Table of Contents Schedule .......................................................................................... 2 Travel Plans .......................................................................................... 3 Quick Facts .......................................................................................... 4 Lute Olson Commemorative ............................................................. 5-28 Preseason Notes .............................................................................. 29-34 2002-03 Outlook ............................................................................... 35-40 Rosters ...................................................................... 41-42 Players Bios ................................................................................... 43-72 Rick Anderson ........................................................... 44-46 Jason Gardner ........................................................... 47-50 Luke Walton ............................................................... 51-53 Jason Ranne ................................................................... 54 Fil Torres ......................................................................... 55 Wil Bynum ................................................................. 56-57 Isiah Fox .................................................................... 58-59 Channing Frye ........................................................... 60-61 Dennis Latimore ......................................................... 62-63 Salim Stoudamire ....................................................... 64-65 Freshmen ................................................................... 66-67 Player Statistics (listed in order of bios) ................... 68-72 Coaches Bios ................................................................................... 73-88 Support Staff .................................................................. 88 2001 Review ................................................................................. 89-108 Season In Review ...................................................... 90-92 Results and Honors ........................................................ 93 Statistics ......................................................................... 94 Game Comparisons ........................................................ 95 Highs and Lows ......................................................... 96-97 Pac-10 ...................................................................... 98-100 Departed Wildcats ........................................................ 101 Box Scores ............................................................ 102-108 Opponents ............................................................................... 109-128 Records and History ................................................................... 129-188 Individual & Team Records .................................... 130-132 UA Career/Season Top 10 ..................................... 133-135 UA Top-10 Scorers ........................................................ 136 Scoring Leaders ..................................................... 137-138 McKale Center Records ......................................... 139-140 Yearly Leaders....................................................... 140-142 Starting Lineups Under Lute Olson ............................... 143 Miscellany Records ............................................... 144-145 Arizona in the Polls ....................................................... 146 Retired Jerseys ............................................................ 147 Wildcat All-Americans ................................................... 148 Awards & Honors ................................................... 149-151 Team Awards ................................................................. 152 Arizona in the Professional Draft ................................. 153 NBA Wildcats .......................................................... 154-55 National Champions and Final Four Teams ........... 156-161 NCAA Tournament Results .................................... 162-164 In-Season Tournaments ................................................ 165 Year-by-Year Coaching Records ........................... 166-167 Season Comparisons ............................................. 168-171 Year-by-Year Results ............................................ 172-181 Arizona Lettermen .................................................. 182-184 McKale Memorial Center ............................................................. 185-188 McKale Center ....................................................... 185-186 Seating Chart ................................................................ 