# 2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The head coach was Stan Heath, serving for his first year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 11/22/02* 7:35 pm | Jackson State | W 81–44 | 1–0 | Bud Walton Arena (16,845) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 11/26/02* 7:05 pm | at Oral Roberts | L 64–76 | 1–1 | Mabee Center (8,837) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 11/30/02* 4:05 pm, ARSN | No. 22 Tulsa | L 60–61 | 1–2 | Bud Walton Arena (16,473) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 12/3/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN | Troy State | L 66–74 | 1–3 | Bud Walton Arena (8,138) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 12/7/02* 11:30 am, ESPN2 | No. 20 Illinois | L 58–62 | 1–4 | Alltel Arena (9,756) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 12/10/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN | Louisiana Tech | W 72–60 | 2–4 | Bud Walton Arena (10,611) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 12/18/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN | Sam Houston State | W 78–67 | 3–4 | Bud Walton Arena (9,368) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 12/21/02* 12:30 pm, ARSN | SW Texas State | W 70–60 | 4–4 | Bud Walton Arena (9,640) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 12/28/02* 7:05 pm, ARSN | Centenary | W 75–51 | 5–4 | Bud Walton Arena (11,738) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 12/30/02* 7:00 pm, ARSN | at Oklahoma State | L 45–71 | 5–5 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| 1/2/03* 7:00 pm, FSN | Memphis | L 67–72 | 5–6 | Bud Walton Arena (17,184) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 1/8/03 7:00 pm | at No. 4 Alabama | L 51–61 | 5–7 | Coleman Coliseum (12,088) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1/11/03 2:05 pm | Auburn | L 37–52 | 5–8 | Bud Walton Arena (18,473) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 1/18/03 5:05 pm, FSN | No. 20 Georgia | L 64–81 | 5–9 | Bud Walton Arena (17,766) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 1/22/03 7:05 pm | LSU | W 73–65 | 6–9 | Bud Walton Arena (15,104) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 1/25/03 5:00 pm, FSN | at Mississippi | L 54–73 | 6–10 | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,784) Oxford, Mississippi |
| 2/1/03 12:00 pm, JP Sports | at No. 4 Florida | L 66–77 | 6–11 | O'Connell Center (12,386) Gainesville, Florida |
| 2/5/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports | No. 22 Alabama | W 81–70 | 7–11 | Bud Walton Arena (17,026) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 2/8/03 4:00 pm, FSN | at No. 23 Mississippi State | L 54–84 | 7–12 | Humphrey Coliseum (8,460) Starkville, Mississippi |
| 2/12/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports | Tennessee | L 62–70 | 7–13 | Bud Walton Arena (15,240) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 2/15/03 12:00 pm, JP Sports | at South Carolina | L 65–72 | 7–14 | Colonial Center (9,065) Columbia, South Carolina |
| 2/19/03 7:05 pm, JP Sports | No. 2 Kentucky | L 50–66 | 7–15 | Bud Walton Arena (18,813) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 2/22/03 7:00 pm | at LSU | L 56–75 | 7–16 | Maravich Assembly Center (6,167) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 2/26/03 7:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | W 60–50 | 8–16 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,681) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 3/1/03 3:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 20 Mississippi State | W 53–51 | 9–16 | Bud Walton Arena (16,983) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 3/5/03 7:00 pm | at Auburn | L 54–69 | 9–17 | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,814) Auburn, AL |
| 3/8/03 2:00 pm | Mississippi | L 54–64 | 9–18 | Bud Walton Arena (17,236) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 2003 SEC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/13/03 2:15 pm, JP Sports | vs. LSU | L 56–83 | 9–19 | Louisiana Superdome (11,430) New Orleans |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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