2002–03 Troy State Trojans men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Troy State Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by 21st-year head coach Don Maestri, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 26–6, 14–2 in Sun Belt play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. They defeated Samford, Georgia State, and Central Florida to win the Sun Belt tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the first in program history. As the No. 14 seed in the South region, they were beaten by Xavier in the opening round.[1]

2002–03 Troy Trojans men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record26–6 (14–2 ASUN)
Head coach
Home arenaTrojan Arena (Capacity 5,200)
2002–03 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Belmont124 .7501712  .586
Jacksonville State106 .6252010  .667
Samford97 .5631315  .464
Georgia State88 .5001415  .483
Gardner–Webb214 .125524  .172
Campbell115 .063522  .185
South
Troy State142 .875266  .813
Mercer142 .875236  .793
UCF115 .6882111  .656
Jacksonville88 .5001316  .448
Stetson412 .250720  .259
Florida Atlantic313 .188721  .250
2003 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2002–03 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Ben Fletcher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Selma, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    [2]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Dec 3, 2002*
    at Arkansas W 74–66  4–1
    Bud Walton Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Dec 17, 2002*
    at Georgia Tech L 66–88  6–2
    Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Dec 20, 2002*
    vs. Northeastern W 89–72  7–2
    Mario Morales Coliseum 
    Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
    Dec 21, 2002*
    vs. Duquesne W 73–69  8–2
    Mario Morales Coliseum 
    Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
    Dec 22, 2002*
    vs. Auburn L 66–94  8–3
    Mario Morales Coliseum 
    Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
    Sun Belt Conference regular season
    Jan 4, 2003
    at Jacksonville W 70–68  10–3
    (1–0)
    Swisher Gymnasium 
    Jacksonville, Florida
    Mar 1, 2003
    Jacksonville W 94–72  23–5
    (14–2)
    Trojan Arena 
    Troy, Alabama
    ASUN tournament
    Mar 6, 2003*
    vs. Samford
    Quarterfinals
    W 70–54  24–5
    GSU Sports Arena 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Mar 7, 2003*
    at Georgia State
    Semifinals
    W 71–61  25–5
    GSU Sports Arena 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Mar 8, 2003*
    vs. Central Florida
    Championship game
    W 80–69  26–5
    GSU Sports Arena 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 21, 2003*
    (14 S) vs. (3 S) No. 12 Xavier
    First round
    L 59–71  26–6
    Gaylord Entertainment Center 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=South Region.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

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