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2002–03 Pittsburgh Panthers Men's Basketball Team
The 2002–03 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Pitt's first season playing in the Petersen Events Center. Led by head coach Ben Howland, the Panthers finished with a record of 28–5 and battled their way to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Following the season, Coach Howland left to become head coach of UCLA. Roster Tournament results Big East tournament 3/13/03 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Vs. Providence W, 67–59 3/14/03 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Vs. Boston College W, 61–48 3/15/03 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Vs. Connecticut W, 74–56 NCAA tournament 3/21/03 @ TD Garden, Boston, MA Vs. Wagner W, 87–61 3/23/03 @ TD Garden, Boston, MA Vs. Indiana W, 74–51 3/27/03 @ Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN Vs. Marquette L, 74–77 References {{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Pittsburgh P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Howland
Benjamin Clark Howland (born May 28, 1957) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as the men's head coach at Mississippi State University from to 2015 to 2022. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Northern Arizona University from 1994 to 1999, the University of Pittsburgh from 1999 to 2003, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2003 to 2013. Howland became the first men's coach in modern college basketball history to be fired shortly after winning an outright power-conference title. He is one of the few NCAA Division I coaches to take four teams to the NCAA tournament. Early years and playing career Born in Lebanon, Oregon, Howland first attended Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, for a year then transferred to Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California, Cerritos, where he earned his diploma. While at Cerritos, he was a two-time All-California Interscholastic Federation, CIF and two-time Suburban League Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
