2002–03 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Weber and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 16–2 in MVC play to finish as regular season champion. They lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament to Creighton, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Salukis fell to No. 6 seed Missouri in the opening round.

2002–03 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–7 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSIU Arena
2002–03 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Illinois162 .889247  .774
No. 15 Creighton153 .833295  .853
Wichita State126 .6671812  .600
Southwest Missouri State126 .6671712  .586
Evansville810 .4441216  .429
Bradley810 .4441218  .400
Northern Iowa711 .3891117  .393
Drake513 .2781020  .333
Illinois State513 .278821  .276
Indiana State216 .111724  .226
2003 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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