2002–03 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg 200 Conference USA National C-USA 19 23–7 13–3 John Calipari 3rd Tony Barbee Derek Kellogg John Robic Pyramid Arena C-USA National division champions NCAA tournament First round The 2002–03 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2002–03 college basketball season, the 82nd season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by third-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. Roster 2002 Memphis Tigers y #0C1C8C #FFFFFF #8E9295 #0C1C8C Earl Barron 30 C 6 11 205 Junior Clarksdale H.S. Clarksdale, Mississippi y Antonio Burks 1 G 6 0 200 Junior Booker T. Washington Memphis, Tennessee y basketball, born 1980 Rodney Carney 10 F 6 7 205 Freshman Northwest H.S. Indianapolis, Indiana y Modibo Diarra 45 C 6 11 240 Junior Notre Dame Prep Mali, West Africa Duane Erwin 11 F 6 9 242 Sophomore Lee H.S. Huntsville, Alabama John Grice 11 F 6 6 205 GS Memphis Central Southwest Tennessee C.C. Memphis, Tennessee Jeremy Hunt 5 G 6 4 195 Freshman Craigmont Memphis, Tennessee Chris Massie 4 F/C 6 9 253 Senior Elkins H.S. Oxnard College Arcola, Texas Anthony Rice 23 G 6 4 205 Sophomore North Clayton Atlanta, Georgia Billy Richmond 12 G 6 5 207 Sophomore Hamilton Memphis, Tennessee Nathaniel Root 32 G 5 11 175 Senior Adamsville H.S. Adamsville, Tennessee Almamy Thiero 15 F 6 10 258 Freshman Mount Zion Mali, West Africa Clyde Wade 0 G 6 0 180 Freshman yes Kingsbury Memphis, Tennessee John Calipari (Clarion) Tony Barbee (Massachusetts) Derek Kellogg (Massachusetts) John Robic (Denison) https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-03 Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers| Non-Conference regular season November 14, 2002 7:00 pm yes yes Syracuse Madison Square Garden New York, New York ESPN 2 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Hunt 19 Carney 9 Hunt 7 70–63 8,826 1–0 November 22, 2002 8:00 pm yes Austin Peay The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Barron 26 Tied Barron, Carney 10 Rice 6 80–81 OT 16,580 1–1 November 25, 2002 7:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Barron 18 Grice 10 Grice 6 78–54 14,801 2–1 December 3, 2002 7:00 pm yes Arkansas–Little Rock The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Grice 21 Carney 11 Burks 8 73–49 14,994 3–1 December 7, 2002 7:00 pm yes Furman The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Grice 16 Erwin 10 Wade 5 72–55 14,991 4–1 December 14, 2002 4:30 pm yes yes Missouri 11 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Richmond 22 Grice 11 Burks 5 78–93 12,042 4–2 December 19, 2002 8:30 pm yes Ole Miss The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Tied Rice, Richmond 14 Erwin 10 Burks 6 58–51 18,230 5–2 December 28, 2002 5:00 pm yes Illinois 7 The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Tied Grice, Rice 16 Massie 12 Burks 5 77–74 19,268 6–2 December 30, 2002 7:00 pm yes Murray State The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Massie 19 Massie 12 Hunt 6 67–60 15,601 7–2 January 2, 2003 7:05 pm yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas Richmond 16 Tied Grice, Massie 7 Tied Burks, Carney, Richmond, Wade 2 72–67 17,184 8–2 January 5, 2003 3:30 pm yes Villanova The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Massie 23 Tied Grice, Massie 11 Richmond 5 72–68 18,350 9–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers|Conference USA regular season January 7, 2003 7:00 pm Tulane The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Massie 34 Massie 16 Grice 5 85–73 16,167 10–2 1–0 January 11, 2003 4:00 pm yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi Massie 19 Richmond 10 Rice 4 67–84 4,984 10–3 1–1 January 18, 2003 7:00 pm South Florida UPN 30 The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Massie 22 Massie 14 Hunt 6 74–75 15,871 10–4 1–2 January 22, 2003 7:00 pm Houston The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Massie 22 Massie 16 Hunt 8 77–66 15,142 11–4 2–2 January 25, 2003 1:10 pm yes St. Louis Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Hunt 18 Tied Barron, Carney, Massie 5 Burks 4 66–69 9,181 11–5 2–3 February 1, 2003 1:00 pm Southern Miss The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Massie 16 Barron 10 Burks 12 80–62 16,351 12–5 3–3 February 4, 2003 7:00 pm East Carolina The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Carney 22 Massie 16 Burks 6 73–49 16,006 13–5 4–3 February 8, 2003 1:00 pm yes TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas ESPN+ Grice 20 Massie 11 Burks 9 84–69 6,041 14–5 5–3 February 13, 2003 8:00 pm yes Tulane Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana Massie 16 Massie 12 Tied Massie, Rice 4 58–57 3,155 15–5 6–3 February 15, 2003 7:00 pm UAB The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Battle for the Bones UPN 30 Burks 27 Massie 12 Burks 10 94–70 17,166 16–5 7–3 February 19, 2003 6:00 pm yes Louisville 4 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky ESPN Rivalry Game Burks 16 Tied Barron, Massie 11 Burks 4 80–73 19,786 17–5 8–3 February 22, 2003 6:00 pm yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida Grice 16 Grice 11 Burks 8 73–66 5,808 18–5 9–3 February 26, 2003 7:00 pm 24 TCU FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee Massie 24 Massie 11 Burks 10 88–64 16,179 19–5 10–3 March 1, 2003 8:00 pm 24 Cincinnati ESPN The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Rivalry Game Massie 23 Massie 8 Rice 5 67–48 20,586 20–5 11–3 March 6, 2003 8:30 pm yes 18 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas Grice 15 Barron 11 Burks 7 71–56 3,542 21–5 12–3 March 8, 2003 1:00 pm yes 18 UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama Massie 27 Massie 11 Burks 12 90–79 5,498 22–5 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers| Conference USA Tournament March 13, 2003 12:00 pm yes yes 16 South Florida Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky ESPN+ Quarterfinals Tied Carney, Massie 18 Massie 11 Burks 8 62–56 23–5 March 14, 2003 4:00 pm yes yes 16 Louisville 20 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky ESPN+ Semifinals Grice 29 Tied Barron, Massie 8 Burks 3 75–78 23–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers| NCAA Tournament March 20, 2003 6:10 pm yes yes 19 7 W Arizona State 10 W Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma CBS First Round Massie 20 Massie 13 Burks 5 71–84Sun Devils' fabulous frosh overwhelms Memphis https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/234000011 https://web.archive.org/web/20230226160155/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/234000011 February 26, 2023 ESPN March 21, 2003 February 26, 2023 medic 18,462 23–7 no AP Poll Central Time, W = West 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule https://gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 live 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