2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ACC Regular season champions; ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 2
Record	35–2 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach	Gail Goestenkors (11th season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Duke †	16	–	0	1.000	35	–	2	.946
No. 12 North Carolina	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
Florida State	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
NC State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	17	.393
Clemson	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Maryland	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Wake Forest	3	–	13	.188	13	–	15	.464


† 2003 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Gail Goestenkors in her 11th season at the school, and played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 35–2, 16–0 in ACC play to win the regular season conference title. They followed that success by winning the ACC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, the Blue Devils defeated Georgia State, Utah, Georgia, and Texas Tech to reach the Final Four in back-to-back seasons. In the National semifinal round, the Blue Devils were defeated by the No. 1 seed from the Mideast region, Tennessee, 66–56.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Mistie Bass	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	George S. Parker	Janesville, WI
G	10	Lindsey Harding	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Cy-Fair	Houston, TX
G/F	20	Alana Beard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Southwood	Shreveport, LA
F/C	22	Brooke Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Marin Catholic	Kentfield, CA
G	24	Jessica Foley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	AIS
G/F	25	Monique Currie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Bullis School	Washington, D.C.
F	33	Iciss Tillis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Cascia Hall Prep	Tulsa, OK

Head coach

Gail Goestenkors (Saginaw Valley State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 2002*	No. 1	vs. No. 2 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic	W 76–55^[1]	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 1, 2003* , ESPN2	No. 1	No. 2 Connecticut	L 65–77^[2]	20–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Mar 2, 2003	No. 2	NC State	W 86–60	28–1 (16–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC tournament
Mar 7, 2003*	No. 2	vs. Wake Forest Quarterfinals	W 64–59	29–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 9, 2003*	No. 2	vs. Georgia Tech Semifinals	W 76–52	30–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 10, 2003*	No. 2	vs. No. 12 North Carolina Championship game	W 77–59	31–1	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 23, 2003*	(1 MW) No. 2	(16 MW) Georgia State First round	W 66–48	32–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Mar 25, 2003*	(1 MW) No. 2	(8 MW) Utah Second round	W 65–54	33–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Mar 29, 2003*	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Georgia Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 66–63	34–1	University Arena Albuquerque, NM
Mar 31, 2003*	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Texas Tech Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 57–51^[3]	35–1	University Arena Albuquerque, NM
Apr 6, 2003*	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (1 ME) No. 4 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four	L 56–66^[4]	35–2	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	Not released
Coaches	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4

References

^ "Duke Is Too Tough for Tennessee, 76-55". The Los Angeles Times. November 25, 2002. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ "No. 2 Defeats No. 1". The New York Times. February 2, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ "Beard Carries Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 1, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ "Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ "2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[1] "Duke Is Too Tough for Tennessee, 76-55". The Los Angeles Times. November 25, 2002. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[2] "No. 2 Defeats No. 1". The New York Times. February 2, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[3] "Beard Carries Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 1, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[4] "Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[5] "2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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v t e Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Venues	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1975–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	"Blue and White" "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 Final Four appearance in italics

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References