2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 24
Record	22–11 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Quin Snyder (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Harvey (4th season); Lane Odom (3rd season); Marcus Perez (3rd season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Quin Snyder, the Tigers reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 22–11 (9–7 Big 12).

2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	30	–	8	.789
No. 5 Texas	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
No. 3 Oklahoma †	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No. 24 Missouri	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Texas Tech	6	–	10	.375	22	–	13	.629
Texas A&M	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Iowa State	5	–	11	.313	17	–	14	.548
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Kansas State	4	–	12	.250	13	–	17	.433
Nebraska	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367

† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Ricky Clemons	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	1	Jimmy McKinney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	St. Louis, Missouri
F	5	Travon Bryant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Long Beach, California
G	10	Ryan Kiernan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	St. Charles, Missouri
F	14	Kevin Young	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr
F	15	Josh Kroenke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Columbia, Missouri
G	23	Rickey Paulding	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	24	Jake Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	DeSoto, Missouri
G/F	33	Najeeb Echols	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	50	Arthur Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
C	55	Jeffrey Ferguson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Benton Harbor, Michigan

Head coach

Quin Snyder (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Harvey (Cameron)
Lane Odom (High Point)
Marcus Perez (Army)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*	No. 20	American	W 72–57	1–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Nov 30, 2002*	No. 18	Austin Peay	W 81–46	2–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 2, 2002*	No. 15	Sacramento State	W 98–60	3–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 7, 2002*	No. 15	vs. USC	W 78–72	4–0	Honda Center
Dec 9, 2002*	No. 11	Green Bay	W 88–67	5–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 14, 2002*	No. 11	Memphis	W 93–78	6–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 21, 2002*	No. 11	vs. No. 12 Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 70–85	6–1	Scottrade Center (22,153) St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 30, 2002*	No. 16	Valparaiso	W 65–47	7–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 4, 2003*	No. 16	at Iowa	W 88–82	8–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 7, 2003*	No. 13	Centenary	W 88–58	9–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 11, 2003	No. 13	Baylor	W 77–69	10–1 (1–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 13, 2003*	No. 11	at No. 25 Syracuse	L 69–76	10–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 18, 2003	No. 11	at No. 24 Oklahoma State	L 56–76	10–3 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 2003	No. 21	Iowa State	W 64–59	11–3 (2–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 25, 2003	No. 21	at No. 4 Texas	L 55–76	11–4 (2–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 29, 2003	No. 25	at Nebraska	W 63–56	12–4 (3–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 1, 2003	No. 25	Colorado	W 73–70	13–4 (4–2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 3, 2003	No. 21	at No. 12 Kansas Border War	L 70–76	13–5 (4–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 9, 2003	No. 21	Texas Tech	W 82–73	14–5 (5–3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 12, 2003	No. 21	at Texas A&M	L 71–73	14–6 (5–4)	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
Feb 15, 2003	No. 21	Kansas State	W 71–63	15–6 (6–4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 18, 2003		Nebraska	W 67–50	16–6 (7–4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 22, 2003		at Colorado	L 68–89	16–7 (7–5)	Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 26, 2003		No. 3 Oklahoma	W 67–52	17–7 (8–5)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Mar 1, 2003		at Kansas State	W 77–70	18–7 (9–5)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 5, 2003		at Iowa State	L 55–71	18–8 (9–6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Mar 9, 2003		No. 6 Kansas	L 74–79	18–9 (9–7)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Big 12 Conference tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. Nebraska First Round	W 70–61	19–9	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Mar 14, 2003*		vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	W 60–58	20–9	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Mar 15, 2003*		vs. No. 4 Kansas Semifinals	W 68–63	21–9	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Mar 16, 2003*		vs. No. 6 Oklahoma Championship Game	L 47–49	21–10	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (11 MW) Southern Illinois First Round	W 72–71^[2]	22–10	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 22, 2003*	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Marquette Second Round	L 92–101 ^{OT^[3]}	22–11	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

Rankings

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Awards

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References

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Missouri Gets a Foul Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "Novak Is Golden in Overtime". The New York Times. March 23, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2021-Aug-07.

[Standings-1] 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "Missouri Gets a Foul Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[3] "Novak Is Golden in Overtime". The New York Times. March 23, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[5] 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2021-Aug-07.

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