2002–03 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2002–03 Temple Owls men's basketball
2002–03 Temple Owls men's basketball
2003 National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinal
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	18–16 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	John Chaney (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Leibovitz (7th season); Bill Ellerbee (1st season); Mark Macon (1st season);
Home arena	Liacouras Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4	.750	23	–	7	.767
Rhode Island	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Temple	10	–	6	.625	18	–	16	.529
UMass	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	2	–	26	.071
St. Bonaventure	1	–	15	.063	13	–	14	.481
West
No. 12 Xavier	15	–	1	.938	26	–	6	.813
No. 16 Dayton †	14	–	2	.875	24	–	6	.800
Richmond	10	–	6	.625	15	–	14	.517
La Salle	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
George Washington	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Duquesne	4	–	13	.235	9	–	21	.300

† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of February 5, 2016 Rankings from Coaches' Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach John Chaney in his 21st year. The Owls played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 10–6 in A-10 play. The Owls were invited to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament where they beat Drexel,^[2] Boston College,^[3] and Rhode Island^[4] before losing to Minnesota in the quarterfinals.^[5]

Roster

References

^ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2003
^ "Temple opens with win". Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald. March 19, 2003. p. 15. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Temple 75, Boston College 62". The Signal. March 22, 2003. p. 14. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Pastor, Shawn (March 26, 2003). "Temple bounces URI from the NIT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E01. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Minnesota making a run at NIT title game". Austin Daily Herald. March 28, 2003. p. 6. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

2014-15 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide

[1] ttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2003

[2] "Temple opens with win". Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald. March 19, 2003. p. 15. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Temple 75, Boston College 62". The Signal. March 22, 2003. p. 14. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Pastor, Shawn (March 26, 2003). "Temple bounces URI from the NIT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E01. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Minnesota making a run at NIT title game". Austin Daily Herald. March 28, 2003. p. 6. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics