2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–16 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Walt Fuller (5th season)
  • Rod Jensen (1st season)
  • Alexis Jensen (1st season)
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Wake Forest 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
No. 17 Maryland 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
No. 7 Duke 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
NC State 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Virginia 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
North Carolina 6 10   .375 19 16   .543
Clemson 5 11   .313 15 13   .536
Florida State 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
2003 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 17–12, with a conference record of 7–9. They competed in the first round of the 2002 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost at home in the first round to South Carolina.

Roster

2002–03 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 4 Nick VanderLaan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr St. Thomas More Sacramento, California
F 5 Derrick Byars 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ridgeway Memphis, Tennessee
G 10 Keith Jenifer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 161 lb (73 kg) So Towson Catholic/Hargrave Military Baltimore, Maryland
G 11 Majestic Mapp (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr St. Raymond Harlem, New York
G 12 Billy Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Paideia School Atlanta, Georgia
G 15 Robert Lodge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
G 22 Todd Billet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Christian Brothers Middletown, New Jersey
G 24 Jermaine Harper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Blue Ridge Gardena, California
F/C 30 Jason Rogers (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Robert E. Lee Staunton, Virginia
F 31 Rob Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Martinsville Martinsville, Virginia
G/F 33 Devin Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So William Penn New Castle, Delaware
F 34 Jason Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Hargrave Military Virginia Beach, Virginia
F/C 35 Travis Watson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Oak Hill Brookneal, Virginia
F 42 Elton Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Warwick Newport News, Virginia
F 44 Greg Harrell-Edge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Thomas Jefferson Vienna, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 29 December 2014

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 10
3:00 pm
Big Apple Basketball W 84–60 
University Hall (1,712)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 17
3:00 pm
One World All-Stars W 73–57 
University Hall (2,145)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 22*
7:30 pm
LIU W 90–86  1–0
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 25*
2:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational
W 86–72  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Nov. 26*
2:00 pm
vs. No. 15 Kentucky
Maui Invitational
W 75–61  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Nov. 27*
9:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 19 Indiana
Maui Invitational
L 63-70  3–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI
Dec. 4*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 22 at No. 21 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 75-82  3–2
Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, Michigan
Dec. 17*
7:30 pm
East Tennessee State W 84–76  4–2
University Hall (7,673)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 19*
7:30 pm
Gardner–Webb W 72–65  5–2
University Hall (6,522)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 21*
8:00 pm
at Rutgers W 61–57  6–2
The RAC (8,251)
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec. 28*
2:00 pm, CBS
Georgetown W 79–75  7–2
University Hall (7,782)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30*
7:30 pm
Liberty W 77–58  8–2
University Hall (6,516)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 2*
7:30 pm, CSN/Sunshine
Wofford W 87–65  9–2
University Hall (7,516)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 5
5:30 pm, FSN
at NC State L 63-75  9–3
(0–1)
RBC Center (14,718)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan. 11
Noon, ESPN
North Carolina W 79–72  10–3
(1–1)
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 15
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 1 Duke L 93-104  10–4
(1–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 18
3:00 pm, Raycom
at Clemson L 77–78  10–5
(1–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 21*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at Virginia Tech L 55-73  10–6
(1–3)
Cassell Coliseum (8,152)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan. 23
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Wake Forest W 75–65  11–6
(2–3)
University Hall (7,642)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 29
7:00 pm
Florida State W 85–72  12–6
(3–3)
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 1
4:05 pm, Raycom
at Georgia Tech L 60–80  12–7
(3–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,850)
Atlanta
Feb. 6
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Maryland W 86–78  13–7
(4–4)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
Feb. 9
4:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN
NC State W 61–58  14–7
(5–4)
University Hall (8,120)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 12
7:00 pm, ESPN
at North Carolina L 67-81  14–8
(5–5)
Dean Smith Center (20,445)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 15
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 Duke L 59-78  14–9
(5–6)
University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 18
8:00 pm, Raycom
Clemson L 64-73  14–10
(5–7)
University Hall (7,423)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 23
6:30 pm, FSN
at No. 10 Wake Forest L 71-75  14–11
(5–8)
LJVM Coliseum (13,682)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 26*
7:00 pm
at Ohio L 72–78  14–12
(5–8)
Convocation Center (7,281)
Athens, Ohio
Mar. 1
Noon, RSN
at Florida State L 59-73  14–13
(5–9)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (5,667)
Tallahassee, Florida
Mar. 5
7:00 pm, ESPN
Georgia Tech L 73-90  14–14
(5–10)
University Hall (7,086)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 9
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 13 Maryland W 80–78 OT 15–14
(6–10)
University Hall (7,301)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 14
9:45 pm, Raycom/ESPN2
No. 12 Duke
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 76-83  15–15
Georgia Dome (23,745)
Atlanta
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 19*
7:30 pm
Brown
NIT First Round
W 89–73  16–15
University Hall (4,842)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 24*
7:30 pm
St. John's
NIT Second Round
L 63–73  16–16
Alumni Hall (3,435)
Jamaica, New York
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "2002–2003 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved December 9, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.