2002–03 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Weber and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 16–2 in MVC play to finish as regular season champion. They lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament to Creighton, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Salukis fell to No. 6 seed Missouri in the opening round.

2002–03 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–7 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
2002–03 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 16 2   .889 24 7   .774
No. 15 Creighton 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
Wichita State 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Southwest Missouri State 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Evansville 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Bradley 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Drake 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Illinois State 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Indiana State 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2003 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2002–03 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Darren Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Jennings St. Louis, Missouri
F 13 Brad Korn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr   Oswego, IL
C 21 Josh Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So   Washington, MO
F 23 Jermaine Dearman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr   Indianapolis, IN
G 33 Kent Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr   Mt. Vernon, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 2002*
George Mason W 83–74  1–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 27, 2002*
Colorado State W 83–71  2–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 3, 2002*
Murray State W 85–56  3–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 7, 2002*
at Southeast Missouri State W 85–69  4–0
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dec 14, 2002*
at Illinois-Chicago L 71–73  4–1
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 18, 2002*
at Charlotte L 67–80  4–2
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 22, 2002*
Cal State Northridge W 86–74  5–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 28, 2002*
at Saint Louis L 60–71  5–3
Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 2003
Drake W 76–63  6–3
(1–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 4, 2003
Illinois State W 74–65  7–3
(2–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 8, 2003
at Evansville W 90–84  8–3
(3–0)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 11, 2003
at Indiana State W 69–61  9–3
(4–0)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 15, 2003
Wichita State W 69–64  10–3
(5–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 18, 2003
at No. 13 Creighton L 76–85  10–4
(5–1)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 22, 2003
at Northern Iowa W 88–78 OT 11–4
(6–1)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 25, 2003
Indiana State W 60–48  12–4
(7–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 29, 2003
Bradley W 75–72  13–4
(8–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 1, 2003
at Wichita State W 94–59  14–4
(9–1)
Kansas Coliseum 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 6, 2003
at Drake W 65–64  15–4
(10–1)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 8, 2003
at Missouri State W 76–75  16–4
(11–1)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Feb 13, 2003
Northern Iowa W 72–61  17–4
(12–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 15, 2003
at Bradley L 73–77 OT 17–5
(12–2)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Feb 19, 2003
Missouri State W 74–69  18–5
(13–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 22, 2003*
UW–Milwaukee
Bracket Buster
W 66–64  19–5
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 26, 2003
Evansville W 76–64  20–5
(14–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Mar 1, 2003
No. 17 Creighton W 70–62  21–5
(15–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Mar 3, 2003
at Illinois State W 78–62  22–5
(16–2)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 8, 2003*
vs. Illinois State
Quarterfinals
W 75–63  23–5
Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 9, 2003*
vs. Missouri State
Semifinals
W 64–55  24–5
Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 10, 2003*
vs. No. 19 Creighton
Championship game
L 56–80  24–6
Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*
(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) No. 24 Missouri
First round
L 71–72[2]  24–7
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Missouri Gets a Foul Victory". The Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.