2002–03 Troy State Trojans men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Troy State Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by 21st-year head coach Don Maestri, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 26–6, 14–2 in Sun Belt play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. They defeated Samford, Georgia State, and Central Florida to win the Sun Belt tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the first in program history. As the No. 14 seed in the South region, they were beaten by Xavier in the opening round.

2002–03 Troy Trojans men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record26–6 (14–2 ASUN)
Head coach
Home arenaTrojan Arena (Capacity 5,200)
2002–03 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Belmont124 .7501712  .586
Jacksonville State106 .6252010  .667
Samford97 .5631315  .464
Georgia State88 .5001415  .483
Gardner–Webb214 .125524  .172
Campbell115 .063522  .185
South
Troy State142 .875266  .813
Mercer142 .875236  .793
UCF115 .6882111  .656
Jacksonville88 .5001316  .448
Stetson412 .250720  .259
Florida Atlantic313 .188721  .250
2003 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003
Rankings from AP Poll
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