2002–03 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 East Tennessee State Buccaneers ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png 300 Southern Conference SoCon 20–11 11–5 Ed DeChellis 7th Memorial Center SoCon tournament champion NCAA tournament The 2002–03 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference. After finishing tied for first in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the SoCon tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the East region. East Tennessee State was beaten by No. 2 seed Wake Forest in the opening round, 76–73.Wake Forest staves off E. Tenn. St., 76-73 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/03/22/wake-forest-staves-off-e-tenn-st-76-73/ The Baltimore Sun March 21, 2003 March 5, 2023 Roster 2002 East Tennessee State Buccaneers y Jerald Fields 1 F 6 7 260 jr Gainesville, Florida Tim Smith 5 G 5 9 155 fr Newport News, Virginia y basketball Zakee Wadood 44 F 6 6 220 jr Lonoke, Arkansas y Ed DeChellis (UAB) https://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/roster/2002-03/ Sourcehttps://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/roster/2002-03/ East Tennessee State Athletics 2002–03 Men's Basketball Roster March 5, 2023 en Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|Regular season Nov 22, 2002 yes 2002 men Guilford Quakers Guilford Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 104–37 1–0 Nov 24, 2002 yes yes 2002 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Center Columbia, South Carolina 66–71 1–1 Nov 30, 2002 yes yes UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 57–78 1–2 Dec 4, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 75–86 1–3 Dec 7, 2002 yes UNC Asheville Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 87–69 2–3 Dec 14, 2002 yes 2002 men Virginia–Wise Cavaliers Virginia–Wise Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 106–70 3–3 Dec 17, 2002 yes yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 76–84 3–4 Dec 20, 2002 yes 2002 men Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 93–82 4–4 Dec 28, 2002 yes yes 2002 men Belmont Bruins Belmont Sun Dome Tampa, Florida South Florida Shootout 71–61 5–4 Dec 29, 2002 yes yes 2002 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida South Florida Shootout 56–68 5–5 Jan 2, 2003 yes 2002 men Juniata Eagles Juniata Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 108–57 6–5 Jan 4, 2003 2002 men UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 96–94 7–5 1–0 Jan 6, 2003 yes 2002 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina 94–108 7–6 1–1 Jan 11, 2003 The Citadel Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 87–81 8–6 2–1 Jan 13, 2003 2002 men College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 65–61 9–6 3–1 Jan 18, 2003 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 67–62 10–6 4–1 Jan 25, 2003 yes 2002 men Wofford Terriers Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, South Carolina 81–61 11–6 5–1 Jan 27, 2003 2002 men Davidson Wildcats Davidson Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 71–80 11–7 5–2 Feb 1, 2003 yes 2002 men Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 94–99 11–8 5–3 Feb 4, 2003 VMI Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 93–76 12–8 6–3 Feb 8, 2003 yes 2002 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia 83–87 12–9 6–4 Feb 10, 2003 2002 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 89–71 13–9 7–4 Feb 15, 2003 yes Davidson Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina 87–72 14–9 8–4 Feb 18, 2003 yes UNC Greensboro Bodford Arena Greensboro, North Carolina 75–73 15–9 9–4 Feb 22, 2003 yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 89–86 16–9 10–4 Feb 24, 2003 2002 men Furman Paladins Furman Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 71–84 16–10 10–5 Mar 1, 2003 Appalachian State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 88–78 17–10 11–5 |- !colspan=12 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| SoCon tournament Mar 6, 2003 yes yes 2N Wofford 3S North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina Quarterfinals 80–75 18–10 Mar 7, 2003 yes yes 2N College of Charleston 1S North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina Semifinals 64–55 19–10 Mar 8, 2003 yes yes 2N Chattanooga 2S North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina Championship game 97–90 20–10 |- !colspan=12 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| NCAA tournament Mar 21, 2003 yes yes 15 E Wake Forest 8 2 E St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida First round 73–76 20–11 AP poll Eastern E East N North S South Sourcehttps://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/schedule/2002-03/ East Tennessee State Athletics 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule March 5, 2023 en References Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball seasons East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball