July 9, 2003
The ARIZONA Wildcats led the Conference and the nation for the majority of the 2002-03 season, suffering only one blemish in Conference play, winning a 10th Pac-10 crown with a 17-1 league ledger, and a 28-4 record overall, securing the Wildcats' 16th campaign with 20 or more wins.
The Pac-10 Tournament returned to Los Angeles, where fifth seeded OREGON played valiantly and captured its first Pac-10 Tournament title, defeating seventh seeded USC in the championship game.
The Pac-10 Conference sent five teams into the NCAA Tournament where Arizona marched into the Elite Eight before being turned away by Kansas. The Wildcats have advanced to at least the Sweet 16 six times in eight years, and their current streak of 19 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament leads the nation.
OREGON'S Luke Ridnour became just the second Duck to be named the Pac-10 Player of the Year. He guided the Ducks to a fourth place finish in the Conference race, and a Pac-10 Tournament title, while averaging 19.7 points per game and 6.6 assists per game. Fellow Duck Andre Joseph garnered Newcomer of the Year honors, after averaging 9.3 points per game off the bench in his first season with the Ducks. ARIZONA STATE's Ike Diogu picked up Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors after posting 19.0 points per game, and averaging 7.8 rebounds per game in his first collegiate campaign. Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year honors went to Arizona's Lute Olson and Stanford's Mike Montgomery. Olson's Wildcats won their 10th Pac-10 Championship and were ranked No. 1 in the nation for the majority of the year. Montgomery guided a young Stanford team to a second place Conference finish and a ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
Along with the various league honors, Arizona's Jason Gardner and Luke Walton were recipients of All-America honors for their outstanding play during the 2001-02 season.
2002-03 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS
| CONFERENCE | OVERALL |
| W | L | PCT | HOME | AWAY | W | L | PCT | HOME | AWAY | NEUT | STREAK | LAST 10 |
| Arizona* | 17 | 1 | .944 | 8-1 | 9-0 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 14-1 | 11-1 | 3-2 | Lost 1 | 8-2 |
| Stanford | 14 | 4 | .778 | 8-1 | 6-3 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 14-3 | 7-3 | 3-3 | Lost 1 | 7-3 |
| California | 13 | 5 | .722 | 8-1 | 5-4 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 13-1 | 7-4 | 2-4 | Lost 1 | 5-5 |
| Arizona State | 11 | 7 | .611 | 7-2 | 4-5 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12-3 | 4-6 | 4-3 | Lost 1 | 5-5 |
| Oregon | 10 | 8 | .556 | 7-2 | 3-6 | 23 | 10 | .697 | 14-2 | 5-6 | 4-2 | Lost 1 | 6-4 |
| Oregon State | 6 | 12 | .333 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7-7 | 6-7 | 0-1 | Lost 3 | 2-8 |
| USC | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4-5 | 2-7 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 8-6 | 3-9 | 2-2 | Lost 1 | 3-7 |
| UCLA | 6 | 12 | .333 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 10 | 19 | .345 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | Lost 1 | 5-5 |
| Washington | 5 | 13 | .278 | 4-5 | 1-8 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 8-7 | 2-10 | 0-0 | Lost 1 | 3-7 |
| Washington State | 2 | 16 | .111 | 2-7 | 0-9 | 7 | 20 | .259 | 6-8 | 0-12 | 1-0 | Lost 4 | 2-8 |
* Conference Champion
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
FIRST/SECOND ROUND RESULTS
WEST
Salt Lake City, Utah
ARIZONA 80, Vermont 51
ARIZONA 96, Gonzaga 95 (2OT)
Oklahoma City, Okla.
ARIZONA STATE 84, Memphis 71
Kansas 108, ARIZONA STATE 76
MIDWEST
Nashville, Tenn.
Utah 60, OREGON 58
EAST
Oklahoma City, Okla.
CALIFORNIA 76, North Carolina State 74 (OT)
Oklahoma 74, CALIFORNIA 65
SOUTH
Spokane, Wash.
STANFORD 77, San Diego 69
Connecticut 85, STANFORD 74
WEST REGIONAL
Anaheim, Calif.
ARIZONA 88, Notre Dame 71
Kansas 78, ARIZONA 75
2003 PAC-10 TOURNAMENT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, March 13
Session 1 (Attendance: 14,441)
No. 8 UCLA 96, No. 1 Arizona 89 (OT)
No. 5 Oregon 83, No. 5 Arizona State 82
Session 2 (Attendance: 15,048)
No. 7 USC 79, No. 2 Stanford 74
No. 3 California 69, No. 6 Oregon State 46
Friday, March 14
Session 3 (Attendance: 16,689)
No. 5 Oregon 75, No. 8 UCLA 74
No. 7 USC 79, No. 3 California 62
Saturday, March 15
Session 4 (Attendance: 17,485)
No. 5 Oregon 74, No. 7 USC 66
All-Tournament Team
Ray Young, UCLA
Desmon Farmer, USC
Rory O'Neil, USC
James Davis, Oregon
Luke Jackson, Oregon
Luke Ridnour, Oregon - Most Outstanding Player
2003 Pac-10 Hall of Honor inductees
Steve Kerr, Arizona
Ned Wulk, Arizona State
Kevin Johnson, California
Howard Hobson, Oregon
Amory "Slats" Gill, Oregon State
Todd Lichti, Stanford
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, UCLA
Fred "Tex" Winter, USC
Marv Harshman, Washington
Jack Friel, Washington State
2002-03 ALL-PAC-10 CONFERENCE TEAM
| Name, School | Pos | Yr | Ht | Wt | Hometown (Last School) |
| Julius Barnes, STAN | G | Sr. | 6-1 | 180 | Rowland Heights, Calif. |
| Ike Diogu, ASU | C | Fr. | 6-8 | 250 | Garland, Texas |
| Jason Gardner, ARIZ | G | Sr. | 5-10 | 181 | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Luke Jackson, ORE | F | Jr. | 6-7 | 210 | Creswell, Ore. |
| Jason Kapono, UCLA | F | Sr. | 6-8 | 215 | Lakewood, Calif. |
| Philip Ricci, OSU | F | Sr. | 6-7 | 253 | Galt, Calif. |
| Luke Ridnour, ORE | G | Jr. | 6-2 | 165 | Blaine, Wash. |
| Joe Shipp, CAL | F | Sr. | 6-5 | 220 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Amit Tamir, CAL | F | So. | 6-11 | 260 | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Luke Walton, ARIZ | F | Sr. | 6-8 | 241 | San Diego, Calif. |
Honorable Mention (also receiving votes): Rick Anderson (ARIZ, Sr., F), Josh Childress (STAN, So., F), Justin Davis (STAN, Jr., F), Desmon Farmer (USC, Jr., G), Channing Frye (ARIZ, So., C), Brian Jackson (OSU, Sr., F), Curtis Millage (ASU, Sr., G), Tommy Smith (ASU, Sr., F), Salim Stoudamire (ARIZ, So., G), Brian Wethers (CAL, Sr., G/F).
