2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball
2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in game
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	18–13 (11–7 SWAC)
Head coach	Ronnie Courtney (2nd season);
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Prairie View A&M	14	–	4	.778	17	–	12	.586
Mississippi Valley State	13	–	5	.722	15	–	14	.517
Texas Southern †	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Alabama State	11	–	7	.611	14	–	15	.483
Alcorn State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	19	.424
Grambling	9	–	9	.500	12	–	18	.400
Jackson State	9	–	9	.500	10	–	18	.357
Southern	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Alabama A&M	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	4	–	14	.222	4	–	24	.143

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

The 2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Ronnie Courtney, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost the Play-in game to UNC Asheville.^[2]

Roster[edit]

2002–03 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	13	Lionel Willis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	15	Allan Lovett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	20	Ra'Kim Hollis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Tyler, Texas

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 2002*		at Texas A&M	L 55–70	0–1	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
Dec 21, 2002*		at Wisconsin	L 58–81	2–3	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 8, 2003		Southern	W 79–65	15–12 (11–7)	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
SWAC tournament
Mar 11, 2003*		Jackson State Quarterfinals	W 68–66	16–12	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Mar 14, 2003*		vs. Mississippi Valley State Semifinals	W 73–72	17–12	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 15, 2003*		vs. Alcorn State Championship game	W 77–68	18–12	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2003*	(16 S)	vs. (16 S) UNC Asheville Play-in game	L 84–92 ^OT	18–13	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South region. All times are in Central Time.

v t e Texas Southern Tigers basketball
Venues	Health and Physical Education Arena (1989–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NAIA national championship in bold