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2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionAmerican
Record17–12 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons
2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
No. 14 Louisville 11 5   .688 25 7   .781
Cincinnati 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
DePaul 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Charlotte 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
East Carolina 3 13   .188 12 15   .444
National
No. 19 Memphis 13 3   .813 23 7   .767
UAB 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Tulane 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
South Florida 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Houston 6 10   .375 8 20   .286
Southern Miss 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
TCU 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
2003 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 14th year at the school. The team finished third in the American division of the conference regular season standings and won the Conference USA tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the West region. Cincinnati was beaten in the opening round by No. 9 seed Gonzaga, 74–69. The Bearcats finished with a 17–12 record (9–7 C-USA).

Roster

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2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Field Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 3 John Meeker (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Troy, Ohio
G 10 Jamaal Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Corpus Christi, Texas
G 13 Leonard Stokes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Buffalo, New York
G 20 Taron Barker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Racine, Wisconsin
F 24 Rod Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Huntsville, Alabama
F 43 Jimmy Hubbard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Belton, Missouri
C 44 B. J. Grove 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Augusta, Georgia
F 54 Jason Maxiell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 7, 2002*
No. 16 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
L 44–50  3–2
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 17, 2002*
vs. No. 5 Oregon W 77–52  5–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 12, 2003*
vs. Southern Miss
Quarterfinals
L 61–63  17–11
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
(8 W) vs. (9 W) Gonzaga
First Round
L 69–74  17–12
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "2002–03 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2022.