2003 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2003 Atlantic 10 I Men's 11 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Dayton 1st Oliver Purnell 1st Ramod Marshall Dayton The 2003 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 10 to March 15, 2003. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Dayton won the tournament and got the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Xavier and Saint Joseph's also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. 2002 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island, 2002 Richmond Spiders Richmond and Temple received bids to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament. Ramod Marshall of Dayton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's and David West of Xavier were among those joining Marshall on the All-Championship Team. Format The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Seeding was determined by the regular season standings in each division. With the conference divided into East and West divisions, the top two teams in each division received a first-round bye. St. Bonaventure was forced to forfeit its six conference wins after forward Jamil Terrell was declared academically ineligible. The Atlantic 10 also barred the Bonnies from participating in the conference tournament. The Bonnies would have been the fourth seed from the East Division.https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/atlantic10/2003-03-03-stbona-terrell_x.htm USATODAY.com - Bonnies forfeit A-10 wins, league tourney berth usatoday30.usatoday.com However, with their banishment from the tournament, West Division #3 seed Richmond automatically got a first round bye. The first round was played at the home arena of the higher seed. The remaining games were played at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Bracket 1 y First roundMonday, March 10 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 13 SemifinalsFriday, March 14 FinalSaturday, March 15 high W4 2002 La Salle Explorers La Salle 74 E5 2002 Fordham Rams Fordham 62 E3 2002 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island 75 W6 2002 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 73 E4 2002 none UMass Minutemen UMass 74 W5 2002 George Washington Colonials George Washington 85 E1 #25 Saint Joseph's 68 W4 La Salle 48 W2 #22 Dayton 74 E3 Rhode Island 57 W1 #10 Xavier 78 W5 George Washington 73 E2 Temple 66 W3 2002 Richmond Spiders Richmond 52 E1 #25 Saint Joseph's 73 W2 #22 Dayton 76 W1 #10 Xavier 57 E2 Temple 63 W2 #22 Dayton 79 E2 Temple 73 References Category:Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Tournament Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Dayton, Ohio Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio