2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals

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2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Erik Brown Sr GF 6-5 210 Nov 5, 1979 Lexington (KY) United States Bryan Station High School
- Kendall Dartez Fr C 6-10 245 Dec 1, 1980 Houston (TX) United States Cecilia High School
- Prileu Davis Jr G 6-3 185 Oct 7, 1980 Phoenix (AZ) United States Moon Valley High School
- Reece Gaines Sr G 6-6 210 Jan 7, 1981 Madison (WI) United States Madison West High School
- Francisco Garcia Fr GF 6-7 195 Dec 31, 1981 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic The Winchendon School
- Otis George So F 6-9 235 May 7, 1982 Roseau United States The Berkshire School
- Alhaji Mohammed So G 6-3 200 Oct 29, 1981 Chicago (IL) United States Hillcrest High School
- Ellis Myles Jr F 6-7 245 Dec 22, 1981 Compton (CA) United States Dominguez High School
- Simeon Naydenov Jr G 6-6 210 Jul 22, 1981 Sofia Bulgaria The Berkshire School
- Bryant Northern Jr G 6-0 175 Apr 12, 1982 Jeffersonville (IN) United States Jefferson High School
- Larry O'Bannon So G 6-4 200 Aug 15, 1983 Louisville (KY) United States Louisville Male High School
- Taqwa Pinero Fr SG 6-3 195 Aug 6, 1983 Red Bank (NJ) United States Neptune High School
- Coric Riggs RS-So GF 6-4 205 Mar 10, 1982 Louisville (KY) United States Fairdale High School
- Marvin Stone Sr C 6-10 240 Jun 2, 1981 Huntsville (AL) United States Virgil I. Grissom High School
- Joshua Tinch Fr F 6-4 215 Aug 8, 1982 Albany (GA) United States Westover High School
- Luke Whitehead Jr F 6-6 220 Feb 9, 1981 San Francisco (CA) United States Oak Hill Academy

Recent Louisville Cardinals History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 8-24 (3-17) 15th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 4-28 (2-18) 15th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 13-19 (6-14) 11th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 13-7 (8-5) 10th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 24-7 (15-5) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 20-14 (10-8) 6th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 22-14 (9-9) 8th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2016-2017 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 23-8 (12-6) 4th (ACC) N/A N/A
2014-2015 27-9 (12-6) 4th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2013-2014 31-6 (15-3) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2012-2013 35-5 (14-4) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA Champion
2011-2012 30-10 (10-8) 7th (AAC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2010-2011 25-10 (12-6) 3rd (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 20-13 (11-7) 5th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 31-6 (16-2) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2007-2008 27-9 (14-4) 2nd (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2006-2007 24-10 (12-4) 2nd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2005-2006 21-13 (6-10) 11th (AAC) 1st Rnd NIT 4th Rnd
2004-2005 33-5 (14-2) 1st (C-USA) Champion NCAA 5th Rnd
2003-2004 20-10 (9-7) 6th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 25-7 (11-5) 3rd (C-USA) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd

2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Reece Gaines NABC All-American Third Team
Reece Gaines AP All-American Third Team
Reece Gaines Sporting News All-American Third Team
Reece Gaines C-USA All-Conference First Team
Luke Whitehead C-USA Tournament MVP
Francisco Garcia C-USA All-Tournament Team
Luke Whitehead C-USA All-Tournament Team
Francisco Garcia C-USA Freshman of the Year
Francisco Garcia C-USA All-Freshman Team
Taqwa Pinero C-USA All-Freshman Team
Reece Gaines Billy Minardi Classic MVP

2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Pinero E. Brown R. Gaines E. Myles M. Stone
Rotation B. Northern   F. Garcia   K. Dartez
Rotation     L. Whitehead    
Lim PT   L. O'Bannon S. Naydenov O. George  
Lim PT   A. Mohammed      
Lim PT   P. Davis      
Lim PT   J. Tinch      

2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Reece Gaines 32 32.2 17.9 2.9 5.0 1.7 0.1 3.0
Francisco Garcia 32 21.8 11.2 2.9 2.1 0.9 1.2 1.6
Marvin Stone 24 26.6 10.2 7.1 1.4 0.4 1.5 1.9
Luke Whitehead 32 21.2 9.0 5.4 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.9
Taqwa Pinero 32 23.0 8.8 3.4 1.6 0.8 0.0 1.1
Ellis Myles 24 24.8 7.8 7.9 1.8 1.0 0.5 2.4
Erik Brown 30 18.9 6.9 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.8
Kendall Dartez 30 14.1 4.4 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.8
Bryant Northern 31 11.2 3.2 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.7
Otis George 28 8.6 2.9 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Larry O'Bannon 30 8.9 2.7 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4
Alhaji Mohammed 17 5.3 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3
Simeon Naydenov 17 3.6 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Coric Riggs 2 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Joshua Tinch 9 3.6 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
Prileu Davis 10 4.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4

2002-2003 Louisville Cardinals Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Rick Pitino Head Coach 2001-2002 Head Coach (Boston Celtics, 1997 to 2001)
Tom Jurich Athletic Director 2000-2001 N/A
Kenny Klein Director of Sports Information 1983-1984 N/A
Nancy Allison Worley Assistant Director of Sports Information 1983-1984 N/A
Kim Pemberton Assistant Director of Sports Information 1999-2000 N/A
Ray Ganong Strength and Conditioning Coach 1985-1986 N/A