# 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, ESPN 2 | | vs. Syracuse Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 70–63 | 1–0 | Madison Square Garden (8,826) New York, NY |
| Nov 22, 2002* 8 pm | | Austin Peay | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | The Pyramid (16,580) Memphis, TN |
| Nov 25, 2002* 7 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 78–54 | 2–1 | The Pyramid (14,801) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 3, 2002* 7 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 73–49 | 3–1 | The Pyramid (14,994) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 7, 2002* 7 pm | | Furman | W 72–55 | 4–1 | The Pyramid (14,991) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 14, 2002* 4:30 pm | | at No. 11 Missouri | L 78–93 | 4–2 | Hearnes Center (12,042) Columbia, MO |
| Dec 19, 2002* 8:30 pm | | Ole Miss | W 58–51 | 5–2 | The Pyramid (18,230) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 28, 2002* 5 pm | | No. 7 Illinois | W 77–74 | 6–2 | The Pyramid (19,268) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 30, 2002* 7 pm | | Murray State | W 67–60 | 7–2 | The Pyramid (15,601) Memphis, TN |
| Jan 2, 2003* 7:05 pm | | at Arkansas | W 72–67 | 8–2 | Bud Walton Arena (17,184) Fayetteville, AR |
| Jan 5, 2003* 3:30 pm | | Villanova | W 72–68 | 9–2 | The Pyramid (18,350) Memphis, TN |
| Jan 7, 2003 7 pm | | Tulane | W 85–73 | 10–2 (1–0) | The Pyramid (16,167) Memphis, TN |
| Jan 11, 2003 4 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 67–84 | 10–3 (1–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,984) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 18, 2003 7 pm, UPN 30 | | USF | L 74–75 | 10–4 (1–2) | The Pyramid (15,871) Memphis, TN |
| Jan 22, 2003 7 pm | | Houston | W 77–66 | 11–4 (2–2) | The Pyramid (15,142) Memphis, TN |
| January 25, 2003 1:10 pm | | at St. Louis | L 66–69 | 11–5 (2–3) | Savvis Center (9,181) St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 1, 2003 1 pm | | Southern Miss | W 80–62 | 12–5 (3–3) | The Pyramid (16,351) Memphis, TN |
| Feb 4, 2003 7 pm | | East Carolina | W 73–49 | 13–5 (4–3) | The Pyramid Memphis, TN |
| Feb 8, 2003 1 pm, ESPN+ | | 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) | The Pyramid Memphis, TN |
| Feb 19, 2003 6 pm, ESPN | | at No. 4 Louisville | W 80–73 | 17–5 (8–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 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, ESPN | No. 24 | Cincinnati | W 67–48 | 20–5 (11–3) | The Pyramid 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, AL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2003* 12 pm, ESPN+ | No. 16 | vs. USF | W 62–56 | 23–5 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Mar 14, 2003* 4 pm, ESPN+ | No. 16 | at No. 20 Louisville | L 75–78 | 23–6 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2003* 6:10 pm, CBS | (7 W) No. 19 | vs. (10 W) Arizona State First round | L 71–84 | 23–7 | Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||