2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–11 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Todd Foster Jay Price Cuonzo Martin
Home arena	Mackey Arena
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
No. 11 Illinois †	11	–	5		.688			25	–	7		.781
Purdue	10	–	6		.625			19	–	11		.633
Michigan State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	13		.629
Michigan	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Indiana	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
Minnesota	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
Iowa	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Ohio State	7	–	9		.438			17	–	15		.531
Northwestern	3	–	13		.188			12	–	17		.414
Penn State	2	–	14		.125			7	–	21		.250
† 2003 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2002–03 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Willie Deane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Boston College Schenectady, New York G 20 Kenny Lowe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr   Gary, Indiana F 31 Chris Booker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Jr Tyler JC Fort Worth, Texas G 33 Darmetreis Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr   South Bend, Indiana G 2 David Teague 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Indianapolis, Indiana F 3 Brett Buscher 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr   Chesterton, Indiana G 10 Brandon McKnight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So   South Bend, Indiana F 3 Melvin Buckley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr   Chicago, Illinois F 42 Matt Kiefer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr   Evansville, Indiana C 5 Ivan Kartelo 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr   G 11 Austin Parkinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr   Kokomo, Indiana C 34 Kevin Garrity 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr   North Brunswick, New Jersey G 4 Andrew Ford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg)   West Lafayette, Indiana	Head coach Gene Keady (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2002* 7:00 PM		Harlem Globetrotters	L 64–83	–	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 15, 2002* 7:00 PM		Team Nike	W 79–62	–	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Regular Season
Nov 22, 2002* 9:00 PM		Miami (OH)	W 73–46	1–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 30, 2002* 3:30 PM		vs. Louisville Wooden Tradition	W 86–84	2–0	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 3, 2002* 7:30 PM		at No. 16 Xavier	L 59–74	2–1	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 6, 2002* 8:00 PM		Middle Tennessee Boilermaker Invitational	W 85–56	3–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 7, 2002* 8:00 PM		San Diego Boilermaker Invitational	W 95–65	4–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 14, 2002* 8:00 PM		vs. No. 7 Indiana Rivalry/Titan Series/Duel in the Dome	L 63–66	4–2	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 18, 2002* 7:00 PM		Belmont	W 78–61	5–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 21, 2002* 10:00 PM		vs. Arizona State Las Vegas Showdown	L 53–70	5–3	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 2002* 1:00 PM		Valparaiso	W 87–55	6–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 2002* 7:00 PM		Colorado State	W 84–56	7–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
January 4, 2003* 2:00 PM		Montana	W 84–66	8–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
January 11, 2003 12:17 PM		Northwestern	W 82–68	9–3 (1–0)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
January 14, 2003 7:00 PM		Michigan State	W 72–60	10–3 (2–0)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
January 18, 2003 12:07 PM		at Penn State	W 82–78	11–3 (3–0)	Bryce Jordan Center  State College, Pennsylvania
January 22, 2003 7:30 PM		at No. 18 Illinois	L 62–75	11–4 (3–1)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
January 25, 2003 4:37 PM		No. 14 Indiana Rivalry/Titan Series	W 69–47	12–4 (4–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
January 29, 2003 8:00 PM		Ohio State	W 70–65	13–4 (5–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
February 1, 2003 8:00 PM		at Iowa	W 80–77 OT	14–4 (6–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
February 5, 2003 7:00 PM	No. 24	Wisconsin	W 78–60	15–4 (7–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
February 8, 2003 2:34 PM	No. 24	at Minnesota	L 68–90	15–5 (7–2)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 12, 2003 9:00 PM		at Northwestern	L 67–78	15–6 (7–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
February 15, 2003 8:00 PM		No. 14 Illinois	W 70–61	16–6 (8–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
February 19, 2003 7:00 PM	No. 24	Michigan	L 67–78	16–7 (8–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
February 22, 2003 12:07 PM	No. 24	at Ohio State	L 44–52	16–8 (8–5)	Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
February 26, 2003 8:00 PM		Penn State	W 79–55	17–8 (9–5)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
March 1, 2003 2:34 PM		at Michigan State	L 61–69	17–9 (9–6)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 8, 2003 4:30 PM		at Michigan	W 69–61	18–9 (10–6)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Big Ten tournament
Mar 14, 2003* 2:30 PM	(4)	vs. (5) Michigan State Quarterfinals	L 42–54	18–10	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003* 3:00 PM	(9 S)	vs. (8 S) LSU First Round	W 80–56[2]	19–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 23, 2003* 4:50 PM	(9 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 5 Texas Second Round	L 67–77[3]	19–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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