| Year: | 2003 |
| Conference: | Big 12 |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Arena: | American Airlines Center |
| City: | Dallas, Texas |
| Champions: | Oklahoma |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Kelvin Sampson |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Hollis Price |
| Mvpteam: | Oklahoma |
| Attendance: | 94,800 (overall) 19,100 (championship) |
| Topscorer: | Andre Emmett |
| Topscorerteam: | Texas Tech |
| Points: | 72 |
| Television: | ESPN |
The 2003 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, making it the first time the tournament was ever played outside Kansas City.
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
| 2003 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||||||
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 14–2 | 30–8 | |||||||
| 2 | Texas # | 13–3 | 26–7 | |||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma # | 12–4 | 27–7 | |||||||
| 4 | # | 10–6 | 22–10 | |||||||
| 5 | 9–7 | 22–11 | ||||||||
| 6 | 9–7 | 20–12 | ||||||||
| 7 | 6–10 | 22–13 | ||||||||
| 8 | 6–10 | 14–14 | ||||||||
| 9 | 5–11 | 17–14 | ||||||||
| 10 | 5–11 | 14–14 | ||||||||
| 11 | 4–12 | 13–17 | ||||||||
| 12 | 3–13 | 11–19 | ||||||||
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament. | ||||||||||
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Thursday, March 13 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm |
| Big 12 | 9,100 | |
| 2 | 2:20 pm |
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| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm |
| 12,200 | ||
| 4 | 8:30 pm |
| ESPN2 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm |
| Big 12 | 16,200 | |
| 6 | 2:20 pm |
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| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm |
| 19,100 | ||
| 8 | 8:30 pm |
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| Semifinals – Saturday, March 15 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 pm |
| Big 12/ESPN2 | 19,100 | |
| 10 | 3:20 pm |
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| Final – Sunday, March 16 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 pm |
| ESPN | 19,100 | |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[1] [2] | ||||||
* Indicates overtime game
Most Outstanding Player – Hollis Price, Oklahoma[1]
| Player | Team | Position | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis Price | Oklahoma | Sr. | G | |
| Quannas White | Oklahoma | Sr. | G | |
| Arthur Johnson | Missouri | Jr. | C | |
| Rickey Paulding | Missouri | Jr. | F | |
| Andre Emmett | Texas Tech | Jr. | G |