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2002–03 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

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2002–03 Austin Peay Governors basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record23–8 (13–3 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Bowen
  • Kevin Hogan
  • Julian Terrell
Home arenaDunn Center
Seasons
2002–03 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
Morehead State 13 3   .813 20 9   .690
Tennessee Tech 11 5   .688 20 12   .625
Murray State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563 14 15   .483
UT Martin 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Southeast Missouri State 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Tennessee State 0 16   .000 2 25   .074
2003 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 13th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 13–3 in OVC play. They won the OVC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the South region, they lost to No. 4 seed Louisville in the first round.

Roster

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2002–03 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Corey Gipson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Three Rivers CC Sikeston, Missouri
C 4 Zac Schlader 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Hickman HS Columbia, Missouri
G 10 Levi Carmichael 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Eastern Greene HS Bloomfield, Indiana
F 14 Adrian Henning 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Ridgeway HS Memphis, Tennessee
G 20 Michael Dudas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hopkinsville HS Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G 21 Maurice Hampton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Russellville HS Russellville, Kentucky
G 23 Anthony Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Inglewood HS Inglewood, California
C 24 Josh Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lafayette HS Lexington, Kentucky
G 32 Rhet Wierzba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Farmington HS Farmington, Illinois
C 33 Jermaine Graham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hesston CC Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 34 Igor Macura 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Zephyrhills HS Ljublyana, Slovenia
C 54 Bobbye Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Tyler JC Tyler, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 26, 2023

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2002*
at Memphis W 81–80 OT 1–0
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 30, 2002*
at No. 18 Missouri L 46–81  2–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 7, 2003*
vs. Murray State
Semifinals
W 59–56 OT 22–7
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 8, 2003*
vs. Tennessee Tech
Championship game
W 63–57  23–7
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2003*
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 14 Louisville
First round
L 64–86  23–8
BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2002–03 Austin Peay Governors Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.