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2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Self's third (and final) season at Illinois.

2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
Record25–7 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPBrian Cook
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin12–4 .75024–8 .750
No. 11 Illinois †11–5 .68825–7 .781
Purdue10–6 .62519–11 .633
Michigan State10–6 .62522–13 .629
Michigan10–6 .62518–12 .600
Indiana8–8 .50021–13 .618
Minnesota8–8 .50019–14 .576
Iowa7–9 .43817–14 .548
Ohio State7–9 .43817–15 .531
Northwestern3–13 .18812–17 .414
Penn State2–14 .1257–21 .250
† 2003 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
"2002-03 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

Season

The 2003 squad started three freshmen, a sophomore and one senior, and still finished with a 25-7 record and second-place finish in the Big Ten. Brian Cook earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors and the Illini won the Big Ten tournament championship for the first time.

Roster

2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C1Aaron Spears6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)FrDunbar High SchoolChicago, IL
G4Luther Head6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoManley High SchoolChicago, IL
G5Deron Williams6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrThe Colony High SchoolThe Colony, TX
G11Dee Brown6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrProviso East High SchoolMaywood, IL
F23Blandon Ferguson6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrSt. Joseph Notre Dame High SchoolOakland, CA
G24Sean Harrington (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrElgin High SchoolBartlett, IL
G25Jerrance Howard (C)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS JrPeoria High SchoolPeoria, IL
G31Nick Huge6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS JrChristian High School/Appalachian State UniversityCharlotte, NC
F32Kyle Wilson6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrDallas Jesuit High SchoolPlano, TX
F34Brian Cook (C)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrLincoln Community High SchoolLincoln, IL
F40James Augustine6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrLincoln-Way Central High SchoolMokena, IL
F42Clayton Thomas (W)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrLarkin High SchoolElgin, IL
F43Roger Powell6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)SoJoliet Central High SchoolJoliet, IL
C45Nick Smith7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)240 lb (109 kg)RS SoBloomingdale High SchoolValrico, FL
F/C50Jack Ingram  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)RS JrMarshall High School/University of TulsaSan Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Source[1]

