2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The head coach was Stan Heath, serving for his first year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	9–19 (4–12 SEC)
Head coach	Stan Heath (1st season)
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
11/22/02* 7:35 pm		Jackson State	W 81–44	1–0	Bud Walton Arena (16,845) Fayetteville, Arkansas
11/26/02* 7:05 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 64–76	1–1	Mabee Center (8,837) Tulsa, Oklahoma
11/30/02* 4:05 pm, ARSN		No. 22 Tulsa	L 60–61	1–2	Bud Walton Arena (16,473) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/3/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN		Troy State	L 66–74	1–3	Bud Walton Arena (8,138) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/7/02* 11:30 am, ESPN2		No. 20 Illinois	L 58–62	1–4	Alltel Arena (9,756) Little Rock, Arkansas
12/10/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN		Louisiana Tech	W 72–60	2–4	Bud Walton Arena (10,611) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/18/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN		Sam Houston State	W 78–67	3–4	Bud Walton Arena (9,368) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/21/02* 12:30 pm, ARSN		SW Texas State	W 70–60	4–4	Bud Walton Arena (9,640) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/28/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN		Centenary	W 75–51	5–4	Bud Walton Arena (11,738) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/30/02* 7:00 pm, ARSN		at Oklahoma State	L 45–71	5–5	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
1/2/03* 7:00 pm, FSN		Memphis	L 67–72	5–6	Bud Walton Arena (17,184) Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/8/03 7:00 pm		at No. 4 Alabama	L 51–61	5–7	Coleman Coliseum (12,088) Tuscaloosa, AL
1/11/03 2:05 pm		Auburn	L 37–52	5–8	Bud Walton Arena (18,473) Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/18/03 5:05 pm, FSN		No. 20 Georgia	L 64–81	5–9	Bud Walton Arena (17,766) Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/22/03 7:05 pm		LSU	W 73–65	6–9	Bud Walton Arena (15,104) Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/25/03 5:00 pm, FSN		at Mississippi	L 54–73	6–10	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,784) Oxford, Mississippi
2/1/03 12:00 pm, JP Sports		at No. 4 Florida	L 66–77	6–11	O'Connell Center (12,386) Gainesville, Florida
2/5/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports		No. 22 Alabama	W 81–70	7–11	Bud Walton Arena (17,026) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2/8/03 4:00 pm, FSN		at No. 23 Mississippi State	L 54–84	7–12	Humphrey Coliseum (8,460) Starkville, Mississippi
2/12/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports		Tennessee	L 62–70	7–13	Bud Walton Arena (15,240) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2/15/03 12:00 pm, JP Sports		at South Carolina	L 65–72	7–14	Colonial Center (9,065) Columbia, South Carolina
2/19/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports		No. 2 Kentucky	L 50–66	7–15	Bud Walton Arena (18,813) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2/22/03 7:00 pm		at LSU	L 56–75	7–16	Maravich Assembly Center (6,167) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2/26/03 7:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	W 60–50	8–16	Memorial Gymnasium (9,681) Nashville, Tennessee
3/1/03 3:00 pm, JP Sports		No. 20 Mississippi State	W 53–51	9–16	Bud Walton Arena (16,983) Fayetteville, Arkansas
3/5/03 7:00 pm		at Auburn	L 54–69	9–17	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,814) Auburn, AL
3/8/03 2:00 pm		Mississippi	L 54–64	9–18	Bud Walton Arena (17,236) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2003 SEC men's basketball tournament
3/13/03 2:15 pm, JP Sports		vs. LSU	L 56–83	9–19	Louisiana Superdome (11,430) New Orleans
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[2]

References

1. sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule – 2002–03 at ESPN