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 Horizon League men's basketball standings
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

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.

Roster

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2002–03 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Darnell Archey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	New Castle, IN
F	33	Joel Cornette (C)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, OH
F	51	Lewis Curry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Fort Wayne, IN
G	4	Brandon Miller (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	New Castle, IN
C	55	Mike Moore	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Fairborn, OH
F	23	Rob Walls	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Aurora, IL
G	22	Mike Monserez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Cincinnati, OH
F	1	Duane Lightfoot	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Louisville, KY
G	30	Nick Gardner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, IN
G	2	Ryan Reynolds	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Terre Haute, IN
G	21	Avery Sheets	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Lafayette, IN
G	3	Bruce Horan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	New Castle, IN
F	34	Jeff James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Tampa, FL
F	31	Andy Grunst	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Milwaukee, WI

Head coach

Todd Lickliter (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 21 July 2021

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*		at IPFW	W 69–53	1–0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (4,615) Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 26, 2002*		Wayne State	W 60–37	2–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,514) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 30, 2002*		Ball State	W 71–45	3–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,012) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 5, 2002*		at Indiana State	W 65–45	4–0	Hulman Center (5,017) Terre Haute, IN
Dec 7, 2002*		at Evansville	W 77–64	5–0	Roberts Stadium (6,550) Evansville, IN
Dec 10, 2002*		Bradley	W 75–70	6–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,064) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 14, 2002*		at Miami (OH)	W 59–42	7–0	Millett Hall (2,452) Oxford, OH
Dec 21, 2002*		Saint Louis	W 68–46	8–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,016) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 28, 2002*		vs. Texas–Pan American Rainbow Classic	W 67–48	9–0	Stan Sheriff Center (6,097) Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 2002*		vs. Western Kentucky Rainbow Classic	W 63–60	10–0	Stan Sheriff Center (7,184) Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 2002*		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	L 78–81 ^OT	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center (7,925) Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 2003		at Illinois–Chicago	W 68–65	11–1 (1–0)	UIC Pavilion (4,002) Chicago, IL
Jan 9, 2003		Loyola Chicago	W 81–74 ^OT	12–1 (2–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,006) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 11, 2003		Detroit Mercy	W 76–68	13–1 (3–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,479) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 16, 2003		at Wright State	W 81–70	14–1 (4–0)	Nutter Center (6,767) Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 2003		Youngstown State	W 64–60	15–1 (5–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,268) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 23, 2003		at Milwaukee	L 65–69	15–2 (5–1)	U.S. Cellular Arena (5,007) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 25, 2003		at Green Bay	W 68–53	16–2 (6–1)	Resch Center (4,895) Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 30, 2003*		at No. 5 Duke	L 60–80	16–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb 1, 2003		Cleveland State	W 73–57	17–3 (7–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,885) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2003		UIC	W 61–47	18–3 (8–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,236) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 13, 2003		at Loyola Chicago	L 63–73	18–4 (8–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,156) Chicago, IL
Feb 17, 2003		at Detroit Mercy	W 66–63	19–4 (9–2)	Calihan Hall (6,038) Detroit, MI
Feb 20, 2003		Wright State	W 79–64	20–4 (10–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,624) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 22, 2003		at Youngstown State	W 69–60	21–4 (11–2)	Beeghly Center (3,698) Youngstown, OH
Feb 24, 2003		at Cleveland State	W 79–75 ^{2 OT}	22–4 (12–2)	CSU Convocation Center (1,229) Cleveland, OH
Feb 27, 2003		Green Bay	W 58–37	23–4 (13–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,804) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 1, 2003		Milwaukee	W 76–74	24–4 (14–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (11,043) Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
Mar 9, 2003	(1)	vs. (5) Detroit Mercy Semifinals	W 58–55	25–4	U.S. Cellular Arena (7,411) Milwaukee, WI
Mar 12, 2003	(1)	at (2) Milwaukee Final	L 52–69	25–5	U.S. Cellular Arena (10,115) 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 (16,467) Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003*	(12 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 14 Louisville Second Round	W 79–71	27–5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,471) Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 28, 2003*	(12 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Oklahoma East Regional semifinal	L 54–65	27–6	Times Union Center (15,093) Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "2002-2003 Butler Men's Basketball Statistics". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "Forde: Butler embraces Hollywood connection".
^ "2002-03 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[1] "2002-2003 Butler Men's Basketball Statistics". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[2] "Forde: Butler embraces Hollywood connection".

[3] "2002-03 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[4] "2002-03 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

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