2002–03 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team


The 2002–03 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2002–03 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's seventh season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament and finished with a record of 18–13 (9–7 ACC).

2002–03 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NC State (logo)
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18–13 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaRBC Center
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

Roster

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2002–03 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Ilian Evtimov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 13 Cameron Bennerman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 24 Julius Hodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So
F 33 Josh Powell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So
F 54 Marcus Melvin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Fayetteville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 2002*
Mount St. Mary's W 84–60  1–0
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 30, 2002*
Coppin State W 58–37  2–0
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 4, 2002*
Northwestern W 74–49  3–0
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 8, 2002*
South Carolina W 76–64  4–0
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 14, 2002*
North Carolina A&T W 101–63  5–0
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 17, 2002*
vs. Gonzaga L 60–69  5–1
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 21, 2002*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 104–65  6–1
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 29, 2002*
Wofford W 86–71  7–1
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 2, 2003*
at UMass L 56–68  7–2
Mullins Center 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 2003
Virginia W 75–63  8–2
(1–0)
RBC Center (14,718)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 11, 2003
at Georgia Tech L 61–85  8–3
(1–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 16, 2003*
Boston College L 81–93  8–4
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 18, 2003
at Florida State W 70–63  9–4
(2–1)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 22, 2003
No. 3 Duke W 80–71  10–4
(3–1)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 26, 2003
North Carolina W 86–77  11–4
(4–1)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 30, 2003
at No. 10 Maryland L 60–75  11–5
(4–2)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 2, 2003
Clemson W 78–56  12–5
(5–2)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 6, 2003
at No. 14 Wake Forest L 58–73  12–6
(5–3)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 9, 2003
at Virginia L 58–61  12–7
(5–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 12, 2003
Georgia Tech W 63–57  13–7
(6–4)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 15, 2003*
at Temple L 54–76  13–8
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 2003
Florida State W 71–60  14–8
(7–4)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 22, 2003
at No. 8 Duke L 68–79  14–9
(7–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 25, 2003
at North Carolina W 75–67 OT 15–9
(8–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 2, 2003
No. 14 Maryland L 65–68  15–10
(8–6)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 5, 2003
at Clemson W 63–60  16–10
(9–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Mar 8, 2003
No. 9 Wake Forest L 72–78  16–11
(9–7)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 14, 2003*
Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 71–65  17–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 15, 2003*
vs. No. 9 Wake Forest
Semifinals
W 87–83  18–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 16, 2003*
vs. No. 12 Duke
Championship game
L 77–84  18–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
(9 E) vs. (8 E) California
First round
L 74–76 OT 18–13
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.