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2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

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2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

Big 12 Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 3
Record	27–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Lopes Bonnie Seltzer Jim Shaw
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
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.6Kansas	14	–	2	.875	30	–	8	.789
No.5Texas	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
No.3Oklahoma †	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No.24Missouri	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 Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. With high expectations entering the season, Oklahoma finished third in the Big 12 regular season standings behind Kansas and Texas. The Sooners won the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. After reaching the Elite Eight by beating South Carolina State, California, and Butler, the Sooners fell to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Syracuse in the regional final to finish the season 27–7 (12–4 Big 12).

Roster

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2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Ebi Ere	6ft5in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	McLain	Tulsa, OK
G	4	Quannas White	6ft1in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	St. Augustine	New Orleans, LA
G	10	Hollis Price	6ft1in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	St. Augustine	New Orleans, LA
C	21	Jabahri Brown	6ft10in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Champagnat Catholic	St. Thomas, VI

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 2002*	No. 3	vs. No. 8 Alabama Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 62–68	0–1	Madison Square Garden (8,826) New York, New York
Nov 22, 2002*	No. 7	UC Irvine Sooner invitational	W 87–65	1–1	Lloyd Noble Center (10,685) Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 2002*	No. 7	Princeton Sooner invitational	W 82–63	2–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 30, 2002*	No. 8	Prairie View	W 75–63	3–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 2003*	No. 10	vs. No. 14 Michigan State All-College Basketball Classic	W 60–58	8–2	Ford Center (18,034) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 2003* ESPN2	No. 9	No. 3 Connecticut	W 73–63	9–2	Lloyd Noble Center (11,638) Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 2003	No. 9	Colorado	W 69–54	10–2 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 13, 2003	No. 5	at No. 24 Oklahoma State	L 46–48	10–3 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 8, 2003	No. 5	No. 4 Texas	L 71–76	21–6 (12–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Big 12 tournament
Mar 14, 2003*	No. 6	vs. Colorado Quarterfinal	W 74–59	22–6	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Mar 15, 2003*	No. 6	vs. Texas Tech Semifinal	W 67–60 ^OT	23–6	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Mar 16, 2003*	No. 6	vs. Missouri Championship Game	W 49–47^[2]	24–6	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(1 E) No. 3	vs. (16 E) South Carolina State First round	W 71–54^[3]	25–6	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 22, 2003*	(1 E) No. 3	vs. (8 E) California Second Round	W 74–65^[4]	26–6	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 28, 2003*	(1 E) No. 3	vs. (12 E) Butler East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 65–54^[5]	27–6	Times Union Center Albany, New York
Mar 30, 2003*	(1 E) No. 3	vs. (3 E) No. 13 Syracuse East Regional final – Elite Eight	L 47–63^[6]	27–7	Times Union Center Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East.

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Rankings

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References

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^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

^ "Ugly finish does not keep Sooners from No. 1 seed". ESPN. March 16, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2003.^{[dead link]}

^ "OU's Johnston has finest performance". The Oklahoman. March 21, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2003.

^ "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2003.

^ "Ere, Oklahoma dismiss Butler with 65-54 win". The Baltimore Sun. March 29, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2003.

^ "Syracuse Defeats Oklahoma". The New York Times. March 31, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2003.

^ "2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

v t e Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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