2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	20–11 (15–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Cy Alexander (16th season);
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team won the MEAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2002–03 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Carolina State †	15	–	3	.833	20	–	11	.645
Hampton	13	–	5	.722	19	–	11	.633
Delaware State	13	–	5	.722	15	–	12	.556
Florida A&M	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Coppin State	11	–	7	.611	11	–	17	.393
Norfolk State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Howard	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Morgan State	6	–	12	.333	7	–	22	.241
Bethune–Cookman	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267
Maryland Eastern Shore	5	–	13	.278	5	–	23	.179
North Carolina A&T	1	–	17	.056	1	–	26	.037

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

As No. 16 seed in the East region, the team lost to No. 1 seed Oklahoma in the opening round,^[2] and finished with a record of 20–11 (15–3 MEAC).

Roster

2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Moses Malone	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
F	42	Thurman Zimmerman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Columbia, South Carolina

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 2002*		at South Carolina	L 65–82	0–2	Carolina Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 4, 2002*		at Auburn	L 65–85	0–3	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 18, 2002*		at Wake Forest	L 57–100	1–5	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
MEAC tournament
Mar 12, 2003*		vs. Bethune-Cookman Quarterfinals	W 75–73	18–10	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
Mar 14, 2003*		vs. Florida A&M Semifinals	W 72–66	19–10	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
Mar 15, 2003*		vs. Hampton Championship game	W 72–67	20–10	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Oklahoma First round	L 54–71	20–11	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.