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
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Dante Swanson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Wagoner, OK
G	2	Chris Wallace	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Broken Arrow,OK
G	3	Antonio Reed	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Tulsa, OK
F	4	Jarius Glenn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Decatur, GA
G	12	Kyle Blankenship	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Shreveport, LA
G	14	Jason Parker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tulsa, OK
G	24	Seneca Collins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Dallas, TX
F	32	Marqus Ledoux	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Baton Rouge, LA
F	33	Charlie Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Grand Prairie, TX
F	34	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Missouri City, TX
F	50	Anthony Price	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	The Woodlands, TX

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[edit]

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, TX
Nov 24, 2002*	No. 25	vs. Texas-Pan American	W 80–50	2–0	South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX
Nov 30, 2002*	No. 22	at Arkansas	W 61–60	3–0	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 4, 2002*	No. 19	Wichita State	W 80–69	4–0	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 11, 2002*	No. 17	No. 20 Kansas	L 80–89	4–1	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 14, 2002*	No. 17	at Missouri State	W 62–46	5–1	Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO
Dec 19, 2002*	No. 22	Oral Roberts	W 90–80	6–1	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 23, 2002*	No. 20	TCU	W 78–65	7–1	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 28, 2002*	No. 20	Iowa	L 63–67	7–2	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 1, 2003		at Fresno State	L 65–74	7–3 (0–1)	Selland Arena Fresno, CA
Jan 4, 2003		Nevada	W 63–60	8–3 (1–1)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 11, 2003		at Rice	W 94–77	9–3 (2–1)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX
Jan 16, 2003		at UTEP	W 79–65	10–3 (3–1)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 18, 2003		at Boise State	L 74–78	10–4 (3–2)	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
Jan 23, 2003		Louisiana Tech	W 68–61	11–4 (4–2)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 25, 2003		SMU	L 84–86 ^OT	11–5 (4–3)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 30, 2003		at San Jose State	L 57–58	11–6 (4–4)	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Feb 1, 2003		at Hawaii	L 67–73	11–8 (4–5)	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Feb 8, 2003		Rice	W 79–56	12–8 (5–5)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 10, 2003		at Louisiana Tech	L 82–93	12–8 (5–6)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Feb 13, 2003		Boise State	W 71–55	13–8 (6–6)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 15, 2003		UTEP	W 81–58	14–8 (7–6)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 19, 2003		at SMU	W 77–70	15–8 (8–6)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Feb 22, 2003*		at Gonzaga	L 60–69	15–9	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
Feb 27, 2003		Hawaii	W 76–51	16–9 (9–6)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Mar 1, 2003		San Jose State	W 74–53	17–9 (10–6)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Mar 5, 2003		Fresno State	W 62–59	18–9 (11–6)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Mar 8, 2003		at Nevada	W 79–73	19–9 (12–6)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
WAC tournament
Mar 13, 2003*	(1)	(9) UTEP Quarterfinals	W 81–47	20–9	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Mar 14, 2003*	(1)	(5) Hawaii Semifinals	W 66–56	21–9	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Mar 15, 2003*	(1)	(3) Nevada Championship	W 75–64	22–9	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
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, WA
Mar 22, 2003*	(13 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Wisconsin Second Round	L 60–61	23–10	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ "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 April 4, 2024.
^ "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.

[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 April 4, 2024.

[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.

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v t e 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	List of 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