2002–03 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2002–03 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC West Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record21–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky † 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
No. 10 Florida 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 25 Georgia 11 – 5   .688 19 – 8   .704
Tennessee 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 12 – 16   .429
Vanderbilt 3 – 13   .188 11 – 18   .379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677
Auburn 8 – 8   .500 22 – 12   .647
LSU 8 – 8   .500 21 – 11   .656
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586
Ole Miss 4 – 12   .250 14 – 15   .483
Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 2003 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2002–03 college basketball season. Under fifth-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State won the SEC West Division regular season title. The Bulldogs reached the championship game of the SEC tournament, losing to Kentucky. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the East region. The Bulldogs were upset by No. 12 seed Butler in the opening round, 47–46. Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 21–10 (9–7 SEC).

Roster

2002–03 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 22 Derrick Zimmerman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Wossman HS Monroe, LA
G 15 Timmy Bowers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Dec 14, 2002*
 No. 24 vs. No. 13 Xavier W 71–61  6–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
SEC Regular season
SEC Tournament
Mar 14, 2003*
 vs. Ole Miss
Quarterfinals 		W 73–64  20–8
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 15, 2003*
 vs. LSU
Semifinals 		W 76–61  21–8
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 16, 2003*
 vs. No. 2 Kentucky
Championship game 		L 57–64  21–9
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
 (5 S) No. 20 vs. (12 S) Butler
First Round 		L 46–47  21–10
 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2022.