2002–03 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
NIT tournament Opening Round, L 59–68
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record19–12 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Geoff Arnold (2nd season)
  • Chuck Martin (2nd season)
  • Mike Connors (2nd season)
CaptainRobert Battle
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2002–03 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington153 .833247  .774
VCU126 .6671810  .643
Drexel126 .6671912  .613
George Mason117 .6111612  .571
Delaware99 .5001514  .517
Old Dominion99 .5001215  .444
James Madison810 .4441317  .433
William & Mary711 .3891216  .429
Hofstra612 .333821  .276
Towson117 .056424  .143
2003 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

The team finished the season 19–12, and finished in 3rd place in the CAA in the regular season.

Roster

2002–03 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 23 Robert Battle (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrNortheast HS Philadelphia, PA
G 32 Phil Goss 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoOxon Hill HS Temple Hills, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 22, 2002*
7:30 pm
at Villanova L 41–64  0–1
                The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
November 25, 2002*
 7:00 pm
at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
W 71–62  1–1
                Palestra (4,128)
Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2002*
7:00 pm
at Monmouth W 73–68  2–1
                William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1,953)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 3, 2002*
7:30 pm
at Lafayette W 65–47  3–1
                Kirby Sports Center (1,851)
Easton, PA
December 7, 2002*
1:00 pm
vs. Saint Joseph's
Big 5 Classic
L 37–50  3–2
                Palestra (8,722)
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2002
at Quinnipiac L 78–81  3–3
                Burt Kahn Court (1,200)
Hamden, CT
December 21, 2002*
4:00 pm
at Niagara L 72–88  3–4
                Gallagher Center (1,231)
Lewiston, NY
December 23, 2002*
7:00 pm
Colgate W 75–54  4–4
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,248)
Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2002*
4:00 pm
Philadelphia University W 78–61  5–4
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (989)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Regular season
January 2, 2003
7:00 pm
at James Madison W 82–62  6–4
(1–0)
                JMU Convocation Center (3,079)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 4, 2003
at George Mason L 53–75  6–5
(1–1)
                Patriot Center (2,110)
Fairfax, VA
January 8, 2003
at Virginia Commonwealth W 74–73  7–5
(2–1)
                Siegel Center (3,094)
Richmond, VA
January 11, 2003
UNC Wilmington L 86–88 OT 7–6
(2–2)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,289)
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2003
William & Mary W 67–51  8–6
(3–2)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,789)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2003
Towson W 85–56  9–6
(4–2)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,803)
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2003
at Delaware W 83–78 OT 10–6
(5–2)
                Bob Carpenter Center (4,591)
Newark, DE
January 25, 2003
Hofstra W 78–66  11–6
(6–2)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,938)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2003
Old Dominion L 69–72  11–7
(6–3)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,839)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2003
at UNC Wilmington L 56–77  11–8
(6–4)
                Trask Coliseum (6,100)
Wilmington, NC
February 5, 2003
at Hofstra W 82–76  12–8
(7–4)
                Mack Sports Complex (1,730)
Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2003
at Towson W 76–50  13–8
(8–4)
                Towson Center (1,294)
Towson, MD
February 12, 2003
Virginia Commonwealth L 59–72  13–9
(8–5)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,386)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2003
James Madison W 78–67  14–9
(9–5)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,483)
Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2003
at Old Dominion W 62–57  15–9
(10–5)
                Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,610)
Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2003
at William & Mary W 78–62  16–9
(11–5)
                Kaplan Arena (1,959)
Williamsburg, VA
February 26, 2003
Delaware W 70–56  17–9
(12–5)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,187)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2003
George Mason L 55–57  17–10
(12–6)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,291)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA tournament
March 8, 2003
8:30 pm
(3) vs. (6) Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
W 61–52  18–10
                Richmond Coliseum (5,327)
Richmond, VA
March 9, 2003
5:30 pm
(3) vs. (2) Virginia Commonwealth
Semifinals
W 62–60  19–10
                Richmond Coliseum (4,878)
Richmond, VA
March 10, 2003
7:00 pm
(3) vs. (1) UNC Wilmington
Championship
L 62–70  19–11
 25  Battle            Richmond Coliseum (4,788)
Richmond, VA
NIT
March 18, 2003
7:30 pm
at Temple
Opening Round
L 59–68  19–12
                Liacouras Center (3,601)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Robert Battle
  • CAA Defensive Player of the Year
  • CAA All-Conference First Team
  • CAA All-Defensive Team
  • CAA All-Tournament Team
  • CAA Player of the Week
  • CAA Dean Ehlers Leadership Award
Kenell Sanchez
  • CAA All-Tournament Team
Eric Schmieder
  • CAA All-Conference Second Team

References

  1. "2002-03 Drexel Dragons Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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