2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball | |
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WAC tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 23–10 (12–6 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Reynolds Center |
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2003 WAC tournament winner |
The 2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach John Phillips, they finished the season 23–10 overall and 12–6 in conference play to finish second in the WAC standings. The team won the 2003 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region. The Golden Hurricane upset No. 4 seed Dayton in the first round,[1] before falling to Wisconsin in the Round of 32.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 2002* | No. 25 | vs. New Mexico State | W 71–61 | 1–0 | South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX | ||||||
Nov 24, 2002* | No. 25 | vs. Texas-Pan American | W 80–50 | 2–0 | South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX | ||||||
Nov 30, 2002* | No. 22 | at Arkansas | W 61–60 | 3–0 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
Dec 4, 2002* | No. 19 | Wichita State | W 80–69 | 4–0 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Dec 11, 2002* | No. 17 | No. 20 Kansas | L 80–89 | 4–1 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Dec 14, 2002* | No. 17 | at Missouri State | W 62–46 | 5–1 | Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO | ||||||
Dec 19, 2002* | No. 22 | Oral Roberts | W 90–80 | 6–1 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Dec 23, 2002* | No. 20 | TCU | W 78–65 | 7–1 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Dec 28, 2002* | No. 20 | Iowa | L 63–67 | 7–2 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Jan 1, 2003 | at Fresno State | L 65–74 | 7–3 (0–1) | Selland Arena Fresno, CA | |||||||
Jan 4, 2003 | Nevada | W 63–60 | 8–3 (1–1) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Jan 11, 2003 | at Rice | W 94–77 | 9–3 (2–1) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX | |||||||
Jan 16, 2003 | at UTEP | W 79–65 | 10–3 (3–1) | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||
Jan 18, 2003 | at Boise State | L 74–78 | 10–4 (3–2) | BSU Pavilion Boise, ID | |||||||
Jan 23, 2003 | Louisiana Tech | W 68–61 | 11–4 (4–2) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Jan 25, 2003 | SMU | L 84–86 OT | 11–5 (4–3) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Jan 30, 2003 | at San Jose State | L 57–58 | 11–6 (4–4) | Event Center Arena San Jose, CA | |||||||
Feb 1, 2003 | at Hawaii | L 67–73 | 11–8 (4–5) | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Feb 8, 2003 | Rice | W 79–56 | 12–8 (5–5) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 10, 2003 | at Louisiana Tech | L 82–93 | 12–8 (5–6) | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||
Feb 13, 2003 | Boise State | W 71–55 | 13–8 (6–6) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 15, 2003 | UTEP | W 81–58 | 14–8 (7–6) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 19, 2003 | at SMU | W 77–70 | 15–8 (8–6) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX | |||||||
Feb 22, 2003* | at Gonzaga | L 60–69 | 15–9 | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA | |||||||
Feb 27, 2003 | Hawaii | W 76–51 | 16–9 (9–6) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Mar 1, 2003 | San Jose State | W 74–53 | 17–9 (10–6) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Mar 5, 2003 | Fresno State | W 62–59 | 18–9 (11–6) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Mar 8, 2003 | at Nevada | W 79–73 | 19–9 (12–6) | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||
WAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2003* | (1) | (9) UTEP Quarterfinals | W 81–47 | 20–9 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Mar 14, 2003* | (1) | (5) Hawaii Semifinals | W 66–56 | 21–9 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Mar 15, 2003* | (1) | (3) Nevada Championship | W 75–64 | 22–9 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2003* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Dayton First Round | W 84–71 | 23–9 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA | ||||||
Mar 22, 2003* | (13 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Wisconsin Second Round | L 60–61 | 23–10 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA | ||||||
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Rankings
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References
- ^ "Tulsa Tops Dayton, Wisconsin Awaits". The Washington Post. March 21, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Golden Hurricane Drops 61-60 Heartbreaker To Wisconsin". University of Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "2002-03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "2002-03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.