2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Record	9–19 (4–12 SEC)
Head coach	Stan Heath (1st season);
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky †	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
No. 10 Florida	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 25 Georgia	11	–	5	.688	19	–	8	.704
Tennessee	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	22	–	12	.647
LSU	8	–	8	.500	21	–	11	.656
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321

† 2003 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The head coach was Stan Heath, serving for his first year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
11/22/02* 7:35 pm	Jackson State	W 81–44	1–0	Bud Walton Arena (16,845) Fayetteville, Arkansas
11/26/02* 7:05 pm	at Oral Roberts	L 64–76	1–1	Mabee Center (8,837) Tulsa, Oklahoma
11/30/02* 4:05 pm, ARSN	No. 22 Tulsa	L 60–61	1–2	Bud Walton Arena (16,473) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/3/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN	Troy State	L 66–74	1–3	Bud Walton Arena (8,138) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/7/02* 11:30 am, ESPN2	No. 20 Illinois	L 58–62	1–4	Alltel Arena (9,756) Little Rock, Arkansas
12/10/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN	Louisiana Tech	W 72–60	2–4	Bud Walton Arena (10,611) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/18/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN	Sam Houston State	W 78–67	3–4	Bud Walton Arena (9,368) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/21/02* 12:30 pm, ARSN	SW Texas State	W 70–60	4–4	Bud Walton Arena (9,640) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/28/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN	Centenary	W 75–51	5–4	Bud Walton Arena (11,738) Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/30/02* 7:00 pm, ARSN	at Oklahoma State	L 45–71	5–5	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
1/2/03* 7:00 pm, FSN	Memphis	L 67–72	5–6	Bud Walton Arena (17,184) Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/8/03 7:00 pm	at No. 4 Alabama	L 51–61	5–7	Coleman Coliseum (12,088) Tuscaloosa, AL
1/11/03 2:05 pm	Auburn	L 37–52	5–8	Bud Walton Arena (18,473) Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/18/03 5:05 pm, FSN	No. 20 Georgia	L 64–81	5–9	Bud Walton Arena (17,766) Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/22/03 7:05 pm	LSU	W 73–65	6–9	Bud Walton Arena (15,104) Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/25/03 5:00 pm, FSN	at Mississippi	L 54–73	6–10	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,784) Oxford, Mississippi
2/1/03 12:00 pm, JP Sports	at No. 4 Florida	L 66–77	6–11	O'Connell Center (12,386) Gainesville, Florida
2/5/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports	No. 22 Alabama	W 81–70	7–11	Bud Walton Arena (17,026) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2/8/03 4:00 pm, FSN	at No. 23 Mississippi State	L 54–84	7–12	Humphrey Coliseum (8,460) Starkville, Mississippi
2/12/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports	Tennessee	L 62–70	7–13	Bud Walton Arena (15,240) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2/15/03 12:00 pm, JP Sports	at South Carolina	L 65–72	7–14	Colonial Center (9,065) Columbia, South Carolina
2/19/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports	No. 2 Kentucky	L 50–66	7–15	Bud Walton Arena (18,813) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2/22/03 7:00 pm	at LSU	L 56–75	7–16	Maravich Assembly Center (6,167) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2/26/03 7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt	W 60–50	8–16	Memorial Gymnasium (9,681) Nashville, Tennessee
3/1/03 3:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 20 Mississippi State	W 53–51	9–16	Bud Walton Arena (16,983) Fayetteville, Arkansas
3/5/03 7:00 pm	at Auburn	L 54–69	9–17	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,814) Auburn, AL
3/8/03 2:00 pm	Mississippi	L 54–64	9–18	Bud Walton Arena (17,236) Fayetteville, Arkansas
2003 SEC men's basketball tournament
3/13/03 2:15 pm, JP Sports	vs. LSU	L 56–83	9–19	Louisiana Superdome (11,430) New Orleans
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[2]

References

[1] sports-reference.com 2002-03 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule – 2002–03 at ESPN

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