2002–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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2002–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Big Ten Conference
2002–03 record 22-13 (10-6 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (8th year)
Associate head coach Brian Gregory (4th year)
Assistant coach Mike Garland (7th year)
Assistant coach Mark Montgomery (2nd year)
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
« 2001–02 2003–04 »
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#21 Wisconsin 12 – 4   .750     24 – 8   .750
#11 Illinois† 11 – 5   .688     25 – 7   .781
Purdue 10 – 6   .625     19 – 11   .633
Michigan State 10 – 6   .625     22 – 13   .629
Michigan 10 – 6   .625     18 – 12   .600
Indiana 8 – 8   .500     21 – 13   .618
Minnesota 8 – 8   .500     19 – 14   .576
Iowa 7 – 9   .438     17 – 14   .548
Ohio State 7 – 9   .438     17 – 15   .531
Northwestern 3 – 13   .188     12 – 17   .414
Penn State 2 – 14   .125     7 – 21   .250
† 2003 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by coach Tom Izzo in his 8th year, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 22–13, 10–6 to finish in a tie for third in Big Ten play. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 6th consecutive year and advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Texas.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 2001–02 season with an overall record of 19–12 and in fourth place in the Big Ten with a 10–6 record. Michigan State received a #10 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 5th straight trip to the Tournament, and were eliminated in the First Round

The Spartans lost sophomore Marcus Taylor (16.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 5.3 APG) to the NBA Draft following the season.

Season Summary

The Spartans were led by sophomores, Chris Hill (13.7 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.7 APG) and Alan Anderson (9.8 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.3 APG. The Spartans, despite the loss of their leading scorer, Marcus Taylor, began the season ranked #9 in the country. After two early wins, MSU suffered losses to Villanova[1] and Oklahoma State in the Great Alaska Shootout.[2] They bounced back with wins over #22 Virginia[3] and #12 Kentucky in Lexington.[4] After winning 6 consecutive games, they were shocked by Toledo[5] and fell to #10 Oklahoma in the All College Classic.[6] Michigan State finished the non-conference schedule at 8–4 and ranked #25.

MSU began the Big Ten regular season losing 4 of their first 6 games and fell out of the rankings. The Spartans rebounded thereafter to beat #19 Indiana[7] and #13 Illinois.[8] A non-conference loss to #15 Syracuse[9] followed a 30 point blowout loss to #20 Illinois.[10] MSU finished the conference schedule with 4 wins to tie for third place at 10–6 in conference and 18–11 overall. Michigan State beat Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals,[11] but fell to Ohio State in the semifinals.[12]

The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 6th consecutive year. MSU received a #7 seed in the South Region. A win over Colorado in the First Round[13] was followed by a rout of #10 Florida to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the 5th time in 6 years.[14] The Spartans defeated #17 Maryland to advance to the Elite Eight for the 4th time in 5 years.[15] However, MSU fell to #5 Texas in the Regional Final.[16][17]

Roster

2002–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name Class Pos Height Summary
Maurice Ager FR G 6'5" 6.7 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Aloysius Anagonye JR F 6'8" 7.4 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Alan Anderson SO F 6'6" 9.8 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Jason Andreas JR C 6'10" 1.0 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Adam Ballinger ST F 6'9" 5.5 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Tim Bograkos SO G 6'2" 1.6 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Paul Davis FR C 6'11" 7.8 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Andy Harvey FR G 6'5" 0.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Chris Hill FR G 6'3" 13.7 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 3.7 Ast
Rashi Johnson JR G 6'2" 1.0 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Erazem Lorbek FR F 6'10" 6.4 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Kelvin Torbert SO G 6'4" 8.7 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Jayson Vincent FR G 6'4" 0.3 Pts, 0.1 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Brian Westrick SR F 6'5" 0.2 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Adam Wolfe JR F 6'9" 1.4 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Source[18]

