2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
San Juan Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record22–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaBeard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky160 1.000324  .889
No. 10 Florida124 .750258  .758
No. 25 Georgia115 .688198  .704
Tennessee97 .5631712  .586
South Carolina511 .3131216  .429
Vanderbilt313 .1881118  .379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State97 .5632110  .677
Auburn88 .5002212  .647
LSU88 .5002111  .656
Alabama79 .4381712  .586
Ole Miss412 .2501415  .483
Arkansas412 .250919  .321
2003 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 22–12, 8–8 in SEC play. They defeated Tennessee to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's and Wake Forest to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Syracuse.[2]

Roster

2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Marquis Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMount Zion Christian Academy Orlando, Florida
F 4 Marco Killingsworth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G 5 Steve Leven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G 10 Troy Gaines 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
G 11 Derrick Bird 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G 13 Brandon Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G 15 Danny Wicke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G 22 Lewis Monroe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
G 24 Nathan Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G 30 Jamaal Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
F 32 Rodney Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F 33 Donny Calton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
C 34 Kyle Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
G 35 Johnathan Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 55 Chris Lollar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 9 December 2016

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2002*
7:00 pm
Global Sports All-Stars W 90–70   
 19  Davis  8  Tied  6  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,500)
Auburn, AL
November 15, 2002*
7:00 pm
EA Sports All-Stars W 72–56   
 16  Gaines  8  Tied  5  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,000)
Auburn, AL
Regular season
November 22, 2002*
7:00 pm
Wofford W 81–63  1–0
 15  Daniels  10  Killingsworth  5  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
November 26, 2002*
7:00 pm, CSS
Georgia State W 100–71  2–0
 27  Daniels  10  Daniels  7  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 1, 2002*
2:00 pm
vs. Western Kentucky L 70–89  2–1
 21  Killingsworth  5  Tied  5  Daniels  Gaylord Entertainment Center (6,589)
Nashville, TN
December 2, 2002*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 77–47  3–1
 22  Daniels  12  Davis  5  Bird  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 4, 2002*
8:00 pm, CSS
South Carolina State W 85–65  4–1
 17  Killingsworth  10  Davis  7  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 8, 2002*
3:00 pm, FSS
Rutgers W 82–70  5–1
 23  Killingsworth  12  Daniels  7  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 14, 2002*
3:00 pm
Murray State W 72–53  6–1
 24  Daniels  11  Daniels  4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 17, 2002*
7:00 pm
Western Michigan L 54–72  6–2
 18  Daniels  12  Killingsworth  4  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
December 20, 2002*
4:30 pm
at Puerto Rico–Mayagüez
San Juan Shootout quarterfinal
W 94–64  7–2
 18  Killingsworth  9  Tied  4  Monroe  Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Caguas, P.R.
December 21, 2002*
4:30 pm
vs. Denver
San Juan Shootout semifinal
W 63–58  8–2
 19  Watson  9  Daniels  4  Daniels  Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Caguas, P.R
December 22, 2002*
4:30 pm
vs. Troy State
San Juan Shootout championship
W 94–66  9–2
 38  Daniels  9  Tied  4  Monroe  Mario Morales Coliseum (300)
Caguas, P.R
December 30, 2002*
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 92–46  10–2
 21  Daniels  8  Daniels  6  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
January 2, 2003*
7:00 pm
North Texas W 90–65  11–2
 17  Daniels  11  Killingsworth  8  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000)
Auburn, AL
January 8, 2003
7:00 pm
Vanderbilt W 62–59  12–2
(1–0)
 18  Killingsworth  6  Watson  3  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (7,189)
Auburn, AL
January 11, 2003
2:00 pm
at Arkansas W 52–37  13–2
(2–0)
 11  Bird  9  Killingsworth  2  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (18,473)
Fayetteville, AR
January 15, 2003
6:30 pm
at South Carolina W 67–60  14–2
(3–0)
 31  Daniels  7  Tied  3  Tied  Carolina Center (13,962)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2003
3:00 pm, JP
No. 9 Alabama
Rivalry
W 77–68  15–2
(4–0)
 13  Tied  6  Killingsworth  5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (10,500)
Auburn, AL
January 22, 2003
6:00 pm, FSS
No. 24 at No. 8 Kentucky L 51–67  15–3
(4–1)
 19  Killingsworth  8  Daniels  3  Monroe  Rupp Arena (21,554)
Lexington, KY
January 25, 2003
12:00 pm, JP
No. 24 at No. 19 Georgia L 79–85  15–4
(4–2)
 25  Robinson  9  Robinson  6  Monroe  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
February 1, 2003
3:00 pm
Tennessee L 57–60  15–5
(4–3)
 15  Tied  6  Daniels  4  Watson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,854)
Auburn, AL
February 5, 2003
7:00 pm
Ole Miss W 77–71  16–5
(5–3)
 20  Daniels  10  Davis  4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,874)
Auburn, AL
February 8, 2003
3:00 pm
LSU W 56–54  17–5
(6–3)
 15  Daniels  12  Killingsworth  4  Daniels  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,149)
Auburn, AL
February 15, 2003
7:00 pm, PPV
at Alabama
Rivalry
L 68–84  17–6
(6–4)
 23  Daniels  9  Killingsworth  2  Tied  Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2003
7:00 pm
No. 19 Mississippi State L 46–63  17–7
(6–5)
 17  Daniels  11  Davis  4  Monroe  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,280)
Auburn, AL
February 22, 2003
4:00 pm, FSS
at Ole Miss W 80–75  18–7
(7–5)
 29  Daniels  6  Daniels  4  Daniels  Tad Smith Coliseum (6,016)
Oxford, MS
February 26, 2003
7:00 pm
at LSU L 63–94  18–8
(7–6)
 18  Gaines  4  Tied  3  Lollar  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,078)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2003
1:00 pm, JP
No. 4 Florida L 70–73  18–9
(7–7)
 21  Bird  9  Davis  4  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,334)
Auburn, AL
March 5, 2003
7:00 pm
Arkansas W 69–54  19–9
(8–7)
 20  Bird  7  Daniels  5  Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,814)
Auburn, AL
March 8, 2003
1:00 pm, JP
at No. 23 Mississippi State L 45–67  19–10
(8–8)
 14  Tied  9  Davis  3  Watson  Humphrey Coliseum (9,733)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 14, 2003
8:45 pm, JP
(W2) vs. (E3) Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 66–53  20–10
 17  Killingsworth  10  Killingsworth  4  Tied  Louisiana Superdome (18,510)
New Orleans, LA
March 15, 2003
2:25 pm, JP
(W2) vs. (E1) No. 2 Kentucky
Semifinals
L 58–78  20–11
 19  Robinson  9  Robinson  5  Daniels  Louisiana Superdome (21,427)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2003*
11:25 am, CBS
(10) vs. (7) Saint Joseph's
First Round
W 65–63 OT 21–11
 25  Daniels  9  Davis  4  Tied  St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
March 23, 2003*
3:30 pm, CBS
(10) vs. (2) No. 8 Wake Forest
Second Round
W 68–62  22–11
 18  Daniels  8  Killingsworth  3  Tied  St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, FL
March 28, 2003*
8:40 pm, CBS
(10) vs. (3) No. 13 Syracuse
Sweet Sixteen
L 78–79  22–12
 27  Daniels  9  Tied  5  Bird  Pepsi Arena (15,093)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. "2002-03 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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