2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2002–03 season. Led by head coach Paul Hewitt and freshman forward Chris Bosh, the Jackets finished the regular season with a 14–13 record, before losing to North Carolina State in the 2003 ACC tournament. Bosh averaged 15.6 points and 9 rebounds per game.^[1] After accepting an invitation to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament, the Jackets made their way to the quarterfinals, where they fell to Texas Tech. Following the season, Bosh was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, which also included future teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.^[2][3]

2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–15 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Hewitt (3rd season)
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion
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

Roster

2002–03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 B. J. Elder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Madison, GA F 2 Isma'il Muhammad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Atlanta, GA G 3 Jarrett Jack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fort Washington, MD F 4 Chris Bosh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dallas, TX F David Ewing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Stone Mountain, GA G 5 Mario West 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Douglasville, GA F 10 Jim Nyström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Stockholm, Sweden C 12 Luke Schenscher 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Canberra, Australia G 24 Marvin Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Germantown, MD F 32 Ed Nelson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL F 34 Robert Brooks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Saginaw, MI F 42 Clarence Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Norco, LA F 44 Theodis Tarver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Monroe, LA G 51 David Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Syracuse, NY G 55 Anthony McHenry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Birmingham, AL	Head coach Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Source:^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2002*		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 113–75	1–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 27, 2002*		No. 17 Georgia	W 83–77	2–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 8, 2003		Clemson	W 66–56	14–13 (7–9)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
ACC tournament
Mar 14, 2003*		at NC State Quarterfinals	L 65–71	14–14	Greensboro Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 19, 2003*		Ohio State First round	W 72–58	15–14	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 24, 2003*		at Iowa Second round	W 79–78	16–14	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 26, 2003*		at Texas Tech Quarterfinals	L 72–80	16–15	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Players in the 2003 NBA draft

See also: 2003 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	4	Chris Bosh	Toronto Raptors

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References

1. "2002-03 Final Statistics". July 17, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
2. "2002-03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".
3. "NBA draft history: 2003 Draft | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
4. "2002-03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved July 10, 2023.
5. "2003 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.