2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season; and Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#1
2002–03 record	32–4 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith
Assistant coach	David Hobbs
Assistant coach	Scott Rigot
Assistant coach	Reggie Hanson
Home arena	Rupp Arena
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The 2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The Head Coach was Tubby Smith, who was in his sixth season as the Wildcats head coach. For the program, it was the 100th season of Kentucky Wildcats basketball. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	1	Cliff Hawkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Dumfries, Virginia
G	2	Ravi Moss	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	University Heights	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G	3	Brandon Stockton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Glasgow	Glasgow, Kentucky
G	4	Gerald Fitch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Westside	Macon, Georgia
G	5	Josh Carrier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Bowling Green	Bowling Green, Kentucky
G	10	Keith Bogans	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	DeMatha	Washington D.C.
G	11	Preston LeMaster	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bourbon County	Paris, Kentucky
F	12	Bernard Cote	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Champlain-St. Lambert	St. Lambert, Quebec
F	14	Erik Daniels	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Princeton	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	15	Matt Heissenbuttel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Lexington Catholic	Lexington, Kentucky
F	24	Kelenna Azubuike	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Victory Christian	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	33	Antwain Barbour	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown, Kentucky
F	40	Jules Camara	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Dakar, Senegal
F	44	Chuck Hayes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Modesto Christian	Modesto, California
F	50	Marquis Estill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Madison Central	Richmond, Kentucky

Head coach

Tubby Smith (High Point)

Assistant coach(es)

David Hobbs (Virginia Commonwealth)
Scott Rigot (Buffalo)
Reggie Hanson (Kentucky)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 5, 2013

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 25, 2002* 9:00 PM, ESPN	#17	vs. Arizona State Maui Invitational	W 82–65	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 26, 2002* 9:00 PM, ESPN	#15	vs. Virginia Maui Invitational	L 61–75	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 27, 2002* 6:30 PM, ESPN	#15	vs. #20 Gonzaga Maui Invitational	W 80–72	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
December 3, 2002* 8:00 PM, UKTV	#18	High Point	W 84–64	3–1	Rupp Arena (17,038) Lexington, KY
December 7, 2002* 2:00 PM, ESPN	#18	at #12 North Carolina	W 98–81	4–1	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
December 10, 2002* 9:00 PM, ESPN	#12	at Tulane	W 76–60	5–1	New Orleans Arena (5,216) New Orleans, LA
December 14, 2002* 4:00 PM, CBS	#12	#21 Michigan State	L 67–71	5–2	Rupp Arena (23,145) Lexington, KY
December 21, 2002* 5:00 PM, CBS	#16	vs. #6 Indiana	W 70–64	6–2	Freedom Hall (20,053) Louisville, KY
December 28, 2002* 12:00 PM, ESPN	#14	at Louisville	L 63–81	6–3	Freedom Hall (20,061) Louisville, KY
December 30, 2002* 8:00 PM, UKTV	#14	Tennessee State	W 115–87	7–3	Rupp Arena (22,052) Lexington, KY
January 2, 2003* 7:30 PM, UKTV	#20	Alcorn State	W 94–63	8–3	Rupp Arena (20,000) Lexington, KY
January 4, 2003* 4:00 PM, UKTV	#20	vs. Ohio	W 83–75	9–3	US Bank Arena (14,506) Cincinnati, OH
Non-Conference Regular Season
January 8, 2003 8:00 PM, JP Sports	#18	at Tennessee	W 74–71	10–3 (1–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena (17,273) Knoxville, TN
January 11, 2003 7:00 PM, FSS	#18	South Carolina	W 62–55	11–3 (2–0)	Rupp Arena (23,510) Lexington, KY
January 14, 2003 9:00 PM, ESPN	#16	at Vanderbilt	W 74–52	12–3 (3–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) Nashville, TN
January 18, 2003* 2:00 PM, CBS	#16	#10 Notre Dame	W 88–73	13–3	Rupp Arena (22,778) Lexington, KY
January 22, 2003 7:00 PM, FSS	#8	#24 Auburn	W 67–51	14–3 (4–0)	Rupp Arena (21,554) Lexington, KY
January 25, 2003 8:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at #15 Alabama	W 63–46	15–3 (5–0)	Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 1, 2003 1:00 PM, JP Sports	#7	at South Carolina	W 87–69	16–3 (6–0)	Carolina Center (14,922) Columbia, SC
February 4, 2003 9:00 PM, ESPN	#6	#1 Florida	W 70–55	17–3 (7–0)	Rupp Arena (24,459) Lexington, KY
February 8, 2003 3:00 PM, JP Sports	#6	at Ole Miss	W 80–62	18–3 (8–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,878) Oxford, MS
February 11, 2003 9:00 PM, ESPN	#3	#20 Georgia	W 87–67	19–3 (9–0)	Rupp Arena (23,165) Lexington, KY
February 15, 2003 1:00 PM, JP Sports	#3	LSU	W 68–57	20–3 (10–0)	Rupp Arena (22,483) Lexington, KY
February 23, 2003 2:00 PM, JP Sports	#3	at Arkansas	W 66–50	21–3 (11–0)	Bud Walton Arena (18,813) Fayetteville, AR
February 23, 2003 2:00 PM, CBS	#2	#19 Mississippi State	W 70–62	22–3 (12–0)	Rupp Arena (23,203) Lexington, KY
February 26, 2003 8:00 PM, JP Sports	#2	Tennessee	W 80–68	23–3 (13–0)	Rupp Arena (23,078) Lexington, KY
March 2, 2003 4:00 PM, CBS	#2	at #21 Georgia	W 74–66	24–3 (14–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
March 5, 2003 8:00 PM, JP Sports	#2	Vanderbilt Senior Night	W 106–44	25–3 (15–0)	Rupp Arena (23,061) Lexington, KY
March 8, 2003 2:00 PM, CBS	#2	at #3 Florida	W 69–67	26–3 (16–0)	O'Connell Center (12,581) Gainesville, FL
2003 SEC Tournament
March 14, 2003 3:15 PM, JP Sports	#2	vs. Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 81–63	27–3	Louisiana Superdome (18,510) New Orleans, LA
March 15, 2003 3:15 PM, JP Sports	#2	vs. Auburn SEC Tournament Semifinals	W 78–58	28–3	Louisiana Superdome (21,427) New Orleans, LA
March 16, 2003 1:00 PM, CBS	#2	vs. Mississippi State SEC Tournament Finals	W 64–57	29–3	Louisiana Superdome (22,054) New Orleans, LA
2003 NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2003 1:05 PM, CBS	#(1)	vs. #(16) IUPUI NCAA Tournament First Round	W 95–64	30–3	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,484) Nashville, TN
March 23, 2003 1:05 PM, CBS	#(1)	vs. #(9) Utah NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 74–54	31–3	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,484) Nashville, TN
March 27, 2003 7:15 PM, CBS	#(1)	vs. #(5) Wisconsin NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	W 63–57	32–3	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,168) Minneapolis, MN
March 29, 2003 3:05 PM, CBS	#(1)	vs. #(3) Marquette NCAA Tournament Elite Eight	L 69–83	32–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,383) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Tubby Smith, Naismith College Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	43	Keith Bogans	Milwaukee Bucks

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References

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External links

↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2003&lg=N

[1] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2003&lg=N

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