2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament; Championship Game, L 78–81 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Big 12 Conference North
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#6
2002–03 record	30–8 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Roy Williams
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
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The 2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 105th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 15th and final year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Recruiting

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Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jeff Graves PF	Lees Summit, Missouri	Iowa Western Community College (IA)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Jul 8, 2002
Jeff Graves PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Moulaye Niang C	El Cajon, California	Christian High School San Diego (CA)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Oct 15, 2001
Moulaye Niang C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Nick Collison	4	Forward	6–9	255	Senior	Iowa Falls, Iowa
Jeff Graves	42	Forward	6–9	255	Junior	Lee's Summit, Missouri
Jeff Hawkins	1	Guard	5–11	175	Freshman	Kansas City, Kansas
Kirk Hinrich	10	Guard	6–3	190	Senior	Sioux City, Iowa
Keith Langford	5	Guard	6–4	205	Sophomore	Fort Worth, Texas
Michael Lee	25	Guard	6–3	215	Sophomore	Portland, Oregon
Aaron Miles	11	Guard	6–1	175	Sophomore	Portland, Oregon
Christian Moody	34	Forward	6–7	205	Freshman	Asheville, North Carolina
Bryant Nash	33	Forward	6–6	205	Junior	Carrollton, Texas
Moulaye Niang	55	Forward	6–10	215	Freshman	El Cajon, California
Brett Olson	3	Forward	6–7	220	Junior	Chanute, Kansas
Wayne Simien	23	Forward	6–9	255	Sophomore	Leavenworth, Kansas
Stephen Vinson	20	Guard	6–2	185	Freshman	Lawrence, Kansas

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Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/4/2002*	#2	EA Sports All-Stars	W 111–94		Allen Fieldhouse (16,000) Lawrence, KS
11/12/2002*	#2	Washburn	W 101–66		Allen Fieldhouse (16,150) Lawrence, KS
Preseason NIT
11/19/2002* 8:00PM, ESPN	#2	Holy Cross	W 81–57	1–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/22/2002* 6:00PM, ESPN2	#2	UNC Greensboro	W 105–66	2–0	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/27/2002* 8:00PM, ESPN	#2	vs. North Carolina	L 56–67	2–1	Madison Square Garden (10,758) New York, NY
11/29/2002* 5:30PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #7 Florida	L 73–83	2–2	Madison Square Garden (10,758) New York, NY
Regular season
12/4/2002* 7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV	#14	Central Missouri State	W 97–70	3–2	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/7/2002* 2:30PM, CBS	#14	at #7 Oregon	L 78–84	3–3	Rose Garden (20,762) Portland, OR
12/11/2002* 7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV	#20	at #17 Tulsa	W 89–80	4–3	Donald Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK
12/14/2002* 7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV	#20	Emporia State	W 113–61	5–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/21/2002* 4:00PM, CBS	#19	UCLA	W 87–70	6–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/28/2002* 2:30PM, ABC	#19	at California Pete Newell Challenge	W 80–67	7–3	Oakland Arena (14,170) Oakland, CA
1/2/2003* 7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV	#18	UNC Asheville	W 102–50	8–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/4/2003* 2:00PM, Jayhawk-TV	#18	vs. UMKC Feist Shootout	W 100–46	9–3	Kemper Arena (13,433) Kansas City, MO
1/6/2003 8:00PM, ESPN	#14	at Iowa State	W 83–54	10–3	James H. Hilton Coliseum (12,084) Ames, IA
1/11/2003 12:45PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#14	Nebraska	W 92–59	11–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/15/2003* 8:00PM, ESPN2	#12	Wyoming	W 98–70	12–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/18/2003 7:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#12	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 81–64	13–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/22/2003 8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#6	at Colorado	L 59–60	13–4	Coors Events Center (11,076) Boulder, CO
1/25/2003* 12:00PM, CBS	#6	#1 Arizona	L 74–91	13–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
1/27/2003 8:00PM, ESPN	#12	#3 Texas	W 90–87	14–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2/1/2003 1:00PM, ESPN	#12	Nebraska	W 81–51	15–5	Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,054) Lincoln, NE
2/3/2003 8:00PM, ESPN	#12	#21 Missouri Border War	W 76–70	16–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2/8/2003 12:45PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#12	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 82–64	17–5	Bramlage Coliseum (13,340) Manhattan, KS
2/11/2003 8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#9	at Baylor	W 79–58	18–5	Ferrell Center (8,758) Waco, TX
2/16/2003 12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#9	Iowa State	W 70–51	19–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2/19/2003 6:30PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#6	Colorado	W 94–87	20–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
2/23/2003 3:00PM, CBS	#6	at #5 Oklahoma	L 70–77	20–6	Lloyd Noble Center (12,543) Norman, OK
2/26/2003 6:30PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#7	Texas A&M	W 85–45	21–6	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
3/1/2003 12:00PM, ABC	#7	#16 Oklahoma State	W 79–61	22–6	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
3/3/2003 8:00PM, ESPN	#6	at Texas Tech	W 65–56	23–6	United Spirit Arena (12,821) Lubbock, TX
3/9/2003 1:00PM, CBS	#6	at Missouri Border War	W 79–74	24–6	Hearnes Center (13,611) Columbia, MO
Big 12 Tournament
3/14/2003 12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#4	vs. Iowa State	W 89–74	25–6	American Airlines Center (16,200) Dallas, TX
3/15/2003 1:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)	#4	vs. Missouri	L 63–68	25–7	American Airlines Center (19,100) Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
3/20/2003* 8:30PM, CBS	#6(2)	vs. (15)Utah State	W 64–61	26–7	Ford Center (18,462) Oklahoma City, OK
3/22/2003* 6:50PM, CBS	#6(2)	vs. (10)Arizona State	W 108–76	27–7	Ford Center (18,462) Oklahoma City, OK
3/27/2003* 8:50PM, CBS	#6(2)	vs. #7 (3)Duke	W 69–65	28–7	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,607) Anaheim, CA
3/29/2003* 6:05PM, CBS	#6(2)	vs. #2 (1)Arizona	W 78–75	29–7	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (17,439) Anaheim, CA
4/5/2003* 5:07PM, CBS	#6(2)	vs. #9 (3)Marquette	W 94–61	30–7	Louisiana Superdome (54,432) New Orleans, LA
4/7/2003* 8:18PM, CBS	#6(2)	vs. #13 (3)Syracuse	L 81–78	30–8	Louisiana Superdome (54,524) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18
AP	2	2	2	14	20	19	19	18	14	12	6	12	12	9	6	7	6	4	6
Coaches	2	*NP	2	13	19	18	19	17	14	12	6	13	11	10	6	7	6	4	2

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

References

↑ Kansas Class of 2002 – Rivals
↑ Kansas Class of 2002 – Scout
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[2] Kansas Class of 2002 – Scout

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Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"
People	Head coaches Jayhawks of note
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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2002–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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Recruiting

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