2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2002–03 Missouri Tigers basketball Big 12 Conference Big 12 22 24 22–11 9–7 Quin Snyder 4th Tony Harvey 4th Lane Odom 3rd Marcus Perez 3rd Hearnes Center NCAA tournament second round The 2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Quin Snyder, the Tigers reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 22–11 (9–7 Big 12). Roster 2002 Missouri Tigers y Ricky Clemons 0 G 5 11 172 Jr Raleigh, North Carolina Jimmy McKinney 1 G 6 3 212 Fr y St. Louis, Missouri Travon Bryant 5 F 6 9 245 Jr y Long Beach, California Ryan Kiernan 10 G 6 0 195 Sr St. Charles, Missouri Kevin Young 14 F 6 9 270 Fr Josh Kroenke 15 F 6 4 200 Jr y Columbia, Missouri Rickey Paulding 23 G 6 5 210 Jr y Detroit, Michigan Jake Jackson 24 G 6 2 191 Sr DeSoto, Missouri Najeeb Echols 33 GF 6 7 235 So Chicago, Illinois Arthur Johnson 50 F 6 9 270 Jr y basketball Detroit, Michigan Jeffrey Ferguson 55 C 6 10 230 So y Jeff Ferguson (basketball) Benton Harbor, Michigan Quin Snyder (Duke) Tony Harvey (Cameron) Lane Odom (High Point) Marcus Perez (Army) Schedule and results 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2002-03 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Regular season Nov 22, 2002 yes 20 2002 men American Eagles American Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 72–57 1–0 Nov 30, 2002 yes 18 2002 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 81–46 2–0 Dec 2, 2002 yes 15 2002 men Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 98–60 3–0 Dec 7, 2002 yes yes 15 2002 men USC Trojans USC Honda Center 78–72 4–0 Dec 9, 2002 yes 11 2002 men Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 88–67 5–0 Dec 14, 2002 yes 11 Memphis Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 93–78 6–0 Dec 21, 2002 yes yes 11 Illinois 12 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Braggin' Rights 70–85 22,153 6–1 Dec 30, 2002 yes 16 2002 men Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 65–47 7–1 Jan 4, 2003 yes yes 16 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 88–82 8–1 Jan 7, 2003 yes 13 2002 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 88–58 9–1 Jan 11, 2003 13 2002 men Baylor Bears Baylor Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 77–69 10–1 1–0 Jan 13, 2003 yes yes 11 Syracuse 25 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 69–76 10–2 Jan 18, 2003 yes 11 2002 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 24 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 56–76 10–3 1–1 Jan 21, 2003 21 Iowa State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 64–59 11–3 2–1 Jan 25, 2003 yes 21 Texas 4 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 55–76 11–4 2–2 Jan 29, 2003 yes 25 2002 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 63–56 12–4 3–2 Feb 1, 2003 25 Colorado Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 73–70 13–4 4–2 Feb 3, 2003 yes 21 Kansas 12 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Border War 70–76 13–5 4–3 Feb 9, 2003 21 Texas Tech Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 82–73 14–5 5–3 Feb 12, 2003 yes 21 2002 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas 71–73 14–6 5–4 Feb 15, 2003 21 2002 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 71–63 15–6 6–4 Feb 18, 2003 Nebraska Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 67–50 16–6 7–4 Feb 22, 2003 yes Colorado Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 68–89 16–7 7–5 Feb 26, 2003 Oklahoma 3 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 67–52 17–7 8–5 Mar 1, 2003 yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 77–70 18–7 9–5 Mar 5, 2003 yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 55–71 18–8 9–6 Mar 9, 2003 Kansas 6 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 74–79 18–9 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Big 12 Conference tournament Mar 13, 2003 yes yes Nebraska American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas First Round 70–61 19–9 Mar 14, 2003 yes yes Oklahoma State 23 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Quarterfinals 60–58 20–9 Mar 15, 2003 yes yes Kansas 4 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Semifinals 68–63 21–9 Mar 16, 2003 yes yes Oklahoma 6 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Championship Game 47–49 21–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2003 yes yes 24 6 MW Southern Illinois 11 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana First Round 72–71Missouri Gets a Foul Victory https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-21-sp-midwestgames21-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 21, 2003 August 7, 2021 22–10 Mar 22, 2003 yes yes 24 6 MW Marquette 9 3 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Second Round 92–101 OTNovak Is Golden in Overtime https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/03/23/novak-is-golden-in-overtime/3022bd8d-1496-4544-9a4b-f23d114b1ed1/ The New York Times March 23, 2003 August 7, 2021 22–11 AP Central MW Midwest Rankings 2002-03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1119–1120 2009 0-345-51392-4 Awards 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20180307141134/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mutigers.com/documents/2017/11/14/2018_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf March 7, 2018 . 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