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2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

AP
  
No. 11

Head coach
  
Bill Self

Coaches
  
No. 13

2002–03 record
  
25–7 (11–5 Big Ten)

Assistant coach
  
Billy Gillispie

2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Self's third season at Illinois.

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Season

The 2003 squad started three freshmen, a sophomore and one senior, and still finished with a 25-7 record and second-place finish in the Big Ten. Brian Cook earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors and the Illini won the Big Ten Tournament championship for the first time.

Schedule

Source

NCAA basketball tournament

  • West regional
  • Illinois 65, Western Kentucky 60
  • Notre Dame 68, Illinois 60

    • Awards and honors

  • Brian Cook
  • Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • Big Ten Player of the Year
  • Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball award
  • Team Most Valuable Player
  • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
  • Sporting News 2nd team All-American
  • Associated Press 3rd team All-American
  • National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd team All-American
  • Basketball Times 3rd team All-American

    • References

    2002–03 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team Wikipedia
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