2002–03_Butler_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team

2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Horizon League regular season champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Horizon League
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
Record	27–6 (14–2 Horizon)
Head coach	Todd Lickliter (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Matthew Graves (2nd season); Jeff Meyer (2nd season); Brad Stevens (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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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v t e	Conf				Overall
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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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.

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