North Carolina 2002–03
Coach: Matt Doherty (19-16)
Atlantic Coast Conference
19-16
overall
16-14
regular season
6-10
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (35)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002-11-18 | North Carolina | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 85–55 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 2 | 2002-11-20 | North Carolina | Rutgers | Big East | Home | W | 71–67 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 3 | 2002-11-24 | North Carolina | Old Dominion | Colonial | Away | W | 67–59 | Regular | Chartway Arena |
| 4 | 2002-11-27 | North Carolina | #2 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | W | 67–56 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 5 | 2002-11-29 | North Carolina | Stanford | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 74–57 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 6 | 2002-12-03 | #12 North Carolina | #25 Illinois | B10 | Away | L | 65–92 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 7 | 2002-12-07 | #12 North Carolina | #18 Kentucky | SEC | Home | L | 81–98 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 8 | 2002-12-19 | #23 North Carolina | Vermont | Am. East | Home | W | 80–54 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 9 | 2002-12-22 | #23 North Carolina | Florida State | ACC | Away | W | 69–48 | Regular | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center |
| 10 | 2002-12-27 | #22 North Carolina | Iona | MAAC | Neutral | L | 56–65 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 11 | 2002-12-28 | #22 North Carolina | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Away | W | 63–59 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 12 | 2003-01-04 | #22 North Carolina | Miami (FL) | Big East | Away | L | 61–64 OT | Regular | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center |
| 13 | 2003-01-08 | #22 North Carolina | Davidson | SoCon | Home | W | 79–64 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 14 | 2003-01-11 | #22 North Carolina | Virginia | ACC | Away | L | 72–79 | Regular | University Hall |
| 15 | 2003-01-14 | #22 North Carolina | Clemson | ACC | Home | W | 68–66 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 16 | 2003-01-18 | #22 North Carolina | #6 Connecticut | Big East | Home | W | 68–65 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 17 | 2003-01-22 | #22 North Carolina | #12 Maryland | ACC | Home | L | 66–81 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 18 | 2003-01-26 | #22 North Carolina | NC State | ACC | Away | L | 77–86 | Regular | Lenovo Center |
| 19 | 2003-01-29 | #22 North Carolina | Georgia Tech | ACC | Away | L | 68–88 | Regular | McCamish Pavilion |
| 20 | 2003-02-02 | #22 North Carolina | #17 Wake Forest | ACC | Home | L | 75–79 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 21 | 2003-02-05 | #22 North Carolina | #9 Duke | ACC | Away | L | 74–83 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 22 | 2003-02-08 | #22 North Carolina | Florida State | ACC | Home | W | 61–60 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 23 | 2003-02-12 | #22 North Carolina | Virginia | ACC | Home | W | 81–67 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 24 | 2003-02-15 | #22 North Carolina | Clemson | ACC | Away | L | 77–80 | Regular | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| 25 | 2003-02-18 | #22 North Carolina | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | Home | W | 93–57 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 26 | 2003-02-22 | #22 North Carolina | #13 Maryland | ACC | Away | L | 56–96 | Regular | Xfinity Center |
| 27 | 2003-02-25 | #22 North Carolina | NC State | ACC | Home | L | 67–75 OT | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 28 | 2003-03-01 | #22 North Carolina | Georgia Tech | ACC | Home | W | 67–66 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 29 | 2003-03-05 | #22 North Carolina | #9 Wake Forest | ACC | Away | L | 60–75 | Regular | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 30 | 2003-03-09 | #22 North Carolina | #10 Duke | ACC | Home | W | 82–79 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 31 | 2003-03-14 | #22 North Carolina | #14 Maryland | ACC | Home | W | 84–72 | Conf. Tourn. | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 32 | 2003-03-15 | #22 North Carolina | #12 Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 63–75 | Conf. Tourn. | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 33 | 2003-03-18 | #22 North Carolina | DePaul | CUSA | Home | W | 83–72 | NIT | Dean Smith Center |
| 34 | 2003-03-24 | #22 North Carolina | Wyoming | Mountain West | Home | W | 90–74 | NIT | Dean Smith Center |
| 35 | 2003-03-26 | #22 North Carolina | Georgetown | Big East | Home | L | 74–79 | NIT | Dean Smith Center |