2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2002–03
Prev Year:2001–02
Next Year:2003–04
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:7
Aprank:3
Record:27–7
Conf Record:12–4
Hc Year:9th
Asst Coach1:Ray Lopes
Asst Coach2:Bonnie Seltzer
Asst Coach3:Jim Shaw
Stadium:Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Champion:Big 12 Conference tournament champions
Tourney Result:Elite Eight

The 2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. With high expectations entering the season, Oklahoma finished third in the Big 12 regular season standings behind Kansas and Texas. The Sooners won the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. After reaching the Elite Eight by beating, California, and Butler, the Sooners fell to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Syracuse in the regional final to finish the season 27–7 (12–4 Big 12).

Schedule

|-! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Regular season

|-! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 tournament|-! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| NCAA tournament[1]

Rankings

See main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide . . February 20, 2021.