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2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

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2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record22–10 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
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]


The 2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State beat Penn in the opening round, but lost to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Syracuse in the second round.

Roster

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2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Victor Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
F 23 Ivan McFarlin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 24 Tony Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 34 Melvin Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Liberal, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*
Yale W 68–59  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 2002*
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
W 98–69  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 2002*
vs. College of Charleston
Great Alaska Shootout
L 58–66  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 2002*
vs. No. 9 Michigan State
Great Alaska Shootout
W 64–61  3–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 21, 2002*
at Wichita State W 68–58  8–1
Kansas Coliseum 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 30, 2002*
Arkansas W 71–45  9–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 14, 2003*
(4) vs. (5) Missouri
Quarterfinals
L 58–60  21–9
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
(6 E) vs. (11 E) Pennsylvania
First Round
W 77–63  22–9
TD Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 23, 2003*
(6 E) vs. (3 E) No. 13 Syracuse
Second Round
L 56–68  22–10
TD Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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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. ^ "2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1117–1118. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.