2002-2003 Villanova Wildcats

2002-2003 Villanova Wildcats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Marcus Austin So F 6-9 231 Oct 4, 1982 Irvington (NJ) United States St. Patrick High School
- Andreas Bloch Jr F 6-8 215 Feb 5, 1982 Wurmlingen Germany Fresno Central High School
- Gary Buchanan Sr G 6-3 205 Jun 30, 1980 St. Louis (MO) United States St. Thomas More School
- Chris Charles RS-So C 7-0 215 Feb 23, 1981 Milwaukee (WI) United States Crispus Attucks High School
- Michael Claxton Fr G 6-1 186 Feb 4, 1984 Hempstead (NY) United States Christ The King Regional High School
- Baker Dunleavy RS-Fr G 6-5 205 Oct 5, 1982 Portland (OR) United States Lawrenceville School
- Randy Foye Fr G 6-4 218 Sep 24, 1983 Newark (NJ) United States East Side High School
- Jason Fraser Fr F 6-9 225 Apr 18, 1983 Amityville (NY) United States Amityville Memorial High School
- Tom Grace So G 6-0 175 Aug 6, 1982 Catonville (MD) United States Cardinal Gibbons High School
- Allan Ray Fr G 6-2 206 Jun 17, 1984 Brooklyn (NY) United States St. Raymond High School for Boys
- Lou Ruskey Sr G 6-0 180 Nov 3, 1980 Sewell (NJ) United States St. Augustine College Preparatory School
- Derrick Snowden Jr G 6-0 170 Jan 29, 1981 Baltimore (MD) United States Archbishop Spalding High School
- Drew Sullivan Sr F 6-7 215 Feb 12, 1980 London England St. Augustine College Preparatory School
- Curtis Sumpter Fr F 6-7 225 Jan 30, 1984 Brooklyn (NY) United States Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
- Ricky Wright Sr F 6-7 215 Mar 29, 1981 East Chicago (IN) United States East Chicago Central High School

Recent Villanova Wildcats History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-16 (10-10) 6th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 17-17 (10-10) 6th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2021-2022 30-8 (16-4) 1st (Big East) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2020-2021 18-7 (11-4) 2nd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2019-2020 24-7 (13-5) 1st (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 26-10 (13-5) 1st (Big East) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 36-4 (14-4) 2nd (Big East) Champion NCAA Champion
2016-2017 32-4 (15-3) 1st (Big East) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 35-5 (16-2) 1st (Big East) Runner Up NCAA Champion
2014-2015 33-3 (16-2) 1st (Big East) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 29-5 (16-2) 1st (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 20-14 (10-8) 7th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 13-19 (5-13) 13th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 21-12 (9-9) 9th (AAC) 1st Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 25-8 (13-5) 2nd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 30-8 (13-5) 4th (AAC) 4th Rnd NCAA 5th Rnd
2007-2008 22-13 (9-9) 8th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2006-2007 22-11 (9-7) 7th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 28-5 (14-2) 1st (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2004-2005 24-8 (11-5) 3rd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2003-2004 18-17 (6-10) 11th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 4th Rnd
2002-2003 14-18 (8-8) 7th (AAC) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd

2002-2003 Villanova Wildcats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Gary Buchanan All-AAC Honorable Mention
Ricky Wright All-AAC Honorable Mention
Gary Buchanan Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team
Ricky Wright Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team

2002-2003 Villanova Wildcats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Snowden G. Buchanan R. Foye R. Wright J. Fraser
Rotation A. Ray   D. Sullivan M. Austin  
Rotation     C. Sumpter    
Lim PT M. Claxton     A. Bloch  
Lim PT T. Grace        
Lim PT L. Ruskey        

2002-2003 Villanova Wildcats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gary Buchanan 27 26.6 15.3 3.3 1.7 1.2 0.1 1.6
Ricky Wright 29 26.8 12.6 7.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 2.6
Randy Foye 32 26.7 10.2 3.6 2.9 0.9 0.2 3.5
Allan Ray 32 25.2 9.8 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.1 2.3
Derrick Snowden 32 29.9 8.6 2.7 3.5 1.7 0.0 2.1
Jason Fraser 25 21.2 7.2 6.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 2.3
Curtis Sumpter 32 18.7 6.1 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3
Drew Sullivan 29 24.4 5.0 4.7 1.6 0.9 0.9 1.0
Marcus Austin 31 13.2 2.1 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4
Andreas Bloch 13 4.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
Tom Grace 8 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Michael Claxton 9 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Lou Ruskey 6 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

2002-2003 Villanova Wildcats Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jay Wright Head Coach 2001-2002 N/A
Billy Lange Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Head Coach (Navy, 2004 to 2011)
Vince Nicastro Athletic Director 2000-2001 N/A
Jeff Pierce Head Athletic Trainer 1988-1989 N/A