2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

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.

2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	22–10 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton Paul Graham
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Roster

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 Eddie Sutton Assistant coach(es) Sean Sutton Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

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.