# 2003 USA Team Handball College Nationals – Men's Division

The 2003 College Nationals was the 8th Men's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the College National Champion from 2003 from the US.

## Venues

The championship was played at two venues at the Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.
| Greenville | Furman University | Greenville |
| Timmons Arena | Furman University | Physical Activities Center |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Furman University | Capacity: ? |

## Modus

The 9 teams were divided into two groups.
In the Group stage every group had a round-robin. The best two teams per group qualified for the semifinals.
The fifth placed team of group A played no more games and was ranked 9th.
The third and fourth per group played a 5th - 8th place bracket.
The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.

## Results

Source:

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| University of North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 8 |
| West Point Gold | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 6 |
| University of Memphis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 3 |
| University of Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 2 |
| Purdue University | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 1 |
| 28 March 2003 19:00 (UTC-5) | West Point Gold | 20-11 | University of Minnesota | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |
| 28 March 2003 20:00 (UTC-5) | University of North Carolina | 13-10 | University of Memphis | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 28 March 2003 21:00 (UTC-5) | West Point Gold | 27-18 | Purdue University | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 8:00 (UTC-5) | University of North Carolina | 27-9 | University of Minnesota | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 9:00 (UTC-5) | University of Memphis | 13-13 | Purdue University | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 11:00 (UTC-5) | West Point Gold | 7-16 | University of North Carolina | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 12:00 (UTC-5) | University of Memphis | 19-11 | University of Minnesota | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 14:00 (UTC-5) | Purdue University | 15-16 | University of Minnesota | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 16:00 (UTC-5) | West Point Gold | 13-11 | University of Memphis | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 16:00 (UTC-5) | University of North Carolina | 21-13 | Purdue University | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| University of Alabama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 5 |
| West Point Black | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 4 |
| Benedict College | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 3 |
| Georgia State University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 0 |
| 28 March 2003 18:00 (UTC-5) | West Point Black | 15-17 | University of Alabama | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |
| 28 March 2003 20:00 (UTC-5) | Georgia State University | 10-18 | Benedict College | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 10:00 (UTC-5) | Georgia State University | 8-20 | University of Alabama | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 10:00 (UTC-5) | West Point Black | 21-8 | Benedict College | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 13:00 (UTC-5) | West Point Black | 19-12 | Georgia State University | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 13:00 (UTC-5) | Benedict College | 15-15 | University of Alabama | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |

### Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | University of North Carolina | 16 | | | |
| B2 | West Point Black | 17 | | | |
| B2 | West Point Black | 17 | B2 | West Point Black | 20 |
| | | | A2 | West Point Gold | 19 |
| A2 | West Point Gold | 21 | A2 | West Point Gold | 19 |
| B1 | University of Alabama | 19 | Small Final | Small Final | Small Final |
| | | | A1 | University of North Carolina | 21 |
| | | | B1 | University of Alabama | 17 |

#### Semifinals

| 29 March 2003 21:00 (UTC-5) | University of North Carolina | 16-17 | West Point Black | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 21:00 (UTC-5) | West Point Gold | 21-19 | University of Alabama | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |

#### Small Final

| 30 March 2003 9:30 (UTC-4) | University of North Carolina | 21 - 17 | University of Alabama | Timmons Arena, Furman University |

#### Final

| 30 March 2003 12:30 (UTC-4) | West Point Black | 20-19 | West Point Gold | Timmons Arena, Furman University |

### Placement Games

| 5th–8th Semifinals | 5th–8th Semifinals | 5th–8th Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| A3 | University of Memphis | 12 | | | |
| B4 | Georgia State University | 13 | | | |
| B4 | Georgia State University | 13 | B4 | Georgia State University | 19 |
| | | | B3 | Benedict College | 22 |
| A4 | University of Minnesota | 16 | B3 | Benedict College | 22 |
| B3 | Benedict College | 17 | 7th place | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | | A3 | University of Memphis | 0 |
| | | | A4 | University of Minnesota | 8 |

#### 5th–8th Semifinals

| 29 March 2003 19:00 (UTC-5) | University of Memphis | 12-13 | Georgia State University | Timmons Arena, Furman University |
| 29 March 2003 19:00 (UTC-5) | University of Minnesota | 16-17 | Benedict College | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |

#### 7th place game

| 30 March 2003 8:00 (UTC-4) | University of Memphis | 0 - 8 | University of Minnesota | Physical Activities Center, Furman University |

#### 5th place game

| 30 March 2003 8:00 (UTC-4) | Georgia State University | 19-22 | Benedict College | Timmons Arena, Furman University |

## Final ranking

Source:
| Rank | Team |
| | West Point Black |
| | West Point Gold |
| | University of North Carolina |
| 4 | University of Alabama |
| 5 | Benedict College |
| 6 | Georgia State University |
| 7 | University of Minnesota |
| 8 | University of Memphis |
| 9 | Purdue University |

## Awards

Source:
| Most Valuable Player: | K.C. Bennett | West Point Black |
| Most Valuable Goalkeeper: | David Thompson | University of Alabama |
| Top Scorer: | Kevin Williams | University of North Carolina |

## Top scorers

* Record
Source:
| Rank | Name | Goals | Games | Average | Team |
| | Kevin Williams | 41 | 6 | 6.83 | University of North Carolina |
| | Muris Lucarevic | 34 | 6 | 5.67 | University of Minnesota |
| | Joe Lamour | 32 | 5 | 6.4 | University of Alabama |
| 4 | Jasmin Nuhic | 29 | 6 | 4.83 | University of Memphis |
| 4 | Joanna Vivas | 29 | 6 | 4.83 | University of North Carolina |
| 6 | Scott Harr | 27 | 6 | 4.5 | West Point Gold |
| 7 | Goldie Harper | 26 | 6 | 4.33 | West Point Gold |
| 8 | Mike McCaman | 23 | 4 | 5.75 | Purdue University |
| 9 | Phil Smith | 20 | 5 | 4 | Benedict College |
| 10 | Troy Steffen | 19 | 5 | 3.8 | University of Alabama |

## All-Tournament Team

Source:
| Chris Collins | West Point Black16th Top Scorer |
| Joe Lamour | University of Alabama | 3rd Top Scorer |
| Scott Harr | West Point Gold | 6th Top Scorer |
| Goldie Harper | West Point Gold | 7th Top Scorer |
| Kevin Williams | University of North Carolina | Top Scorer |
| Jasmin Nuhic | University of Memphis | 4th Top Scorer |
| Muris Lucarevic | University of Minnesota | 2nd Top Scorer |