2002–03 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team

2002–2003 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball
2002–2003 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball
Mid-Con tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	20–14 (10–4 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Ron Hunter (9th season);
Home arena	Indiana Farmers Coliseum; IUPUI Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso	12	–	2	.857	20	–	11	.645
IUPUI †	10	–	4	.714	20	–	14	.588
Oakland	10	–	4	.714	17	–	11	.607
Oral Roberts	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Missouri-Kansas City	7	–	7	.500	9	–	20	.310
Southern Utah	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Western Illinois	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250
Chicago State	0	–	14	.000	3	–	27	.100

† 2003 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by 9th-year head coach Ron Hunter, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 10–4 in conference play to finish in a tie for second place. The Jaguars then won the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky in the opening round.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	21	Matt Crenshaw	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Charlottesville, Virginia
G	40	Odell Bradley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Nashville, Tennessee

Source^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2002*		at Notre Dame	L 45–89	1–1	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Nov 25, 2002*		vs. Creighton Guardians Classic	L 52–99	2–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 26, 2002*		vs. Furman Guardians Classic	L 62–70	2–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 27, 2002*		at Northwestern	W 56–53	3–3	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Mid-Con tournament
Mar 9, 2003*		vs. Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 75–51	18–13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 2003*		vs. Southern Utah Semifinals	W 72–67	19–13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 2003*		vs. Valparaiso Championship game	W 66–64	20–13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003* CBS	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky First round	L 64–95	20–14	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,484) Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[4]

v t e IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Chatard High School / Harry Wood Continuing Education Center / Heslar Naval Armory / Market Square Arena (alternates; 1972–1997) IUPUI Gymnasium (1982–2014) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2014–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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