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2002–03 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

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]

2002–03 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Southland West Division Champions
Southland Tournament Champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionWest
Record23–7 (17–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Jason Hooten
  • Oderra Jones
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
2002–03 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster edit

2002–03 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C Donald Cole 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Lincoln Port Arthur, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source[2]

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

Source[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Gators end three-game skid by routing Bearkats". ESPN. March 22, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Roster". Sam Houston State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sam Houston State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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