2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kelvin Sampson and played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center. With high expectations entering the season, Oklahoma finished third in the Big 12 regular season standings behind Kansas and Texas. The Sooners won the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. After reaching the Elite Eight by beating South Carolina State, California, and Butler, the Sooners fell to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Syracuse in the regional final to finish the season 27–7 (12–4 Big 12).

2002–03 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 3
Record27–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Lopes
  • Bonnie Seltzer
  • Jim Shaw
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
2002–03 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Kansas14–2 .87530–8  .789
No. 5 Texas13–3 .81326–7  .788
No. 3 Oklahoma †12–4 .75027–7  .794
Oklahoma State10–6 .62522–10  .688
No. 24 Missouri9–7 .56322–11  .667
Colorado9–7 .56320–12  .625
Texas Tech6–10 .37522–13  .629
Texas A&M6–10 .37514–14  .500
Iowa State5–11 .31317–14  .548
Baylor5–11 .31314–14  .500
Kansas State4–12 .25013–17  .433
Nebraska3–13 .18811–19  .367
† 2003 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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