2002–03 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2002–03 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball

Horizon League tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Horizon League
Record	24–8 (13–3 Horizon)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (2nd season)
Home arena	U.S. Cellular Arena Klotsche Center
Seasons← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
Milwaukee †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Illinois-Chicago	12	–	4	.750	21	–	9	.700
Loyola Chicago	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
Detroit Mercy	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Green Bay	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Youngstown State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
Wright State	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Cleveland State	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267

† 2003 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2002–03 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 2nd-year head coach Bruce Pearl, played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena and Klotsche Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Horizon League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a No. 12 seed in the Midwest region. Their season ended after losing a one-point game to No. 5 seed Notre Dame in the opening round.

Roster

2002–03 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Chris Hill	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Whitney Young	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Mark Pancratz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Schaumburg	Schaumburg, Illinois
F	15	Dylan Page	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Amherst	Amherst, Wisconsin
F	21	Jason McCoy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Rutgers	Houston, Texas
G	22	Jose Winston	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr		Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	23	James Wright	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Vincent	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	24	Boo Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Olney CC	Chicago, Illinois
G	30	Clay Tucker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Perry	Lima, Ohio
F	42	Rob Sanders	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Toledo	Toledo, Ohio
F	44	Adrian Tigert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	West	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
C	50	Derrick Ford	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Olney CC	Toledo, Ohio

Head coach

Bruce Pearl

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2002*		at Wisconsin	L 72–83	0–1	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 1, 2003		at Butler	L 74–76	22–7 (13–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (11,043) Indianapolis, Indiana
Horizon League Tournament
Mar 8, 2003*		vs. Illinois-Chicago Semifinals	W 75–73	23–7	U.S. Cellular Arena (7,411) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 11, 2003*		Butler Championship game	W 69–52	24–7	U.S. Cellular Arena (10,115) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 22 Notre Dame First round	L 69–70	24–8	RCA Dome (21,250) Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Bruce Pearl – Horizon League Coach of the Year

References

"Panthers miss layup at buzzer, ND moves on". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
"2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
"2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

2002-03 Milwaukee Panthers Schedule and Results

v t e Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Baker Fieldhouse (1956–1977) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1977–1992) U.S. Cellular Arena (1992–1998) J. Martin Klotsche Center (1998–2003) U.S. Cellular Arena (2003–2012) Klotsche Center (2012–2013) UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2013–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 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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