2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams6
First round siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteCampus sites
Finals siteBernard Johnson Coliseum
Huntsville, Texas
ChampionsSam Houston State (1st title)
Winning coachBob Marlin (1st title)
MVPDonald Cole (Sam Houston State)
← 2002
2004 →
2002–03 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State † 17 – 3   .850 23 – 7   .767
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 4   .800 21 – 8   .724
Texas–Arlington 13 – 7   .650 16 – 13   .552
Southwest Texas State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 12   .586
McNeese State 10 – 10   .500 15 – 14   .517
Lamar 10 – 10   .500 13 – 14   .481
Louisiana-Monroe 10 – 10   .500 12 – 16   .429
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 11   .450 11 – 16   .407
UTSA 7 – 13   .350 10 – 17   .370
Northwestern State 6 – 14   .300 6 – 21   .222
Nicholls State 1 – 19   .050 3 – 25   .107
† 2003 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–14, 2003. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas.[1]

Top-seeded Sam Houston State won the championship game over second-seeded Stephen F. Austin, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] Donald Cole of Sam Houston State was named the tournament's MVP.

Format

The top six eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8 		Semifinals
March 10 		Finals
March 12
1 Sam Houston State 64
4 Southwest Texas State 94 6 McNeese State 58
5 Louisiana–Monroe 85 1 Sam Houston State 69OT
2 Stephen F. Austin 66
2 Stephen F. Austin 67
3 Texas–Arlington 67 4 Southwest Texas State 58
6 McNeese State 78

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.