2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 22–12, 8–8 in SEC play. They defeated Tennessee to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's and Wake Forest to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Syracuse.[2]

2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
San Juan Shootout champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2002–03 record22–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coachCliff Ellis (9th season)
Captains
Home arenaBeard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky160 1.000  324  .889
No. 10 Florida124 .750  258  .758
No. 25 Georgia115 .688  198  .704
Tennessee97 .563  1712  .586
South Carolina511 .313  1216  .429
Vanderbilt313 .188  1118  .379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State97 .563  2110  .677
Auburn88 .500  2212  .647
LSU88 .500  2111  .656
Alabama79 .438  1712  .586
Ole Miss412 .250  1415  .483
Arkansas412 .250  919  .321
2003 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Marquis Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
F 4 Marco Killingsworth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
5 Steve Leven
G 10 Troy Gaines 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
G 11 Derrick Bird 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G 13 Brandon Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G 15 Danny Wicke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G 22 Lewis Monroe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
G 24 Nathan Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G 30 Jamaal Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
F 32 Rodney Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F 33 Donny Calton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
C 34 Kyle Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
G 35 Johnathan Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 55 Chris Lollar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 9 December 2016

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2002*
7:00 PM
Global Sports All-Stars W 90–70   
 19  Davis  8  Tied  6  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,500)
Auburn, AL
11/15/2002*
7:00 PM
EA Sports All-Stars W 72–56   
 16  Gaines  8  Tied  5  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,000)
Auburn, AL
Regular season
11/22/2002*
7:00 PM
Wofford W 81–63  1–0
 15  Daniels  10  Killingsworth  5  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
11/26/2002*
7:00 PM, CSS
Georgia State W 100–71  2–0
 27  Daniels  10  Daniels  7  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
12/1/2002*
2:00 PM
vs. Western Kentucky L 70–89  2–1
 21  Killingsworth  5  Tied  5  Daniels  Gaylord Entertainment Center (6,589)
Nashville, TN
12/2/2002*
7:00 PM
Southeastern Louisiana W 77–47  3–1
 22  Daniels  12  Davis  5  Bird  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
12/4/2002*
8:00 PM, CSS
South Carolina State W 85–65  4–1
 17  Killingsworth  10  Davis  7  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
12/8/2002*
3:00 PM, FSS
Rutgers W 82–70  5–1
 23  Killingsworth  12  Daniels  7  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
12/14/2002*
3:00 PM
Murray State W 72–53  6–1
 24  Daniels  11  Daniels  4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
12/17/2002*
7:00 PM
Western Michigan L 54–72  6–2
 18  Daniels  12  Killingsworth  4  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
12/20/2002*
4:30 PM
at Puerto Rico–Mayagüez
San Juan Shootout quarterfinal
W 94–64  7–2
 18  Killingsworth  9  Tied  4  Monroe  Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Caguas, P.R.
12/21/2002*
4:30 PM
vs. Denver
San Juan Shootout semifinal
W 63–58  8–2
 19  Watson  9  Daniels  4  Daniels  Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Caguas, P.R
12/22/2002*
4:30 PM
vs. Troy State
San Juan Shootout championship
W 94–66  9–2
 38  Daniels  9  Tied  4  Monroe  Mario Morales Coliseum (300)
Caguas, P.R
12/30/2002*
7:00 PM
Southern Miss W 92–46  10–2
 21  Daniels  8  Daniels  6  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
1/2/2003*
7:00 PM
North Texas W 90–65  11–2
 17  Daniels  11  Killingsworth  8  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
1/8/2003
7:00 PM
Vanderbilt W 62–59  12–2
(1–0)
 18  Killingsworth  6  Watson  3  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (7,189)
Auburn, AL
1/11/2003
2:00 PM
at Arkansas W 52–37  13–2
(2–0)
 11  Bird  9  Killingsworth  2  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (18,473)
Fayetteville, AR
1/15/2003
6:30 PM
at South Carolina W 67–60  14–2
(3–0)
 31  Daniels  7  Tied  3  Tied  Carolina Center (13,962)
Columbia, SC
1/18/2003
3:00 PM, JP
No. 9 Alabama W 77–68  15–2
(4–0)
 13  Tied  6  Killingsworth  5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (10,500)
Auburn, AL
1/22/2003
6:00 PM, FSS
No. 24 at No. 8 Kentucky L 51–67  15–3
(4–1)
 19  Killingsworth  8  Daniels  3  Monroe  Rupp Arena (21,554)
Lexington, KY
1/25/2003
12:00 PM, JP
No. 24 at No. 19 Georgia L 79–85  15–4
(4–2)
 25  Robinson  9  Robinson  6  Monroe  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
2/1/2003
3:00 PM
Tennessee L 57–60  15–5
(4–3)
 15  Tied  6  Daniels  4  Watson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,854)
Auburn, AL
2/5/2003
7:00 PM
Ole Miss W 77–71  16–5
(5–3)
 20  Daniels  10  Davis  4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,874)
Auburn, AL
2/8/2003
3:00 PM
LSU W 56–54  17–5
(6–3)
 15  Daniels  12  Killingsworth  4  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,149)
Auburn, AL
2/15/2003
7:00 PM, PPV
at Alabama L 68–84  17–6
(6–4)
 23  Daniels  9  Killingsworth  2  Tied  Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
2/19/2003
7:00 PM
No. 19 Mississippi State L 46–63  17–7
(6–5)
 17  Daniels  11  Davis  4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,280)
Auburn, AL
2/22/2003
4:00 PM, FSS
at Ole Miss W 80–75  18–7
(7–5)
 29  Daniels  6  Daniels  4  Daniels  Tad Smith Coliseum (6,016)
Oxford, MS
2/26/2003
7:00 PM
at LSU L 63–94  18–8
(7–6)
 18  Gaines  4  Tied  3  Lollar  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,078)
Baton Rouge, LA
3/1/2003
1:00 PM, JP
No. 4 Florida L 70–73  18–9
(7–7)
 21  Bird  9  Davis  4  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,334)
Auburn, AL
3/5/2003
7:00 PM
Arkansas W 69–54  19–9
(8–7)
 20  Bird  7  Daniels  5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,814)
Auburn, AL
3/8/2003
1:00 PM, JP
at No. 23 Mississippi State L 45–67  19–10
(8–8)
 14  Tied  9  Davis  3  Watson  Humphrey Coliseum (9,733)
Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
3/14/2003
8:45 PM, JP
(W2) vs. (E3) Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 66–53  20–10
 17  Killingsworth  10  Killingsworth  4  Tied  Louisiana Superdome (18,510)
New Orleans, LA
3/15/2003
2:25 PM, JP
(W2) vs. (E1) No. 2 Kentucky
Semifinals
L 58–78  20–11
 19  Robinson  9  Robinson  5  Daniels  Louisiana Superdome (21,427)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA Tournament
3/21/2003*
11:25 AM, CBS
(10) vs. (7) Saint Joseph's
First Round
W 65–63 OT 21–11
 25  Daniels  9  Davis  4  Tied  St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
3/23/2003*
3:30 PM, CBS
(10) vs. (2) No. 8 Wake Forest
Second Round
W 68–62  22–11
 18  Daniels  8  Killingsworth  3  Tied  St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
3/28/2003*
8:40 PM, CBS
(10) vs. (3) No. 13 Syracuse
Sweet Sixteen
L 78–79  22–12
 27  Daniels  9  Tied  5  Bird  Pepsi Arena (15,093)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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