2002–03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2002–03
Prev Year:2001–02
Next Year:2003–04
Team:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:24–9
Conf Record:12–2
Champion:SBC Tournament Champion
SBC East Division Champion
Bowl:NCAA Tournament
Bowl Result:first round

The 2002–03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Dennis Felton and All Sun Belt Conference forward, David Boyden.[1] They finished 1st in the SBC East Division and won the conference tournament and automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2] Joining Boyden on the All SBC team was Mike Wells and Patrick Sparks, as well as SBC Freshman of the Year, Anthony Winchester. Boyden and Wells also made the SBC All-Tournament team and Sparks was tournament MVP.[3]

Schedule

[4] |-!colspan=6 style=| Regular season |-|-!colspan=6 style=| Sun Belt tournament|-!colspan=6 style=| NCAA tournament [5]

Notes and References

  1. https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2016/11/18/2016_17_MBB_MG.pdf SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
  2. https://www.bgdailynews.com/hilltoppers-three-peat/article_214fc9ca-ee8b-563d-aea3-8e17cdcfd022.html Hilltoppers three-peat!, By the Daily News Online, Mar 12, 2003, retrieved 29 April 2020
  3. https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/10/7/2019_20_WKU_Hilltopper_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-kentucky/2003-schedule.html 2002-03 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 29 April 2020
  5. Web site: 2002-2003 Men's Basketball Statistics. WKU Sports.