2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 January 2025 2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners Basketball Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg 100 Big 12 Conference Big 12 7 3 27–7 12–4 Kelvin Sampson 9th Ray Lopes Bennie Seltzer Jim Shaw Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000) Big 12 Conference tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight 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 2002 men South Carolina State Bulldogs 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 2002 Oklahoma Sooners y Ebi Ere y 2 G 6 5 215 sr Tulsa, OK McLain Quannas White y 4 G 6 1 190 sr New Orleans, LA St. Augustine Hollis Price y 10 G 6 1 165 sr New Orleans, LA St. Augustine Jabahri Brown 21 C 6 10 210 jr St. Thomas, VI Champagnat Catholic Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke) Schedule January 2025 yes |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Regular season Nov 14, 2002 yes yes 3 Alabama 8 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 62–68 8,826 0–1 Nov 22, 2002 yes 7 UC Irvine Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma Sooner invitational 87–65 10,685 1–1 Nov 23, 2002 yes 7 2002 men Princeton Tigers Princeton Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma Sooner invitational 82–63 2–1 Nov 30, 2002 yes 8 2002 men Prairie View Panthers Prairie View Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 75–63 3–1 Jan 4, 2003 yes yes 10 Michigan State 14 Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All-College Basketball Classic 60–58 18,034 8–2 Jan 7, 2003 ESPN2 yes 9 Connecticut 3 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 73–63 11,638 9–2 Jan 11, 2003 9 Colorado Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 69–54 10–2 1–0 Jan 13, 2003 yes 5 Oklahoma State 24 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 46–48 10–3 1–1 Mar 8, 2003 5 Texas 4 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 71–76 21–6 12–4 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 tournament Mar 14, 2003 yes yes 6 Colorado American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Quarterfinal 74–59 22–6 Mar 15, 2003 yes yes 6 Texas Tech American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Semifinal 67–60 OT 23–6 Mar 16, 2003 yes yes 6 Missouri American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Championship Game 49–47Ugly finish does not keep Sooners from No. 1 seed https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=230750201 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123021139/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=230750201 dead January 23, 2022 ESPN March 16, 2003 June 26, 2003 24–6 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2003 yes yes 3 1 E South Carolina State 16 E Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma First round 71–54OU's Johnston has finest performance https://oklahoman.com/article/1920888/ous-johnston-has-finest-performance The Oklahoman March 21, 2003 June 26, 2003 25–6 Mar 22, 2003 yes yes 3 1 E California 8 E Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Second Round 74–65Sooners Bounce Bears https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/03/23/sooners-bounce-bears/05f2ddd3-e55f-456c-bc7a-c11e9452c37a/ The Washington Post March 23, 2003 June 26, 2003 26–6 Mar 28, 2003 yes yes 3 1 E Butler 12 E Times Union Center Albany, New York East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 65–54Ere, Oklahoma dismiss Butler with 65-54 win https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/03/29/ere-oklahoma-dismiss-butler-with-65-54-win/ The Baltimore Sun March 29, 2003 June 26, 2003 27–6 Mar 30, 2003 yes yes 3 1 E Syracuse 13 3 E Times Union Center Albany, New York East Regional final – Elite Eight 47–63Syracuse Defeats Oklahoma http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/syracuse-defeats-oklahoma.html The New York Times March 31, 2003 June 26, 2003 27–7 3 AP poll Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East 2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide https://soonersports.com/documents/2020/11/19/2020_21_Oklahoma_Basketball_Guide.pdf University of Oklahoma Athletics February 20, 2021 Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball seasons Oklahoma Oklahoma Category:Long stubs with short prose