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The 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2002, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 7, 2003 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana . The Syracuse Orange and coach Jim Boeheim won their first NCAA national championship with an 81–78 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks .
Season headlines
Major rule changes
Beginning in 2002–03, the following rules changes were implemented:[ 2]
Two free-throw lane spaces closest to the free-thrower would remain unoccupied.
No free throws were awarded to the offended team in bonus for personal fouls committed by a team while in team control or in possession of the ball during a throw-in (team-control foul).
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 13, 2002.[ 3]
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 2002–03 season.
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference
Regular Season Winner[ 4]
Conference Player of the Year
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue (City)
Tournament Winner
America East Conference
Boston University
Taylor Coppenrath , Vermont [ 5]
2003 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
Walter Brown Arena (Boston, Massachusetts ) (Except Finals)
Vermont [ 6]
Atlantic 10 Conference
St. Joseph's (East)Xavier (West)
David West , Xavier [ 7]
2003 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio )
Dayton [ 8]
Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest
Josh Howard , Wake Forest [ 9]
2003 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina )
Duke [ 10]
Atlantic Sun Conference
Troy & Mercer
Adam Sonn , Belmont [ 11]
2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
GSU Sports Arena (Atlanta, Georgia )
Troy [ 11]
Big 12 Conference
Kansas
Nick Collison , Kansas [ 12]
2003 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas )
Oklahoma [ 13]
Big East Conference
Connecticut & Boston College (East)Syracuse & Pittsburgh (West)
Troy Bell , Boston College [ 14]
2003 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York )
Pittsburgh [ 14]
Big Sky Conference
Weber State
Jermaine Boyette , Weber State [ 15]
2003 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament
Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah ) (Semifinals and Finals)
Weber State [ 16]
Big South Conference
Winthrop
Torrey Butler , Coastal Carolina [ 17]
2003 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Vines Center (Lynchburg, Virginia ) (Semifinals and Finals)
UNC Asheville [ 17]
Big Ten Conference
Wisconsin
Brian Cook , Illinois [ 18]
2003 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
United Center (Chicago, Illinois )
Illinois [ 18]
Big West Conference
UC Santa Barbara
Branduinn Fullove , UC Santa Barbara [ 19]
2003 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California )
Utah State [ 19]
Colonial Athletic Association
UNC Wilmington
Brett Blizzard , UNC Wilmington [ 20]
2003 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia )
UNC Wilmington [ 20]
Conference USA
Marquette
Dwyane Wade , Marquette [ 21]
2003 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky )
Louisville [ 22]
Horizon League
Butler
Willie Green , Detroit [ 23]
2003 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin ) (Except First Round)
Wisconsin-Milwaukee [ 23]
Ivy League
Penn
Ugonna Onyekwe , Penn [ 24]
No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Manhattan
Luis Flores , Manhattan [ 25]
2003 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey )
Manhattan [ 26]
Mid-American Conference
Kent State (East)Central Michigan (West)
Chris Kaman , Central Michigan [ 27]
2003 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio )
Central Michigan [ 27]
Mid-Continent Conference
Valparaiso
Mike Helms , Oakland [ 28]
2003 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri )
IUPUI [ 29]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
South Carolina State
Ron Williamson , Howard [ 30]
2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia )
South Carolina State [ 31]
Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois
Kyle Korver , Creighton [ 32]
2003 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
Creighton [ 33]
Mountain West Conference
Utah & BYU
Ruben Douglas , New Mexico [ 34]
2003 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament
Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada )
Colorado State [ 35]
Northeast Conference
Wagner
Jermaine Hall , Wagner [ 36]
2003 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Campus Sites
Wagner [ 37]
Ohio Valley Conference
Austin Peay & Morehead State
Ricky Minard , Morehead State [ 38]
2003 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee ) (Semifinals and Finals)
Austin Peay [ 38]
Pacific-10 Conference
Arizona
Luke Ridnour , Oregon [ 39]
2003 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Staples Center (Los Angeles, California )
Oregon [ 40]
Patriot League
Holy Cross
Patrick Whearty , Holy Cross [ 41]
2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
Campus Sites
Holy Cross [ 42]
Southeastern Conference
Kentucky (East) Mississippi State (West)
Keith Bogans , Kentucky (Coaches)[ 43] Ron Slay , Tennessee (AP)[ 44]
2003 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana )
Kentucky [ 45]
Southern Conference
East Tennessee State , Appalachian State & Davidson (North)Charleston (South)
Troy Wheless , Charleston [ 46]
2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina )
East Tennessee State [ 47]
Southland Conference
Sam Houston State
Donald Cole , Sam Houston State [ 48]
2003 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Huntsville, Texas ) (Finals)
Sam Houston State [ 48]
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Prairie View A&M
Gregory Burks , Prairie View A&M [ 49]
2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, Alabama )
Texas Southern [ 50]
Sun Belt Conference
Western Kentucky (East)Louisiana–Lafayette (West)
James Moore , New Mexico State [ 51]
2003 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Kentucky )
Western Kentucky [ 52]
West Coast Conference
Gonzaga
Blake Stepp , Gonzaga [ 53]
2003 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, California )
San Diego [ 54]
Western Athletic Conference
Fresno State
Quinton Ross , Southern Methodist [ 55]
2003 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
Tulsa [ 55]
Statistical leaders
Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
Semifinals & Finals
Third Place – Texas Tech 71, Minnesota 61
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[ 56]
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