 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2002–03 Idaho Vandals men's basketball

Conference	Big West Conference
Record	13–15 (9–9 Big West)
Head coach	Leonard Perry (2nd season)
Home arena	Cowan Spectrum
Seasons← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Santa Barbara	14	–	4	.778	18	–	14	.563
UC Irvine	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
Utah State†	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
Cal Poly	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Idaho	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
Cal State Fullerton	8	–	10	.444	10	–	19	.345
Cal State Northridge	8	–	10	.444	14	–	15	.483
Pacific	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
UC Riverside	5	–	13	.278	6	–	18	.250
Long Beach State	4	–	14	.222	5	–	22	.185

† 2003 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2003 Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big West Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 13–14 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play, fifth in the standings.

They met fourth seed Cal Poly in the first round of the conference tournament in Anaheim; although Idaho swept the regular season series, they lost to the Mustangs by four points.

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big West tournament
Thu, March 13 12:00 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Cal Poly Quarterfinal	L 50–54	13–15	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

Big West MBB Record Book
Gordillo, Remigio (March 12, 2003). "Vandal men want that first win". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
Grummert, Dale (March 13, 2003). "Vandals seek first-ever tourney win". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
Meehan, Jim (March 13, 2003). "Vandals attempt to make it three in a row". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
"Vandals can't complete trifecta". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 14, 2003. p. 1B.
"Vandal men bounced". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 14, 2003. p. 1B.
Meehan, Jim (March 14, 2003). "Struggles continue to haunt UI in first-round Big West defeat". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2002–03 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 2003 University of Idaho yearbook – 2002–03 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2003 editions

v t e Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976, 2020–21) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington State
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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