2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 7
Record	26–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Krzyzewski (23rd season);
Assistant coach	Johnny Dawkins
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Wake Forest	13	–	3	.813	25	–	6	.806
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
No. 7 Duke†	11	–	5	.688	26	–	7	.788
NC State	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	16	–	16	.500
North Carolina	6	–	10	.375	19	–	16	.543
Clemson	5	–	11	.313	15	–	13	.536
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483

† 2003 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–7.^[2]

Offseason

On April 2, 2002, Krzyzewski announced that Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Chris Duhon would be captains for this season.^[3]

However, Dunleavy Jr. would declare for the NBA draft and forego his senior season.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 23, 2002*	No. 6	Army	W 101–53	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
November 25, 2002*	No. 6	Davidson	W 95–80	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
November 30, 2002* , CBS	No. 6	vs. No. 14 UCLA Wooden Tradition	W 84–73	3–0	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
December 3, 2002*	No. 4	vs. Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 91–76	4–0	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
December 7, 2002* , CBS	No. 4	Michigan	W 81–59	5–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
December 17, 2002*	No. 3	vs. North Carolina A&T	W 91–57	6–0	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
December 29, 2002*	No. 3	Dayton	W 85–74	7–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 2, 2003*	No. 3	Fairfield	W 86–58	8–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 5, 2003	No. 3	at Clemson	W 89–71	9–0 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 8, 2003*	No. 1	Georgetown	W 93–86	10–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 12, 2003	No. 1	No. 17 Wake Forest	W 74–55	11–0 (2–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 15, 2003	No. 1	Virginia	W 104–93	12–0 (3–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 18, 2003	No. 1	at Maryland Rivalry	L 72–87	12–1 (3–1)	Comcast Center College Park, Maryland
January 22, 2003	No. 3	at NC State	L 71–80	12–2 (3–2)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
January 25, 2003	No. 3	Georgia Tech	W 91–71	13–2 (4–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
January 30, 2003*	No. 5	Butler	W 80–60	14–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 2, 2003	No. 5	at Florida State	L 70–75	14–3 (4–3)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
February 5, 2003	No. 9	North Carolina Rivalry	W 83–74	15–3 (5–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 9, 2003	No. 9	Clemson	W 65–55	16–3 (6–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadiun Durham, North Carolina
February 13, 2003	No. 8	at Wake Forest	L 80–94 ^2OT	16–4 (6–4)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 15, 2003	No. 8	at Virginia	W 78–59	17–4 (7–4)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
February 19, 2003	No. 8	Maryland	W 75–70	18–4 (8–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 22, 2003 , CBS	No. 8	NC State	W 79–68	19–4 (9–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 26, 2003	No. 6	at Georgia Tech	W 77–58	20–4 (10–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
March 2, 2003* , CBS	No. 6	at St. John's	L 71–72	20–5	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
March 6, 2003	No. 10	Florida State	W 72–56	21–5 (11–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
March 9, 2003 , CBS	No. 10	at North Carolina Rivalry	L 79–82	21–6 (11–5)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 14, 2003	(3) No. 12	vs. (6) Virginia Quarterfinals	W 83–76	22–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
March 15, 2003	(3) No. 12	vs. (7) North Carolina Semifinals	W 75–63	23–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
March 16, 2003 , ESPN	(3) No. 12	vs. (4) NC State Championship	W 84–77	24–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2003* , CBS	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (14 W) Colorado State First Round	W 67–57	25–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
March 22, 2003* , CBS	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (11 W) Central Michigan Second Round	W 86–60	26–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
March 27, 2003* , CBS	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (2 W) No. 6 Kansas Sweet Sixteen	L 65–69	26–7	Honda Center Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "2002-03 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "2002-03 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "Dunleavy, Duhon Named Captains for 2002-03". goduke.com. Duke University. Retrieved February 16, 2014.

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[1] "2002-03 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 11, 2013.

[2] "2002-03 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 11, 2013.

[3] "Dunleavy, Duhon Named Captains for 2002-03". goduke.com. Duke University. Retrieved February 16, 2014.

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