The 2002–03 season was FC Barcelona's 77th in existence, their 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and 5th consecutive season in the EuroLeague.
In the 2002–03 season, FC Barcelona competed in the Liga ACB, Copa del Rey and EuroLeague, winning all three.
Overview Pre-season Svetislav Pešić became the team's head coach after the departure of Aíto García Reneses, who had finished the last of his three lengthy coaching spells at Barcelona. The Barcelona board decided against renewing Reneses' contract after 15 seasons at the helm of the team.
Losing key players such as Artūras Karnišovas and Efthimios Rentzias during the summer, Barcelona made important signings to strengthen the team. The first was two time EuroLeague winner Dejan Bodiroga, whose contract with European champions Panathinaikos had expired. The appointment of his countryman Pešić as coach was said to have influenced his decision to join Barcelona.
Another addition was Slovene-Italian forward Gregor Fučka, who previously played for Fortitudo Bologna. Fučka has previously won the 1999 EuroBasket with Italy and was considered one of the best players in Europe. The roster was completed with the signing of German center Patrick Femerling, who had played the previous season for Olympiacos.
Between September 25 and 26, Barcelona took part in the 2002 edition of the Lliga Catalana de Bàsquet, held at the Pavelló Barris Nord in Lleida. After beating Ricoh Manresa in the semifinals, Barcelona lost the final against Caprabo Lleida.
Players Roster
Depth chart
Roster changes In
Out
Pre-season and friendlies Lliga Catalana de Bàsquet
Competitions Overview
Liga ACB
League table {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! align=center|Pos ! align=center|Team ! align=center|GP ! align=center|GW ! align=center|GL ! align=center|PA ! align=center|PC ! align=center|Avg ! align=center|Qualification or relegation |- style="background: #7FFFD4;" |1||align=left|FC Barcelona||34||27||7||2792||2588||+204||rowspan=8|Qualified to playoffs |- style="background: #7FFFD4;" |2||align=left|Pamesa Valencia||34||26||8||2815||2524||+291 |- style="background: #7FFFD4;" |3||align=left|Unicaja Málaga||34||24||10||2663||2567||+96 |- style="background: #7FFFD4;" |4||align=left|Adecco Estudiantes||34||23||11||2870||2605||+265 |- style="background: #7FFFD4;" |5||align=left|Auna Gran Canaria||34||21||13||2834||2713||+121
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
ACB Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
EuroLeague
Results summary
Group phase
Matches
Top 16 Group G
Matches
EuroLeague Final Four
Copa del Rey
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Individual awards Copa del Rey
Finals MVP Dejan Bodiroga
Liga ACB
ACB Finals MVP Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Player of the Week Roberto Dueñas – Week 4
EuroLeague EuroLeague Final Four MVP Dejan Bodiroga
All-EuroLeague First Team Dejan Bodiroga
EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer Dejan Bodiroga
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