2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

2002–03 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	21–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	John Brady (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Nikita Johnson Butch Pierre John Treloar
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	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

Roster

2002–03 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Brian Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 1 Tony Gipson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Farmerville, Louisiana G 2 Darrel Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Saint Martinville, Louisiana G 3 Torris Bright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Slidell, Louisiana G 10 Charlie Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lake Charles, Louisiana G 11 Josh Maravich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Covington, Louisiana F 12 Ronald Dupree 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Biloxi, Mississippi F 14 Jaime Lloreda 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr Colón, Panama F 20 Tim Bush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Fr New Orleans, Louisiana G 21 Courtney Trask 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 22 Xavier Whipple 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So McIntyre, Georgia F 32 Paul Wolfert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Burr Ridge, Illinois G/F 34 Mildon Ambres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Opelousas, Louisiana G 41 Collis Temple 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 42 Antonio Hudson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Grambling, Louisiana F 44 Thomas Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Alexandria, Louisiana F 51 Shawnson Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Shreveport, Louisiana F 54 Brad Bridgewater 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Sr New Roads, Louisiana	Head coach John Brady (Belhaven) Assistant coach(es) Nikita Johnson (West Georgia) Butch Pierre (Mississippi State) John Treloar (Belhaven) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*		Nicholls State	W 68–24	1–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 8, 2003		Alabama	W 66–62	19–9 (8–8)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*		vs. Arkansas First Round	W 85–56	20–9	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 2003*		vs. No. 7 Florida Quarterfinals	W 65–61	21–9	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 15, 2003*		vs. Mississippi State Semifinals	L 61–76	21–10	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2003*	(8 S)	vs. (9 S) Purdue First Round	L 56–80	21–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings