2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 23–10 12–6 John Phillips 2nd Reynolds Center WAC tournament champion NCAA tournament second round The 2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach John Phillips, they finished the season 23–10 overall and 12–6 in conference play to finish second in the WAC standings. The team won the 2003 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region. The Golden Hurricane upset No. 4 seed Dayton in the first round,Tulsa Tops Dayton, Wisconsin Awaits https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/03/21/tulsa-tops-dayton-wisconsin-awaits/b5f6ab60-7099-4499-bf1e-2b8366428415/ The Washington Post March 21, 2003 August 7, 2021 before falling to Wisconsin in the Round of 32.Golden Hurricane Drops 61-60 Heartbreaker To Wisconsin https://tulsahurricane.com/news/2003/3/22/Golden_Hurricane_Drops_61_60_Heartbreaker_To_Wisconsin.aspx University of Tulsa Athletics August 7, 2021 Roster 2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane y Dante Swanson 1 G 5 10 180 Sr Wagoner, OK Chris Wallace 2 G 6 2 198 Fr Broken Arrow, OK Antonio Reed 3 G 5 10 170 Sr Tulsa, OK Jarius Glenn 4 F 6 6 220 So Decatur, GA Kyle Blankenship 12 G 6 0 185 So Shreveport, LA Jason Parker 14 G 6 2 180 Jr Tulsa, OK Seneca Collins 24 G 6 5 240 Fr Dallas, TX Marqus Ledoux 32 F 6 8 210 Sr Baton Rouge, LA Charlie Davis 33 F 6 7 232 Sr Grand Prairie, TX Kevin Johnson 34 F 6 7 222 Sr Missouri City, TX Anthony Price 50 F 6 8 250 Fr The Woodlands, TX John Phillips 2002-03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/2003.html April 4, 2024 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| Regular Season Nov 23, 2002 yes yes 25 New Mexico State South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX 71–61 950 1–0 Nov 24, 2002 yes yes 25 Texas-Pan American South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX 80–50 950 2–0 Nov 30, 2002 yes yes 22 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 61–60 16,473 3–0 Dec 4, 2002 yes 19 Wichita State Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 80–69 8,045 4–0 Dec 11, 2002 yes 17 Kansas 20 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 80–89 8,555 4–1 Dec 14, 2002 yes yes 17 Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO 62–46 6,484 5–1 Dec 19, 2002 yes 22 Oral Roberts Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 90–80 8,465 6–1 Dec 23, 2002 yes 20 TCU Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 78–65 8,355 7–1 Dec 28, 2002 yes 20 Iowa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 63–67 8,495 7–2 Jan 1, 2003 yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 65–74 9,590 7–3 0–1 Jan 4, 2003 Nevada Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 63–60 7,865 8–3 1–1 Jan 11, 2003 yes Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX 94–77 3,278 9–3 2–1 Jan 16, 2003 yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 79–65 5,531 10–3 3–1 Jan 18, 2003 yes Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, ID 74–78 4,925 10–4 3–2 Jan 23, 2003 Louisiana Tech Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 68–61 8,245 11–4 4–2 Jan 25, 2003 SMU Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 84–86 OT 8,405 11–5 4–3 Jan 30, 2003 yes San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 57–58 1,337 11–6 4–4 Feb 1, 2003 yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 67–73 9,861 11–8 4–5 Feb 8, 2003 Rice Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 79–56 7,985 12–8 5–5 Feb 10, 2003 yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 82–93 3,142 12–8 5–6 Feb 13, 2003 Boise State Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 71–55 8,021 13–8 6–6 Feb 15, 2003 UTEP Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 81–58 8,094 14–8 7–6 Feb 19, 2003 yes SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX 77–70 3,126 15–8 8–6 Feb 22, 2003 8:00 p.m. yes yes Gonzaga Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA ESPN 60–69 4,000 15–9 Feb 27, 2003 Hawaii Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 76–51 8,182 16–9 9–6 Mar 1, 2003 San Jose State Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 74–53 8,355 17–9 10–6 Mar 5, 2003 Fresno State Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 62–59 8,440 18–9 11–6 Mar 8, 2003 yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 79–73 11,166 19–9 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| WAC tournament Mar 13, 2003 yes 1 UTEP 9 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK Quarterfinals 81–47 4,735 20–9 Mar 14, 2003 yes 1 Hawaii 5 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK Semifinals 66–56 6,134 21–9 Mar 15, 2003 yes 1 Nevada 3 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK Championship 75–64 5,326 22–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2003 yes yes 13 MW Dayton 16 4 MW Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA First Round 84–71 11,171 23–9 Mar 22, 2003 yes yes 13 MW Wisconsin 21 5 MW Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA Second Round 60–61 11,271 23–10 AP Poll Central MW Midwest 2002-03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/2003-schedule.html August 7, 2021 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 References Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa