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.

2002–03 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record17–12 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
  • Mark Gottfried (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Pearson
  • Orlando Early
  • Sammy Jackson
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2002–03 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 1 Kentucky160 1.000324  .889
No. 10 Florida124 .750258  .758
No. 25 Georgia115 .688198  .704
Tennessee97 .5631712  .586
South Carolina511 .3131216  .429
Vanderbilt313 .1881118  .379
West
No. 20 Mississippi State97 .5632110  .677
Auburn88 .5002212  .647
LSU88 .5002111  .656
Alabama79 .4381712  .586
Ole Miss412 .2501415  .483
Arkansas412 .250919  .321
2003 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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