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2002–03 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

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2002–03 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferencePatriot League
Record26–5 (13–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2002–03 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 13 1   .929 26 5   .839
American 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
Colgate 9 5   .643 14 14   .500
Lehigh 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Bucknell 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Lafayette 6 8   .429 13 16   .448
Navy 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Army 0 14   .000 5 22   .185
2003 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2002–03 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 4th-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 26–5, 13–1 in Patriot League play to win the regular season league title. As the #1 seed, they defeated Army, Bucknell, and American to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, they were beaten by No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant Marquette, 72–68.[1]

Roster

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2002–03 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 14 Kevin Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Archbishop Molloy Queens Village, New York
F 35 Tim Szatko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Naperville Central Naperville, Illinois
C 45 Patrick Whearty 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Our Lady of Lourdes Poughkeepsie, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 2002*
 ESPN
at No. 2 Kansas
Preseason NIT
L 57–81  0–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 23, 2002*
at Dowling W 101–61  1–1
Hart Center (1,023)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 26, 2002*
at Harvard W 71–66  2–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,306)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dec 1, 2002*
Boston College W 71–70  3–1
Worcester Centrum (3,620)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 7, 2002*
at Brown W 72–56  4–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,571)
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 11, 2002*
vs. Yale
Phoenix Classic
L 66–70  4–2
XL Center (4,182)
Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 12, 2002*
vs. Hartford
Phoenix Classic
W 79–53  5–2
XL Center (NA)
Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 22, 2002*
UNC Asheville W 84–53  6–2
Hart Center (2,389)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 28, 2002*
at Marist L 63–66  6–3
McCann Arena (2,678)
Poughkeepsie, New York
Dec 31, 2002*
at Fordham W 87–54  7–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,926)
Bronx, New York
Jan 3, 2003*
Princeton W 55–54  8–3
Hart Center (1,046)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 7, 2003*
at Quinnipiac W 83–75  9–3
Burt Kahn Court (1,344)
Hamden, Connecticut
Patriot League regular season
Jan 11, 2003
Army W 61–45  10–3
(1–0)
Hart Center (3,128)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 15, 2003
Colgate W 86–43  11–3
(2–0)
Hart Center (2,839)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 18, 2003
at Lafayette W 76–70  12–3
(3–0)
Kirby Sports Center (2,945)
Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 2003*
Dartmouth W 63–43  13–3
Hart Center (2,024)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 24, 2003
at Navy W 76–61  14–3
(4–0)
Alumni Hall (2,203)
Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 26, 2003
at American L 49–72  14–4
(4–1)
Bender Arena (1,823)
Washington D.C.
Jan 31, 2003
Lehigh W 63–39  15–4
(5–1)
Hart Center (3,215)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 2, 2003
Bucknell W 69–47  16–4
(6–1)
Hart Center (4,000)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 8, 2003
at Army W 53–45  17–4
(7–1)
Christl Arena (1,537)
West Point, New York
Feb 12, 2003
at Colgate W 92–91 OT 18–4
(8–1)
Cotterell Court (562)
Hamilton, New York
Feb 15, 2003
Lafayette W 73–65  19–4
(9–1)
Hart Center (4,000)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 2003
American W 68–66  20–4
(10–1)
Hart Center (3,847)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 2003
Navy W 63–42  21–4
(11–1)
Hart Center (4,000)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 2003
at Bucknell W 54–43  22–4
(12–1)
Davis Gym (2,182)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 2003
at Lehigh W 72–64  23–4
(13–1)
Stabler Arena (3,273)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 8, 2003*
vs. Army
Quarterfinals
W 58–40  24–4
The Show Place Arena (2,523)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 9, 2003*
vs. Bucknell
Semifinals
W 75–50  25–4
The Show Place Arena (3,356)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 14, 2003*
American
Championship game
W 72–64  26–4
Hart Center (4,000)
Worcester, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Marquette
First round
L 68–72  26–5
RCA Dome (25,000)
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

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  1. ^ "Holy Cross doesn't go quietly in first round". ESPN. March 20, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "2002-2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Patriot League.
  5. ^ "2002-2003 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.