2002–03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 2002–03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Dennis Felton and All Sun Belt Conference forward, David Boyden.[1] They finished 1st in the SBC East Division and won the conference tournament and automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.[2] Joining Boyden on the All SBC team was Mike Wells and Patrick Sparks, as well as SBC Freshman of the Year, Anthony Winchester. Boyden and Wells also made the SBC All-Tournament team and Sparks was tournament MVP.[3]
2002–03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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SBC Tournament Champion SBC East Division Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
2002–03 record | 24–9 (12–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | Dennis Felton |
Assistant coach | Pete Herrmann |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
2002–03 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida International | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/23/2002* |
No. 19 | at No. 1 Arizona | L 68–107 | 0–1 |
McKale Center Tucson, AZ | ||||||
11/26/2002* |
VCU | W 80–73 OT | 1–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/1/2002* |
vs. Auburn | W 89–70 | 2–1 |
Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN | |||||||
12/3/2002* |
at Evansville | L 76–81 OT | 2–2 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
12/7/2002* |
at Murray State | L 72–83 | 2–3 |
CFSB Center Murray, KY | |||||||
12/15/2002* |
Illinois State | W 63–43 | 3–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/18/2002* |
Southern Mississippi | W 64–54 | 4–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/20/2002* |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 80–45 | 5–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/23/2002* |
at Pacific | L 57–70 | 5–4 |
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/28/2002* |
vs. Chicago State Rainbow Classic |
W 63–56 | 6–4 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/29/2002* |
vs. Butler Rainbow Classic |
L 60–63 | 6–5 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/30/2002* |
vs. Tennessee Tech Rainbow Classic |
W 74–51 | 7–5 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
1/4/2003 |
at Middle Tennessee | L 65–69 | 7–6 (0-1) |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
1/9/2003 |
at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 74–66 | 8–6 (1-1) |
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||
1/11/2003 |
at Arkansas State | W 77–69 | 9–6 (2-1) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
1/16/2003 |
New Orleans | W 78–59 | 10–6 (3-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/18/2003 |
South Alabama | W 85–69 | 11–6 (4-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/25/2003 |
at New Mexico State | L 82–92 | 11–7 (4-2) |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
1/30/2003 |
FIU | W 63–43 | 12–7 (5-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/1/2003* |
at Detroit | L 65–86 | 12–8 |
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||
2/3/2003* |
Kentucky State | W 104–70 | 13–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
02/5/2003 |
Denver | W 81–77 | 14–8 (6-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/8/2003 |
at North Texas | W 85–70 | 15–8 (7-2) |
UNT Coliseum Denton, TX | |||||||
2/13/2003 |
Arkansas–Little Rock | W 70–51 | 16–8 (8-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/15/2003 |
Arkansas State | W 69–63 | 17–8 (9-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/19/2003 |
at FIU | W 71–58 | 18–8 (10-2) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center University Park, FL | |||||||
2/22/2003* |
Ball State Bracket Buster |
W 84–79 | 19–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/26/2003 |
at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 69–66 | 20–8 (11-2) |
Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||
3/1/2003 |
Middle Tennessee | W 85–83 OT | 21–8 (12-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2003 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/8/2003 |
No. (SBC E1) | No. (SBC E5) FIU Second Round |
W 71–60 | 22–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/10/2003 |
No. (SBC E1) | No. (SBC W2) New Mexico State Semifinals |
W 78–59 | 23–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/11/2003 |
No. (SBC E1) | No. (SBC E2) Middle Tennessee Finals |
W 64–52 | 24–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
03/20/2003* |
No. (W 13) | vs. No. 11 (W 4) Illinois West Region First Round |
L 60–65 | 24–9 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (W#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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References
- SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
- Hilltoppers three-peat!, By the Daily News Online, Mar 12, 2003, retrieved 29 April 2020
- WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- 2002-03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 29 April 2020
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