2002-2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers

2002-2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Michael Bauer Jr F 6-8 225 Aug 14, 1980 Hastings (MN) United States Hastings High School
- Tyree Bolden Jr F 6-5 186 Jan 21, 1980 Milwaukee (WI) United States Milwaukee Juneau High School
- Kevin Burleson Sr G 6-3 205 Sep 4, 1979 Seattle (WA) United States O'Dea High School
- Randy Chall Jr F 6-5 215 Jan 28, 1981 Forest Lake (MN) United States Forest Lake High School
- Kris Collins RS-So G 6-2 190 Jun 13, 1983 San Antonio (TX) United States Sam Houston High School
- Steve Esselink Jr F 6-6 185 Apr 26, 1981 Hills (MN) United States Hills-Beaver Creek High School
- Stan Gaines Fr F 6-7 245 Dec 9, 1983 Chicago (IL) United States Providence-St. Mel High School
- Jeff Hagen So C 7-0 270 Feb 16, 1982 Minnetonka (MN) United States Hopkins High School
- Maurice Hargrow So G 6-5 200 Jul 2, 1983 Saint Paul (MN) United States Highland Park High School
- Wade Hokenson Jr G 6-0 172 Oct 11, 1980 Watertown (MN) United States Watertown-Mayer High School
- Jerry Holman Sr F-C 6-10 222 Dec 18, 1979 Saint Paul (MN) United States Humboldt Senior High School
- Ben Johnson Jr G 6-3 187 Dec 23, 1980 Minneapolis (MN) United States De La Salle High School
- Aliou Kane RS-Fr C 6-10 245 Jan 4, 1983 Dallas (TX) United States Blue Ridge School
- Brent Lawson So G 6-4 211 May 16, 1982 Maple Grove (MN) United States N/A
- Rick Rickert So PF 6-11 215 Feb 11, 1983 Duluth (MN) United States Duluth East High School
- Aaron Robinson So G 5-10 170 Aug 23, 1982 Rockford (IL) United States Guilford High School
- Matt Smriga So F 6-8 255 Nov 10, 1981 Apple Valley (MN) United States Apple Valley High School

Minnesota Transfers Sitting Out 2002-2003

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Adam Boone Jr G 6-2 200 Aug 16, 1981 Minneapolis (MN) United States North Carolina

Recent Minnesota Golden Gophers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-14 (9-11) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 9-22 (2-17) 14th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 13-17 (4-16) 13th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 14-15 (6-14) 13th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 15-16 (8-12) 12th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 22-14 (9-11) 7th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 15-17 (4-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 24-10 (11-7) 4th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 8-23 (2-16) 13th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 18-15 (6-12) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 25-13 (8-10) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Champion
2012-2013 21-13 (8-10) 7th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 23-15 (6-12) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Runner Up
2010-2011 18-14 (6-12) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 21-14 (9-9) 6th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 22-11 (9-9) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 20-14 (8-10) 6th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 9-22 (3-13) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 16-15 (5-11) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 21-11 (10-6) 4th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 12-18 (3-13) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 19-14 (8-8) 6th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd NIT 4th Rnd

2002-2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rick Rickert All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches)
Michael Bauer All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Maurice Hargrow All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Jerry Holman All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Rick Rickert All-Big Ten Second Team (Media)
Michael Bauer All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)

2002-2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Burleson M. Hargrow R. Rickert M. Bauer J. Holman
Rotation A. Robinson B. Johnson     J. Hagen
Lim PT W. Hokenson B. Lawson S. Gaines M. Smriga  
Lim PT   R. Chall S. Esselink    
Lim PT   T. Bolden      

2002-2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rick Rickert 32 30.8 15.6 6.2 1.2 0.8 0.9 2.1
Maurice Hargrow 33 32.6 13.2 4.6 2.8 1.2 0.2 2.4
Michael Bauer 33 26.2 11.4 5.0 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.4
Jerry Holman 33 24.6 9.9 5.3 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.8
Kevin Burleson 33 29.7 6.7 3.1 4.8 1.7 0.5 2.5
Ben Johnson 29 22.5 6.5 2.9 1.8 0.9 0.0 1.5
Jeff Hagen 33 10.7 4.1 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.9
Steve Esselink 29 9.7 3.7 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7
Stan Gaines 32 9.9 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.9
Aaron Robinson 23 11.3 2.0 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.0
Brent Lawson 13 4.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.5
Tyree Bolden 7 1.6 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4
Wade Hokenson 4 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5
Matt Smriga 7 1.9 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
Randy Chall 6 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2