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2002–03 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

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2002–03 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record17–12 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
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 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his fifth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 91st season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–12, 7–9 in SEC play, lost in the first round of the 2003 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament but lost in the first round.

Roster

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#[2] Name Class Position Height Weight Home Town
1 Chuck Davis Freshman Guard 6–3 230 Selma, AL
2 Emmett Thomas Junior Forward 6–4 205 Birmingham, AL
3 Kennedy Winston Freshman Forward 6–7 230 Prichard, AL
4 Reggie Rambo Junior Forward 6–7 225 Lena, LA
5 Earnest Shelton Sophomore Guard 6–3 215 Memphis, TN
13 Lucky Williams Freshman Forward 6–6 210 Nigeria, AL
14 Terrance Meade Senior Guard 6–2 190 Scottsboro, AL
21 Evan Brock Freshman Forward 6–9 210 Roswell, GA
23 Demetrius Smith Junior Guard 6–3 210 Hogansville, GA
24 Jason Reese Sophomore Guard 6–2 215 Birmingham, AL
25 Mo Williams Sophomore Guard 6–1 185 Jackson, MS
35 Erwin Dudley Senior Forward 6–8 240 Uniontown, AL
42 Kenny Walker Senior Forward 6–9 220 Jacksonville, FL
50 Antoine Pettway Junior Guard 6–0 170 Camden, AL

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2002*
7:00 p.m.
EA Sports W 97–94   
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 7, 2002*
7:00 p.m.
Athletes in Action W 72–71   
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2002*
8:30 p.m.
No. 8 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 68–62  1–0
Madison Square Garden (8,826)
New York, NY
November 22, 2002*
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 Alabama State W 82–56  2–0
Coleman Coliseum (9,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 25, 2002*
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 Middle Tennessee W 80–65  3–0
Coleman Coliseum (8,097)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2002*
6:00 p.m.
No. 4 vs. Ohio State
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
W 54–48  4–0
Springfield Civic Center (7,279)
Springfield, MA
December 3, 2002*
7:30 p.m.
No. 3 UNC Greensboro W 89–61  5–0
Coleman Coliseum (8,529)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 7, 2002*
1:00 p.m.
No. 3 St. Bonaventure W 77–68  6–0
Coleman Coliseum (8,843)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 14, 2002*
5:00 p.m.
No. 2 vs. Bowling Green
Coors Classic
W 72–63  7–0
Mitchell Center (9,668)
Mobile, AL
December 21, 2002*
2:00 p.m.
No. 2 vs. Providence W 69–61  8–0
Coleman Coliseum (10,394)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 23, 2002*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Morehead State W 82–64  9–0
Coleman Coliseum (10,560)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 30, 2002*
8:00 p.m.
No. 1 at Utah L 49–51  9–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,665)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 4, 2003*
4:00 p.m.
No. 1 No. 19 Xavier W 65–58  10–1
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 8, 2003
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 Arkansas W 61–51  11–1
(1–0)
Coleman Coliseum (12,088)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11, 2003
8:00 p.m.
No. 4 at Vanderbilt L 69–70  11–2
(1–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (12,514)
Nashville, TN
January 15, 2003
7:00 p.m.
No. 9 No. 14 Mississippi State W 68–62 OT 12–2
(2–1)
Coleman Coliseum (13,573)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18, 2003
3:00 p.m.
No. 9 at Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
L 68–77  12–3
(2–2)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500)
Auburn, AL
January 21, 2003
8:00 p.m.
No. 15 at Ole Miss L 57–76  12–4
(2–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,206)
Oxford, MS
January 25, 2003
7:00 p.m.
No. 15 No. 8 Kentucky L 46–63  12–5
(2–4)
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 1, 2003
4:00 p.m.
No. 23 LSU W 75–66  13–5
(3–4)
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 5, 2003
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 at Arkansas L 70–81  13–6
(3–5)
Bud Walton Arena (17,026)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 8, 2003
12:00 p.m.
No. 22 at No. 1 Florida L 56–75  13–7
(3–6)
O'Connell Center (12,101)
Gainesville, FL
February 15, 2003
7:30 p.m.
Auburn
Iron Bowl of Basketball
W 84–68  14–7
(4–6)
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 18, 2003
8:00 p.m.
No. 22 Georgia L 69–74  14–8
(4–7)
Coleman Coliseum (11,715)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2003
1:00 p.m.
at Tennessee W 76–71  15–8
(5–7)
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,014)
Knoxville, TN
February 26, 2003
7:00 p.m.
at No. 20 Mississippi State L 55–59  15–9
(5–8)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,331)
Starkville, MS
March 2, 2003
1:00 p.m.
Ole Miss W 86–63  16–9
(6–8)
Coleman Coliseum (11,968)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2003
7:00 p.m.
South Carolina W 82–59  17–9
(7–8)
Coleman Coliseum (10,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 8, 2003
1:00 p.m.
at LSU L 62–66  17–10
(7–9)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,822)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC tournament
March 13, 2003
7:30 p.m.
(W4) vs. (E5) Vanderbilt
First Round
L 69–82  17–11
Louisiana Superdome (8,526)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2003*
9:30 pm
(10) vs. (7) Indiana
First round
L 62–67  17–12
TD Garden (18,141)
Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[3].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2002-03 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats." sports-reference.com.
  3. ^ "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 17, 2021.