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2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball team

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2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record21–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
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]

The 2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Roster

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2002–03 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brian Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 1 Tony Gipson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Farmerville, Louisiana
G 2 Darrel Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Saint Martinville, Louisiana
G 3 Torris Bright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Slidell, Louisiana
G 10 Charlie Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 11 Josh Maravich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Covington, Louisiana
F 12 Ronald Dupree 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Biloxi, Mississippi
F 14 Jaime Lloreda 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr Colón, Panama
F 20 Tim Bush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Fr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 21 Courtney Trask 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 22 Xavier Whipple 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So McIntyre, Georgia
F 32 Paul Wolfert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Burr Ridge, Illinois
G/F 34 Mildon Ambres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Opelousas, Louisiana
G 41 Collis Temple 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 42 Antonio Hudson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Grambling, Louisiana
F 44 Thomas Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Alexandria, Louisiana
F 51 Shawnson Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Shreveport, Louisiana
F 54 Brad Bridgewater 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Sr New Roads, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*
Nicholls State W 68–24  1–0
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 8, 2003
Alabama W 66–62  19–9
(8–8)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*
vs. Arkansas
First Round
W 85–56  20–9
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 2003*
vs. No. 7 Florida
Quarterfinals
W 65–61  21–9
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 15, 2003*
vs. Mississippi State
Semifinals
L 61–76  21–10
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
(8 S) vs. (9 S) Purdue
First Round
L 56–80[2]  21–11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Buckley, Purdue cool off red-hot LSU". ESPN. March 21, 2003. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.