2002–03 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2002–03 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
2002–03 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
C-USA National division champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Conference USA
	National
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	23–7 (13–3 C-USA)
Head coach	John Calipari (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Barbee; Derek Kellogg; John Robic;
Home arena	Pyramid Arena
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 9 Marquette	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
No. 14 Louisville †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	7	.781
Cincinnati	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
DePaul	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Charlotte	8	–	8	.500	13	–	16	.448
East Carolina	3	–	13	.188	12	–	15	.444
National
No. 19 Memphis	13	–	3	.813	23	–	7	.767
UAB	8	–	8	.500	21	–	13	.618
Tulane	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
South Florida	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Houston	6	–	10	.375	8	–	20	.286
Southern Miss	5	–	11	.313	13	–	16	.448
TCU	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2003 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2002–03 college basketball season, the 82nd season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by third-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Antonio Burks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	10	Rodney Carney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	14	Simplice Njoya	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Yaounde, Cameroon
G	0	Clyde Wade	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

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 14, 2002*		vs. Syracuse Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 70–63	1–0	Madison Square Garden (8,826) New York, New York
Nov 22, 2002*		Austin Peay	L 80–81 ^OT	1–1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 25, 2002*		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 78–54	2–1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 3, 2002*		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 73–49	3–1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 7, 2002*		Furman	W 72–55	4–1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 14, 2002*		at No. 11 Missouri	L 78–93	4–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 19, 2002*		Ole Miss	W 58–51	5–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 28, 2002*		No. 7 Illinois	W 77–74	6–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2002*		Murray State	W 67–60	7–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 2, 2003*		at Arkansas	W 72–67	8–2	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 5, 2003*		Villanova	W 72–68	9–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 7, 2003		Tulane	W 85–73	10–2 (1–0)	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 19, 2003		at No. 4 Louisville	W 80–73	17–5 (8–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 8, 2003		at UAB	W 90–79	22–5 (13–3)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Conference USA tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. South Florida	W 62–56	23–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 14, 2003*		at No. 20 Louisville	L 75–78	23–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) Arizona State First round	L 71–84^[2]	23–7	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.
^ "Sun Devils' fabulous frosh overwhelms Memphis". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010.

[2] "Sun Devils' fabulous frosh overwhelms Memphis". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[3] "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1942–42 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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics