# 2002–03 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2002–03 college basketball season, the 82nd season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by third-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2002* 7 pm | | vs. Syracuse Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 70–63 | 1–0 | Madison Square Garden (8,826) New York, New York |
| Nov 22, 2002* 8 pm | | Austin Peay | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN |
| Nov 25, 2002* 7 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 78–54 | 2–1 | Pyramid Arena (16,580) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 3, 2002* 7 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 73–49 | 3–1 | Pyramid Arena (14,801) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 7, 2002* 7 pm | | Furman | W 72–55 | 4–1 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 14, 2002* 4:30 pm | | at No. 11 Missouri | L 78–93 | 4–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 19, 2002* 8:30 pm | | Ole Miss | W 58–51 | 5–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 28, 2002* 5 pm | | No. 7 Illinois | W 77–74 | 6–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 2002* 7 pm | | Murray State | W 67–60 | 7–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 2, 2003* 7:05 pm | | at Arkansas | W 72–67 | 8–2 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 5, 2003* 3:30 pm | | Villanova | W 72–68 | 9–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 7, 2003 7 pm | | Tulane | W 85–73 | 10–2 (1–0) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 11, 2003 4 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 67–84 | 10–3 (1–1) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 18, 2003 7 pm | | USF | L 74–75 | 10–4 (1–2) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN |
| Jan 22, 2003 7 pm | | Houston | W 77–66 | 11–4 (2–2) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN |
| January 25, 2003 1:10 pm | | at St. Louis | L 66–69 | 11–5 (2–3) | Savvis Center St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 1, 2003 1 pm | | Southern Miss | W 80–62 | 12–5 (3–3) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN |
| Feb 4, 2003 7 pm | | East Carolina | W 73–49 | 13–5 (4–3) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN |
| Feb 8, 2003 1 pm | | at TCU | W 84–69 | 14–5 (5–3) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Forth Worth, TX |
| Feb 13, 2003 8 pm | | at Tulane | W 58–57 | 15–5 (6–3) | Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 15, 2003 7 pm | | UAB | W 94–70 | 16–5 (7–3) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN |
| Feb 19, 2003 6 pm | | at No. 4 Louisville | W 80–73 | 17–5 (8–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 22, 2003 6 pm | | at USF | W 73–66 | 18–5 (9–3) | Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| Feb 26, 2003 7 pm | No. 24 | TCU | W 88–64 | 19–5 (10–3) | FedEx Forum Memphis, TN |
| Mar 1, 2003 8 pm | No. 24 | Cincinnati | W 67–48 | 20–5 (11–3) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN |
| Mar 6 8:30 pm | No. 18 | at Houston | W 71–56 | 21–5 (12–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Mar 8, 2003 1 pm | No. 18 | at UAB | W 90–79 | 22–5 (13–3) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2003* | No. 16 | vs. USF | W 62–56 | 23–5 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 14, 2003* | No. 16 | at No. 20 Louisville | L 75–78 | 23–6 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2003* | (7 W) No. 19 | vs. (10 W) Arizona State First round | L 71–84 | 23–7 | Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||