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2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 14
Record	25–7 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (2nd season);
Home arena	Freedom Hall
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 25–7.^[3]

Roster

2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
SF	32	Francisco García	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr

Head coach

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 2002*		Air Force	W 65–47	1–0	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 30, 2002*		vs. Purdue	L 84–86	1–1	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 7, 2002*		South Alabama	W 90–79	2–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 14, 2002*		at Seton Hall	W 91–70	3–1	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 17, 2002*		Eastern Kentucky	W 104–63	4–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 18, 2002*		Manhattan	W 89–62	5–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 22, 2002*		Furman	W 104–63	6–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 28, 2002*		No. 14 Kentucky Rivalry	W 81–63	7–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 4, 2003*		at Ohio State	W 72–64 ^OT	8–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 8, 2003*		at Charlotte	W 80–59	9–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 11, 2003*		Saint Louis	W 73–54	10–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 16, 2003*		at East Carolina	W 87–70	11–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 18, 2003*		TCU	W 87–74	12–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 22, 2003*		DePaul	W 71–43	13–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 25, 2003*		at Tennessee	W 72–69	14–1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 2003*		at Southern Miss	W 94–65	15–1	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 1, 2003*		No. 19 Indiana	W 95–76	16–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 5, 2003*		Cincinnati	W 77–71	17–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 8, 2003*		at Houston	W 81–55	18–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 2003*		at Saint Louis	L 58–59	18–2	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 15, 2003*		at No. 11 Marquette	W 73–70	19–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 2003	No. 4	Memphis	L 73–80	19–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 22, 2003	No. 4	at Cincinnati	L 80–101	19–4	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 27, 2003	No. 11	No. 10 Marquette	L 73–78	19–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 1, 2003	No. 11	East Carolina	W 82–76	20–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 5, 2003		at DePaul	L 76–79 ^OT	20–6	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 8, 2003		Charlotte	W 100–59	21–6 (11–5)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
C-USA tournament
Mar 13, 2003*	No. 20	Tulane Quarterfinals	W 82–66	22–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 14, 2003*	No. 20	No. 16 Memphis Semifinals	W 78–75	23–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 15, 2003*	No. 20	UAB Championship game	W 83–78	24–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (13 E) Austin Peay	W 86–64	25–6	BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (5 E) Butler	L 71–79	25–7	BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

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References

^ "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.
^ "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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[1] "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.

[2] "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[3] "2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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