2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball

Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	22–6 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (14th season)
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	14	–	0	1.000	22	–	6	.786
Brown	12	–	2	.857	17	–	12	.586
Princeton	10	–	4	.714	16	–	11	.593
Yale	8	–	6	.571	14	–	13	.519
Harvard	4	–	10	.286	12	–	15	.444
Cornell	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333
Dartmouth	4	–	10	.286	8	–	19	.296
Columbia	0	–	14	.000	2	–	25	.074

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 14th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State.^[2]

Roster

2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Ugonna Onyekwe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mercersburg Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
G	31	Tim Begley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Christian Brothers Academy	Freehold Township, New Jersey

Head coach

Fran Dunphy (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2002*		Penn State	W 62–37	1–0	The Palestra
Nov 25, 2002*		Drexel	L 62–71	1–1	The Palestra
Dec 3, 2002*		at Delaware	L 59–60	1–2	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
Dec 7, 2002*		Temple	W 71–46	2–2	The Palestra
Dec 10, 2002*		at Villanova	W 72–58	3–2	First Union Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2002*		at Providence	L 71–74 ^OT	3–3	Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 4, 2003*		at Colorado	L 57–80	3–4	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Mar 11, 2003		at Princeton	W 74–67	22–5 (14–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) Oklahoma State First round	L 63–77	22–6	TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Ugonna Onyekwe – Ivy League Player of the Year (2x)
Tim Begley – Honorable Mention All-Ivy League

References

^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Ivy League Season Summary
^ "Frosh powers Illinois past Penn". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "1999–2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics