2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10
	East
Record	23–7 (12–4 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass (4th season); Matt Brady (10th season); Monté Ross (7th season);
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4	.750	23	–	7	.767
Rhode Island	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Temple	10	–	6	.625	18	–	16	.529
UMass	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	2	–	26	.071
St. Bonaventure	1	–	15	.063	13	–	14	.481
West
No. 12 Xavier	15	–	1	.938	26	–	6	.813
No. 16 Dayton †	14	–	2	.875	24	–	6	.800
Richmond	10	–	6	.625	15	–	14	.517
La Salle	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
George Washington	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Duquesne	4	–	13	.235	9	–	21	.300

† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of February 5, 2016 Rankings from Coaches' Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under 8th year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 23–7 and a conference record of 12–4. In the A-10 tournament, Saint Joseph's beat La Salle before falling to Dayton in the semifinals. The Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – as No. 7 seed in the East region – where they lost in overtime to Auburn in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Dwayne Lee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Jersey City, NJ
G	12	Tyrone Barley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Newark, NJ
G	13	Chet Stachitas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
G	14	Jameer Nelson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Chester HS	Chester, PA
G	15	Delonte West	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Eleanor Roosevelt HS	Washington, D.C.
F/C	21	Dwayne Jones	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	American Christian School	Morgantown, WV
G	33	Pat Carroll	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Hatboro-Horsham HS	Pittsburgh, PA
F	34	John Bryant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Woodbridge, VA
F	40	Dave Mallon	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	East Aurora, NY

Head coach

Phil Martelli (Widener)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 2002*		at Boston College	W 85–58	1–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 26, 2002*		at Canisius	W 70–63	2–0	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York
Dec 1, 2002*		Old Dominion	W 63–47	3–0	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 2002*		Boston University	W 71–49	4–0	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 2002*		vs. Drexel	W 50–37	5–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 2002*		Delaware	W 77–59	6–0	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 2002*		DePaul	W 65–62	7–0	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. La Salle Quarterfinals	W 68–48	23–5	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 14, 2003*		at No. 22 Dayton Semifinals	L 73–76	23–6	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Auburn First Round	L 63–65 ^OT	23–7	St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

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References

^ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2003
^ "Auburn overcomes Nelson, St. Joseph's in OT". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] ttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2003

[2] "Auburn overcomes Nelson, St. Joseph's in OT". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Gambling scandal Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics