| 2002–03 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball | |
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| CAA regular season and tournament champions | |
| NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 24–7 (15–3 CAA) |
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| Assistant coach | Billy Donlon |
| Home arena | Trask Coliseum |
| Seasons← 2001–022003–04 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002–03 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first-year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
After finishing atop the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the South region. After leading No. 6 seed Maryland late in the game, the Seahawks' hearts were broken when Drew Nicholas hit a buzzer-beater for Maryland.
Senior shooting guard Brett Blizzard repeated as CAA Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 22, 2002* |
at Texas Tech | L 76–85 | 0–1 |
United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
| Nov 30, 2002* |
East Tennessee State | W 78–57 | 2–1 |
Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina | |||||||
| Dec 7, 2002* |
at Dayton | L 48–59 | 2–3 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
| CAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 8, 2003* |
vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals |
W 76–56 | 22–6 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
| Mar 9, 2003* |
vs. Delaware Semifinals |
W 63–50 | 23–6 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
| Mar 10, 2003* |
vs. Drexel Championship game |
W 70–62 | 24–6 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 21, 2003* |
(11 S) | vs. (6 S) No. 17 Maryland First round |
L 73–75 | 24–7 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Awards and honors
References
- "Nicholas drills 3-pointer at buzzer for Terps". ESPN. March 22, 2003. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- "UNCW 2001-02 Season Review" (PDF). UNCW Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- "UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.