2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
WAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	23–10 (12–6 WAC)
Head coach	John Phillips (2nd season);
Home arena	Reynolds Center

The 2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach John Phillips, they finished the season 23–10 overall and 12–6 in conference play to finish second in the WAC standings. The team won the 2003 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region. The Golden Hurricane upset No. 4 seed Dayton in the first round,[1] before falling to Wisconsin in the Round of 32.[2]

2002–03 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fresno State	13	–	5	.722	20	–	8	.714
Tulsa †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
SMU	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Nevada	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
Rice	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Hawaii	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
Boise State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
San Jose State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	21	.250
UTEP	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2003 WAC tournament winner

Roster

2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	02	Charlie Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
G	12	Dante Swanson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
G	14	Antonio Reed	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F	22	DeMario Hooper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	34	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

John Phillips

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 2002*	No. 25	vs. New Mexico State	W 71–61	1–0	South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, Texas
Nov 24, 2002*	No. 25	vs. Texas–Pan American	W 80–50	2–0	South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, Texas
Nov 30, 2002*	No. 22	at Arkansas	W 61–60	3–0	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 4, 2002*	No. 19	Wichita State	W 80–69	4–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 2002*	No. 17	No. 20 Kansas	L 80–89	4–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 14, 2002*	No. 17	at Missouri State	W 62–46	5–1	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Dec 19, 2002*	No. 22	Oral Roberts	W 90–80	6–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 23, 2002*	No. 20	TCU	W 78–65	7–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 2002*	No. 20	Iowa	L 63–67	7–2	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
WAC Tournament
Mar 13, 2003*	(1)	(9) UTEP Quarterfinals	W 81–47	20–9	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 14, 2003*	(1)	(5) Hawaii Semifinals	W 66–56	21–9	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 15, 2003*	(1)	(3) Nevada Championship	W 75–64	22–9	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Dayton First Round	W 84–71	23–9	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Mar 22, 2003*	(13 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Wisconsin Second Round	L 60–61	23–10	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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References

"Tulsa Tops Dayton, Wisconsin Awaits". The Washington Post. March 21, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
"Golden Hurricane Drops 61-60 Heartbreaker To Wisconsin". University of Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
"2002-03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
"2002-03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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[1] "Tulsa Tops Dayton, Wisconsin Awaits". The Washington Post. March 21, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[2] "Golden Hurricane Drops 61-60 Heartbreaker To Wisconsin". University of Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[3] "2002-03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[4] "2002-03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[ESPN-5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[6] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	"Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 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