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2002–03 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball

Southeastern Conference
Western Division
17–12 (7–9 SEC)
Mark Gottfried (5th season)
Philip Pearson
Orlando Early
Sammy Jackson
Coleman Coliseum(Capacity: 15,316)

The 2002–03 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his fifth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 91st season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–12, 7–9 in SEC play, lost in the first round of the 2003 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the NCAA tournament but lost in the first round.

#	Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Home Town
1	Chuck Davis	Freshman	Guard	6–3	230	Selma, AL
2	Emmett Thomas	Junior	Forward	6–4	205	Birmingham, AL
3	Kennedy Winston	Freshman	Forward	6–7	230	Prichard, AL
4	Reggie Rambo	Junior	Forward	6–7	225	Lena, LA
5	Earnest Shelton	Sophomore	Guard	6–3	215	Memphis, TN
13	Lucky Williams	Freshman	Forward	6–6	210	Nigeria, AL
14	Terrance Meade	Senior	Guard	6–2	190	Scottsboro, AL
21	Evan Brock	Freshman	Forward	6–9	210	Roswell, GA
23	Demetrius Smith	Junior	Guard	6–3	210	Hogansville, GA
24	Jason Reese	Sophomore	Guard	6–2	215	Birmingham, AL
25	Mo Williams	Sophomore	Guard	6–1	185	Jackson, MS
35	Erwin Dudley	Senior	Forward	6–8	240	Uniontown, AL
42	Kenny Walker	Senior	Forward	6–9	220	Jacksonville, FL
50	Antoine Pettway	Junior	Guard	6–0	170	Camden, AL

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
November 1, 2002*7:00 p.m.		EA Sports	W 97–94		Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 7, 2002*7:00 p.m.		Athletes in Action	W 72–71		Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2002*8:30 p.m.	No. 8	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 68–62	1–0	Madison Square Garden (8,826)New York, NY
November 22, 2002*7:00 p.m.	No. 4	Alabama State	W 82–56	2–0	Coleman Coliseum (9,316)Tuscaloosa, AL
November 25, 2002*7:00 p.m.	No. 4	Middle Tennessee	W 80–65	3–0	Coleman Coliseum (8,097)Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2002*6:00 p.m.	No. 4	vs. Ohio State Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	W 54–48	4–0	Springfield Civic Center (7,279)Springfield, MA
December 3, 2002*7:30 p.m.	No. 3	UNC Greensboro	W 89–61	5–0	Coleman Coliseum (8,529)Tuscaloosa, AL
December 7, 2002*1:00 p.m.	No. 3	St. Bonaventure	W 77–68	6–0	Coleman Coliseum (8,843)Tuscaloosa, AL
December 14, 2002*5:00 p.m.	No. 2	vs. Bowling Green Coors Classic	W 72–63	7–0	Mitchell Center (9,668)Mobile, AL
December 21, 2002*2:00 p.m.	No. 2	vs. Providence	W 69–61	8–0	Coleman Coliseum (10,394)Tuscaloosa, AL
December 23, 2002*7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Morehead State	W 82–64	9–0	Coleman Coliseum (10,560)Tuscaloosa, AL
December 30, 2002*8:00 p.m.	No. 1	at Utah	L 49–51	9–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,665)Salt Lake City, UT
January 4, 2003*4:00 p.m.	No. 1	No. 19 Xavier	W 65–58	10–1	Coleman Coliseum (15,316)Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 20037:00 p.m.	No. 4	Arkansas	W 61–51	11–1(1–0)	Coleman Coliseum (12,088)Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11, 20038:00 p.m.	No. 4	at Vanderbilt	L 69–70	11–2(1–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (12,514)Nashville, TN
January 15, 20037:00 p.m.	No. 9	No. 14 Mississippi State	W 68–62 OT	12–2(2–1)	Coleman Coliseum (13,573)Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18, 20033:00 p.m.	No. 9	at Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	L 68–77	12–3(2–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500)Auburn, AL
January 21, 20038:00 p.m.	No. 15	at Ole Miss	L 57–76	12–4(2–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,206)Oxford, MS
January 25, 20037:00 p.m.	No. 15	No. 8 Kentucky	L 46–63	12–5(2–4)	Coleman Coliseum (15,316)Tuscaloosa, AL
February 1, 20034:00 p.m.	No. 23	LSU	W 75–66	13–5(3–4)	Coleman Coliseum (15,316)Tuscaloosa, AL
February 5, 20037:00 p.m.	No. 22	at Arkansas	L 70–81	13–6(3–5)	Bud Walton Arena (17,026)Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 8, 200312:00 p.m.	No. 22	at No. 1 Florida	L 56–75	13–7(3–6)	O'Connell Center (12,101)Gainesville, FL
February 15, 20037:30 p.m.		Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	W 84–68	14–7(4–6)	Coleman Coliseum (15,316)Tuscaloosa, AL
February 18, 20038:00 p.m.		No. 22 Georgia	L 69–74	14–8(4–7)	Coleman Coliseum (11,715)Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 20031:00 p.m.		at Tennessee	W 76–71	15–8(5–7)	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,014)Knoxville, TN
February 26, 20037:00 p.m.		at No. 20 Mississippi State	L 55–59	15–9(5–8)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,331)Starkville, MS
March 2, 20031:00 p.m.		Ole Miss	W 86–63	16–9(6–8)	Coleman Coliseum (11,968)Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 20037:00 p.m.		South Carolina	W 82–59	17–9(7–8)	Coleman Coliseum (10,316)Tuscaloosa, AL
March 8, 20031:00 p.m.		at LSU	L 62–66	17–10(7–9)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,822)Baton Rouge, LA
March 13, 20037:30 p.m.	(W4)	vs. (E5) Vanderbilt First Round	L 69–82	17–11	Louisiana Superdome (8,526)New Orleans, LA
March 21, 2003*9:30 pm	(10)	vs. (7) Indiana First round	L 62–67	17–12	TD Garden (18,141)Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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