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);
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[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Stacy Stephens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Big 12 tournament
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	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^[3]	29–6	Georgia Dome (28,210) Atlanta
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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