2003 MEAC men's basketball tournament

College men's basketball conference tournament July 2023 2003 MEAC I Men's 11 Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia South Carolina State 5th Cy Alexander 5th Dustin Braddick South Carolina State The 2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–15, 2003, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated 2002 none Hampton Pirates Hampton, 72–67 in the championship game, to capture its 5th MEAC Tournament title. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 1 seed Oklahoma 71–54. Format All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed. Bracket 1 0 First roundTuesday-Wednesday,March 10–11 QuarterfinalsWednesday-Thursday,March 12–13 SemifinalsFriday, March 14 FinalSaturday, March 15 8 2002 none Morgan State Bears Morgan State 103 9 2002 men Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 104 6 2002 men Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 76 11 2002 men North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 55 7 2002 men Howard Bison Howard 71 10 2002 men Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore 69 1 South Carolina State 75 9 Bethune–Cookman 73 4 2002 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State 53 5 2002 none Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M 55 6 Norfolk State 62 3 2002 none Hampton Pirates Hampton 64 2 2002 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State 65 7 Howard 68 1 South Carolina State 72 5 Florida A&M 66 3 Hampton 73 7 Howard 64 1 South Carolina State 72 3 Hampton 67 MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book https://static.meacsports.com/custompages/Records/Men's%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference December 11, 2021 References 2 Category:MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:2002–03 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:March 2003 sports events in the United States Category:South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball Category:2000s in Richmond, Virginia