2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
American college basketball season
2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball | |
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SWAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Play-in game | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 18–13 (11–7 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Health and Physical Education Arena |
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Ronnie Courtney, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost the Play-in game to UNC Asheville.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 24, 2002* | at Texas A&M | L 55–70 | 0–1 | Reed Arena College Station, Texas | |||||||
Dec 21, 2002* | at Wisconsin | L 58–81 | 2–3 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
Mar 8, 2003 | Southern | W 79–65 | 15–12 (11–7) | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 2003* | Jackson State Quarterfinals | W 68–66 | 16–12 | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas | |||||||
Mar 14, 2003* | vs. Mississippi Valley State Semifinals | W 73–72 | 17–12 | Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 15, 2003* | vs. Alcorn State Championship game | W 77–68 | 18–12 | Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2003* | (16 S) | vs. (16 S) UNC Asheville Play-in game | L 84–92 OT | 18–13 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South region. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Smith scores 10 of his 28 points in OT for UNC-Asheville". ESPN. March 20, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "2002–03 Men's Basketball Roster". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "2002–03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.