# 2002–03 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

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.

## Roster

| # | 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 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 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 |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 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 |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2003 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 | Arkansas | W 61–51 | 11–1 (1–0) | Coleman Coliseum (12,088) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 11, 2003 8:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at Vanderbilt | L 69–70 | 11–2 (1–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (12,514) Nashville, TN |
| January 15, 2003 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 | No. 14 Mississippi State | W 68–62 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (2–1) | Coleman Coliseum (13,573) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 18, 2003 3:00 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, 2003 8:00 p.m. | No. 15 | at Ole Miss | L 57–76 | 12–4 (2–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,206) Oxford, MS |
| January 25, 2003 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 | No. 8 Kentucky | L 46–63 | 12–5 (2–4) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 1, 2003 4:00 p.m. | No. 23 | LSU | W 75–66 | 13–5 (3–4) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 5, 2003 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at Arkansas | L 70–81 | 13–6 (3–5) | Bud Walton Arena (17,026) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| February 8, 2003 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at No. 1 Florida | L 56–75 | 13–7 (3–6) | O'Connell Center (12,101) Gainesville, FL |
| February 15, 2003 7:30 p.m. | | Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball | W 84–68 | 14–7 (4–6) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 18, 2003 8:00 p.m. | | No. 22 Georgia | L 69–74 | 14–8 (4–7) | Coleman Coliseum (11,715) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 22, 2003 1:00 p.m. | | at Tennessee | W 76–71 | 15–8 (5–7) | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,014) Knoxville, TN |
| February 26, 2003 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 20 Mississippi State | L 55–59 | 15–9 (5–8) | Humphrey Coliseum (9,331) Starkville, MS |
| March 2, 2003 1:00 p.m. | | Ole Miss | W 86–63 | 16–9 (6–8) | Coleman Coliseum (11,968) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 5, 2003 7:00 p.m. | | South Carolina | W 82–59 | 17–9 (7–8) | Coleman Coliseum (10,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 8, 2003 1:00 p.m. | | at LSU | L 62–66 | 17–10 (7–9) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,822) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2003 7:30 p.m. | (W4) | vs. (E5) Vanderbilt First Round | L 69–82 | 17–11 | Louisiana Superdome (8,526) New Orleans, LA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 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. ||||||