2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	20–11 (15–3 MEAC)
Head coach	Cy Alexander (16th season);
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center

2002–03 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	15	–	3	.833	20	–	11	.645
Hampton	13	–	5	.722	19	–	11	.633
Delaware State	13	–	5	.722	15	–	12	.556
Florida A&M	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Coppin State	11	–	7	.611	11	–	17	.393
Norfolk State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Howard	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Morgan State	6	–	12	.333	7	–	22	.241
Bethune–Cookman	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267
Maryland Eastern Shore	5	–	13	.278	5	–	23	.179
North Carolina A&T	1	–	17	.056	1	–	26	.037

† 2003 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team won the MEAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

As No. 16 seed in the East region, the team lost to No. 1 seed Oklahoma in the opening round,^[2] and finished with a record of 20–11 (15–3 MEAC).

Roster

2002–03 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Moses Malone	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
F	42	Thurman Zimmerman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Columbia, South Carolina
		Willie Jones	—	—	Sr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 2002*		at South Carolina	L 65–82	0–2	Carolina Center Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 4, 2002*		at Auburn	L 65–85	0–3	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 18, 2002*		at Wake Forest	L 57–100	1–5	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
MEAC tournament
Mar 12, 2003*		vs. Bethune-Cookman Quarterfinals	W 75–73	18–10	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
Mar 14, 2003*		vs. Florida A&M Semifinals	W 72–66	19–10	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
Mar 15, 2003*		vs. Hampton Championship game	W 72–67	20–10	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2003*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Oklahoma First round	L 54–71	20–11	Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Dukes Gymnasium (1931–1968) SHM Memorial Center (1968–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost pre-1955 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25