2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team


The 2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Quin Snyder, the Tigers reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 22–11 (9–7 Big 12).

2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 24
Record22–11 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Harvey (4th season)
  • Lane Odom (3rd season)
  • Marcus Perez (3rd season)
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kansas 14 2   .875 30 8   .789
No. 5 Texas 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
No. 3 Oklahoma 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
No. 24 Missouri 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Colorado 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Texas Tech 6 10   .375 22 13   .629
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Iowa State 5 11   .313 17 14   .548
Baylor 5 11   .313 14 14   .500
Kansas State 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Nebraska 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
2003 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

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2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Ricky Clemons 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 1 Jimmy McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri
F 5 Travon Bryant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Long Beach, California
G 10 Ryan Kiernan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Charles, Missouri
F 14 Kevin Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr  
F 15 Josh Kroenke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Columbia, Missouri
G 23 Rickey Paulding 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Jake Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr DeSoto, Missouri
G/F 33 Najeeb Echols 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 50 Arthur Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
C 55 Jeffrey Ferguson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Benton Harbor, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*
No. 20 American W 72–57  1–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Nov 30, 2002*
No. 18 Austin Peay W 81–46  2–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 2, 2002*
No. 15 Sacramento State W 98–60  3–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 7, 2002*
No. 15 vs. USC W 78–72  4–0
Honda Center 
 
Dec 9, 2002*
No. 11 Green Bay W 88–67  5–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 14, 2002*
No. 11 Memphis W 93–78  6–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 21, 2002*
No. 11 vs. No. 12 Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 70–85  6–1
Scottrade Center (22,153)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 30, 2002*
No. 16 Valparaiso W 65–47  7–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 4, 2003*
No. 16 at Iowa W 88–82  8–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 7, 2003*
No. 13 Centenary W 88–58  9–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 11, 2003
No. 13 Baylor W 77–69  10–1
(1–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 13, 2003*
No. 11 at No. 25 Syracuse L 69–76  10–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 18, 2003
No. 11 at No. 24 Oklahoma State L 56–76  10–3
(1–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 2003
No. 21 Iowa State W 64–59  11–3
(2–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 25, 2003
No. 21 at No. 4 Texas L 55–76  11–4
(2–2)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Jan 29, 2003
No. 25 at Nebraska W 63–56  12–4
(3–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 1, 2003
No. 25 Colorado W 73–70  13–4
(4–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 3, 2003
No. 21 at No. 12 Kansas
Border War
L 70–76  13–5
(4–3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 9, 2003
No. 21 Texas Tech W 82–73  14–5
(5–3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 12, 2003
No. 21 at Texas A&M L 71–73  14–6
(5–4)
Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
Feb 15, 2003
No. 21 Kansas State W 71–63  15–6
(6–4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 18, 2003
Nebraska W 67–50  16–6
(7–4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 22, 2003
at Colorado L 68–89  16–7
(7–5)
Coors Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 26, 2003
No. 3 Oklahoma W 67–52  17–7
(8–5)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Mar 1, 2003
at Kansas State W 77–70  18–7
(9–5)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 5, 2003
at Iowa State L 55–71  18–8
(9–6)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Mar 9, 2003
No. 6 Kansas L 74–79  18–9
(9–7)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Big 12 Conference tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
vs. Nebraska
First Round
W 70–61  19–9
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 14, 2003*
vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals
W 60–58  20–9
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 15, 2003*
vs. No. 4 Kansas
Semifinals
W 68–63  21–9
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 16, 2003*
vs. No. 6 Oklahoma
Championship Game
L 47–49  21–10
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
(6 MW) No. 24 vs. (11 MW) Southern Illinois
First Round
W 72–71[2]  22–10
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 22, 2003*
(6 MW) No. 24 vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Marquette
Second Round
L 92–101 OT[3] 22–11
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

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Awards

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[5]

References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Missouri Gets a Foul Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Novak Is Golden in Overtime". The New York Times. March 23, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  5. ^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2021-Aug-07.