2002-03 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball — schedule and results

The 2002-03 North Carolina Tar Heels went 19-16 (6-10 in the ACC) under head coach Matt Doherty. The team peaked at #12 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 11.22.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 35 games from this season: 14–5 at home, 3–9 on the road, and 2–2 on neutral courts. The Carolina Tar Heels scored 72.1 points per game and allowed 71.2 (+0.9 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 5 games, from Nov 18, 2002 to Nov 29, 2002. The most lopsided win was 93–57 over North Carolina A&T Aggies on Feb 18, 2003; the heaviest defeat was 96–56 at Maryland Terrapins on Feb 22, 2003. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Florida State Seminoles (61–60). 2 games went to overtime.

Among North Carolina Tar Heels' 114 recorded seasons, 2002-03's .543 winning percentage ranks 101st. Previous season: 2001-02 Carolina Tar Heels (8–20). Next season: 2003-04 Carolina Tar Heels (19–11).

Game-by-game results (35 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2002-11-18	vs Penn State Nittany Lions	W 85–55	Dean Smith Center
2002-11-20	vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights	W 71–67	Dean Smith Center
2002-11-24	at Old Dominion Monarchs	W 67–59	Ted Constant Convocaation Center
2002-11-27	neutral Kansas Jayhawks	W 67–56	Madison Square Garden (IV)
2002-11-29	neutral Stanford Cardinal	W 74–57	Madison Square Garden (IV)
2002-12-03	at Illinois Fighting Illini	L 65–92	Assembly Hall
2002-12-07	vs Kentucky Wildcats	L 81–98	Dean Smith Center
2002-12-19	vs Vermont Catamounts	W 80–54	Dean Smith Center
2002-12-22	at Florida State Seminoles	W 69–48	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
2002-12-27	neutral Iona Gaels	L 56–65	Madison Square Garden (IV)
2002-12-28	at St. John's Red Storm	W 63–59	Alumni Hall
2003-01-04	at Miami (FL) Hurricanes	L 61–64 (OTOT)	Convocation Center
2003-01-08	vs Davidson Wildcats	W 79–64	Dean Smith Center
2003-01-11	at Virginia Cavaliers	L 72–79	University Hall
2003-01-14	vs Clemson Tigers	W 68–66	Dean Smith Center
2003-01-18	vs UConn Huskies	W 68–65	Dean Smith Center
2003-01-22	vs Maryland Terrapins	L 66–81	Dean Smith Center
2003-01-26	at NC State Wolfpack	L 77–86	RBC Arena
2003-01-29	at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	L 68–88	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
2003-02-02	vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons	L 75–79	Dean Smith Center
2003-02-05	at Duke Blue Devils	L 74–83	Cameron Indoor Stadium
2003-02-08	vs Florida State Seminoles	W 61–60	Dean Smith Center
2003-02-12	vs Virginia Cavaliers	W 81–67	Dean Smith Center
2003-02-15	at Clemson Tigers	L 77–80	Littlejohn Coliseum
2003-02-18	vs North Carolina A&T Aggies	W 93–57	Dean Smith Center
2003-02-22	at Maryland Terrapins	L 56–96	Comcast Center
2003-02-25	vs NC State Wolfpack	L 67–75 (OTOT)	Dean Smith Center
2003-03-01	vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	W 67–66	Dean Smith Center
2003-03-05	at Wake Forest Demon Deacons	L 60–75	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2003-03-09	vs Duke Blue Devils	W 82–79	Dean Smith Center
2003-03-14	vs Maryland Terrapins	W 84–72	Greensboro Coliseum
2003-03-15	neutral Duke Blue Devils	L 63–75	Greensboro Coliseum
2003-03-18	vs DePaul Blue Demons	W 83–72	Dean Smith Center
2003-03-24	vs Wyoming Cowboys	W 90–74	Dean Smith Center
2003-03-26	vs Georgetown Hoyas	L 74–79	Dean Smith Center

Game recaps

2002-12-07: Kentucky Wildcats handled North Carolina 98–81. Gerald Fitch led the winners with 25 points. Rashad McCants had 22 for North Carolina.

2002-12-22: Behind Williams, Jawad's 16 points, North Carolina rolled past Florida State Seminoles 69–48. Pickett,Tim had 15 for Florida State Seminoles.

2003-01-26: NC State Wolfpack got past North Carolina Tar Heels 86–77 as Hodge, Julius....... * scored a team-high 30. Felton, Raymond..... * had 28 for North Carolina Tar Heels.

2003-02-15: Clemson Tigers survived North Carolina 80–77 as Scott, Edward scored a team-high 25. Felton, Raymond had 19 for North Carolina.

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