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2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

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2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball
Mountain West regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record23–9 (11–3 Mountain West)
Head coach
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
2002–03 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah 11 3   .786 25 8   .758
BYU 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
Wyoming 8 6   .571 21 11   .656
UNLV 8 6   .571 21 11   .656
San Diego State 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Colorado State 5 9   .357 19 14   .576
New Mexico 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Air Force 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
2003 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Steve Cleveland, the Cougars earned their first Mountain West Conference championship. This was also their second of three NCAA Tournament appearances under Cleveland. BYU finished the season with a 23–9 record (11–3 MWC).

Roster

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2002–03 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Travis Hansen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Orem, Utah
C 40 Dan Howard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Kaysville, Utah
F 32 Bart Jepsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Roswell, New Mexico
C 55 Rafael Araújo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 2002*
vs. Toledo W 71–56  1–0
Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center 
 
Nov 23, 2002*
vs. Kansas State W 73–64  2–0
Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center 
 
Nov 25, 2002*
vs. St. Bonaventure W 66–57  3–0
Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center 
 
Nov 30, 2002*
Rice W 95–56  4–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 4, 2002*
at Arizona State W 64–60  5–0
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 7, 2002*
at Creighton L 64–74  5–1
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 11, 2002*
San Diego W 64–49  6–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 14, 2002*
Utah State W 66–56  7–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 21, 2002*
UC Santa Barbara W 69–56  8–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 23, 2002*
at San Francisco L 72–84  8–2
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 28, 2002*
Southern Utah W 93–60  9–2
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Jan 2, 2003*
Pepperdine W 84–68  10–2
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Jan 4, 2003*
vs. Oklahoma State L 65–78  10–3
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 2003*
at Weber State L 69–75  10–4
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
WAC tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
vs. New Mexico
Quarterfinals
W 71–56  23–7
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 14, 2003*
vs. Colorado State
Semifinals
L 80–86 OT 23–8
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
 CBS
(12 S) vs. (5 S) No. 23 Connecticut
First round
L 53–58  23–9
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,284)
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2002-03 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.