2002–03 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

2002–03 Manhattan Jaspers basketball
MAAC Regular season champions MAAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	23–7 (14–4 MAAC)
Head coach	Bobby Gonzalez (4th season)
Home arena	Draddy Gymnasium

2002–03 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Manhattan †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
Fairfield	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
Siena	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Niagara	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Iona	11	–	7		.611			17	–	12		.586
Marist	8	–	10		.444			13	–	16		.448
Rider	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Saint Peter's	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
Canisius	6	–	12		.333			10	–	18		.357
Loyola (MD)	1	–	17		.056			4	–	24		.143
† 2003 MAAC tournament winner

The 2002–03 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by head coach Bobby Gonzalez, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 14–4 in MAAC play to win the league regular season title. They were champions of the MAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the East region, Manhattan fell to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Syracuse, 76–65 in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

2002–03 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Luis Flores 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic	Head coach Bobby Gonzalez 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 18, 2002*		at Louisville	L 62–89	4–2	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
MAAC tournament
Mar 9, 2003*		vs. Niagara Semifinals	W 82–81 ^2OT	22–6	Sun National Bank Center  Trenton, New Jersey
Mar 10, 2003*		vs. Fairfield Championship game	W 69–54	23–6	Sun National Bank Center  Trenton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*  CBS	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 13 Syracuse First round	L 65–76	23–7	FleetCenter (18,141) Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Manhattan Cannot Bring Home a Second Upset". The New York Times. March 21, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2023.