2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Auburn Tigers Basketball Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC West 22–12 8–8 Cliff Ellis 9th Marquis Daniels Derrick Bird Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum San Juan Shootout champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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 2002 Tennessee Volunteers none 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/2003-schedule.html 2002-03 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results 8 December 2016 Roster 2002 Auburn Tigers y yes Marquis Daniels y 3 G 6 6 195 sr Orlando, Florida Mount Zion Christian Academy Marco Killingsworth y 4 F 6 8 so Steve Leven y 5 G 6 5 fr Troy Gaines 10 G 5 11 so Derrick Bird 11 G 6 4 sr Brandon Robinson 13 G 6 8 so Danny Wicke 15 G 6 5 fr Lewis Monroe 22 G 6 5 so Nathan Watson 24 G 6 3 so Jamaal Arnold 30 G 6 2 jr Rodney Tucker 32 F 6 8 jr Donny Calton 33 F 6 6 sr Kyle Davis 34 C 6 8 jr Johnathan Lewis 35 G 6 2 sr Chris Lollar 55 G 6 0 jr Cliff Ellis (Florida State University) http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2002-2003/teamcume.html#TEAM.ROS 9 December 2016 Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Exhibition October 31, 2002 7:00 pm yes Global Sports All-Stars Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 90–70   Davis 19 Tied 8 Tied 6 3,500 November 15, 2002 7:00 pm yes EA Sports All-Stars Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 72–56   Gaines 16 Tied 8 Monroe 5 4,000 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Regular season November 22, 2002 7:00 pm yes 2002 Wofford Terriers Wofford Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 81–63 1–0 Daniels 15 Killingsworth 10 Daniels 5 6,000 November 26, 2002 7:00 pm yes 2002 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 100–71 2–0 Daniels 27 Daniels 10 Daniels 7 6,000 December 1, 2002 2:00 pm yes yes Western Kentucky Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN 70–89 2–1 Killingsworth 21 Tied 5 Daniels 5 6,589 December 2, 2002 7:00 pm yes 2002 Southeastern Louisiana Lions none Southeastern Louisiana Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 77–47 3–1 Daniels 22 Davis 12 Bird 5 6,000 December 4, 2002 8:00 pm yes South Carolina State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 85–65 4–1 Killingsworth 17 Davis 10 Monroe 7 6,000 December 8, 2002 3:00 pm yes 2002 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL FSS 82–70 5–1 Killingsworth 23 Daniels 12 Daniels 7 6,000 December 14, 2002 3:00 pm yes 2002 Murray State Racers Murray State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 72–53 6–1 Daniels 24 Daniels 11 Monroe 4 6,000 December 17, 2002 7:00 pm yes 2002 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 54–72 6–2 Daniels 18 Killingsworth 12 Daniels 4 6,000 December 20, 2002 4:30 pm yes yes Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Mario Morales Coliseum Caguas, P.R. San Juan Shootout quarterfinal 94–64 7–2 Killingsworth 18 Tied 9 Monroe 4 200 December 21, 2002 4:30 pm yes yes 2002 Denver Pioneers Denver Mario Morales Coliseum Caguas, P.R San Juan Shootout semifinal 63–58 8–2 Watson 19 Daniels 9 Daniels 4 200 December 22, 2002 4:30 pm yes yes Troy State Mario Morales Coliseum Caguas, P.R San Juan Shootout championship 94–66 9–2 Daniels 38 Tied 9 Monroe 4 300 December 30, 2002 7:00 pm yes 2002 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 92–46 10–2 Daniels 21 Daniels 8 Monroe 6 6,000 January 2, 2003 7:00 pm yes 2002 North Texas Mean Green North Texas Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 90–65 11–2 Daniels 17 Killingsworth 11 Monroe 8 6,000 January 8, 2003 7:00 pm 2002 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 62–59 12–2 1–0 Killingsworth 18 Watson 6 Tied 3 7,189 January 11, 2003 2:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 52–37 13–2 2–0 Bird 11 Killingsworth 9 Tied 2 18,473 January 15, 2003 6:30 pm yes 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Center Columbia, SC 67–60 14–2 3–0 Daniels 31 Tied 7 Tied 3 13,962 January 18, 2003 3:00 pm Alabama 9 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Rivalry JP 77–68 15–2 4–0 Tied 13 Killingsworth 6 Tied 5 10,500 January 22, 2003 6:00 pm yes 24 Kentucky 8 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSS 51–67 15–3 4–1 Killingsworth 19 Daniels 8 Monroe 3 21,554 January 25, 2003 12:00 pm yes 24 2002 Georgia Bulldogs none Georgia 19 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA JP 79–85 15–4 4–2 Robinson 25 Robinson 9 Monroe 6 10,523 February 1, 2003 3:00 pm 2002 Tennessee Volunteers none Tennessee Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 57–60 15–5 4–3 Tied 15 Daniels 6 Watson 4 8,854 February 5, 2003 7:00 pm 2002 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 77–71 16–5 5–3 Daniels 20 Davis 10 Monroe 4 6,874 February 8, 2003 3:00 pm 2002 LSU Tigers LSU Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 56–54 17–5 6–3 Daniels 15 Killingsworth 12 Daniels 4 9,149 February 15, 2003 7:00 pm yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Rivalry PPV 68–84 17–6 6–4 Daniels 23 Killingsworth 9 Tied 2 15,316 February 19, 2003 7:00 pm Mississippi State 19 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 46–63 17–7 6–5 Daniels 17 Davis 11 Monroe 4 8,280 February 22, 2003 4:00 pm yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS FSS 80–75 18–7 7–5 Daniels 29 Daniels 6 Daniels 4 6,016 February 26, 2003 7:00 pm yes LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 63–94 18–8 7–6 Gaines 18 Tied 4 Lollar 3 8,078 March 1, 2003 1:00 pm Florida 4 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL JP 70–73 18–9 7–7 Bird 21 Davis 9 Tied 4 9,334 March 5, 2003 7:00 pm Arkansas Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 69–54 19–9 8–7 Bird 20 Daniels 7 Tied 5 6,814 March 8, 2003 1:00 pm yes Mississippi State 23 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS JP 45–67 19–10 8–8 Tied 14 Davis 9 Watson 3 9,733 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | SEC tournament March 14, 2003 8:45 pm yes W2 Tennessee E3 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Quarterfinals JP 66–53 20–10 Killingsworth 17 Killingsworth 10 Tied 4 18,510 March 15, 2003 2:25 pm yes W2 Kentucky 2 E1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Semifinals JP 58–78 20–11 Robinson 19 Robinson 9 Daniels 5 21,427 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | NCAA tournament March 21, 2003 11:25 am yes yes 10 Saint Joseph's 7 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL First Round CBS 65–63 OT 21–11 Daniels 25 Davis 9 Tied 4   March 23, 2003 3:30 pm yes yes 10 Wake Forest 8 2 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Second Round CBS 68–62 22–11 Daniels 18 Killingsworth 8 Tied 3   March 28, 2003 8:40 pm yes yes 10 Syracuse 13 3 Pepsi Arena Albany, NY Sweet Sixteen CBS 78–79 22–12 Daniels 27 Tied 9 Bird 5 15,093 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn