2002–03 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
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MWC tournament champions | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 19–14 (5–9 Mountain West) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Moby Arena |
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State † | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2002–03 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Dale Layer in his 1st season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished with a record of 19–14 overall, 5–9 in Mountain West for a sixth-place finish. They went on to win the Mountain West tournament by defeating Wyoming, BYU, and UNLV. They received an automatic bid in the 2003 NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the West region. The Rams played tough, but were defeated by No. 3 seed Duke in the opening round.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 16, 2002* | Purdue-Fort Wayne | W 80–62 | 1–0 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Nov 27, 2002* | at Southern Illinois | L 71–83 | 4–1 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 14, 2002* | Washington State | W 90–79 | 8–2 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Dec 27, 2002* | Prairie View A&M | W 85–73 | 10–2 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Dec 30, 2002* | at Purdue | L 56–84 | 10–3 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 7, 2003* | at Colorado | L 72–93 | 11–4 | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 13, 2003 | New Mexico | W 74–58 | 12–4 (1–0) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 8, 2003* | Utah | L 66–71 | 14–7 (3–3) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
MWC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2003* | vs. Wyoming Quarterfinals | W 74–71 | 17–13 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 14, 2003* | vs. BYU Semifinals | W 86–80 OT | 18–13 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 15, 2003* | at UNLV Championship game | W 62–61 | 19–13 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2003* | (14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 7 Duke First round | L 57–67 | 19–14 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Tough Time for Duke in Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". Colorado State University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Colorado State University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.