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2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig West Conference
DivisionEast
Record24–9 (12–6 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coachRandy Rahe (5th season)
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2002–03 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 14 4   .778 18 14   .563
UC Irvine 13 5   .722 20 9   .690
Utah State 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Cal Poly 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Idaho 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Cal State Fullerton 8 10   .444 10 19   .345
Cal State Northridge 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Pacific 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
UC Riverside 5 13   .278 6 18   .250
Long Beach State 4 14   .222 5 22   .185
2003 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2003[1]
Rankings from AP poll


The 2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 5th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–6 to finish third in the regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 15 seed in the West Region. The Aggies fell to No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Kansas in the opening round.[2]

Roster

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2002–03 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 2 Desmond Penigar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Upland, California
F 32 Spencer Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Pocatello, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 2002*
at Illinois State W 68–53  1–0
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Dec 14, 2002*
at BYU L 56–66  5–2
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 17, 2002*
Utah W 59–54  6–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Big West regular season
Mar 8, 2003
Pacific W 75–70  21–8
(12–6)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Big West tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals
W 89–83 OT 22–8
Honda Center 
Anaheim, California
Mar 14, 2003*
vs. UC Irvine
Semifinals
W 62–55  23–8
Honda Center 
Anaheim, California
Mar 15, 2003*
vs. Cal Poly
Championship game
W 57–54  24–8
Honda Center 
Anaheim, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
 CBS
(15 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Kansas
First round
L 61–64  24–9
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "UCLA cruises by off-target Utah State". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.