2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern University box logo.png 250 Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 18–13 11–7 Ronnie Courtney 2nd Health and Physical Education Arena SWAC tournament champions NCAA tournament Play-in game The 2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Ronnie Courtney, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost the Play-in game to UNC Asheville.Smith scores 10 of his 28 points in OT for UNC-Asheville https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/230772640 https://web.archive.org/web/20230305182145/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/230772640 dead March 5, 2023 ESPN March 20, 2003 March 5, 2023 Roster 2002 Texas Southern Tigers y Lionel Willis 13 F 6 5 220 Jr Houston, Texas Allan Lovett 15 G 6 4 210 So Raleigh, North Carolina Ra'Kim Hollis 20 G 6 2 185 Sr Tyler, Texas y Rakim Hollis Ronnie Courtney 2002–03 Men's Basketball Roster https://tsusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-03 Texas Southern University Athletics March 5, 2023 Schedule and results 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2002 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Southern Tigers| Regular season Nov 24, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas 55–70 0–1 Dec 21, 2002 yes yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 58–81 2–3 Mar 8, 2003 2002 none Southern Jaguars Southern Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas 79–65 15–12 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Southern Tigers| SWAC tournament Mar 11, 2003 yes 2002 none Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas Quarterfinals 68–66 16–12 Mar 14, 2003 yes yes 2002 none Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama Semifinals 73–72 17–12 Mar 15, 2003 yes yes 2002 none Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama Championship game 77–68 18–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Southern Tigers| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2003 yes yes 16 S UNC Asheville 16 S University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Play-in game 84–92 OT 18–13 AP Poll S South region Central Time 2002–03 Men's Basketball Schedule https://tsusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 Texas Southern University Athletics March 5, 2023 References Category:Texas Southern Tigers basketball seasons Texas Southern Texas Southern Texas Southern Tigers basketball Texas Southern Tigers basketball