The 2002–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented

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in the 2002–03

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season. Their head coach was Mike Davis, who was in his third season. The team played its home games at

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, and was a member of the

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. Indiana finished the season with an overall record of 21–13 and a conference record of 8–8, good for 6th place in the Big Ten Conference. After beating

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in the opening round and

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in the quarterfinals, the Hoosiers fell to

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(73–72) in the semifinals of the

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. The Hoosiers then defeated

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67–62 in the first round of the NCAA tournament before losing to the

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74–52 in the second round, thus ending the 2002–03 season.

2002–03 Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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