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during the

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. Members of the

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, the

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were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games on campus at

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. The Vandals were 13–14 overall in the regular season and in conference play, fifth in the They met fourth seed Cal Poly in the first round of the conference tournament in

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; although Idaho swept the regular season series, they lost to the Mustangs by

Postseason result

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References

External links

Sports Reference
– Idaho Vandals: 2002–03 basketball season
''Gem of the Mountains:'' 2003 University of Idaho yearbook
– 2002–03 basketball season

– student newspaper – 2003 editions {{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team Idaho Vandals men's basketball seasons

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