2002–03 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
2002–03 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball | |
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MVC tournament champion | |
2003 NCAA Tournament, first round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 23 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 29–5 (15–3 MVC) |
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Home arena | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Creighton † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2002–03 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. They finished with a school best 29-5 record. The Creighton Bluejays finished 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference and won the conference tournament earning a bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament. The team featured All-American and repeat Missouri Valley Player of the Year Kyle Korver. Korver's sharpshooting earned him national accolades including Dick Vitale's National Mid-Season Player of the Year. Kyle Korver set the Creighton record for most three-pointers made in a game against Evansville with nine.
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | ||||||||
11/17/2002 7:30pm |
Texas Arlington Guardians Classic |
W 106–50 | 1–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
11/18/2002 7:30pm |
Furman Guardians Classic |
W 82–57 | 2–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
11/25/2002 6:00pm |
vs. IUPUI Guardians Classic |
W 99–52 | 3–0 |
Municipal Auditorium (-) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
11/26/2002 8:30pm |
vs. Notre Dame Guardians Classic |
W 80–75 | 4–0 |
Municipal Auditorium (-) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
12/04/2002 7:00pm |
at Northern Iowa | W 65–52 | 5–0 |
UNI-Dome (-) Cedar Falls, Iowa | ||||
12/07/2002* 2:00pm |
BYU | W 74–64 | 6–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/14/2002* 7:00pm |
No. 23 | Tennessee Tech | W 101–72 | 7–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
12/16/2002* 7:00pm |
No. 20 | Delaware State | W 68–48 | 8–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
12/21/2002* 7:00pm |
No. 20 | at Nebraska | W 81–73 | 9–0 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center (-) Lincoln, Nebraska | |||
12/29/2002* 2:00pm |
No. 18 | Southeast Missouri State | W 93–70 | 10–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
12/31/2002* 6:30pm |
No. 15 | at No. 19 Xavier | L 73–75 | 10–1 |
Cintas Center (-) Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
01/05/2003 1:00pm, FSN |
No. 15 | Drake | W 84–63 | 11–1 (1–0) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,789) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
01/08/2003 7:00pm |
No. 16 | at Bradley | W 65–58 | 12–1 (2–0) |
Carver Arena (-) Peoria, Illinois | |||
01/11/2003 7:00pm |
No. 16 | at Illinois State | W 76–57 | 13–1 (3–0) |
Redbird Arena (-) Normal, Illinois | |||
01/15/2003 7:00pm |
No. 13 | Evansville | W 93–56 | 14–1 (4–0) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
01/18/2003 3:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 13 | Southern Illinois | W 85–76 | 15–1 (5–0) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (10,474) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
01/20/2003 7:00pm, KMTV-TV |
No. 10 | Illinois State | W 95–82 | 16–1 (6–0) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
01/23/2003 7:00pm |
No. 10 | at Evansville | L 66–74 | 16–2 (6–1) |
Roberts Municipal Stadium (-) Evansville, Indiana | |||
01/26/2003* 2:00pm |
No. 10 | TCU | W 89–79 | 17–2 (7–1) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
01/29/2003 6:00pm |
No. 16 | at Indiana State | W 74–46 | 18–2 (8–1) |
Hulman Center (-) Terre Haute, Indiana | |||
02/01/2003 7:00pm |
No. 16 | at Drake | W 88–68 | 19–2 (9–1) |
Knapp Center (-) Des Moines, Iowa | |||
02/04/2003 7:00pm |
No. 13 | Northern Iowa | W 84–75 | 20–2 (10–1) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
02/08/2003 7:00pm |
No. 13 | Bradley | W 88–65 | 21–2 (11–1) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
02/12/2003 7:00pm |
No. 12 | Missouri State | W 70–67 OT | 22–2 (12–1) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
02/15/2003 |
No. 12 | at Wichita State | L 74–80 | 22–3 (12–2) |
The Roundhouse (-) Wichita, Kansas | |||
02/19/2003 7:00pm |
No. 17 | Indiana State | W 77–54 | 23–3 (13–2) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
02/22/2003* 11:00am, ESPN2 |
No. 17 | Fresno State Bracket Buster |
W 67–66 | 24–3 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (9,329) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
02/26/2003 7:00pm |
No. 17 | at Missouri State | W 63–58 | 25–3 (14–2) |
Hammons Student Center (-) Springfield, Missouri | |||
03/01/2003 8:00pm, FSN |
No. 17 | at Southern Illinois | L 62–70 | 25–4 (14–3) |
SIU Arena (-) Carbondale, Illinois | |||
03/03/2003 8:00pm, FSN |
No. 19 | Wichita State | W 86–60 | 26–4 (15–3) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | |||
2003 Missouri Valley Conference tournament | ||||||||
03/08/2003 6:00pm, FSN |
(2) No. 19 | vs. (10) Indiana State Quarterfinals |
W 57–56 | 27–4 |
Savvis Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri | |||
03/09/2003 5:00pm, FSN |
(2) No. 19 | vs. (3) Wichita State Semifinals |
W 70–69 | 28–4 |
Savvis Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri | |||
03/10/2003 8:00PM, ESPN |
(2) No. 19 | vs. (1) Southern Illinois Championship |
W 80–56 | 29–4 |
Savvis Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri | |||
2003 NCAA tournament | ||||||||
03/20/2003 CBS |
(6 W) No. 15 | vs. (11 W) Central Michigan First Round |
L 73–79 | 29–5 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (-) Salt Lake City, Utah |
Rankings
[edit]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 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | #23 | #20 | #18 | #15 | #16 | #13 | #10 | #16 | #13 | #12 | #17 | #17 | #19 | #19 | #15 | #19 |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | #24 | #19 | #18 | #15 | #16 | #14 | #9 | #15 | #13 | #12 | #18 | #18 | #19 | #17 | #15 | #23 |
2003 NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
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2 | 51 | Kyle Korver | New Jersey Nets |
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "2002-03 Roster". Creighton University Athletic Department. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "2002-03 Schedule". Creighton University Athletic Department. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "2003 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2021.