2003 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2003 Big West Conference I Men's 200px 8 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Utah State 5th Stew Morrill 3rd Desmond Penigar Utah State The 2003 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 13–15 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.2002-03 Big West Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-west/2003.html College Basketball Reference March 15, 2020 Utah State defeated 2002 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly in the championship game, 57–54, to obtain the fifth Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history. The Aggies participated in the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid. Format Eight of the ten teams in the conference participated, with 2002 men UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside and 2002 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State not qualifying. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, March 13 SemifinalsSaturday, March 14 ChampionshipSunday, March 15 1 2002 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 53 8 2002 men Pacific Tigers Pacific 44 4 2002 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly 54 5 Idaho 50 6 2002 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 83 3 Utah State 89 7 2002 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 64 2 UC Irvine 70 1 UC Santa Barbara 52 4 Cal Poly 67 6 Utah State 62 2 UC Irvine 55 4 Cal Poly 54 3 Utah State 57 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2000s in Anaheim, California Category:2000s in sports in Orange County, California Category:2003 in Orange County, California Tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Basketball competitions in Anaheim, California