187 Bear Down Gym ........................................................... 188 The University of Arizona ........................................................... 189-200 Media Information ....................................................................... 201-208 Media Information Procedures ...................................... 202 News Outlets ................................................................ 203 Arizona on the Radio and Television ............................. 204 Pacific-10 Conference .................................................. 205 Pac-10 Composite Schedule ........................................ 206 NCAA Tournament Information ..................................... 207 NCAA Tournament Bracket ........................................... 208 2002-03 Table of Contents PAGE 1 2002-03 Schedule Day Date Opponent TV Location Time Wed. Nov. 6 Pepsi Red-Blue Game Tucson 7 p.m. MST Tue. Nov. 12 EA Sports All-Stars (EX) FSNA Tucson 8 p.m. MST Wed. Nov. 20 Team Nike (EX) Tucson 7:30 p.m. MST Sat. Nov. 23 Western Kentucky KWBA Tucson 2 p.m. MST Wed. Nov. 27 Northern Arizona FSNA Tucson 6:30 p.m. MST Tue. Dec. 3 Saint Louis FSNA Tucson 7 p.m. MST Sat. Dec. 7 at San Diego State ESPN San Diego, Calif. 6 p.m. PST Sun. Dec. 15 Texas FSN Tucson 2:30 p.m. MST Sat. Dec. 21 at Louisiana State ESPN2 Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. CST Sat. Dec. 28 Fiesta Bowl Classic Honoring Bobbi Olson Tucson Boston University vs. Florida State 1:45 p.m. MST Arizona vs. Davidson FSNA 4 p.m. MST Mon. Dec. 30 Fiesta Bowl Classic Honoring Bobbi Olson Tucson Consolation Game 4:45 p.m. MST Championship Game FSNA 7 p.m. MST Thurs. Jan. 2 *at Oregon KWBA Eugene, Ore. TBA Sat. Jan. 4 *at Oregon State FSNA Corvallis, Ore. 8 p.m. PST Thurs. Jan. 9 *Washington State FSN Tucson 8:30 p.m. MST Sat. Jan. 11 *Washington FSNA Tucson 5 p.m. MST Thurs. Jan. 16 *at USC FSN Los Angeles, Calif. 7:30 p.m. PST Sat. Jan. 18 *at UCLA ABC Los Angeles, Calif. 3 p.m. PST Wed. Jan. 22 *Arizona State FSMA Tucson 7:30 p.m. MST Sat. Jan. 25 at Kansas CBS Lawrence, Kan. Noon CST Thurs. Jan. 30 *Stanford FSNA Tucson 6:30 p.m. MST Sat. Feb. 1 *California FSN Tucson 5 p.m. MST Thurs. Feb. 6 *at Washington FSN Seattle, Wash. 7:30 p.m. PST Sat. Feb. 8 *at Washington State FSNA Pullman, Wash. 7 p.m. PST Thurs. Feb. 13 *UCLA FSN Tucson 8:30 p.m. MST Sat. Feb. 15 *USC CBS Tucson 11 a.m. MST Sat. Feb. 22 *at Arizona State FSNA Tempe, Ariz. 7 p.m. MST Thurs. Feb. 27 *at California FSN Berkeley, Calif. 7:30 p.m. PST Sat. March 1 *at Stanford ABC Palo Alto, Calif. 4 p.m. PST Thurs. March 6 *Oregon State FSNA Tucson 6:30 p.m. MST Sat. March 8 *Oregon CBS Tucson 2 p.m. MST Thurs.-Sat. March 13-15 $at 2003 Pac-10 Conference Tournament FSN/CBS Los Angeles, Calif. Postseason Thurs.-Sun. March 20-23 2003 NCAA Tournament First/Second Rounds CBS TBA Thurs.-Sun. March 27-30 2003 NCAA Regionals CBS TBA Sat.-Mon. April 5-7 2003 NCAA Final Four CBS New Orleans, La. * Pac-10 Conference Game $ at Staples Center (FSN-Fox Sports Net; FSNA-Fox Sports Net Arizona; KWBA-TV 58 in Tucson) Game times and television carriers are subject to change. PAGE 2 Arizona Basketball Road Headquarters San Diego State (Dec. 7) Mission Valley Marriott 8757 Rio San Diego Drive San Diego, CA 92108 • (619)209-6605 Louisiana State (Dec. 21) Embassy Suites 4914 Constitution Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70808 • (225) 924-6566 Oregon/ Oregon State (Jan. 2-4) Valley River Inn 1000 Valley River Way Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 687-0123 Corvallis (Day Rooms) Salbasgeon Suites 1730 NW 9th St. Corvallis, OR 97330 • (541) 753-4320 Portland Sheraton Airport Portland 8235 NE Airport Way Portland, OR 97220 • (503) 281-2500 USC/UCLA (Jan. 16-18) Marina Beach Marriott 4100 Admiralty Way Marina del Ray, CA 90292 • (310) 301-3000 Kansas (Jan. 25) Spring Hill Suites by Marriott 1 Riverfront Plaza Lawrence, KS 66044 • (785) 841-2700 Washington/Washington State (Feb. 6-8) Seattle Sheraton Seattle 1400 Sixth Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 • (206) 621-9000 Spokane The Davenport Hotel 10 South Post Street Spokane, WA 99201 • (509) 455-8888 Pullman (Day Rooms) Best Western University Inn 1516 Pullman Road Moscow, ID 83843 • (800) 715-5818 Arizona State (Feb. 22) Phoenix Airport Marriott 1101 N. 44th St. Phoenix, AZ 85008 • (602) 273-7373 Credits California/ Stanford (Feb. 27-March 1) The 2002-03 University of Arizona basketball media guide was produced for the use of the media in coverage of Arizona men’s basketball and it is a product of the University of Arizona Sports Information Office. 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