2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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Horizon League regular season champion | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 21 |
Record | 27–6 (14–2 Horizon) |
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Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois-Chicago | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 Horizon League Tournament winner |
The 2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 2nd year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 2002* | at IPFW | W 69–53 | 1–0 | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
Nov 26, 2002* | Wayne State | W 60–37 | 2–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Nov 30, 2002* | Ball State | W 71–45 | 3–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Dec 5, 2002* | at Indiana State | W 65–45 | 4–0 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Dec 7, 2002* | at Evansville | W 77–64 | 5–0 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
Dec 10, 2002* | Bradley | W 75–70 | 6–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Dec 14, 2002* | at Miami (OH) | W 59–42 | 7–0 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||
Dec 21, 2002* | Saint Louis | W 68–46 | 8–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Dec 28, 2002* | vs. Texas–Pan American Rainbow Classic | W 67–48 | 9–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 29, 2002* | vs. Western Kentucky Rainbow Classic | W 63–60 | 10–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 30, 2002* | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 78–81 OT | 10–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Jan 4, 2003 | at Illinois–Chicago | W 68–65 | 11–1 (1–0) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL | |||||||
Jan 9, 2003 | Loyola Chicago | W 81–74 OT | 12–1 (2–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Jan 11, 2003 | Detroit Mercy | W 76–68 | 13–1 (3–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Jan 16, 2003 | at Wright State | W 81–70 | 14–1 (4–0) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 18, 2003 | Youngstown State | W 64–60 | 15–1 (5–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Jan 23, 2003 | at Milwaukee | L 65–69 | 15–2 (5–1) | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Jan 25, 2003 | at Green Bay | W 68–53 | 16–2 (6–1) | Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI | |||||||
Jan 30, 2003* | at No. 5 Duke | L 60–80 | 16–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
Feb 1, 2003 | Cleveland State | W 73–57 | 17–3 (7–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Feb 7, 2003 | UIC | W 61–47 | 18–3 (8–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Feb 13, 2003 | at Loyola Chicago | L 63–73 | 18–4 (8–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
Feb 17, 2003 | at Detroit Mercy | W 66–63 | 19–4 (9–2) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||
Feb 20, 2003 | Wright State | W 79–64 | 20–4 (10–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Feb 22, 2003 | at Youngstown State | W 69–60 | 21–4 (11–2) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||
Feb 24, 2003 | at Cleveland State | W 79–75 | 22–4 (12–2) | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||
Feb 27, 2003 | Green Bay | W 58–37 | 23–4 (13–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Mar 1, 2003 | Milwaukee | W 76–74 | 24–4 (14–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 2003 | (1) | vs. (5) Detroit Mercy Semifinals | W 58–55 | 25–4 | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI | ||||||
Mar 12, 2003 | (1) | at (2) Milwaukee Final | L 52–69 | 25–5 | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2003* | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 20 Mississippi State First round | W 47–46 | 26–5 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 23, 2003* | (12 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 14 Louisville Second Round | W 79–71 | 27–5 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Mar 28, 2003* | (12 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 3 Oklahoma East Regional semifinal | L 54–65 | 27–6 | Times Union Center Albany, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ "2002-2003 Butler Men's Basketball Statistics". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Forde: Butler embraces Hollywood connection".
- ^ "2002-03 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.