2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his second season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin finished 24-8, 12-4 in Big Ten play to finish as outright regular season champions for the first time since 1947.

2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 21
Record24–8 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachRob Jeter
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin124 .750248  .750
No. 11 Illinois115 .688257  .781
Purdue106 .6251911  .633
Michigan State106 .6252213  .629
Michigan106 .6251812  .600
Indiana88 .5002113  .618
Minnesota88 .5001914  .576
Iowa79 .4381714  .548
Ohio State79 .4381715  .531
Northwestern313 .1881217  .414
Penn State214 .125721  .250
2003 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago, top-seeded Wisconsin was upset by Ohio State. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the fifth seed in the Midwest Region, where they won twice in Spokane, then lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky by six points in the Sweet Sixteen at Minneapolis.

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