2003 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2003 Conference USA I Men's 12 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Louisville 1st Rick Pitino 1st Luke Whitehead Louisville The 2003 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 12–15 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.2002-03 Conference USA Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/cusa/2003.html April 20, 2016 Louisville defeated upstart 2002 men UAB Blazers UAB in the championship game, 83–78, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship. The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Cincinnati, Marquette, and Memphis, all of whom earned at-large bids. Format There were no changes to the tournament format from the previous year. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams with the worst conference records were not invited to the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 12 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 13 SemifinalsFriday, March 14 ChampionshipSaturday, March 15 9 2002 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte 61 8 2002 men UAB Blazers UAB 85 5 Cincinnati 61 12 2002 none Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 63 11 2002 men Houston Cougars Houston 52 6 2002 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 74 7 2002 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 74 10 2002 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 76 1 #8 Marquette 76 8 UAB 83 12 Southern Miss 56 4 2002 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 69 3 #20 Louisville 82 6 Tulane 66 10 South Florida 56 2 #16 Memphis 62 8 UAB 63 4 Saint Louis 62 3 #20 Louisville 78 2 #16 Memphis 75 8 UAB 78 3 #20 Louisville 83 References Category:Conference USA men's basketball tournament Tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky Category:2003 in Louisville, Kentucky