2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 22–12, 8–8 in SEC play. They defeated Tennessee to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's and Wake Forest to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Syracuse.[2]

2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
San Juan Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record22–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaBeard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky 16 0   1.000 32 4   .889
No. 10 Florida 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 25 Georgia 11 5   .688 19 8   .704
Tennessee 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
South Carolina 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Auburn 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
LSU 8 8   .500 21 11   .656
Alabama 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Arkansas 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
2003 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Marquis Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Mount Zion Christian Academy Orlando, Florida
F 4 Marco Killingsworth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G 5 Steve Leven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G 10 Troy Gaines 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
G 11 Derrick Bird 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G 13 Brandon Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G 15 Danny Wicke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G 22 Lewis Monroe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
G 24 Nathan Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G 30 Jamaal Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
F 32 Rodney Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F 33 Donny Calton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
C 34 Kyle Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
G 35 Johnathan Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 55 Chris Lollar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 9 December 2016

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2002*
7:00 pm
Global Sports All-Stars W 90–70   
 19  Davis   8  Tied   6  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,500)
Auburn, AL
November 15, 2002*
7:00 pm
EA Sports All-Stars W 72–56   
 16  Gaines   8  Tied   5  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,000)
Auburn, AL
Regular season
November 22, 2002*
7:00 pm
Wofford W 81–63  1–0
 15  Daniels   10  Killingsworth   5  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
November 26, 2002*
7:00 pm, CSS
Georgia State W 100–71  2–0
 27  Daniels   10  Daniels   7  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 1, 2002*
2:00 pm
vs. Western Kentucky L 70–89  2–1
 21  Killingsworth   5  Tied   5  Daniels  Gaylord Entertainment Center (6,589)
Nashville, TN
December 2, 2002*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 77–47  3–1
 22  Daniels   12  Davis   5  Bird  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 4, 2002*
8:00 pm, CSS
South Carolina State W 85–65  4–1
 17  Killingsworth   10  Davis   7  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 8, 2002*
3:00 pm, FSS
Rutgers W 82–70  5–1
 23  Killingsworth   12  Daniels   7  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 14, 2002*
3:00 pm
Murray State W 72–53  6–1
 24  Daniels   11  Daniels   4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 17, 2002*
7:00 pm
Western Michigan L 54–72  6–2
 18  Daniels   12  Killingsworth   4  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 20, 2002*
4:30 pm
at Puerto Rico–Mayagüez
San Juan Shootout quarterfinal
W 94–64  7–2
 18  Killingsworth   9  Tied   4  Monroe  Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Caguas, P.R.
December 21, 2002*
4:30 pm
vs. Denver
San Juan Shootout semifinal
W 63–58  8–2
 19  Watson   9  Daniels   4  Daniels  Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Caguas, P.R
December 22, 2002*
4:30 pm
vs. Troy State
San Juan Shootout championship
W 94–66  9–2
 38  Daniels   9  Tied   4  Monroe  Mario Morales Coliseum (300)
Caguas, P.R
December 30, 2002*
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 92–46  10–2
 21  Daniels   8  Daniels   6  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
January 2, 2003*
7:00 pm
North Texas W 90–65  11–2
 17  Daniels   11  Killingsworth   8  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
January 8, 2003
7:00 pm
Vanderbilt W 62–59  12–2
(1–0)
 18  Killingsworth   6  Watson   3  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (7,189)
Auburn, AL
January 11, 2003
2:00 pm
at Arkansas W 52–37  13–2
(2–0)
 11  Bird   9  Killingsworth   2  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (18,473)
Fayetteville, AR
January 15, 2003
6:30 pm
at South Carolina W 67–60  14–2
(3–0)
 31  Daniels   7  Tied   3  Tied  Carolina Center (13,962)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2003
3:00 pm, JP
No. 9 Alabama
Rivalry
W 77–68  15–2
(4–0)
 13  Tied   6  Killingsworth   5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (10,500)
Auburn, AL
January 22, 2003
6:00 pm, FSS
No. 24 at No. 8 Kentucky L 51–67  15–3
(4–1)
 19  Killingsworth   8  Daniels   3  Monroe  Rupp Arena (21,554)
Lexington, KY
January 25, 2003
12:00 pm, JP
No. 24 at No. 19 Georgia L 79–85  15–4
(4–2)
 25  Robinson   9  Robinson   6  Monroe  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
February 1, 2003
3:00 pm
Tennessee L 57–60  15–5
(4–3)
 15  Tied   6  Daniels   4  Watson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,854)
Auburn, AL
February 5, 2003
7:00 pm
Ole Miss W 77–71  16–5
(5–3)
 20  Daniels   10  Davis   4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,874)
Auburn, AL
February 8, 2003
3:00 pm
LSU W 56–54  17–5
(6–3)
 15  Daniels   12  Killingsworth   4  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,149)
Auburn, AL
February 15, 2003
7:00 pm, PPV
at Alabama
Rivalry
L 68–84  17–6
(6–4)
 23  Daniels   9  Killingsworth   2  Tied  Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2003
7:00 pm
No. 19 Mississippi State L 46–63  17–7
(6–5)
 17  Daniels   11  Davis   4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,280)
Auburn, AL
February 22, 2003
4:00 pm, FSS
at Ole Miss W 80–75  18–7
(7–5)
 29  Daniels   6  Daniels   4  Daniels  Tad Smith Coliseum (6,016)
Oxford, MS
February 26, 2003
7:00 pm
at LSU L 63–94  18–8
(7–6)
 18  Gaines   4  Tied   3  Lollar  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,078)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2003
1:00 pm, JP
No. 4 Florida L 70–73  18–9
(7–7)
 21  Bird   9  Davis   4  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,334)
Auburn, AL
March 5, 2003
7:00 pm
Arkansas W 69–54  19–9
(8–7)
 20  Bird   7  Daniels   5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,814)
Auburn, AL
March 8, 2003
1:00 pm, JP
at No. 23 Mississippi State L 45–67  19–10
(8–8)
 14  Tied   9  Davis   3  Watson  Humphrey Coliseum (9,733)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 14, 2003
8:45 pm, JP
(W2) vs. (E3) Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 66–53  20–10
 17  Killingsworth   10  Killingsworth   4  Tied  Louisiana Superdome (18,510)
New Orleans, LA
March 15, 2003
2:25 pm, JP
(W2) vs. (E1) No. 2 Kentucky
Semifinals
L 58–78  20–11
 19  Robinson   9  Robinson   5  Daniels  Louisiana Superdome (21,427)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2003*
11:25 am, CBS
(10) vs. (7) Saint Joseph's
First Round
W 65–63 OT 21–11
 25  Daniels   9  Davis   4  Tied  St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
March 23, 2003*
3:30 pm, CBS
(10) vs. (2) No. 8 Wake Forest
Second Round
W 68–62  22–11
 18  Daniels   8  Killingsworth   3  Tied  St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
March 28, 2003*
8:40 pm, CBS
(10) vs. (3) No. 13 Syracuse
Sweet Sixteen
L 78–79  22–12
 27  Daniels   9  Tied   5  Bird  Pepsi Arena (15,093)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2002-03 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 8, 2016.