The 2002–03 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the

2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2002, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April ...

. Head coach Lute Olson led the team in his 20th season at Arizona. The team played their home games at

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in Tucson, Arizona as members of the

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. The team earned the program's 10th Pacific-10 Conference championship with a record of 17–1 in conference play and 28–4 overall.

Roster

Schedule and results

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NCAA Division I tournament

* West ** Arizona (#1 seed) 80, Vermont 51 ** Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95 (2OT) ** Arizona 88, Notre Dame 71 ** Kansas 78, Arizona 75

Rankings

2003 NCAA Tournament

Arizona was invited to the NCAA tournament for the 19th-straight season, receiving the top seed in the West Region. The team advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating (16-seed) Vermont, (9)

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, and (5)

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before falling 78-75 to (2) Kansas.

Awards

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*Consensus NCAA All-America Second Team * Pac-10 All-Conference Team ; Luke Walton *Pac-10 All-Conference Team ; Hassan Adams *Pac-10 All-Freshman Team ;

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*Pac-10 All-Freshman Team ;Lute Olson *Pac-10 Coach of the Year *Induction into the

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(September 27, 2002)

References

External links

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball official website
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