2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	22–10 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton; Kyle Keller (4th season);
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	30	–	8	.789
No. 5 Texas	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
No. 3 Oklahoma †	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No. 24 Missouri	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Texas Tech	6	–	10	.375	22	–	13	.629
Texas A&M	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Iowa State	5	–	11	.313	17	–	14	.548
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Kansas State	4	–	12	.250	13	–	17	.433
Nebraska	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367

† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State beat Penn in the opening round, but lost to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Syracuse in the second round.

Roster

2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
G	5	Victor Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F	23	Ivan McFarlin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
G	24	Tony Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	34	Melvin Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Liberal, Kansas

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*		Yale	W 68–59	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 2002*		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	W 98–69	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 2002*		vs. College of Charleston Great Alaska Shootout	L 58–66	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 2002*		vs. No. 9 Michigan State Great Alaska Shootout	W 64–61	3–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 21, 2002*		at Wichita State	W 68–58	8–1	Kansas Coliseum Wichita, Kansas
Dec 30, 2002*		Arkansas	W 71–45	9–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 14, 2003*	(4)	vs. (5) Missouri Quarterfinals	L 58–60	21–9	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(6 E)	vs. (11 E) Pennsylvania First Round	W 77–63	22–9	TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 23, 2003*	(6 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 13 Syracuse Second Round	L 56–68	22–10	TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "2002–03 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1117–1118. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.