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition Games
Nov 11, 2002*
 #9 Magic Johnson All-Stars L 85–104 
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 14, 2002*
 #9 Nike Elite W 56–55 
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 2002*
7:00 pm		 #9 UNC Asheville W 66–52  1–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 28, 2002*
8:00 pm, ESPN		 #9 vs. Montana
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 80–60  2–0
 Sullivan Arena (7,163)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 29, 2002*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 #9 vs. Villanova
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 73–81  2–1
 Sullivan Arena (8,029)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 30, 2002*
5:30 pm, ESPN2		 #9 vs. Oklahoma State
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 61–64  2–2
 Sullivan Arena (8,243)
Anchorage, AK
Dec 4, 2002*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #21 #22 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 82–75  3–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 8, 2002*
1:00 pm		 #21 Cleveland State W 79–47  4–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 14, 2002*
4:00 pm, CBS		 #21 at #12 Kentucky W 71–67  5–2
 Rupp Arena (23,145)
Lexington, KY
Dec 17, 2002*
7:00 pm		 #15 Loyola Chicago W 80–54  6–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2002*
1:00 pm		 #15 South Florida W 65–56  7–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 2002*
7:00 pm		 #15 Jacksonville State W 76–52  8–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 30, 2002*
7:00 pm		 #14 Toledo L 76–81  8–3
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 4, 2003*
8:05 pm		 #14 vs. #10 Oklahoma
All College Classic		 L 58–60  8–4
 Ford Center (18,034)
Oklahoma City, OK
Big Ten regular season
Jan 9, 2003
7:00 pm		 #25 Ohio State W 66–55  9–4
(1–0)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 11, 2003
1:35 pm		 #25 at Iowa L 64–68  9–5
(1–1)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,116)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 14, 2003
7:00 pm		 at Purdue L 60–72  9–6
(1–2)		 Mackey Arena (10,630)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 18, 2003
1:00 pm		 at Minnesota L 69–77  9–7
(1–3)		 Williams Arena (14,617)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 22, 2003
6:00 pm		 Penn State W 70–36  10–7
(2–3)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 26, 2003
1:00 pm		 at Michigan
Rivalry		 L 58–60  10–8
(2–4)		 Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 28, 2003
7:00 pm		 #19 Indiana W 61–54  11–8
(3–4)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 2003
1:00 pm		 #13 Illinois W 68–65  12–8
(4–4)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 8, 2003
7:00 pm		 at Indiana W 67–62 OT 13–8
(5–4)		 Assembly Hall (17,303)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 11, 2003
6:00 pm		 at Wisconsin L 53–64  13–9
(5–5)		 Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
Feb 15, 2003
3:00 pm		 Northwestern W 64–51  14–9
(6–5)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 18, 2003
6:00 pm		 #20 Illinois L 40–70  14–10
(6–6)		 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, IL
Feb 23, 2003*
2:00 pm		 #15 Syracuse L 75–76  14–11
(6–6)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 2003
7:00 pm		 Minnesota W 71–61  15–11
(7–6)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 1, 2003
2:34 pm		 Purdue W 69–61  16–11
(8–6)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 5, 2003
8:00 pm		 Iowa W 82–54  17–11
(9–6)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 8, 2003
12:17 pm		 at Ohio State W 72–58  18–11
(10–6)		 Value City Arena (19,200)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 14, 2003
1:30 pm, ESPN		 (5) vs. (4) Purdue
Quarterfinals		 W 54–42  19–11
 United Center (17,843)
Chicago, IL
Mar 15, 2003
12:40 pm, CBS		 (5) vs. (8) Ohio State
Semifinals		 L 54–55  19–12
 United Center (20,248)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
7:10 pm, CBS		 (7 S) vs. (10 S) Colorado
First Round		 W 79–64  20–12
(10–6)		 St. Pete Times Forum (20,224)
Tampa, FL
Mar 23, 2003*
7:07 pm, CBS		 (7 S) vs. (2 S) #10 Florida
Second Round		 W 68–46  21–12
 St. Pete Times Forum (21,304)
Tampa, FL
Mar 28, 2003*
8:57 pm, CBS		 (7 S) vs. (6 S) #17 Maryland
Sweet Sixteen		 W 60–58  22–12
 Alamodome (33,009)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 30, 2003*
4:05 pm, CBS		 (7 S) vs. (1 S) #5 Texas
Elite Eight		 L 76–85  22–13
 Alamodome (30,169)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Local

Source [19][20].

Rankings

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See also: 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre 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 Wk 19 Final
AP[21] 9 9 9 21 21 15 15 14 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A*
Coaches[22] 10 10 10 21 21 15 15 14 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and Honors

  • Chris Hill - All Big Ten Second Team[23]
  • Alan Anderson - All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)[23]

References

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  19. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2003-schedule.html
  20. ↑ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/teamcume02.html
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