2002 – 03 Georgetown Hoyas men 's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2002 – 2003 NCAA Division I basketball season . The Hoyas were coached by Craig Esherick and played their home games at the MCI Center in Washington , DC . The Hoyas were members of the West Division of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 19-15 , 6-10 in Big East play . They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2003 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament before losing to Syracuse . After declining to participate in the National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) the previous season , they accepted an invitation to play in the 2003 NIT after failing to receive an NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament bid . Making Georgetown 's fourth NIT appearance in six years , they became the second Georgetown mens basketball team in history to reach the NIT final and the first to do since the 1992-93 season , losing it to Big East rival St. John 's
2003 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2003 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team