2002-03 PAC-10 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
| Name, School | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown (High School) |
| Hassan Adams, ARIZ | G/F | 6-4 | 201 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Ike Diogu, ASU | C | 6-8 | 250 | Garland, Texas |
| Andre Igoudala, ARIZ | F | 6-6 | 200 | Springfield, Ill. |
| Richard Midgley, CAL | G | 6-1 | 200 | Burgess Hill, England |
| Nate Robinson, WASH | G | 5-9 | 170 | Seattle, Wash. |
Honorable Mention (also receiving votes): Ian Crosswhite (ORE, F), Ryan Hollins (UCLA, C), Lamar Hurd (OSU, G), Bobby Jones (WASH, F).
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Luke Ridnour, Oregon
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ike Diogu, Arizona State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Andre Joseph, Oregon
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR: Lute Olson, Arizona & Mike Montgomery, Stanford
PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Dec. 2 - Luke Ridnour, ORE
Dec. 9 - Luke Jackson, ORE
Dec. 16 - Jason Gardner, ARIZ
Jan. 6 - Jason Kapono, UCLA
Jan. 13 - Joe Shipp, CAL
Jan. 20 - Joe Shipp, CAL
Jan. 27 - Jason Gardner, ARIZ
Feb. 3 - Brian Jackson, OSU
Feb. 10 - Brian Wethers, CAL
Feb. 17 - Ike Diogu, ASU
Feb. 24 - Channing Frye, ARIZ
Mar. 3 - S. Stoudamire, ARIZ
Mar. 10 - Tommy Smith, ASU
FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
Associated Press
Arizona: 2
Stanford: 18
Oregon: 28
California: 29
USA Today/ESPN
Arizona: 5
Stanford: 20
ARV: California, Oregon, Arizona State
2002-03 PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name, School | Yr | GPA | Major |
| Justin Allen, ASU | Jr. | 3.46 | Justice Studies |
| Joe Kirchofer, STAN | Jr. | 3.30 | Urban Studies |
| Shawn Redhage, ASU | Sr. | 3.61 | Construction Science |
| Nick Robinson, STAN | So. | 3.37 | Political Science |
| Amit Tamir, CAL | So. | 3.18 | Undeclared |
Honorable Mention: Jay Anderson, Jr., ORE; Erik Bond, RFr., CAL, Rob Little, So., STAN; Rory O'Neil, So., USC.
2002-03 NATIONAL HONORS
John R. Wooden
All-America Team
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Frances Pomeroy Naismith
Player of the Year
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Associated Press
All-America Team
Jason Gardner, Arizona: 2nd
Ike Diogu, Arizona State: HM
Luke Ridnour, Oregon: HM
Joe Shipp, California: HM
Luke Walton, Arizona: HM
USBWA
All-America Team
Jason Gardner, Arizona, 2nd
USBWA
All-District 9
Julius Barnes, Stanford
Ike Diogu, Arizona State
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Luke Ridnour, Oregon
Philip Ricci, Oregon State
Joe Shipp, California
USBWA
District 9 Player of the Year
Jason Gardner, Arizona
USBWA
District 9 Coach of the Year
Mike Montgomery, Stanford
NABC
All-America Team
Jason Gardner, Arizona: 2nd
NABC
All-District 14
Josh Childress, Stanford: 1st
Luke Ridnour, Oregon: 1st
Joe Shipp, California: 1st
Amit Tamir, California: 1st
Julius Barnes, Stanford: 2nd
Luke Jackson, Oregon: 2nd
Philip Ricci, Oregon State: 2nd
NBAC
District 14 Coach of the Year
Mike Montgomery, Stanford
NABC
All-District 15
Ike Diogu, Arizona State: 1st
Jason Gardner, Arizona: 1st
Luke Walton, Arizona: 1st
Errick Craven, USC: 2nd
Jason Kapono, UCLA: 2nd
NABC
District 15 Coach of the Year
Lute Olson, Arizona
Basketball Times
All-District (Rockies)
Ike Diogu, Arizona State
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Basketball Times
All-District (West Coast)
Luke Jackson, Oregon
Luke Ridnour, Oregon
Joe Shipp, California
Basketball Times
District Coach of the Year
(West Coast)
Mike Montgomery, Stanford
Basketball Times
Freshman All-America Team
Ike Diogu, Arizona State
Verizon Academic
All-District VII
Shawn Redhage, Arizona State
NCAA West Regional
All-Tournament
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Luke Walton, Arizona