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/24/2002*
no, no		 LehighW 90–56 1–0
Assembly Hall (11,758)
Champaign, IL
11/27/2002*
no, no		 Arkansas–Pine BluffW 96–43 2–0
Assembly Hall (11,733)
Champaign, IL
12/1/2002*
no, no		 Western IllinoisW 85–56 3–0
Assembly Hall (14,224)
Champaign, IL
12/7/2002*
no, no		 No. 25 No. 12 North Carolina
Big Ten-ACC Challenge		W 92–65 4–0
Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
12/7/2002*
no, no		 No. 25 vs. ArkansasW 62–58 5–0
Alltel Arena (9,756)
North Little Rock, AR
12/10/2002*
no, no		 No. 15 Eastern IllinoisW 80–68 6–0
Assembly Hall (13,828)
Champaign, IL
12/14/2002*
no, no		 No. 15 vs. TempleW 70–54 7–0
United Center (13,361)
Chicago, IL
12/21/2002*
no, no		 No. 12 vs. No. 11 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		W 85–70 8–0
Scottrade Center (22,153)
St. Louis, MO
12/28/2002*
no, no		 No. 7 at MemphisL 74–77 8–1
The Pyramid (19,837)
Memphis, TN
12/28/2002*
no, no		 No. 11 Coppin StateW 63–37 9–1
Assembly Hall (13,923)
Champaign, IL
1/4/2002*
no, no		 No. 5 OaklandW 88–53 10–1
Assembly Hall (14,837)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/7/2003
no, no		 No. 10 at MinnesotaW 76–70 11–1
(1–0)		Williams Arena (13,548)
Minneapolis, MN
1/11/2003
no, no		 No. 10 WisconsinW 69–63 12–1
(2–0)		Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
1/15/2003
no, no		 No. 8 at Iowa
Rivalry		L 61–68 12–2
(2–1)		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,232)
Iowa City, IA
1/18/2003
no, CBS		 No. 8 at No. 18 Indiana
Rivalry		L 66–74 12–3
(2–2)		Assembly Hall (17,456)
Bloomington, IN
1/22/2003
no, no		 No. 18 PurdueW 75–62 13–3
(3–2)		Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
1/25/2003
no, no		 No. 18 at Penn StateW 75–63 14–3
(4–2)		Bryce Jordan Center (9,601)
University Park, PA
1/29/2003
no, no		 No. 13 MichiganW 67–60 15–3
(5–2)		Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
2/2/2003
no, CBS		 No. 13 at Michigan StateL 65–68 15–4
(5–3)		Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
2/9/2003
no, CBS		 No. 16 Ohio StateW 76–57 16–4
(6–3)		Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
2/15/2003
no, no		 No. 14 at PurdueL 61–70 16–5
(6–4)		Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/18/2003
no, no		 No. 20 Michigan StateW 70–40 17–5
(7–4)		Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
2/22/2003
no, CBS		 No. 20 vs. Northwestern
Rivalry		W 73–61 18–5
(8–4)		United Center (15,429)
Chicago, IL
2/25/2003
no, no		 No. 18 Indiana
Rivalry		W 80–54 19–5
(9–4)		Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
3/1/2003
no, no		 No. 18 at MichiganW 82–79 20–5
(10–4)		Crisler Arena (13,057)
Ann Arbor, MI
3/5/2003
no, no		 No. 14 at No. 24 WisconsinL 59–60 20–6
(10–5)		Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
3/9/2003
no, CBS		 No. 14 MinnesotaW 84–60 21–6
(11–5)		Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten tournament
3/14/2003
no, no		(2) No. 13 vs. (10) Northwestern
Quarterfinals / Rivalry		W 94–65 22–6
United Center (18,895)
Chicago, IL
3/15/2003
no, CBS		(2) No. 13 vs. (6) Indiana
Semifinals		W 73–72 23–6
United Center (20,248)
Chicago, IL
3/16/2003
no, CBS		(2) No. 13 vs. (8) Ohio State
Big Ten tournament Championship		W 72–59 24–6
United Center (17,007)
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament[2]
3/20/2003
12:10 pm, CBS		(4 W) No. 11 vs. (13 W) Western Kentucky
First Round		W 65–60 25–6
RCA Dome (21,250)
Indianapolis, IN
3/22/2003
6:10 pm, CBS		(4 W) No. 11 vs. (5 W) No. 22 Notre Dame
Second Round		L 60–68 25–7
RCA Dome (25,767)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Season Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  GS Games started Avg Average per game
  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off Offensive rebounds
 Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TOTurnovers
 Blk Blocks Stl Steals High Team high
Final Individual Statistics [3]
MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStl
Cook, Brian303094031.359920.0202422.4792789.303168205.820441832277.660831320
Brown, Dee3231109034.138412.0142327.43451155.3294972.68135841193.715962057
Powell, Roger301955818.62618.7104176.5912049.4083357.57940611013.41224129
Harrington, Sean32671822.42357.376171.44464144.4441930.633271732.36525029
Augustine, James322969721.82257.094162.580514.3573245.711641221865.825452720
Williams, Deron323086827.12026.375176.4262879.3542445.5331580953.014559546
Head, Luther25850920.41987.968131.5192866.4243446.7392348712.84240327
Smith, Nick31553917.41635.360121.496511.4553844.8642369923.026423811
Wilson, Kyle1801186.6462.61437.378416.2501418.7781316291.68514
Ferguson, Blandon2412189.1401.71133.33303.0001826.6921121321.3202003
Spears, Aaron60559.2193.2812.66700.00037.4294591.56511
Howard, Jerrance141523.790.6416.25016.16700.0000330.27200
Huge, Nick80172.140.503.00003.000441.0000110.10100
Thomas, Clayton90212.330.316.16701.00014.2501340.40200
Team4249913
Total326400238874.68591793.479233636.366437603.725317816113335.4575418100227
Opponents326400197061.66571741.377192655.293464655.708356686104232.635346984182

NCAA basketball tournament

  • West regional
    • Illinois 65, Western Kentucky 60
    • Notre Dame 68, Illinois 60

[4]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

PlayerNBA ClubRoundPick
Brian CookLos Angeles Lakers124

[6]

Rankings

References

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