2002–03 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2002–03 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 13th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 13–3 in OVC play. They won the OVC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the South region, they lost to No. 4 seed Louisville in the first round.

2002–03 Austin Peay Governors basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record23–8 (13–3 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Bowen
  • Kevin Hogan
  • Julian Terrell
Home arenaDunn Center
2002–03 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Austin Peay133 .813238  .742
Morehead State133 .813209  .690
Tennessee Tech115 .6882012  .625
Murray State97 .5631712  .586
Eastern Illinois97 .5631415  .483
UT Martin79 .4381414  .500
Southeast Missouri State511 .3131119  .367
Eastern Kentucky511 .3131117  .393
Tennessee State016 .000225  .074
2003 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2002–03 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Corey Gipson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrThree Rivers CC Sikeston, Missouri
C 4 Zac Schlader 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrHickman HS Columbia, Missouri
G 10 Levi Carmichael 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoEastern Greene HS Bloomfield, Indiana
F 14 Adrian Henning 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrRidgeway HS Memphis, Tennessee
G 20 Michael Dudas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrHopkinsville HS Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G 21 Maurice Hampton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrRussellville HS Russellville, Kentucky
G 23 Anthony Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoInglewood HS Inglewood, California
C 24 Josh Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrLafayette HS Lexington, Kentucky
G 32 Rhet Wierzba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrFarmington HS Farmington, Illinois
C 33 Jermaine Graham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrHesston CC Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 34 Igor Macura 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrZephyrhills HS Ljublyana, Slovenia
C 54 Bobbye Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrTyler JC Tyler, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: February 26, 2023

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 22, 2002*
    at Memphis W 81–80 OT 1–0
    Pyramid Arena 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Nov 30, 2002*
    at No. 18 Missouri L 46–81  2–1
    Hearnes Center 
    Columbia, Missouri
    Ohio Valley Conference tournament
    Mar 7, 2003*
    vs. Murray State
    Semifinals
    W 59–56 OT 22–7
    Bridgestone Arena 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Mar 8, 2003*
    vs. Tennessee Tech
    Championship game
    W 63–57  23–7
    Bridgestone Arena 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 21, 2003*
    (13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 14 Louisville
    First round
    L 64–86  23–8
    BJCC Arena 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Central Time.

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    References

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