2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Big 12 champion; Big 12 tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
Record	29–6 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jody Conradt (27th season);
Assistant coaches	Karen Aston; Fred Applin; Kathy Harston;
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Texas †	15	–	1	.938	29	–	6	.829
No. 8 Kansas State	14	–	2	.875	29	–	5	.853
No. 7 Texas Tech	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Colorado	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Oklahoma	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Missouri	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Baylor	8	–	8	.500	24	–	11	.686
Iowa State	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Kansas	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357
Oklahoma State	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
Nebraska	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2002–03 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002–03 college basketball season. It was head coach Jody Conradt's 27th season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. The team finished the season with a record of 29–6, 15–1 in Big 12 play to win the regular season and Big 12 tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they reached the Final Four for the first time since the 1986–87 season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	Kala Bowers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Woodward	Woodward, OK
G	5	Alisha Sare	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Lewisville	Lewisville, TX
F	10	Jody Bell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Chestermere	Chestermere, AB
G	11	Jamie Carey	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Horizon	Thornton, CO
G	12	Tai Dillard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Sam Houston	San Antonio, TX
G	14	Stephanie Thiel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Nazareth	Nazareth, TX
F	21	Heather Schreiber	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Windthorst	Windthorst, TX
G	22	Nina Norman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Jersey Village	Houston, TX
F/C	34	BranDee Fry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Moss Point	Pascagoula, MS
F	41	Stacy Stephens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Winnsboro	Winnsboro, TX
F	43	Annissa Hastings	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Sam Houston	San Antonio, TX
F	53	Merecedes Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Westfield	Houston, TX

Head coach

Jody Conradt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 22, 2002	No. 12	at BYU	L 63–79	0–1	Marriott Center Provo, UT
November 26, 2002	No. 16	McNeese State	W 90–25	1–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
February 27, 2003	No. 10	at Baylor	W 79–57	20–5 (13–1)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
March 2, 2003	No. 10	at No. 8 Texas Tech	W 70–67	21–5 (14–1)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX
March 5, 2003	No. 5	Oklahoma	W 78–66	22–5 (15–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 12, 2003*	(1) No. 5	vs. (9) Kansas Quarterfinals	W 87–56	23–5	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
March 13, 2003*	(1) No. 5	vs. (4) Colorado Semifinals	W 62–47	24–5	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
March 15, 2003*	(1) No. 5	vs. (3) No. 8 Texas Tech Championship game	W 67–57	25–5	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2003*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (15 W) Hampton First round	W 90–46	26–5	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH
March 25, 2003*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (7 W) No. 24 Arkansas Second round	W 67–50	27–5	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH
March 30, 2003*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (6 W) No. 17 Minnesota Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 73–60	28–5	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
April 1, 2003*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 W) No. 3 LSU Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 78–60^[3]	29–5	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
April 6, 2003* 8:50 pm, ESPN	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut National Semifinal – Final Four	L 69–71^[4]	29–6	Georgia Dome (28,210) Atlanta
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
^ "Texas women's basketball's run to the 2003 Final Four". Austin American-Statesman. March 23, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
^ "Determined UConn Overcomes a Second Half Deficit". The New York Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[2] "2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

[3] "Texas women's basketball's run to the 2003 Final Four". Austin American-Statesman. March 23, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

[4] "Determined UConn Overcomes a Second Half Deficit". The New York Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

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v t e Texas Longhorns women's basketball
Venues	Gregory Gymnasium (1974–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
People	WNBA draftees Head Coaches
Culture and lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References