2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2002–03
Teams	6
First round site	Campus sites
Semifinals site	Campus sites
Finals site	Bernard Johnson Coliseum; Huntsville, Texas
Champions	Sam Houston State (1st title)
Winning coach	Bob Marlin (1st title)
MVP	Donald Cole (Sam Houston State)
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2002–03 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State †	17	–	3	.850	23	–	7	.767
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	4	.800	21	–	8	.724
Texas–Arlington	13	–	7	.650	16	–	13	.552
Southwest Texas State	11	–	9	.550	17	–	12	.586
McNeese State	10	–	10	.500	15	–	14	.517
Lamar	10	–	10	.500	13	–	14	.481
Louisiana-Monroe	10	–	10	.500	12	–	16	.429
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	11	.450	11	–	16	.407
UTSA	7	–	13	.350	10	–	17	.370
Northwestern State	6	–	14	.300	6	–	21	.222
Nicholls State	1	–	19	.050	3	–	25	.107

† 2003 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2003 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–14, 2003. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas.^[1]

Top-seeded Sam Houston State won the championship game over second-seeded Stephen F. Austin, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[2] Donald Cole of Sam Houston State was named the tournament's MVP.

Format

The top six eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded.

Bracket

Quarterfinals March 8			Semifinals March 10			Finals March 12

			1	Sam Houston State	64
4	Southwest Texas State	94	6	McNeese State	58
5	Louisiana–Monroe	85				1	Sam Houston State	69^OT
						2	Stephen F. Austin	66
			2	Stephen F. Austin	67
3	Texas–Arlington	67	4	Southwest Texas State	58
6	McNeese State	78

References

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[2] "2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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