| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | TV | Outcome/Time |
| Sat | 11/02/2002 | Blue-White Scrimmage | Chapel Hill, N.C. | | W, 102-95
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| Sat | 11/09/2002 | EA Sports All-Stars (exh.) | Chapel Hill, N.C. | | W, 109-97
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| Wed | 11/13/2002 | Nike/Marathon Oil (exhibition) | Chapel Hill, N.C. | | L, 76-72
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| Mon | 11/18/2002 | Penn St (Preseason NIT) | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ESPN2 | W, 85-55
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| Wed | 11/20/2002 | Rutgers (Preseason NIT) | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ESPN2 | W, 71-67
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| Sun | 11/24/2002 | Old Dominion | Norfolk, Va. | | W, 67-59
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| Wed | 11/27/2002 | Kansas (Preseason NIT) | Madison Square Garden, New York | ESPN2 | W, 67-56
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| Fri | 11/29/2002 | Stanford (Preseason NIT) | Madison Square Garden, New York | ESPN2 | W, 74-57
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| Tue | 12/03/2002 | Illinois (ACC/Big Ten Challenge) | Champaign, Ill. | ESPN2 | L, 92-65
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| Sat | 12/07/2002 | Kentucky | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ESPN | L, 98-81
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| Thu | 12/19/2002 | Vermont | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Fox SS/Sun | W, 80-54
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| Sun | 12/22/2002 | Florida State | Tallahassee, Fla. | Fox Net | W, 69-48
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| Fri | 12/27/2002 | Iona (ECAC Holiday Festival) | Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. | MSG/Fox SS | L, 65-56
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| Sat | 12/28/2002 | St. John's (ECAC Holiday Fest.) | Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. | MSG/Fox SS | W, 63-59
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| Sat | 01/04/2003 | Miami Fla | Coral Gables, Fla. | ESPN | L, 64-61 (OT)
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| Wed | 01/08/2003 | Davidson | Chapel Hill, N.C. | RJ | W, 79-64
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| Sat | 01/11/2003 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | ESPN | L, 79-72
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| Tue | 01/14/2003 | Clemson | Chapel Hill, N.C. | RSN | W, 68-66
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| Sat | 01/18/2003 | Connecticut | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ESPN | W, 68-65
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| Wed | 01/22/2003 | Maryland | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ESPN | L, 81-66
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| Sun | 01/26/2003 | No Carolina St | Raleigh, N.C. | Fox Net | L, 86-77
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| Wed | 01/29/2003 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | ESPN | L, 88-68
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| Sun | 02/02/2003 | Wake Forest | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Fox Net | L, 79-75
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| Wed | 02/05/2003 | Duke | Durham, N.C. | RJ/ESPN | L, 83-74
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| Sat | 02/08/2003 | Florida State | Chapel Hill, N.C. | RJ | W, 61-60
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| Wed | 02/12/2003 | Virginia | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ESPN | W, 81-67
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| Sat | 02/15/2003 | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | RJ | L, 80-77
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| Tue | 02/18/2003 | No Carolina A&T | Chapel Hill, N.C. | RJ | W, 93-57
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| Sat | 02/22/2003 | Maryland | College Park, Md. | RJ | L, 96-56
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| Tue | 02/25/2003 | No Carolina St | Chapel Hill, N.C. | RJ | L, 75-67
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| Sat | 03/01/2003 | Georgia Tech | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ABC | W, 67-66
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| Wed | 03/05/2003 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | RJ | L, 75-60
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| Sun | 03/09/2003 | Duke | Chapel Hill, N.C. | CBS | W, 82-79
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| Fri | 03/14/2003 | Maryland (ACC Tournament) | Greensboro, N.C. | RJ/espn2 | W, 84-72
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| Sat | 03/15/2003 | Duke (ACC Tournament) | Greensboro, N.C. | RJ/ESPN | L, 75-63
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| Tue | 03/18/2003 | Depaul | Chapel Hill, N.C. (NIT 1st Round) | | W, 83-72
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| Mon | 03/24/2003 | Wyoming | Chapel Hill, N.C. (NIT 2nd Round) | | W, 90-74
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| Wed | 03/26/2003 | Georgetown | Chapel Hill, N.C. (NIT 3rd Round) | | L, 79-74
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