2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East East Division regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 23
Record23–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • George Blaney
  • Tom Moore
  • Clyde Vaughan
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Boston College106 .6251912  .613
No. 23 Connecticut106 .6252310  .697
Providence88 .5001814  .563
Villanova88 .5001516  .484
St. John's#79 .438113  .071
Miami412 .2501117  .393
Virginia Tech*412 .2501118  .379
West
No. 13 Syracuse133 .813305  .857
No. 4 Pittsburgh133 .813285  .848
Seton Hall106 .6251713  .567
No. 22 Notre Dame106 .6252410  .706
Georgetown610 .3751915  .559
West Virginia511 .3131415  .483
Rutgers*412 .2501216  .429
2003 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2003
Rankings from AP Poll
#St. John's had 20 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 7–9, 21–13.
*Did not qualify for 2003 Big East tournament.

The 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2002–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record and were the regular season co-champions. UConn made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to Texas 82–78.

The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by seventeenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.