2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball team

2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball
2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Record	21–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	John Brady (6th season);
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

The 2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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]

Roster

2002–03 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	12	Ronald Dupree	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Biloxi, Mississippi
G	22	Darrel Mitchell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Saint Martinville, Louisiana
G	41	Collis Temple	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Head coach

John Brady (Belhaven)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Johnson (West Georgia)
Butch Pierre (Mississippi State)
John Treloar (Belhaven)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*		Nicholls State	W 68–24	1–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 8, 2003		Alabama	W 66–62	19–9 (8–8)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. Arkansas First Round	W 85–56	20–9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 2003*		vs. No. 7 Florida Quarterfinals	W 65–61	21–9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 15, 2003*		vs. Mississippi State Semifinals	L 61–76	21–10	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(8 S)	vs. (9 S) Purdue First Round	L 56–80[2]	21–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

References

sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
"Buckley, Purdue cool off red-hot LSU". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
"2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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[1] sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "Buckley, Purdue cool off red-hot LSU". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[3] "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

LSU Tigers men's basketball
Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1971) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass One & Done
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics