2002–03 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
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Southland West Division Champions Southland Tournament Champions | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Division | West |
Record | 23–7 (17–3 Southland) |
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Home arena | Bernard Johnson Coliseum |
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State † | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2002–03 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. This was head coach Bob Marlin's fifth season at Sam Houston State. The Bearkats competed in the Southland Conference and played their home games at Bernard Johnson Coliseum. They finished the season 23–7, 17–3 in Southland play to capture the regular season championship. They also were champions of the 2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the South Region and were defeated by 3 seed Florida in the first round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
- All times are Central
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 2002* | at TCU | L 81–91 | 0–1 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas | |||||||
Dec 18, 2002* | at Arkansas | L 67–78 | 2–3 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
Southland regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 28, 2002 | Lamar | W 61–47 | 4–3 (1–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas | |||||||
Dec 30, 2002 | at McNeese State | W 85–78 | 5–3 (2–0) | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||||||
Southland tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2003* | McNeese State Semifinals | W 64–58 | 22–6 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (4,128) Huntsville, Texas | |||||||
Mar 14, 2003* | Stephen F. Austin Championship game | W 69–66 OT | 23–6 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (5,068) Huntsville, Texas | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2003* | (15 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 10 Florida First round | L 55–85 | 23–7 | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. |
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References
- ^ "Gators end three-game skid by routing Bearkats". ESPN. March 22, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". Sam Houston State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sam Houston State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.